2016 IFK Göteborg season explained

Club:	IFK Göteborg
Season:	2016
Chairman:	Frank Andersson
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Jörgen Lennartsson
Stadium:	Gamla Ullevi
League:	Allsvenskan
League Result:	4th
Cup1:	2015–16 Svenska Cupen
Cup1 Result:	Group stage
Cup2:	2016–17 UEFA Europa League
Cup2 Result:	Play-off round
League Topscorer:	Tobias Hysén (10)
Season Topscorer:	Tobias Hysén (14)
Highest Attendance:	15,748 vs. Malmö FF (27 April 2016, Allsvenskan)
Lowest Attendance:	1,815 vs. Halmstads BK (6 March 2016, Svenska Cupen)
Average Attendance:	11,786
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Prevseason:	2015
Nextseason:	2017

The 2016 season was IFK Göteborg's 111th in existence, their 84th season in Allsvenskan and their 40th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen where they were knocked out in the group stage and in qualification for the UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out in the play-off round. League play started on 3 April and ended on 6 November.

Key events

• 30 August 2015: Defender Benjamin Zalo joins the club on a three-year contract, transferring from FK Ørn-Horten.^[1]
• 1 November 2015: Goalkeeper Johan Hagman leaves the club.^[2]
• 2 November 2015: Goalkeeper John Alvbåge signs a new three-year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2018 season.^[3]
• 6 November 2015: Goalkeeper Erik Dahlin joins the club on a two-year contract, transferring from IK Oddevold.^[4]
• 11 November 2015: Forward Riku Riski leaves the club and returns to Rosenborg BK as his loan contract expires.^[5]
• 11 November 2015: Goalkeeper Marcus Sandberg leaves the club, transferring to Vålerenga.^[6]
• 12 November 2015: Midfielder Karl Bohm leaves the club.^[7] On 1 February 2016, he joined Utsiktens BK.
• 1 December 2015: Defender Patrick Dyrestam leaves the club on loan to Ängelholms FF for the duration of the season.^[8]
• 3 December 2015: Italian Kappa is announced to be the club's new kit manufacturer for four years.^[9]
• 4 December 2015: Club director Martin Kurzwelly is being sacked.^[10]
• 5 December 2015: Forward Patrik Karlsson Lagemyr is promoted to the first-team squad, signing a two-year contract to keep him at the club until the end of the 2017 season.^[11]
• 7 December 2015: Defender Hjálmar Jónsson signs a new one-year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the season.^[12]
• 22 December 2015: Defender Billy Nordström signs a new one-year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the season.^[13]
• 14 January 2016: Midfielder Gustav Svensson leaves the club, transferring to Guangzhou R&F.^[14]
• 26 January 2016: Forward Tobias Hysén joins the club on a two-year contract, transferring Shanghai SIPG^[15]
• 8 February 2016: Chairman Karl Jartun announces his resignation from the club.^[16]
• 13 February 2016: Forward Malick Mané leaves the club.^[17] On 26 February, he joined Taraz.
• 16 February 2016: Defender Hjörtur Hermannsson joins the club on a loan deal until 22 July 2016, transferring from PSV.^[18]
• 20 February 2016: Goalkeeper John Alvbåge is selected as 2015 Archangel of the Year, an annual price given by the Supporterklubben Änglarna to a player who has shown a great loyalty to IFK Göteborg.^[19]
• 7 March 2016: Frank Andersson is selected as new chairman at the annual meeting.^[20]
• 30 March 2016: Goalkeeper Oliver Gustafsson joins the club on a three-month contract, transferring from GAIS.^[21]
• 31 March 2016: Director of sports Mats Gren is announced as new caretaker club director.^[22]
• 31 March 2016: Defender Mauricio Albornoz joins the club on a loan deal until 30 June 2016, transferring from Åtvidabergs FF.^[23]
• 5 July 2016: Goalkeeper Oliver Gustafsson signs a new one-month contract, keeping him at the club until 31 July 2016.^[24]
• 5 July 2016: Defender Mauricio Albornoz leaves the club and returns to Åtvidabergs FF as his loan contract expires.^[24]
• 7 July 2016: Defender Hjörtur Hermannsson leaves the club and returns to PSV as he transfers to Brøndby IF.^[25]
• 27 July 2016: Forward Victor Sköld leaves the club, transferring to Örebro SK.^[26]
• 27 July 2016: Goalkeeper Oliver Gustafsson leaves the club, transferring to Ljungskile SK.^[27]
• 4 August 2016: Defender Haitam Aleesami leaves the club, transferring to Palermo.^[28]
• 8 August 2016: Forward Elías Már Ómarsson joins the club on a loan deal for the rest of the season, transferring from Vålerenga.^[29]
• 11 August 2016: Defender Scott Jamieson joins the club, transferring from Western Sydney Wanderers.^[30]
• 31 August 2016: Forward Gustav Engvall leaves the club, transferring to Bristol City.^[31]

