Djurgårdens IF (; formerly known as Djurgården/Älvsjö () 2003–2007), commonly known as Djurgården, or (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), is a women's

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club from

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, Sweden. The team play their home games at the

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and is affiliated to

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History

Start

During the 1960s, a women's team representing Djurgårdens IF under the lead of Gösta Sandberg met Öxabäcks IF and won 2–1. In 1969, Djurgården participated in , together with IFK Bagarmossen,

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, Gröndals IK, Örby IS, IK Tellus, Tyresö IF, and Vällingby AIK, which Djurgården won without any losses. In 1984 the team was promoted to the then top-tier league

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for the first time. 1985, the debut season in the top-tier ended with a fifth place in the league consisting of AIK, Bälinge IF, Gideonsbergs IF,

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, Ope IF,

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, Sundsvalls DFF, Sunnanå SK. In 1988, Djurgården reached

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for the first time by finishing first in

. In the 1989 season, Djurgården finished fourth in

and played play-off semi-finals, which they lost on away goals (1–1) to Jitex BK. After finishing second in the 1991 Damallsvenskan, Djurgården lost again to Jitex BK in the semi-finals of the play-off. The season after, Djurgården got relegated after finishing 11th in Damallsvenskan. Djurgården again won promotion to Damallsvenskan in the 1996 season.

Djurgården/Älvsjö merger

In 2003, Djurgårdens IF and five-time Swedish champions

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merged to form Djurgården/Älvsjö, where Djurgården owned 51 percent and Älvsjö AIK 49 percent. The new team consisted of a mix of Djurgården and Älvsjö players, including Swedish footballers

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, Elin Flyborg, Linda Fagerström, Ulrika Björn, and Jane Törnqvist and coached by

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. Djurgården/Älvsjö won

in their first year with a team consisting of Jill Buchwald, Katarina Wicksell, Jane Törnqvist, Therese Brogårde, Jenny Curtsdotter, Helene Nordin, Helen Fagerström, Nadja Gyllander, Sara Thunebro, Josefine Christensen, Ann-Marie Norlin, Malin Nykvist, Linda Fagerström,

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, Jennie Jonsson, Annica Svensson, Linda Nöjd,

, Elin Flyborg, Sara Johansson, Ulrika Björn, and Jessica Landström. Djurgården/Älvsjö won Damallsvenskan again in 2004. The team consisted of Maja Åström, Jill Buchwald, Katarina Wicksell, Jane Törnqvist, Therese Brogårde, Jenny Curtsdotter, Helen Fagerström, Nadja Gyllander, Sara Thunebro, Kristin Bengtsson, Emma Liljegren, Ann-Marie Norlin, Malin Nykvist, Linda Fagerström, Jennie Jonsson, Anna Hall, Annica Svensson, Ingrid Bohlin, Marijke Callebaut,

, Sara Johansson, Venus James, and Jessica Landström. During the 2004–05 season, the team were runners up in the

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after having lost the

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against

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From the 2007 season, the team competed as Djurgårdens IF. In 2007, the team signed German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer to replace their retiring keeper Bente Nordby.

Elitettan (2012–15)

In the 2012 Damallsvenskan season, Djurgården finished eleventh and was relegated to Elitettan. In the late 2013, Djurgårdens IF Dam joined the men's football section of

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form having been their own section. In October 2015, Djurgårdens IF secured a promotion place to the 2016 Damallsvenskan.

Damallsvenskan (2016–present)

Djurgården remained in Damallsvenskan for the following seasons. In July 2023, Marcelo Fernández took over as head coach of the team after Magnus Pålsson.

Stadium

Djurgårdens IF play their home games on

. They have also played their matches as Hjorthagens IP, Älvsjö IP, Kristinebergs IP and Östermalms IP.

Current squad

Former players

Managers

* Gösta Sandberg (1968) * Claes Bergwall (1969–71) * Rolf Björk (1972) * Lasse Björkman (1972) * Lasse Björkman, Gustav Johansson and Bengt Ståhl (1973) * Bengt Ståhl (1974) * Otto Wahlström (1975–76) * Lars-Magnus Wester (1977–78) * Marko Tomljenovic and Olle Gustavsson (1979) * Ulla Bjerkhaug and Olle Gustavsson (1979) * Ulf Lyfors and Olle Gustavsson (1979) * Ulf Lyfors and Ulla Bjerkhaug (1980) * Lennart Ljungqvist (1981–82) * Jörgen Lindman (1983) * Kenneth Hedlund (1984–1985) * Karl-Axel Flygar (1986) * Peter Carlsson (1987) * Jörgen Lindman (1988) * Gordon Rönnberg (1989–91) * Jan Byheden (1992) * Ulf Mattsson (1993–94) * Lennart Ljungqvist and Lennart Bergquist (1995–96) * Stefan Linder (1997–99) * Tomas Folkesson (2000) * Håkan Andersson and Tomas Folkesson (2001) * Mikael Söderman (2002) *

(2003–04) * Mikael Söderman (2005) * Benny Persson (2005–07) * Anders Johansson (2008–09) * Daniel Kalles Pettersson (2010) * Patrik Eklöf (2011–12) * Marcelo Fernández (2013) * Carl-Åke Larsen (2014) * Mauri Holappa (2015) * Yvonne Ekroth (2016) * Joel Riddez (2017–2019) * Pierre Fondin (2019–2021) * Magnus Pålsson (2021–2023) * Marcelo Fernández (2023–present)

Honours

Domestic

League

: ** Champions (2): 2003, 2004 **Runner-up (3): 1991, 2006, 2007 *

: ** Winners (2): 1988, 1996 **Runner-up (1): 1995 * Elitettan: **Runner-up (1): 2015

Cup

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: **Champions (3): 1999–2000, 2004, 2005 **Runner-up (3): 1998–99, 2001, 2010

European

* UEFA Women's Cup/UEFA Women's Champions League: **Runner-up (1):

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Record in UEFA competitions

''All results (away, home and aggregate) list Djurgården Stockholm's goal tally first.'' ^a First leg.

Records

* Highest attendance: 6,068 vs.

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(2003)

References

External links

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