The 2015 season was

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollför ...

's 118th in existence, their 75th season in

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

and 5th consecutive season in the league. The club competed in

2015 Allsvenskan The 2015 Allsvenskan season, was the 91st edition of top tier Allsvenskan Association football, football competition since its founding in 1924 under the authority of the Swedish Football Association in Sweden; the 2015 in Swedish football, 2015 ...

2014–15 Svenska Cupen The 2014–15 Svenska Cupen was the 59th season of Svenska Cupen and the third season with the current format. The winners of the competition earned a place in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round, second qualifying round of th ...

(starting with group stage after qualification previous season) and 2015–16 Svenska Cupen (qualification for next season group stage). The season began with

group stage on 22 February, with

starting on 4 April. The league ended with the last match on 31 October 2015, in which they became league champions, and the last match of the season was 2015 Svenska Supercupen on 8 November where IFK Norrköping, as champions, met

winners,

IFK Göteborg Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or Blåvitt, is a Swedish professional Football team, football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it ...

. On 4 October 2015, with three matches remaining in

, IFK Norrköping secured a top 3 finish and a spot in European competitions for the next season. If they win the league, they will compete in

2016–17 UEFA Champions League The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League was the 62nd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 25th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. The final was pla ...

and if they finish as runners-up or third-placed team they will compete in

2016–17 UEFA Europa League The 2016–17 UEFA Europa League was the 46th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the eighth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The final was played between Ajax and ...

. IFK Norrköping won the

in the last match of the season on 31 October 2015, defeating the champions from the previous season,

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening (), commonly known simply as Malmö FF or MFF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö, Scania. They compete in the Allsvenskan, the top division of Swedish football, and play home matches at the Eleda S ...

, with 2–0. By winning

they qualified for

. One week after becoming champions of

, IFK Norrköping took their second title of the season when they defeated

winners,

with 3–0 in 2015 Svenska Supercupen.

Squad statistics

Source
Soccerway
and Competitions.

Appearances and goals

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Alexander Fransson Alexander Martin Fransson (born 2 April 1994) is a Swedish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club IFK Norrköping. Club career IFK Norrköping Born in Norrköping, Fransson joined IFK Norrk ...

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Emir Kujović Emir Kujović (Cyrillic: Емир Кујовић; born 22 June 1988) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He won five caps and scored one goal for the Sweden national team, and was a squad player at UEFA Euro 20 ...

, 29 , 21 , 3 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 1 !33 !22 , - , 11 , DF , !scope="row",

Christopher Telo Christopher Rasmus Nilsson Telo (born 4 November 1989), known as Christopher Telo, is an English-born Swedish Association football, footballer who plays as a left back. He is the son of a Swedish mother and a Portuguese father. Career Club IFK ...

, 18 (5) , 0 , 4 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 (1) , 0 !22 (6) !0 , - , 14 , MF , !scope="row", Nicklas Bärkroth , 15 (3) , 0 , 4 , 2 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 0 !21 (3) !2 , - , 15 , DF , !scope="row", Marcus Falk-Olander , 2 (3) , 0 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 (1) , 0 !3 (4) !0 , - , 16 , FW , !scope="row", Joel Enarsson , 1 (12) , 0 , 1 (2) , 0 , 0 (1) , 0 , 0 , 0 !2 (15) !0 , - , 17 , FW , !scope="row", Alhaji Kamara , 3 (11) , 6 , 4 , 3 , 1 , 2 , 0 , 0 !8 (11) !11 , - , 20 , MF , !scope="row", Daniel Sjölund , 28 , 2 , 4 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 0 !34 !2 , - , 21 , DF , !scope="row", Andreas Hadenius , 6 (7) , 0 , 0 (3) , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 !6 (10) !0 , - , 23 , DF , !scope="row", David Boo Wiklander , 22 (1) , 0 , 0 (1) , 0 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 0 !24 (2) !0 , - , 24 , MF , !scope="row", Gentrit Citaku , 1 (6) , 0 , 0 (3) , 1 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 !2 (9) !1 , - , 25 , DF , !scope="row", Filip Dagerstål , 4 (2) , 1 , 3 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 (1) , 0 !7 (3) !1 , - , 26 , DF , !scope="row", Adnan Kojić , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 !0 !0 , - , 27 , MF , !scope="row", Tesfaldet Tekie , 2 (4) , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 (1) , 0 , 0 , 0 !2 (5) !0 , - , 30 , DF , !scope="row", Nikola Tkalčić , 23 (4) , 2 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 0 !26 (4) !2 , - , 91 , GK , !scope="row",

David Mitov Nilsson David Erik Johan Mitov Nilsson (; born 12 January 1991) is a Swedish- Macedonian professional footballer who plays for IFK Norrköping as a goalkeeper. Born in Sweden, he plays for the North Macedonia national team. International career After ...