Players

Transfers

Out

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Number	Position	Name	2016 Allsvenskan		2015–16 Svenska Cupen 2016–17 Svenska Cupen				Total
			Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals
1	GK	John Alvbåge<	-- League -->	29	0	3	0	7	0	39	0
2	DF	Emil Salomonsson<	-- League -->	29	7	1	0	7	2	37	9
3	DF	Scott Jamieson<	-- League -->	11	0	0	0	2	0	13	0
6	MF	Sebastian Eriksson<	-- League -->	28	0	3	0	7	0	38	0
7	MF	Mads Albæk<	-- League -->	26	4	3	0	8	1	37	5
8	MF	Søren Rieks<	-- League -->	22	4	3	1	8	1	33	6
9	MF	Jakob Ankersen<	-- League -->	29	7	3	0	6	1	38	8
10	FW	Tobias Hysén<	-- League -->	28	10	3	1	7	3	38	13
11	MF	<	-- League -->	27	3	3	0	8	1	38	4
12	GK	Pontus Dahlberg<	-- League -->	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
13	FW	Elías Már Ómarsson<	-- League -->	13	6	0	0	1	0	14	6
14	DF	Hjálmar Jónsson<	-- League -->	7	1	1	0	2	0	10	1
16	FW	Mikael Boman<	-- League -->	15	4	3	0	7	1	25	5
17	MF	Prosper Kasim<	-- League -->	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18	MF	Lawson Sabah<	-- League -->	11	1	1	0	0	0	12	1
20	DF	Alexander Leksell<	-- League -->	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
21	DF	Benjamin Zalo<	-- League -->	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Adam Johansson<	-- League -->	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
24	DF	Tom Pettersson<	-- League -->	19	2	0	0	7	0	26	2
25	GK	Erik Dahlin<	-- League -->	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26	FW	<	-- League -->	11	2	1	0	3	0	15	2
27	DF	Billy Nordström<	-- League -->	8	0	1	0	2	0	11	0
28	DF	Thomas Rogne<	-- League -->	15	0	0	0	7	1	22	1
30	DF	Mattias Bjärsmyr<	-- League -->	23	0	1	0	8	0	32	0
Players that left the club during the season
3	DF	<	-- League -->	7	0	3	1	0	0	10	1
4	DF	Haitam Aleesami<	-- League -->	15	0	3	0	5	0	23	0
13	DF	Mauricio Albornoz<	-- League -->	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
19	FW	Gustav Engvall<	-- League -->	16	3	2	1	4	2	22	6
20	FW	Victor Sköld<	-- League -->	2	0	2	1	2	1	6	2
31	GK	Oliver Gustafsson<	-- League -->	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Disciplinary record

Club

Coaching staff

Name Role Jörgen Lennartsson Head coach Magnus Edlund Assistant coach Alf Westerberg Assistant coach / U21 head coach Johan Kristoffersson Fitness coach Stefan Remnér Goalkeeping coach Fredrik Larsson Physiotherapist Patrick Borzych Physiotherapist Tim Rahmquist Physiotherapist Jon Karlsson Club doctor Leif Swärd Club doctor Johan Örtendahl Mental coach Rolf Gustavsson Equipment manager Thomas Olsson U19 head coach Johan Claesson U19 assistant coach Roger Gustafsson Head coach youth academy Olle Sultan Head scout Linda Breding Match analyst

Other information

Competitions

Allsvenskan

See main article: article and 2016 Allsvenskan.

Matches

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

Svenska Cupen

2015–16

The tournament continued from the 2015 season.

See main article: article and 2015–16 Svenska Cupen. Kickoff times are in UTC+1.

Group stage

2016–17

The tournament continued into the 2017 season.

See main article: article and 2016–17 Svenska Cupen.

Qualification stage

UEFA Europa League

See main article: article and 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Play-off round

