2017 IFK Göteborg season

The 2017 season was IFK Göteborg's 112th in existence, their 85th season in Allsvenskan and their 41st consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen.

IFK Göteborg

2017 season
Chairman	Frank Andersson
Head coach	Jörgen Lennartsson (until 18 July) Alf Westerberg (interim, from 18 July)
Stadium	Gamla Ullevi
Allsvenskan	10th
2016–17 Svenska Cupen	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Tobias Hysén (9) All: Mikael Boman (11)
Highest home attendance	32,129 vs. Malmö FF (1 April 2017, Allsvenskan)
Lowest home attendance	1,281 vs. Arameisk-Syrianska IF (26 February 2017, Svenska Cupen)
Average home league attendance	12,299
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

Squad

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	SWE	Emil Salomonsson
3	DF	SWE	Billy Nordström
5	DF	CAN	Sam Adekugbe (on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps)
6	MF	SWE	Sebastian Eriksson (captain)
7	FW	SWE	Tobias Hysén
8	MF	DEN	Søren Rieks
9	FW	ISL	Elías Már Ómarsson
11	MF	BOL	Martin Smedberg-Dalence
12	GK	SWE	Pontus Dahlberg
15	DF	SWE	Kristopher Da Graca

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	FW	SWE	Mikael Boman
19	MF	SWE	August Erlingmark
21	DF	NOR	Benjamin Zalo
22	MF	NOR	Vajebah Sakor (on loan from Juventus)
23	DF	SWE	David Boo Wiklander (vice captain)
24	FW	SWE	Sebastian Ohlsson
25	GK	SWE	Erik Dahlin
26	FW	SWE	Patrik Karlsson Lagemyr
28	DF	NOR	Thomas Rogne
42	MF	USA	Mix Diskerud (on loan from New York City)

Club

Other information

Chairman	Frank Andersson
Club director	Mats Palmgren (caretaker)
Director of sports	Mats Gren
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Gamla Ullevi (18,600 / 105x68 m)

Source: IFK Göteborg and Gamla Ullevi

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Allsvenskan	N/A	10th	1 April 2017	5 November 2017
2016–17 Svenska Cupen	Round 2	Quarter-finals	13 October 2016	11 March 2017

Source: Competitions

Allsvenskan

Main article: 2017 Allsvenskan

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	IF Elfsborg	30	10	9	11	53	59	−6	39
9	Hammarby IF	30	9	11	10	42	43	−1	38
10	IFK Göteborg	30	9	10	11	42	40	+2	37
11	Örebro SK	30	10	6	14	38	54	−16	36
12	Kalmar FF	30	9	5	16	30	49	−19	32

Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	9	10	11	42	40	+2	37	4	8	3	23	18	+5	5	2	8	19	22	−3

Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	D	L	D	W	L	W	D	D	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	L	L
Position	8	2	4	6	6	12	9	10	8	6	5	9	7	9	10	10	8	9	8	7	9	10	9	10	11	8	7	8	9	10

Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

IFK Göteborg v Malmö FF

1 April 2017 Round 1	IFK Göteborg	1–1	Malmö FF	Gothenburg
13:00	Boman 8'	Report	Cibicki 34'	Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 32,129 Referee: Stefan Johannesson

IK Sirius v IFK Göteborg

9 April 2017 Round 2	IK Sirius	0–2	IFK Göteborg	Uppsala
17:30		Report	Diskerud 63' Boman 85'	Stadium: Studenternas IP Attendance: 7,248 Referee: Andreas Ekberg

IFK Göteborg v AFC Eskilstuna

17 April 2017 Round 3	IFK Göteborg	1–1	AFC Eskilstuna	Gothenburg
17:30	Hysén 52'	Report	Buya Turay 64'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 10,116 Referee: Patrik Eriksson

Östersunds FK v IFK Göteborg

23 April 2017 Round 4	Östersunds FK	1–1	IFK Göteborg	Östersund
17:30	Edwards 62'	Report	Salomonsson 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena Attendance: 4,317 Referee: Glenn Nyberg