, 30 , 0 , 2 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 0 !34 !0 , - !colspan="12" scope="col", Players out on loan , - , 19 , MF , !scope="row", Mirza Halvadžić , 0 (1) , 0 , 0 (2) , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 !0 (3) !0 , - , 29 , GK , !scope="row", Edvard Setterberg , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 !0 !0 , - !colspan="12" scope="col", Players that left the club during the season , - , 1 , GK , !scope="row", Marcus Sahlman , 0 , 0 , 2 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 !2 !0 , - , 22 , DF , !scope="row", Christopher Meneses , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 !0 !0

Goalscorers

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, 5 , 0 , 0 , 1 !6 , - , 6 , DF , align=left, Linus Wahlqvist , 3 , 0 , 0 , 0 !3 , - , rowspan="5", 7 , MF , align=left, Nicklas Bärkroth , 0 , 2 , 0 , 0 !2 , - , DF , align=left, Andreas Johansson , 2 , 0 , 0 , 0 !2 , - , MF , align=left, Rawez Lawan , 1 , 0 , 1 , 0 !2 , - , MF , align=left, Daniel Sjölund , 2 , 0 , 0 , 0 !2 , - , DF , align=left, Nikola Tkalčić , 2 , 0 , 0 , 0 !2 , - , rowspan="2", 12 , MF , align=left, Gentrit Citaku , 0 , 1 , 0 , 0 !1 , - , DF , align=left, Filip Dagerstål , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 !1 , - !colspan="3", TOTALS ! 60 ! 8 ! 5 ! 3 ! 76

Disciplinary record

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, 4 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 !4 !0 , - , rowspan="5", 5 , MF , align=left, Nicklas Bärkroth , 2 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 !3 !0 , - , MF , align=left, Gentrit Citaku , 2 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 !3 !0 , - , MF , align=left,

, 2 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 !3 !0 , - , DF , align=left, Andreas Johansson , 2 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 !3 !0 , - , FW , align=left, Alhaji Kamara , 2 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 !3 !0 , - , rowspan="2", 10 , DF , align=left, Andreas Hadenius , 2 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 !2 !0 , - , FW , align=left, Christoffer Nyman , 2 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 !2 !0 , - , rowspan="5", 12 , DF , align=left, David Boo Wiklander , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 !1 !0 , - , DF , align=left, Filip Dagerstål , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 !1 !0 , - , MF , align=left, Rawez Lawan , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 !1 !0 , - , GK , align=left,

, 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 !1 !0 , - , DF , align=left,

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Competitions

Overall

Overview

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, - ,

, - , 2015–16 Svenska Cupen , - ,

Svenska Supercupen Svenska Supercupen, ''Swedish Super Cup'', was a one-off fixture in Swedish football played between the Allsvenskan champions and the winners of Svenska Cupen. The fixture was played in November, after the Allsvenskan season. In the event of a ...

, - ! Total Note: Only matches during 2015 are included, otherwise they would be counted twice (next season as well).

Allsvenskan

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

On 21 January 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced. Times up to 24 October 2015 (matches 1–28) are CEST (

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), thereafter (matches 29–30) times are CET (

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). This because of the use of

Daylight saving time Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time, daylight time (Daylight saving time in the United States, United States and Daylight saving time in Canada, Canada), or summer time (British Summer Time, United Kingdom, ...

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Score overview

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BK Häcken Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Gothenburg (Hisingen). It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Forme ...

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Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...

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Falkenbergs FF Falkenbergs Fotbollsförening, also known simply as Falkenbergs FF, Falkenberg or (especially locally) FFF, is a Swedish football club based in Falkenberg. Formed on 3 January 1928, the club plays in the second highest Swedish league, Superetta ...