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

Mid-season

Notes and References

1. Web site: Benjamin Zalo klar för IFK Göteborg. 30 August 2015. 10 November 2015. IFK Göteborg. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20150903042050/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2015/Augusti/Benjamin-Zalo-klar-for-IFK-Goteborg/. 2015-09-03. dead.
2. Web site: Hagman – ny tredjemålvakt i IFK . 8 April 2015. 21 December 2015. IFK Göteborg. Swedish.
3. Web site: John klar för tre år. 2 November 2015. 7 November 2015. IFK Göteborg. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20151105084516/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2015/November/John-klar-for-tre-ar/. 2015-11-05. dead.
4. Web site: Erik Dahlin tillbaka i Blåvitt. 6 November 2015. 7 November 2015. IFK Göteborg. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20151123190654/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2015/November/Erik-Dahlin-tillbaka-i-Blavitt/. 2015-11-23. dead.
5. Web site: Ingen förlängning med Riku. 11 November 2015. 11 November 2015. IFK Göteborg. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20151124051015/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2015/November/Ingen-forlangning-med-Riku/. 2015-11-24. dead.
6. Web site: Mackan presenterad av Vålerenga . 11 November 2015. 11 November 2015. IFK Göteborg. Swedish.
7. Web site: Karl Bohm lämnar IFK Göteborg: Tack för dessa år . 12 November 2015. 16 December 2015. Fotbolltransfers. Swedish.
8. Web site: Dyrestam lånas ut. 1 December 2015. 1 December 2015. IFK Göteborg. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208124012/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2015/December/Dyrestam-lanas-ut/. 2015-12-08. dead.
9. Web site: Kappa ny materialleverantör åt Blåvitt. IFK Göteborg. 3 December 2015. 2 February 2016. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20160119025439/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2015/December/Kappa-ny-materialleverantor-at-Blavitt/. 2016-01-19. dead.
10. Web site: Förändringar i IFK Göteborgs organisation . IFK Göteborg . 4 December 2015 . 6 December 2015 . Swedish.
11. Web site: Tvåårskontrakt för Paka. 5 December 2015. 6 December 2015. IFK Göteborg. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208111224/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2015/December/Tvaarskontrakt-for-Paka/. 2015-12-08. dead.
12. Web site: Hjalle klar för 2016 . 7 December 2015. 7 December 2015. IFK Göteborg. Swedish.
13. Web site: Nu är det klart med Billy . 22 December 2015. 22 December 2015. IFK Göteborg. Swedish.
14. Web site: Gustav till Guangzhou . IFK Göteborg . 14 January 2016 . 14 January 2016 . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20170126125221/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2016/Januari/Gustav-till-Guangzhou/ . 2017-01-26 . dead .
15. Web site: Klart att "Tobbe" återvänder. 26 January 2016. 26 January 2016. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20160201105648/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2016/Januari/Klart-att-Tobbe-atervander/. 2016-02-01. dead.
16. Web site: Karl Jartun avböjer omval . IFK Göteborg . 8 February 2016 . 13 February 2016 . Swedish.
17. Web site: IFK bryter med Mané. 13 January 2016. 13 January 2016. IFK Göteborg. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20160215215042/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2016/Februari/IFK-bryter-med-Mane/. 2016-02-15. dead.
18. Web site: Klart med Hermannsson . IFK Göteborg . 16 February 2016 . 16 February 2016 . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20160810095802/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2016/Februari/Klart-med-Hermannsson/ . 2016-08-10 . dead .
19. Web site: John är årets Ärkeängel. 20 February 2016. 20 February 2016. IFK Göteborg. Swedish.
20. Web site: Nu har Frank tagit över. 8 March 2016. 8 March 2016. IFK Göteborg. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309015457/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2016/Mars/Nu-har-Frank-tagit-over/. 2016-03-09. dead.
21. Web site: Klart med Oliver Gustafsson. 30 March 2016. 30 March 2016. IFK Göteborg. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20160402041745/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2016/Mars/Klart-med-Oliver-Gustafsson/. 2016-04-02. dead.
22. Web site: Rapport från styrelsemötet . 31 March 2016. 31 March 2016. IFK Göteborg. Swedish.
23. Web site: IFK lånar Albornoz. 31 March 2016. 31 March 2016. IFK Göteborg. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20160404095018/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2016/Mars/IFK-lanar-Albornoz/. 2016-04-04. dead.
24. Web site: Gustafsson kvar – Albornoz lämnar . 5 July 2016. 7 July 2016. IFK Göteborg. Swedish.
25. Web site: Hjörtur klar för Brøndby. 7 July 2016. 7 July 2016. IFK Göteborg. Swedish. 11 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160711231714/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2016/Juli/Hjortur-klar-for-Brondby/. dead.
26. Web site: Sköld till Örebro. IFK Göteborg . 27 July 2016 . 28 July 2016. Swedish.
27. Web site: Oliver klar för Ljungskile. IFK Göteborg . 27 July 2016 . 28 July 2016. Swedish.
28. Web site: Haitam klar för Palermo. IFK Göteborg. 4 August 2016. 8 August 2016. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807022328/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2016/Augusti/Haitam-klar-for-Palermo/. 2016-08-07. dead.
29. Web site: Isländske Elías till IFK. IFK Göteborg. 8 August 2016. 8 August 2016. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20160810075333/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2016/Augusti/Islandske-Elias-till-IFK/. 2016-08-10. dead.
30. Web site: Scott klar för Blåvitt. IFK Göteborg. 11 August 2016 . 12 August 2016. Swedish.
31. Web site: Engvall klar för Bristol City. IFK Göteborg . 31 August 2016 . 31 August 2016. Swedish.