IFK Göteborg v Hammarby IF

26 April 2017 Round 5	IFK Göteborg	1–1	Hammarby IF	Gothenburg
19:00	Boman 90+1'	Report	Rogne 42' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 12,149 Referee: Stefan Johannesson

BK Häcken v IFK Göteborg

2 May 2017 Round 6	BK Häcken	4–0	IFK Göteborg	Gothenburg
18:30	Bjärsmyr 7' (o.g.) Mohammed 21' Kamara 28' Paulinho 86'	Report		Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 5,676 Referee: Markus Strömbergsson

IFK Göteborg v Kalmar FF

7 May 2017 Round 7	IFK Göteborg	3–0	Kalmar FF	Gothenburg
15:00	Rieks 4' Hysén 19' Bjärsmyr 68'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 9,282 Referee: Johan Hamlin

Djurgårdens IF v IFK Göteborg

15 May 2017 Round 8	Djurgårdens IF	1–0	IFK Göteborg	Stockholm
19:00	Karlström 79'	Report		Stadium: Tele2 Arena Attendance: 16,299 Referee: Andreas Ekberg

GIF Sundsvall v IFK Göteborg

22 May 2017 Round 10	GIF Sundsvall	0–4	IFK Göteborg	Sundsvall
19:00		Report	Hysén 32', 45' Salomonsson 34' (pen.) Albæk 86'	Stadium: Idrottsparken Attendance: 5,046 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson

IFK Göteborg v IF Elfsborg

28 May 2017 Round 11	IFK Göteborg	1–1	IF Elfsborg	Gothenburg
17:30	Hysén 40'	Report	Jebali 3'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 12,837 Referee: Martin Strömbergsson

IFK Norrköping v IFK Göteborg

4 June 2017 Round 12	IFK Norrköping	2–0	IFK Göteborg	Norrköping
17:30	Moberg Karlsson 36' Eliasson 68'	Report		Stadium: Nya Parken Attendance: 10,233 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim

Jönköpings Södra IF v IFK Göteborg

2 July 2017 Round 13	Jönköpings Södra IF	0–2	IFK Göteborg	Jönköping
15:00		Report	Diskerud 27' Hysén 76'	Stadium: Stadsparksvallen Attendance: 5,627 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim

IFK Göteborg v Halmstads BK

10 July 2017 Round 14	IFK Göteborg	1–1	Halmstads BK	Gothenburg
19:00	Albæk 56'	Report	Hakšabanović 79'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 11,328 Referee: Patrik Eriksson

Örebro SK v IFK Göteborg

16 July 2017 Round 15	Örebro SK	4–2	IFK Göteborg	Örebro
15:00	Besara 10', 22', 35' Gerzić 17'	Report	Boo Wiklander 60' Salomonsson 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Eyravallen Attendance: 6,049 Referee: Bojan Pandžić

IFK Göteborg v Örebro SK

23 July 2017 Round 16	IFK Göteborg	2–2	Örebro SK	Gothenburg
17:30	Rieks 58' Boman 63'	Report	Igboananike 82' (pen.) Sema 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 10,330 Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg

IFK Göteborg v IFK Norrköping

30 July 2017 Round 17	IFK Göteborg	4–1	IFK Norrköping	Gothenburg
15:00	Rieks 40' Diskerud 45+1' Sakor 83' Erlingmark 87'	Report	Holmberg 21'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 11,347 Referee: Andreas Ekberg

Kalmar FF v IFK Göteborg

6 August 2017 Round 18	Kalmar FF	1–0	IFK Göteborg	Kalmar
15:00	V. Elm 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena Attendance: 9,330 Referee: Patrik Eriksson

IFK Göteborg v AIK

10 August 2017 Round 9	IFK Göteborg	2–1	AIK	Gothenburg
19:00	Rieks 55' Boman 65'	Report	Affane 4'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 16,187 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim

