2013 IFK Göteborg season

IFK Göteborg

2013 season
Chairman	Bertil Rignäs
Head coach	Mikael Stahre
Stadium	Gamla Ullevi
Allsvenskan	3rd
2012–13 Svenska Cupen	Winners
Svenska Supercupen	Runners-up
2013–14 UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Tobias Hysén (14) All: Tobias Hysén (22)
Highest home attendance	17,063 vs. Malmö FF (25 April 2013, Allsvenskan)
Lowest home attendance	1,838 vs. Kalmar FF (17 March 2013, Svenska Cupen)
Average home league attendance	11,589 (in Allsvenskan) 10,115 (in all competitions)
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The 2013 season was IFK Göteborg's 108th in existence, their 81st season in Allsvenskan and their 37th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished third, Svenska Cupen where they won the competition, Svenska Supercupen where they finished as runners-up and the UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out in the second qualifying round. IFK Göteborg also participated in one competition in which the club continued playing in for the 2014 season, 2013–14 Svenska Cupen. The season began with the group stage of Svenska Cupen in March, league play started in April and lasted until November, Svenska Supercupen was the last competitive match of the season.

The club won their 6th Svenska Cupen title on 26 May 2013 when they defeated Djurgårdens IF after a penalty shoot-out in the final at Friends Arena.

IFK Göteborg qualified for the 2013 Svenska Supercupen by winning the 2012–13 Svenska Cupen on 26 May 2013. The match was played at Swedbank Stadion on 10 November 2013 and the club's opponents were 2013 Allsvenskan winners Malmö FF. This was the fourth time that the club competed in Svenska Supercupen. The previous times had ended in a win against Kalmar FF in 2008 and two losses against Kalmar FF in 2009 and AIK in 2010. The match ended in a 3–2 win for Malmö FF after Emil Forsberg scored two goals and Guillermo Molins scored the third and winning goal in injury time. Philip Haglund and Lasse Vibe scored the goals for IFK Göteborg.

IFK Göteborg qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League by merit of winning the 2012–13 Svenska Cupen. The club entered the competition in the second round of qualification. The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 23 June, IFK Göteborg was seeded in the draw. The club was drawn against the 2012–13 Slovakian third-placed team Trenčín. This was the first time ever that IFK Göteborg faced Slovakian opposition in European competition. The first leg of the fixture was played at home on 18 July and ended in a 0–0 draw. The match was played at Olympia in Helsingborg since both Gamla Ullevi and Ullevi was busy with other events. The away fixture at Mestský štadión in Dubnica nad Váhom was played on 25 July and ended with a 2–1 loss for IFK Göteborg after two goals from Fanendo Adi, which confirmed the aggregate score to 2–1 in favour of Trenčín.

• 1 November 2012: Midfielder Stefan Selaković leaves the club.^[1] On 23 January 2013 he joined Allsvenskan rival Halmstads BK.
• 7 November 2012: Club director Seppo Vaihela announces his resignation from the club.^[2]
• 16 November 2012: Chairman Kent Olsson announces his resignation from the club.^[3]
• 23 November 2012: Forward Hannes Stiller signs a new one-year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the season.^[4]
• 4 December 2012: Goalkeeper Erik Dahlin leaves the club, transferring to Sogndal IL.^[5]
• 12 December 2012: Goalkeeper August Strömberg leaves the club, transferring to Degerfors IF.^[6]
• 15 December 2012: Defender Hjálmar Jónsson signs a new two-year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2014 season.^[7]
• 2 January 2013: Forward Sebastian Ohlsson is promoted to the first-team squad, signing a one-year contract to keep him at the club until the end of the season. He is instantly loaned out to Örgryte IS for the duration of the season.^[8]
• 6 January 2013: Defender Ludwig Augustinsson joins the club on a four-year contract, transferring from IF Brommapojkarna. Nicklas Bärkroth goes in the opposite direction, leaving the club for IF Brommapojkarna.^[9]
• 21 January 2013: Defender Jonathan Azulay leaves the club on loan to Örgryte IS for the duration of the season.^[10]
• 16 February 2013: Forward Robin Söder signs a new two-year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2015 season.^[11]
• 17 February 2013: Midfielder Jakob Johansson is selected as 2012 Archangel of the Year, an annual price given by the Supporterklubben Änglarna to a player who has shown a great loyalty to IFK Göteborg.^[12]
• 4 March 2013: Martin Kurzwelly is announced as new club director.^[13] Bertil Rignäs is selected as new chairman at the annual meeting.^[14]
• 26 March 2013: Defender Adam Johansson joins the club on a four-year contract, transferring from Seattle Sounders FC.^[15]
• 29 March 2013: Midfielder Jakob Johansson signs a new one-year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2014 season.^[16]
• 30 March 2013: Defender Erik Lund leaves the club on loan to Örebro SK until 1 August 2013.^[17]
• 26 May 2013: IFK Göteborg wins their 6th Svenska Cupen title after defeating Djurgårdens IF in the final.^[18]
• 19 June 2013: Midfielder Lasse Vibe joins the club on a three-year contract, transferring from SønderjyskE.^[19] Forward David Moberg Karlsson leaves the club, transferring to Sunderland.^[20]
• 20 June 2013: Defender Mattias Bjärsmyr signs a new four-year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2017 season.^[21]
• 2 August 2013: Midfielder Darijan Bojanić joins the club on a four-and-a-half-year contract, transferring from Östers IF.^[22]
• 6 August 2013: Midfielder Nordin Gerzić leaves the club on loan to Örebro SK for the rest of the season.^[23]
• 8 November 2013: Forward and captain Tobias Hysén is selected as Allsvenskan forward of the year and Allsvenskan most valuable player of the year. Goalkeeper John Alvbåge is selected as Allsvenskan voice of the year.^[24]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SWE John Alvbåge 2 DF  SWE Emil Salomonsson 3 DF  ISL Logi Valgarðsson 4 DF  NOR Kjetil Wæhler 5 MF  SWE Philip Haglund 6 DF  SWE Ludwig Augustinsson 7 FW  SWE Tobias Hysén (captain) 8 MF  SWE Nordin Gerzić 9 MF  DEN Lasse Vibe 10 MF  BRA Daniel Sobralense 11 FW  SWE Robin Söder 12 GK  SWE Marcus Sandberg

