2022 IFK Göteborg season

The 2022 season was IFK Göteborg's 117th in existence, their 90th season in Allsvenskan and their 46th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen. League play started on 3 April and ended on 6 November.

IFK Göteborg
2022 season
ChairmanRichard Berkling
Head coachMikael Stahre
StadiumGamla Ullevi
Allsvenskan8th
2021–22 Svenska CupenQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marcus Berg (13)

All:
Marcus Berg (14)
Highest home attendance18,056 vs.
BK Häcken
(30 October 2022,
Allsvenskan)
Lowest home attendance2,517 vs.
Mjällby AIF
(6 March 2022,
Svenska Cupen)
Average home league attendance14,688
Biggest win4–0 vs.
Varbergs BoIS
(8 August 2022,
Allsvenskan)
Biggest defeat0–4 vs.
BK Häcken
(30 October 2022,
Allsvenskan)
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Players edit

Squad edit

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   SUR Warner Hahn
2 DF   SWE Emil Salomonsson
4 DF   SWE Carl Johansson
6 MF   NOR Eman Marković
7 MF   SWE Sebastian Eriksson
8 MF   SYR Hosam Aiesh
9 FW   SWE Marcus Berg (captain)
10 FW   NGA Suleiman Abdullahi
11 FW   EST Erik Sorga
13 MF   SWE Gustav Svensson
14 MF   SWE Gustaf Norlin
15 FW   SWE Alfons Nygaard
16 FW   SWE Linus Carlstrand
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   SWE Oscar Wendt (vice-captain)
18 DF   SWE Felix Eriksson
19 MF   SWE Hussein Carneil
20 DF   SWE Johan Bångsbo
21 MF   SWE Simon Thern
24 MF   CIV Abundance Salaou
26 DF   NED Tim van Assema
27 DF   IRQ Alai Ghasem
28 MF   SWE Lucas Kåhed
29 FW   NGA Saidu Salisu (on loan from Kano Pillars)
30 DF   SWE Mattias Bjärsmyr (3rd captain)
31 GK   SWE Gustav Lillienberg
99 GK   SWE Pontus Dahlberg

Club edit

 
The 2022 season was Mikael Stahre's second season in his second spell at IFK Göteborg.

Coaching staff edit

Name Role
  Mikael Stahre Head coach
  Hannes Stiller Assistant coach
  Alexander Tengryd Assistant coach
  Stefan Remnér Goalkeeping coach
  Roland Kaldéus Fitness coach
  Kalle Olsson Strength and conditioning coach
  Fredrik Larsson Physiotherapist
  Kaj Leuther Physiotherapist
  Calle Persson Physiotherapist
  Rolf Gustavsson Equipment manager
  Håkan Lindahl Equipment manager
  Stig Torbjørnsen Head scout
  Olle Sultan Scout
  Fred Jähnke Match analyst

Other information edit

Chairman   Richard Berkling
Club director   Håkan Mild
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Gamla Ullevi (18,600 / 105x68 m)

Source: IFK Göteborg and Gamla Ullevi

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Allsvenskan Matchday 1 8th 3 April 2022 6 November 2022
2021–22 Svenska Cupen Round 2 Quarter-finals 17 August 2021 13 March 2022

Updated to match played 6 November 2022
Source: Competitions

Allsvenskan edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 IF Elfsborg 30 13 10 7 55 35 +20 49
7 Malmö FF 30 13 7 10 44 34 +10 46
8 IFK Göteborg 30 14 3 13 42 39 +3 45
9 Mjällby AIF 30 11 10 9 33 33 0 43
10 IFK Värnamo 30 9 10 11 34 47 −13 37
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 edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 14 3 13 42 39  +3 45 7 3 5 19 18  +1 7 0 8 23 21  +2

Last updated: 6 November 2022.
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWWWDLLLDLWWWLDWWWLLWWLLLLWLWLW
Position542248911111087877656665778878888
Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

