2013 IFK Göteborg season explained

Club:	IFK Göteborg
Season:	2013
Chairman:	Bertil Rignäs
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Mikael Stahre
Stadium:	Gamla Ullevi
League:	Allsvenskan
League Result:	3rd
Cup1:	2012–13 Svenska Cupen
Cup1 Result:	Winners
Cup2:	Svenska Supercupen
Cup2 Result:	Runners-up
Cup3:	2013–14 UEFA Europa League
Cup3 Result:	Second qualifying round
League Topscorer:	Tobias Hysén (14)
Season Topscorer:	Tobias Hysén (22)
Highest Attendance:	17,063 vs. Malmö FF (25 April 2013, Allsvenskan)
Lowest Attendance:	1,838 vs. Kalmar FF (17 March 2013, Svenska Cupen)
Average Attendance:	11,589 (in Allsvenskan) 10,115 (in all competitions)
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Prevseason:	2012
Nextseason:	2014

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.

Summary

Svenska Supercupen

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.

UEFA Europa League

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.

Key events

• 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]

Players

Squad

Youth players with first-team appearances

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

Players in/out

Out

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Number	Position	Name	2013 Allsvenskan		2012–13 Svenska Cupen 2013–14 Svenska Cupen				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

Disciplinary record

Club

Coaching staff

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

Other information

Competitions

Allsvenskan

See main article: 2013 Allsvenskan.

Matches

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

Svenska Cupen

2012–13

The tournament continued from the 2012 season.

See main article: 2012–13 Svenska Cupen. Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

Knockout stage

2013–14

The tournament continued into the 2014 season.

See main article: 2013–14 Svenska Cupen.

Qualification stage

Svenska Supercupen

See main article: 2013 Svenska Supercupen.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. Kickoff times are in UTC+2.

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+1.

Notes and References

1. Web site: En fotbollsman som ska hyllas. 1 November 2012. 22 March 2014. IFK Göteborg. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103173858/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2012/November/En-fotbollsman-som-ska-hyllas/. 2012-11-03. dead.
2. Web site: Seppo Vaihela slutar som klubbdirektör . IFK Göteborg . 7 November 2012 . 22 March 2014 . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222211322/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2012/November/Seppo-Vaihela-slutar-som-klubbdirektor/ . 2014-02-22 . dead .
3. Web site: Kent Olsson avböjer omval. IFK Göteborg . 16 November 2012 . 22 March 2014 . Swedish.
4. Web site: Stiller har förlängt. 23 November 2012. 22 March 2014. IFK Göteborg. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20121202020902/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2012/November/Stiller-har-forlangt/. 2012-12-02. dead.
5. Web site: Dahlin till Sogndal . IFK Göteborg . 4 December 2012 . 22 March 2014 . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20121210124107/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2012/December/Dahlin-till-Sogndal/ . 2012-12-10 . dead .
6. Web site: August till Degerfors . IFK Göteborg . 12 December 2012 . 22 March 2014 . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20140311032618/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2012/December/August-till-Degerfors/ . 11 March 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
7. Web site: Hjalle kör på i minst två år till. 15 December 2012. 22 March 2014. IFK Göteborg. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20121222205906/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2012/December/Hjalle-kor-pa-i-minst-tva-ar-till/. 2012-12-22. dead.
8. Web site: Sebastian får avtal – och lånas ut . IFK Göteborg. 2 January 2013. 22 March 2014 . Swedish.
9. Web site: Augustinsson in, Bärkroth ut . IFK Göteborg . 6 January 2013 . 22 March 2014 . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20130310233404/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2013/Januari/Augustinsson-in-Barkroth-ut/ . 2013-03-10 . dead .
10. Web site: Azulay lånas ut till ÖIS . IFK Göteborg . 21 January 2013 . 22 March 2014 . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20130128235736/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2013/Januari/Azualy-lanas-ut-till-Ois/ . 2013-01-28 . dead .
11. Web site: Söder har förlängt. 16 February 2013. 22 March 2014. IFK Göteborg. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20130221035545/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2013/Februari/Soder-har-forlangt/. 2013-02-21. dead.
12. Web site: Jakob årets Ärkeängel. 16 February 2013. 22 March 2014. IFK Göteborg. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20130221213539/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2013/Februari/Jakob-arets-Arkeangel/. 2013-02-21. dead.
13. Web site: Martin Kurzwelly: IFK:s nya klubbdirektör . 4 March 2013. 22 March 2014. IFK Göteborg. Swedish.
14. Web site: Ny ordförande, ny valberedning . 5 March 2013. 22 March 2014. IFK Göteborg. Swedish.
15. Web site: Adam tillbaka i IFK Göteborg. IFK Göteborg. 26 March 2013. 22 March 2014. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20130404195043/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2013/Mars/Adam-tillbaka-i-IFK-Goteborg/. 2013-04-04. dead.
16. Web site: Jakob har förlängt. IFK Göteborg. 29 March 2013. 22 March 2014. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20130404123645/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2013/Mars/Jakob-har-forlangt/. 2013-04-04. dead.
17. Web site: Erik Lund till Örebro . IFK Göteborg . 30 March 2013 . 22 March 2014 . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20130404123639/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2013/Mars/Erik-Lund-till-Orebro/ . 2013-04-04 . dead .
18. Web site: IFK Göteborg cupmästare efter straffar. Svenskfotboll . 26 May 2013 . 22 March 2014 . Swedish.
19. Web site: Lasse Vibe klar för IFK Göteborg. IFK Göteborg. 19 June 2013. 22 March 2014. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20130627064048/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2013/Juni/Vibe-klar-for-IFK-Goteborg/. 2013-06-27. dead.
20. Web site: DMK till Sunderland. IFK Göteborg. 19 June 2013. 22 March 2014. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20130626154806/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2013/Juni/DMK-till-Sunderland/. 2013-06-26. dead.
21. Web site: Mattias Bjärsmyr om framtiden. IFK Göteborg. 20 June 2013. 22 March 2014. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20140306235955/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2013/Juni/Mattias-Bjarsmyr-om-IFK-Goteborg/. 6 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.
22. Web site: Darijan Bojanić klar för Blåvitt. IFK Göteborg. 2 August 2013. 22 March 2014. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20130807050248/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2013/Juli/Darijan-Bojanic-klar-for-Blavitt/. 2013-08-07. dead.
23. Web site: Nordin på lån till Örebro . IFK Göteborg . 6 August 2013 . 22 March 2014 . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20130816080059/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2013/Augusti/Nordin-pa-lan-till-Orebro/ . 2013-08-16 . dead .
24. Web site: Tobbe tog en dubbel . IFK Göteborg. 9 November 2013. 22 March 2014 . Swedish.