2021 IFK Göteborg season
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ChairmanRichard Berkling
Head coachRoland Nilsson
(until 2 June)
Mikael Stahre
(from 2 June)
(until 2 June)
Mikael Stahre
(from 2 June)
StadiumGamla Ullevi
| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Richard Berkling | ||
| Head coach | Roland Nilsson (until 2 June) Mikael Stahre (from 2 June) | ||
| Stadium | Gamla Ullevi | ||
| Allsvenskan | 8th | ||
| 2020–21 Svenska Cupen | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Marcus Berg (10) All: Marcus Berg (10) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 16,781 vs. Malmö FF (7 November 2021, Allsvenskan) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 0 vs. GIF Sundsvall (28 February 2021, Svenska Cupen)[note 1] Allsvenskan: 8 (4 matches)[note 1] 6,384 vs. Kalmar FF (27 September 2021)[note 2] | ||
| Average home league attendance | 7,444[note 1] 10,148[note 2] | ||
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Östersunds FK (28 November 2021, Allsvenskan) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs. Hammarby IF (23 September 2021, Allsvenskan) | ||
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The 2021 season was IFK Göteborg's 116th in existence, their 89th season in Allsvenskan and their 45th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen. League play started on 11 April and ended on 4 December.
Squad
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Coaching staff
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| 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 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 10 April 2021 | 4 December 2021 |
| 2020–21 Svenska Cupen | Round 2 | Group stage | 30 September 2020 | 7 March 2021 |
Updated to match played 4 December 2021
Source: Competitions
Allsvenskan
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Kalmar FF | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 |
| 7 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 44 |
| 8 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 41 |
| 9 | Mjällby AIF | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 38 |
| 10 | Varbergs BoIS | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 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).
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | −3 |
Last updated: 4 December 2021.
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Results by round
Matches
Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.
| 10 April 2021 Round 1 | Örebro SK | 0–0 | IFK Göteborg | Örebro |
| 17:30 | Report | Stadium: Eyravallen Attendance: 8 Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg |
| 19 April 2021 Round 2 | IFK Göteborg | 2–0 | AIK | Gothenburg |
| 19:00 | Sigþórsson |
Report | Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 8 Referee: Andreas Ekberg |
| 26 April 2021 Round 3 | IFK Göteborg | 2–3 | Degerfors IF | Gothenburg |
| 18:30 | Aiesh Yakob |
Report | Ayaz Bertilsson |
Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 8 Referee: Victor Wolf |
| 2 May 2021 Round 4 | Halmstads BK | 1–1 | IFK Göteborg | Halmstad |
| 15:00 | Antonsson |
Report | Sana |
Stadium: Örjans Vall Attendance: 8 Referee: Glenn Nyberg |
| 8 May 2021 Round 5 | IFK Göteborg | 1–1 | BK Häcken | Gothenburg |
| 15:00 | Sana |
Report | Ekpolo |
Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 8 Referee: Andreas Ekberg |
| 12 May 2021 Round 6 | Kalmar FF | 0–0 | IFK Göteborg | Kalmar |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena Attendance: 8 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson |
| 17 May 2021 Round 7 | IFK Göteborg | 2–2 | IK Sirius | Gothenburg |
| 18:30 | Yakob Hamšík |
Report | Kouakou |
Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 8 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim |
| 23 May 2021 Round 8 | Djurgårdens IF | 0–0 | IFK Göteborg | Stockholm |
| 17:30 | Report | Stadium: Tele2 Arena Attendance: 8 Referee: Glenn Nyberg |
| 5 July 2021 Round 9 | IFK Göteborg | 0–1 | IF Elfsborg | Gothenburg |
| 19:00 | Report | Larsson |
Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 8,773 Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg |
| 11 July 2021 Round 10 | Östersunds FK | 2–3 | IFK Göteborg | Östersund |
| 17:30 | Jno-Baptiste Kroon |
Report | Sigþórsson Eriksson Söder |
Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena Attendance: 1,380 Referee: Glenn Nyberg |
| 18 July 2021 Round 11 | IFK Göteborg | 3–2 | Mjällby AIF | Gothenburg |
| 17:30 | Sigþórsson Berg Jallow |
Report | Sarr |
Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 9,031 Referee: Victor Wolf |
| 26 July 2021 Round 12 | Varbergs BoIS | 2–0 | IFK Göteborg | Varberg |
| 19:00 | Alfonsi Moon |
Report | Stadium: Påskbergsvallen Attendance: 608 Referee: Andreas Ekberg |
| 2 August 2021 Round 13 | IFK Göteborg | 1–2 | IFK Norrköping | Gothenburg |
| 19:00 | Berg |
Report | Agardius Björk |
Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 9,742 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim |
| 8 August 2021 Round 14 | IFK Göteborg | 0–0 | Hammarby IF | Gothenburg |
| 17:30 | Report | Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 9,337 Referee: Victor Wolf |
| 14 August 2021 Round 15 | Malmö FF | 2–3 | IFK Göteborg | Malmö |
| 15:00 | Čolak Abubakari |
Report | Berg Larsson Sana |
Stadium: Stadion Attendance: 5,652 Referee: Glenn Nyberg |
| 23 August 2021 Round 16 | IFK Göteborg | 1–2 | Varbergs BoIS | Gothenburg |
| 19:00 | Söder |
Report | Tranberg Moon |
Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 8,062 Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg |
| 29 August 2021 Round 17 | BK Häcken | 3–2 | IFK Göteborg | Gothenburg |
| 15:00 | Bengtsson Jeremejeff Wålemark |
Report | Sana Berg |
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 1,820 Referee: Adam Ladebäck |
| 12 September 2021 Round 18 | IFK Göteborg | 2–0 | Halmstads BK | Gothenburg |
| 17:30 | Sana Berg |
Report | Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 7,101 Referee: Fredrik Klitte |
| 20 September 2021 Round 19 | AIK | 3–1 | IFK Göteborg | Solna |
| 19:00 | Bahoui Otieno |
Report | Thern |
Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 14,077 Referee: Adam Ladebäck |
| 23 September 2021 Round 20 | Hammarby IF | 3–0 | IFK Göteborg | Stockholm |
| 19:00 | Amoo Ouattara Rodić |
Report | Stadium: Tele2 Arena Attendance: 9,655 Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg |
| 27 September 2021 Round 21 | IFK Göteborg | 0–2 | Kalmar FF | Gothenburg |
| 19:00 | Report | Romário J. Ring |
Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 6,384 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson |
| 1 October 2021 Round 22 | IF Elfsborg | 1–0 | IFK Göteborg | Borås |
| 19:00 | Okkels |
Report | Stadium: Borås Arena Attendance: 11,285 Referee: Andreas Ekberg |
| 17 October 2021 Round 23 | IFK Göteborg | 2–0 | Örebro SK | Gothenburg |
| 17:30 | Wendt |
Report | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 13,345 Referee: Victor Wolf |
| 24 October 2021 Round 24 | Mjällby AIF | 1–3 | IFK Göteborg | Hällevik |
| 15:00 | Sarr |
Report | Johansson Berg |
Stadium: Strandvallen Attendance: 4,216 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim |
| 28 October 2021 Round 25 | IFK Göteborg | 3–0 | Djurgårdens IF | Gothenburg |
| 19:00 | Erlingmark Berg Sana |
Report | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 12,251 Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg |
| 1 November 2021 Round 26 | Degerfors IF | 0–1 | IFK Göteborg | Degerfors |
| 19:00 UTC+1 | Report | Vilhelmsson |
Stadium: Stora Valla Attendance: 4,086 Referee: Adam Ladebäck |
| 7 November 2021 Round 27 | IFK Göteborg | 0–2 | Malmö FF | Gothenburg |
| 17:30 UTC+1 | Report | Rieks |
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 16,781 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson |
| 21 November 2021 Round 28 | IK Sirius | 3–3 | IFK Göteborg | Uppsala |
| 17:30 UTC+1 | Sylisufaj Hellborg |
Report | Aiesh Vilhelmsson Bjärsmyr |
Stadium: Studenternas IP Attendance: 4,197 Referee: Glenn Nyberg |
| 28 November 2021 Round 29 | IFK Göteborg | 4–0 | Östersunds FK | Gothenburg |
| 15:00 UTC+1 | Berg Sana Ouattara |
Report | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 10,824 Referee: Granit Maqedonci |
| 4 December 2021 Round 30 | IFK Norrköping | 1–2 | IFK Göteborg | Norrköping |
| 15:00 UTC+1 | Nyman |
Report | Berg Bernardo |
Stadium: Nya Parken Attendance: 3,221 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson |
Svenska Cupen
2020–21
- The tournament continued from the 2020 season.
Kickoff times are in UTC+1.
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | IFKN | IFKG | SIF | GIF | |
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| 1 | IFK Norrköping | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||
| 2 | IFK Göteborg | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | 1–1 | |||||
| 3 | Sandvikens IF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | 1–4 | 3–4 | ||||
| 4 | GIF Sundsvall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | 2–3 |
Source: Swedish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Highest ranked team
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Highest ranked team
| 20 February 2021 Matchday 1 | Sandvikens IF | 3–4 | IFK Göteborg | Sandviken |
| 13:00 | Mohammed Bonnah |
Report | Wernbloom Jallow Söder C. Johansson |
Stadium: Jernvallen Attendance: 8 Referee: Glenn Nyberg |
| 28 February 2021 Matchday 2 | IFK Göteborg | 1–1 | GIF Sundsvall | Gothenburg |
| 13:00 | Sana |
Report | Hallenius |
Stadium: Valhalla IP Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim |
| 7 March 2021 Matchday 3 | IFK Norrköping | 1–1 | IFK Göteborg | Norrköping |
| 17:00 | Hakšabanović |
Report | Söder |
Stadium: Nya Parken Attendance: 0 Referee: Adam Ladebäck |
2021–22
- The tournament continued into the 2022 season.