IF Elfsborg v IFK Göteborg

14 August 2017 Round 19	IF Elfsborg	1–2	IFK Göteborg	Borås
19:00	Lundevall 2'	Report	Hysén 5' Rieks 56'	Stadium: Borås Arena Attendance: 11,979 Referee: Stefan Johannesson

IFK Göteborg v BK Häcken

20 August 2017 Round 20	IFK Göteborg	1–1	BK Häcken	Gothenburg
17:30	Eriksson 28'	Report	Mohammed 32'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 13,443 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim

Malmö FF v IFK Göteborg

27 August 2017 Round 21	Malmö FF	2–2	IFK Göteborg	Malmö
17:30	Berget 65' Rosenberg 82'	Report	Hysén 3' Eriksson 86'	Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Attendance: 21,354 Referee: Andreas Ekberg

IFK Göteborg v Djurgårdens IF

11 September 2017 Round 22	IFK Göteborg	1–3	Djurgårdens IF	Gothenburg
19:00	Boman 45+1'	Report	Mrabti 18', 52' Karlström 54'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 12,350 Referee: Bojan Pandžić

IFK Göteborg v Jönköpings Södra IF

16 September 2017 Round 23	IFK Göteborg	1–1	Jönköpings Södra IF	Gothenburg
14:00	Karlsson Lagemyr 53'	Report	Kozica 16'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 9,142 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson

Hammarby IF v IFK Göteborg

20 September 2017 Round 24	Hammarby IF	2–1	IFK Göteborg	Malmö
19:00	Bakircioglu 58' Svendsen 61'	Report	Diskerud 54'	Stadium: Tele2 Arena Attendance: 20,650 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim

AFC Eskilstuna v IFK Göteborg

25 September 2017 Round 25	AFC Eskilstuna	1–0	IFK Göteborg	Eskilstuna
19:00	Omeje 86'	Report		Stadium: Tunavallen Attendance: 4,157 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson

IFK Göteborg v IK Sirius

29 September 2017 Round 26	IFK Göteborg	4–0	IK Sirius	Gothenburg
19:00	Diskerud 15' Erlingmark 37' Hysén 61' Boman 64'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 7,814 Referee: Glenn Nyberg

Halmstads BK v IFK Göteborg

14 October 2017 Round 27	Halmstads BK	1–2	IFK Göteborg	Halmstad
14:00	Silfwer 25' (pen.)	Report	Erlingmark 53' Boman 89'	Stadium: Örjans Vall Attendance: 4,307 Referee: Johan Hamlin

IFK Göteborg v Östersunds FK

22 October 2017 Round 28	IFK Göteborg	0–1	Östersunds FK	Gothenburg
15:00		Report	Fritzson 8'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 9,263 Referee: Bojan Pandžić

AIK v IFK Göteborg

30 October 2017 Round 29	AIK	2–1	IFK Göteborg	Halmstad
19:00	Obasi 8' Lindkvist 45+1'	Report	Sakor 72'	Stadium: Örjans Vall Attendance: 19,870 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson

IFK Göteborg v GIF Sundsvall

5 November 2017 Round 30	IFK Göteborg	0–3	GIF Sundsvall	Gothenburg
15:00		Report	Myrestam 36' Wilson 40' Hallenius 66'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 6,769 Referee: Stefan Johannesson

Svenska Cupen

2016–17

The tournament continued from the 2016 season.

Main article: 2016–17 Svenska Cupen

Kickoff times are in UTC+1.