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF  ISL Hjálmar Jónsson 15 MF  SWE Jakob Johansson 16 DF  SWE Erik Lund 17 FW  SWE Sam Larsson 18 MF  SWE Darijan Bojanić 19 FW  SWE Hannes Stiller 21 MF  SWE Pontus Farnerud 22 DF  SWE Adam Johansson 24 DF  SWE Mikael Dyrestam 26 FW  SWE David Moberg Karlsson 27 MF  SWE Joel Allansson 30 DF  SWE Mattias Bjärsmyr (vice captain)

Youth players who played a competitive match for the club in 2013.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 FW  SWE Gustav Engvall 26 MF  SWE Hampus Zackrisson

No. Pos. Nation Player 38 MF  SWE Karl Bohm

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
12	GK		Marcus Sandberg	22	Ljungskile SK	Loan return	Winter	2014	—	ifkgoteborg.se
13	FW		Sebastian Ohlsson	19	Youth system	Promoted	Winter	2013	—	ifkgoteborg.se
6	DF		Ludwig Augustinsson	18	IF Brommapojkarna	Swap	Winter	2016	(~ 3.5M SEK)[25]	ifkgoteborg.se
22	DF		Adam Johansson	30	Seattle Sounders FC	Bosman	Winter	2016	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
9	MF		Lasse Vibe	26	SønderjyskE	Transfer	Summer	2016 (June)	(~ 6.0M SEK)[26]	ifkgoteborg.se
16	DF		Erik Lund	24	Örebro SK	Loan return	Summer	2013	—	ifkgoteborg.se
18	MF		Darijan Bojanić	18	Östers IF	Transfer	Summer	2017	(~ 2.0M SEK)[27]	ifkgoteborg.se

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
9	MF		Stefan Selaković	36	Halmstads BK	End of contract	Winter	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
25	GK		Erik Dahlin	23	Sogndal	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	ifkgoteborg.se
12	GK		August Strömberg	20	Degerfors IF	End of contract	Winter	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
13	FW		Sebastian Ohlsson	19	Örgryte IS	Loan	Winter	—	ifkgoteborg.se
6	FW		Nicklas Bärkroth	20	IF Brommapojkarna	Swap	Winter	—	ifkgoteborg.se
20	DF		Jonathan Azulay	19	Örgryte IS	Loan	Winter	—	ifkgoteborg.se
16	DF		Erik Lund	24	Örebro SK	Loan	Winter	—	ifkgoteborg.se
26	FW		David Moberg Karlsson	19	Sunderland	Transfer	Summer	(~ 18.5M SEK)[28]	ifkgoteborg.se
8	MF		Nordin Gerzić	29	Örebro SK	Loan	Summer	—	ifkgoteborg.se

