2009 IF Elfsborg season explained

Season:	2009
League Result:	3rd
League Topscorer:	James Keene (8)
Cup1 Result:	Play-off round
Cup2 Result:	Last 16
Nextseason:	2010

IF Elfsborg had another decent season, finishing in third of Allsvenskan, and having a decent run in the UEFA Europa League, knocking Braga out, before losing to Lazio prior to the group stage. Having been tipped for domestic glory, heavy defeats to IFK Göteborg and Malmö FF within a couple of weeks meant the team got to far behind to mount a serious challenge.

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Ante Čović
• Joakim Wulff

Defenders

• Mathias Florén
• Johan Karlsson
• Martin Andersson
• Anders Wikström
• Teddy Lučić
• Daniel Mobaeck

Midfielders

• Helgi Daníelsson
• Jari Ilola
• Anders Svensson
• Martin Ericsson
• Jesper Florén
• Daniel Nordmark
• Emir Bajrami
• Niklas Hult
• Stefan Ishizaki

Attackers

• Denni Avdić
• Amadou Jawo
• James Keene
• Joel Johansson
• Henrik Svedberg

Allsvenskan

Matches

• Elfsborg-Hammarby 1-1
  • • 0-1 Erik Johansson 1-1 Stefan Ishizaki Örebro-Elfsborg 0-1
  • 0-1 Joel Johansson Elfsborg-Kalmar FF 1-1
    • 1-0 Emir Bajrami 1-1 Daniel Mendes Gefle-Elfsborg 1-2
      • 1-0 Hasse Berggren 1-1 Mathias Florén 1-2 Anders Svensson Elfsborg-Malmö FF 1-0
  • 1-0 Mathias Florén Brommapojkarna-Elfsborg 1-1
    • 1-0 Olof Guterstam 1-1 James Keene Elfsborg-IFK Göteborg 2-0
    • 1-0 Daniel Mobaeck 2-0 Emir Bajrami GAIS-Elfsborg 1-1
    • 0-1 Anders Svensson 1-1 Mattias Lindström Elfsborg-Halmstad 4-0
      • • 1-0 Daniel Nordmark 2-0 James Keene 3-0 James Keene 4-0 Denni Avdić AIK-Elfsborg 0-0
• Elfsborg-Trelleborg 1-0
  • 1-0 Daniel Nordmark Häcken-Elfsborg 1-1
    • 1-0 Mathias Ranégie 1-1 Martin Ericsson Elfsborg-Örgryte 3-0
      • 1-0 Stefan Ishizaki 2-0 James Keene 3-0 Emir Bajrami Helsingborg-Elfsborg 3-2
        • • 1-0 Christoffer Andersson 2-0 Rasmus Jönsson 2-1 Emir Bajrami 2-2 Emir Bajrami 3-2 Rasmus Jönsson Djurgården-Elfsborg 1-2
      • 0-1 Emir Bajrami 1-1 Kebba Ceesay 1-2 Teddy Lučić Elfsborg-Djurgården 3-1
      • 0-1 Daniel Sjölund 1-1 Denni Avdić 2-1 Daniel Nordmark 3-1 Petter Gustafsson
• Kalmar FF-Elfsborg 3-1
  • • • • 1-0 David Elm 1-1 Helgi Daníelsson 2-1 Rasmus Elm 3-1 Abiola Dauda Elfsborg-Gefle 2-3
          • 1-0 Stefan Ishizaki 1-1 Yannick Bapupa 1-2 Yannick Bapupa 1-3 Jonas Lantto 2-3 Stefan Ishizaki Hammarby-Elfsborg 2-3
          • 0-1 Stefan Ishizaki 1-1 Andreas Dahl 1-2 Anders Svensson 1-3 Stefan Ishizaki 2-3 Rafael Elfsborg-Örebro 2-1
      • 1-0 Daniel Mobaeck 2-0 James Keene 2-1 Mikael Astvald IFK Göteborg-Elfsborg 4-0
        • 1-0 Hjálmar Jónsson 2-0 Hannes Stiller 3-0 Hannes Stiller 4-0 Tobias Hysén Elfsborg-GAIS 2-2
        • 1-0 Anders Svensson 1-1 Wanderson 2-1 Amadou Jawo 2-2 Eyjólfur Héðinsson Malmö FF-Elfsborg 5-0
          • 1-0 Daniel Larsson 2-0 Guillermo Molins 3-0 Edward Ofere 4-0 Edward Ofere 5-0 Daniel Larsson Elfsborg-Brommapojkarna 1-0
  • 1-0 James Keene Halmstad-Elfsborg 1-2
    • • 0-1 Martin Ericsson 1-1 Azrack Mahamat 1-2 Denni Avdić Elfsborg-AIK 0-0
• Trelleborg-Elfsborg 0-1
  • 0-1 Martin Ericsson Elfsborg-Häcken 1-1
• 1-0 Mattias Östberg
  • 1-1 Marcus Jarlegren Örgryte-Elfsborg 1-1
    • 0-1 James Keene 1-1 Pavel Zavadil Elfsborg-Helsingborg 1-0

Topscorers

• James Keene 8
• Stefan Ishizaki 6
• Emir Bajrami 6
• Martin Ericsson 4
• Anders Svensson 4
• Denni Avdić 3
• Daniel Nordmark 3

Sources

- Soccerway - IF Elfsborg matches