3 April 2022 Round 1 IFK Göteborg 2–1 IFK Värnamo Gothenburg
15:00 Thern   22'
Berg   66'
Report Magashy   62' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 16,794
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
10 April 2022 Round 2 Helsingborgs IF 0–1 IFK Göteborg Helsingborg
15:00 Report Berg   28' Stadium: Olympia
Attendance: 11,407
Referee: Victor Wolf
17 April 2022 Round 3 BK Häcken 0–2 IFK Göteborg Gothenburg
17:30 Report Vilhelmsson   3'
Aiesh   78'
Stadium: Bravida Arena
Attendance: 6,278
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
20 April 2022 Round 4 IFK Göteborg 1–1 Djurgårdens IF Gothenburg
19:00 Norlin   24' Report Asoro   57' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 16,170
Referee: Fredrik Klitte
25 April 2022 Round 5 Malmö FF 1–0 IFK Göteborg Malmö
19:10 Christiansen   48' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 19,785
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
2 May 2022 Round 6 IFK Göteborg 1–2 Kalmar FF Gothenburg
19:00 Vilhelmsson   34' Report Gustafsson   49'
Romário   87'
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 14,147
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
7 May 2022 Round 7 AIK 1–0 IFK Göteborg Solna
15:00 Milošević   70' Report Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 27,175
Referee: Victor Wolf
15 May 2022 Round 8 IFK Göteborg 1–1 Varbergs BoIS Gothenburg
17:30 Aiesh   31' Report A. Johansson   70' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 13,306
Referee: Bojan Pandžić
22 May 2022 Round 9 IF Elfsborg 3–1 IFK Göteborg Borås
15:00 Frick   9'
Johansson   45' (o.g.)
Zandén   55'
Report Berg   35' Stadium: Borås Arena
Attendance: 13,126
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
28 May 2022 Round 10 IFK Göteborg 2–0 GIF Sundsvall Gothenburg
15:00 Berg   87', 90' Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 12,068
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
27 June 2022 Round 11 IK Sirius 1–2 IFK Göteborg Uppsala
19:00 Kouakou   36' Report Norlin   41'
Yakob   61'
Stadium: Studenternas IP
Attendance: 6,194
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
4 July 2022 Round 12 IFK Göteborg 2–0 Degerfors IF Gothenburg
19:00 Berg   38', 41' Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 14,109
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg
11 July 2022 Round 13 Hammarby IF 3–0 IFK Göteborg Stockholm
19:00 Besara   43'
Ludwigson   49'
Selmani   72' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 28,837
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
17 July 2022 Round 14 IFK Göteborg 1–1 Mjällby AIF Gothenburg
15:00 Jallow   42' Report Kričak   73' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 14,989
Referee: Joakim Östling
25 July 2022 Round 15 IFK Norrköping 0–2 IFK Göteborg Norrköping
19:00 Report Thern   40'
Yakob   90+3'
Stadium: Nya Parken
Attendance: 9,544
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg
1 August 2022 Round 16 IFK Göteborg 2–0 IFK Norrköping Gothenburg
19:00 Yakob   30'
Carneil   52'
Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 15,085
Referee: Victor Wolf
8 August 2022 Round 17 Varbergs BoIS 0–4 IFK Göteborg Varberg
19:00 Report Berg   44', 59'
Norlin   82'
Yakob   86'
Stadium: Påskbergsvallen
Attendance: 4,450
Referee: Adam Ladebäck
15 August 2022 Round 18 IFK Göteborg 0–1 Hammarby IF Gothenburg
19:10 Report Trawally   77' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 17,351
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
22 August 2022 Round 19 Kalmar FF 1–0 IFK Göteborg Kalmar
19:00 Johansson   59' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena
Attendance: 8,260
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
28 August 2022 Round 20 IFK Göteborg 2–0 IK Sirius Gothenburg
15:00 Berg   45', 55' Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 12,587
Referee: Joakim Östling
5 September 2022 Round 21 Mjällby AIF 1–4 IFK Göteborg Hällevik
19:00 Hahn   86' (o.g.) Report Norlin   12', 73'
Bångsbo   33'
Salomonsson   35'
Stadium: Strandvallen
Attendance: 3,611
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
12 September 2022 Round 22 IFK Göteborg 1–3 Helsingborgs IF Gothenburg
19:10 Norlin   39' Report Muhsin   37'
Wiedesheim-Paul   45+1'
Loeper   90+6'
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 12,581
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
18 September 2022 Round 23 Djurgårdens IF 3–0 IFK Göteborg Stockholm
17:30 Edvardsen   30', 37' (pen.), 69' (pen.) Report Stadium: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 21,735
Referee: Joakim Östling
3 October 2022 Round 24 IFK Göteborg 1–3 IF Elfsborg Gothenburg
19:10 Svensson   10' Report Baidoo   22'
Bernhardsson   35'
Söderberg   90+8'
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 13,471
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
9 October 2022 Round 25 GIF Sundsvall 3–2 IFK Göteborg Sundsvall
15:00 Engblom   10', 32' (pen.)
Makrillos   45+3'
Report Sorga   64'
Norlin   90+4'
Stadium: Idrottsparken
Attendance: 3,010
Referee: Victor Wolf
17 October 2022 Round 26 IFK Göteborg 2–1 Malmö FF Gothenburg
19:10 Norlin   70'
Johansson   83'
Report Kiese Thelin   46' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 14,011
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
20 October 2022 Round 27 Degerfors IF 3–1 IFK Göteborg Degerfors
19:00 Ohlsson   49'
Lagerbielke   66'
Bouzaiene   84'
Report Berg   8' Stadium: Stora Valla
Attendance: 3,389
Referee: Adam Ladebäck
24 October 2022 Round 28 IFK Göteborg 1–0 AIK Gothenburg
19:10 Marković   81' Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 15,595
Referee: Victor Wolf
30 October 2022 Round 29 IFK Göteborg 0–4 BK Häcken Gothenburg
15:00 UTC+1 Report Turgott   6'
Hammar   16'
Rygaard   31', 82'
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 18,056
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
6 November 2022 Round 30 IFK Värnamo 1–4 IFK Göteborg Värnamo
15:00 UTC+1 Zeljković   53' Report S. Eriksson   30'
Berg   47'
Norlin   62', 90+2' (pen.)
Stadium: Finnvedsvallen
Attendance: 3,494
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson

Svenska Cupen edit

2021–22 edit

The tournament continued from the 2021 season.

Kickoff times are in UTC+1.

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification IFKG NIF MAIF LAN
1 IFK Göteborg 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 Advance to Knockout stage 2–2 2–0
2 Norrby IF 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 1–1
3 Mjällby AIF 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3 0–0 1–1
4 Landskrona BoIS 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1 1–3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Swedish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Lowest disciplinary points; 6) Highest ranked team
20 February 2022 Matchday 1 IFK Göteborg 2–0 Landskrona BoIS Gothenburg
13:00 Wendt   43'
Vilhelmsson   48'
Report Stadium: Valhalla IP
Attendance: 2,553
Referee: Granit Maqedonci
26 February 2022 Matchday 2 Norrby IF 1–1 IFK Göteborg Borås
13:00 Osmanagić   90+1' Report Salomonsson   49' Stadium: Borås Arena
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Victor Wolf
6 March 2022 Matchday 3 IFK Göteborg 2–2 Mjällby AIF Gothenburg
13:00 Berg   16'
Wendt   85'
Report Moro   20'
Gracia   45+1'
Stadium: Valhalla IP
Attendance: 2,517
Referee: Joakim Östling
Knockout stage edit
13 March 2022 Quarter-finals IF Elfsborg 1–0 IFK Göteborg Borås
13:30 Ondrejka   65' Report Stadium: Borås Arena
Attendance: 5,293
Referee: Glenn Nyberg

2022–23 edit

The tournament continued into the 2023 season.
Qualification stage edit
31 August 2022 Round 2 Torns IF 0–3 IFK Göteborg Stångby
18:00 UTC+2 Report Marković   24', 77'
Salomonsson   47' (pen.)
Stadium: Tornvallen
Attendance: 1,843
Referee: Per Melin

Non-competitive edit

Pre-season edit

Kickoff times are in UTC+1.

31 January 2022 Friendly FC Nordsjælland   3–0   IFK Göteborg Farum, Denmark
14:30 Walta   4'
Antman   21'
Villadsen   23'
Report Stadium: Right to Dream Park
5 February 2022 Friendly IFK Göteborg 0–2 Hammarby IF Marbella, Spain
15:00 Report Ludwigson   36' (pen.)
Magyar   70'
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
10 February 2022 Friendly IFK Göteborg   2–4   Lokomotiv Moscow Marbella, Spain
16:00 Vilhelmsson   19'
Al-Ammari   32'
Report Kuchta   8'
Zhemaletdinov   68'
Kerk   74'
Rybus   84'
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
22 February 2022 Friendly IFK Göteborg 1–1 Utsiktens BK Gothenburg, Sweden
18:00 Yakob   54' Report Bohm   30' Stadium: Valhalla IP
Attendance: 380
Referee: Fredrik Oppong
18 March 2022 Friendly IFK Göteborg 0–3 Norrby IF Gothenburg, Sweden
18:00 Report Lundgren   27'
Beqaj   55'
Wede   74' (pen.)
Stadium: Valhalla IP
Referee: Granit Maqedonci
26 March 2022 Friendly IFK Göteborg   3–0   Fredrikstad FK Gothenburg, Sweden
13:00 Berg   18'
Sana   42'
Aiesh   60'
Report Stadium: Ullevi
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg

Mid-season edit

Kickoff times are in UTC+2.

11 June 2022 Friendly Fredrikstad FK   3–1   IFK Göteborg Fredrikstad, Norway
12:30 Solberg   20' (pen.), 31', 49' Report Yakob   17' Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ole-Alexander Ekeli Valen
17 June 2022 Friendly Trelleborgs FF 0–2 IFK Göteborg Trelleborg, Sweden
17:30 Report Yakob   65' (pen.), 72' Stadium: Vångavallen
Referee: Per Melin

References edit