Number	Position	Name	2013 Allsvenskan		2012–13 Svenska Cupen 2013–14 Svenska Cupen 2013 Svenska Supercupen		2013–14 UEFA Europa League		Total
			Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals
1	GK	John Alvbåge	30	0	8	0	2	0	40	0
2	DF	Emil Salomonsson	28	0	7	0	2	0	37	0
3	DF	Logi Valgarðsson	6	0	3	0	0	0	9	0
4	DF	Kjetil Wæhler	20	2	8	0	0	0	28	2
5	MF	Philip Haglund	28	7	7	2	2	1	37	10
6	DF	Ludwig Augustinsson	1	0	3	0	0	0	4	0
7	FW	Tobias Hysén	28	14	7	8	2	0	37	22
9	MF	Lasse Vibe	14	2	2	2	2	0	18	4
10	MF	Daniel Sobralense	14	0	6	0	1	0	21	0
11	FW	Robin Söder	26	9	3	0	2	0	31	9
12	GK	Marcus Sandberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	Hjálmar Jónsson	15	0	2	0	2	0	19	0
15	MF	Jakob Johansson	27	5	8	1	2	0	37	6
16	DF	Erik Lund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	Sam Larsson	29	4	8	1	2	0	39	5
18	MF	Darijan Bojanić	7	1	2	1	0	0	9	2
19	FW	Hannes Stiller	23	1	6	0	0	0	29	1
21	MF	Pontus Farnerud	21	1	2	0	1	0	24	1
22	DF	Adam Johansson	27	0	3	0	2	0	32	0
23	FW	Gustav Engvall	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
24	DF	Mikael Dyrestam	23	0	6	0	2	0	31	0
26	MF	Hampus Zackrisson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27	MF	Joel Allansson	3	0	4	1	0	0	7	1
30	DF	Mattias Bjärsmyr	20	1	8	0	0	0	28	1
38	MF	Karl Bohm	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players that left the club during the season
8	MF	Nordin Gerzić	11	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
26	FW	David Moberg Karlsson	10	2	5	2	0	0	15	4

N	P	Nat.	Name	Allsvenskan			Svenska Cupen Svenska Supercupen			UEFA Europa League			Total			Notes
1	GK		John Alvbåge	1			1						2
4	DF		Kjetil Wæhler	3									3
5	MF		Philip Haglund	5	1		3						8	1
6	DF		Ludwig Augustinsson	1									1
7	FW		Tobias Hysén	1									1
9	MF		Lasse Vibe	1									1
10	MF		Daniel Sobralense	2			1						3
11	FW		Robin Söder	1									1
14	DF		Hjálmar Jónsson	2						1			3
15	MF		Jakob Johansson	6		1	1						7		1
17	FW		Sam Larsson	1									1
18	MF		Darijan Bojanić	2									2
19	FW		Hannes Stiller	1									1
22	DF		Adam Johansson	4						1			5
23	FW		Gustav Engvall	1									1
24	DF		Mikael Dyrestam	1									1
26	FW		David Moberg Karlsson	1									1
30	DF		Mattias Bjärsmyr	4			1						5

Source: ifkgoteborg.se
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Name Role Mikael Stahre Head coach Magnus Edlund Assistant coach / U21 head coach Roland Kaldéus Fitness coach Stefan Remnér Goalkeeping coach Fredrik Larsson Physiotherapist Tim Rahmquist Physiotherapist Jon Karlsson Club doctor Leif Swärd Club doctor Lennart Sugiardjo Club doctor Johan Örtendahl Mental coach Bertil Lundqvist Equipment manager Alf Westerberg U21 assistant coach / U19 head coach Thomas Olsson U19 assistant coach Roger Gustafsson Head coach youth academy Olle Sultan Head scout

Chairman	Bertil Rignäs
Club director	Martin Kurzwelly
Director of sports	Håkan Mild
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Gamla Ullevi (18,900 / 105x68 m)

Source: IFK Göteborg and Gamla Ullevi

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Allsvenskan	N/A	3rd	31 March 2013	3 November 2013
Svenska Cupen	Round 2	Winners	20 August 2012	26 May 2013
Svenska Supercupen	Final	Runners-up	10 November 2013
UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round	Second qualifying round	18 July 2013	25 July 2013

Source: Competitions

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Malmö FF (C)	30	19	6	5	56	30	+26	63	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	AIK	30	17	7	6	54	32	+22	58	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
3	IFK Göteborg	30	16	6	8	49	31	+18	54	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
4	Kalmar FF	30	14	10	6	35	26	+9	52
5	Helsingborgs IF	30	14	7	9	61	41	+20	49

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	16	6	8	49	31	+18	54	11	3	1	31	11	+20	5	3	7	18	20	−2

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

The tournament continued from the 2012 season.

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		IFKG	KFF	IKB	NBIS
1	IFK Göteborg	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6	Advance to Knockout stage		—	0–1	2–0	—
2	Kalmar FF	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6			—	—	3–0	—
3	IK Brage	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3			—	—	—	3–1
4	Nyköpings BIS	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3			1–4	2–1	—	—

The tournament continued into the 2014 season.

Kickoff times are in UTC+2.

Kickoff times are in UTC+1.