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Gefle IF Gefle Idrottsförening, also known simply as Gefle IF, Gefle (, as if spelled ''Gävle''), or locally Gif (), also known as Gefle IF FF by the Swedish Football Association, are a Swedish professional association football, football club based in G ...

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GIF Sundsvall Gymnastik- och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall, more commonly known as GIF Sundsvall (), Giffarna or simply Sundsvall, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Sundsvall. The club is affiliated with Medelpads Fotbollf� ...

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Hammarby IF Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differ ...

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Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish professional Association football, football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and app ...

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Helsingborgs IF Helsingborgs Idrottsförening, commonly referred to as Helsingborgs IF, Helsingborg or (especially locally) HIF (), is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish second tier, Superettan, following releg ...

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IF Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional association football, football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Alls ...

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, bgcolor=#FFFFBB, 2–2 , bgcolor=#FFFFBB, 0–0 , , - ,

Kalmar FF Kalmar Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Kalmar FF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Kalmar, Sweden. The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Guldfågeln Arena. Formed on 15 June 1 ...

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Åtvidabergs FF Åtvidabergs Fotbollförening, also known simply as Åtvidabergs FF, Åtvidaberg, Åtvid or (especially locally) ÅFF, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Åtvidaberg. The club is affiliated with Östergötlands ...

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Örebro SK Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Örebro. The club are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn ...

, bgcolor=#FFFFBB, 1–1 , bgcolor=#BBF3BB, 3–1 , ''Note: IFK Norrköping goals is listed first.''

Svenska Cupen

Svenska Cupen Svenska cupen (, ), also known as the Swedish Cup in English, is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. ''Svenska cupen'' usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also ...

, unlike

, spans over two seasons, with qualification in the fall and group stage and final stages in the spring. Therefore, IFK Norrköping will compete in both

(group stage and final stages) and 2015–16 Svenska Cupen (qualification for next year group stage and final stages) for the 2015 season.

2014–15 Svenska Cupen

were played during the fall in 2014 and in the spring of 2015, with the first two rounds in 2014 and the group stage and final stages in the beginning of 2015.

=Group stage

= IFK Norrköping were drawn in a group with

(first tier),

Ängelholms FF Ängelholms FF is a football (soccer), football club based in Ängelholm, Sweden. The club is affiliated to Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Ängelholms IP. The club was formed in 1976 as a merger between Ängelholms IF and Sk ...

(second tier) and Norrby IF (third tier) with the winner of the group advancing to the final stages (quarter-finals). IFK Norrköping won their first two matches against Norrby IF and Ängelholms FF, which was enough to win the group (on goal differential) despite losing to Djurgårdens IF in the last match. This meant IFK Norrköping advanced to the final stages. Times are CET (

=Knockout stage

= IFK Norrköping qualified for the knockout stage as group stage winners, but they were unseeded in the quarter-final draw because they were not one of the four teams with the best record in the group stage. All of the winners in the group stage were teams that would be participating in

, so IFK Norrköping was drawn against

in a draw with many tough opponents (especially since being unseeded). BK Häcken had the advantage of playing at home since they were the seeded team and, despite scoring the first goal, IFK Norrköping was not able to defeat BK Häcken away from home and lost with the final score 3–1. It was

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, who previously played for IFK Norrköping, that scored a brace for BK Häcken to turn the match around, and Simon Gustafson ended the scoring with the 3–1 goal.

2015–16 Svenska Cupen

2015–16 Svenska Cupen will be played during the fall in 2015 and in the spring of 2016, with the first two rounds in 2015 and the group stage and final stages in the beginning of 2016.

=Round 2

= IFK Norrköping entered Svenska Cupen in the second round (all teams from top tier

and second tier

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receive bye to this round). They were seeded in the draw together with all the other teams from Allsvenskan and Superettan, and they were drawn against Akropolis IF from Division 1 (fourth tier). The match was played on 20 August 2015 and it ended as a 5–0 win for IFK Norrköping, who qualified for the group stage to be played in the beginning of the next season. Times are CET (

Svenska Supercupen

, is a cup being played between league champions and cup winners, with the league winners being the home team. The 2015 Svenska Supercupen was played between

champions,

, and

winners,

(runners-up in Allsvenskan), at Nya Parken,

Norrköping Norrköping ( , ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Lin ...

on 8 November 2015. IFK Norrköping defeated IFK Göteborg with 3–0 and won their second title of the season. Times are CET (

References

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