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		IFKG	IKS	LSK	ASIF
1	IFK Göteborg	3	2	1	0	11	4	+7	7	Advance to Knockout stage		—	2–2	3–2	—
2	IK Sirius	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7			—	—	2–0	—
3	Ljungskile SK	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3			—	—	—	2–0
4	Arameiska-Syrianska IF	3	0	0	3	0	13	−13	0			0–6	0–5	—	—

Source: Swedish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Highest ranked team

IFK Göteborg v Ljungskile SK

18 February 2017 Matchday 1	IFK Göteborg	3–2	Ljungskile SK	Gothenburg
16:00	Rieks 7' Ómarsson 35' Rogne 38'	Report	Strömberg 50' Gustafsson 56'	Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 2,221 Referee: Robert Daradić

IFK Göteborg v Arameisk-Syrianska IF

26 February 2017 Matchday 2	IFK Göteborg	6–0	Arameisk-Syrianska IF	Gothenburg
16:00	Boman 7' Rieks 26', 36', 48' Salomonsson 83' Boo Wiklander 86'	Report		Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 1,281 Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg

IFK Göteborg v IK Sirius

4 March 2017 Matchday 3	IFK Göteborg	2–2	IK Sirius	Gothenburg
16:00	Boman 2' Rogne 61'	Report	Bergman 73', 86'	Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 2,325 Referee: Stefan Johannesson

Knockout stage

IFK Göteborg v IFK Norrköping

11 March 2017 Quarter-finals	IFK Göteborg	1–2	IFK Norrköping	Gothenburg
18:30	Boman 80'	Report	Holmberg 56', 68'	Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 2,470 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim

2017–18

The tournament continued into the 2018 season.

Main article: 2017–18 Svenska Cupen

Qualification stage

Landvetter IS v IFK Göteborg

23 August 2017 Round 2	Landvetter IS	0–5	IFK Göteborg	Landvetter
18:30 UTC+2		Report	Ohlsson 27' Ómarsson 50', 57', 69' Nordström 55'	Stadium: Landvetter IP Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Bojan Pandžić

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

IFK Göteborg v Sarpsborg 08

28 January 2017 Friendly	IFK Göteborg	0–1	Sarpsborg 08	Gothenburg, Sweden
15:00		Report	Mortensen 52'	Stadium: Prioritet Serneke Arena Attendance: 2,011 Referee: Bojan Pandžić

IFK Göteborg v Sandefjord

1 February 2017 Friendly	IFK Göteborg	3–1	Sandefjord	Gothenburg, Sweden
16:00	Hysén 18', 24', 69'	Report	Kastrati 14'	Stadium: Prioritet Serneke Arena Attendance: 842 Referee: Magnus Lindgren

IFK Göteborg v Brøndby IF

7 February 2017 The Dubai International Cup	IFK Göteborg	2–2 (5–3 p)	Brøndby IF	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
12:00 UTC+4	Rieks 33' Ómarsson 90'	Report	Pukki 15' Wilczek 44'	Stadium: JA Centre of Excellence Attendance: 63 Referee: Ahmed Salem (United Arab Emirates)
	Penalties
	Ohlsson Ómarsson Erlingmark Bjärsmyr Salomonsson		Corlu Austin Nilsson Hermannsson

IFK Göteborg v AIK

11 February 2017 The Dubai International Cup	IFK Göteborg	2–1	AIK	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 UTC+4	Boman 2' Hysén 86'	Report	Affane 12'	Stadium: JA Centre of Excellence Attendance: 109 Referee: Adel Al Nagabi (United Arab Emirates)

IFK Göteborg v Kalmar FF

18 March 2017 Friendly	IFK Göteborg	1–1	Kalmar FF	Gothenburg, Sweden
15:00	Rieks 75'	Report	Ingelsson 29'	Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 783 Referee: Antti Kanerva

IFK Göteborg v Falkenbergs FF

23 March 2017 Friendly	IFK Göteborg	1–0	Falkenbergs FF	Gothenburg, Sweden
16:00	Hysén 39'	Report		Stadium: Hjällbovallen Attendance: 363 Referee: Magnus Lindgren

Mid-season

FK Žalgiris v IFK Göteborg

27 June 2017 Friendly	FK Žalgiris	3–1	IFK Göteborg	Vilnius, Lithuania
21:00 UTC+3	Elivelto 27' Šernas 61' Antal 90'	Report	Hysén 16'	Stadium: LFF Stadium Attendance: 4,873 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)