Djurgårdens IF Fotboll in European football
Swedish club in European football
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Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, also known simply as Djurgårdens IF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Stockholm. The club have participated in 20 editions of the club competitions governed by UEFA, the chief authority for football across Europe, during 18 seasons.[1] These include seven seasons in the European Cup and Champions League, nine seasons in the UEFA Cup and Europa League, three seasons in the UEFA Europa Conference League, three seasons in the Cup Winners' Cup and one season in the Intertoto Cup.
| Club | Djurgårdens IF |
|---|---|
| Most appearances | Haris Radetinac (29) |
| Top scorer | Joel Asoro (8) |
| First entry | 1955–56 European Cup |
| Latest entry | 2024–25 UEFA Conference League |
Djurgården's first match in European football was against Gwardia Warsaw of Poland in the 1955–56 European Cup, a 0–0 draw in Stockholm.[2][1] John Eriksson scored Djurgården's first goal in European football in the return leg in Warsaw.[3]
Djurgården reached the quarter-final of the inaugural European Cup, where they lost to Hibernian FC of Scotland.[1] Other merits include reaching the group stage of the UEFA Europa Conference League in 2022–23, and qualifying for the round of 16, which they lost against Lech Poznań of Poland.[1] In 2024–25, Djurgården reached the league phase of the UEFA Conference League, where they finished 5th and again qualified for the round of 16.[4] In said tournament, Djurgården then advanced to the semi-finals by beating Rapid Wien of Austria,[5] which they lost to Chelsea, 1–5 on aggregate.[6]
Djurgården's 8–0 victory over Apollon Limassol of Cyprus in the 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup is the club's most decisive win in European competitions, while the team's heaviest defeat is 0–6, against Bulgarian club Levski Sofia in the 1965–66 European Cup. With 26 appearances in European competitions, Haris Radetinac is Djurgården's most capped player. Joel Asoro has scored the most European goals with 8.[7]
Djurgården also competed in the non-UEFA European competitions the 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup,[1] the 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup,[1] and in 13 instances of the Intertoto Cup before it became a UEFA competition (1963–64,[8] 1965–66,[9] 1967,[10] 1968,[11] 1969,[12] 1970,[13] 1971,[14] 1972,[15] 1973,[16] 1974,[17] 1976,[18] 1989,[19] and 1991[20]). Furthermore, Djurgården competed in the inter-Nordic competitions the 1959–62 Nordic Cup,[21] the 2004–05 Royal League,[22] and the 2005–06 Royal League.[23] Of these competitions, Djurgården reached the final of the 1959–62 Nordic Cup, which they lost to Helsinki-Alliance of Finland.[21] They also reached the semi-finals of the 2005–06 Royal League, which they lost to Lillestrøm SK of Norway.[23] To these results, a heavier loss than the one above, 0–7 against Wacker Innsbruck in the 1967 Intertoto Cup, can also be included.
Key
- S = Seasons
- Pld = Played
- W = Games won
- D = Games drawn
- L = Games lost
- GF = Goals for
- GA = Goals against
- GD = Goal difference
- Final = Final
- SF = Semi-finals
- QF = Quarter-finals
- R16 = Round of 16
- 2R = Round 2
- 1R = Round 1
- GS = Group stage
- LP = League phase
- PO = Play-off round
- QR = Qualifying round
- 3QR = Third qualifying round
- 2QR = Second qualifying round
- 1QR = First qualifying round
- PR = Preliminary round
- a.e.t. = Match determined after extra time
- a = Match determined by away goals rule
- p = Match determined by penalty shoot-out
- Agg = Aggregated score
- Ref = Reference
- Djurgården's score is noted first in all of the match results given below.
Overall record
By competition
| Tournament | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Cup/UEFA Champions League | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 23.5 |
| UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 34.6 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League/UEFA Conference League | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 58.8 |
| European Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 12.5 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 50.0 |
| Total | 89 | 36 | 20 | 33 | 133 | 124 | +9 | 40.4 |
By opponent club country
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 25.0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 50.0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.0 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 60.0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50.0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50.0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 33.3 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 50.0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50.0 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 50.0 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 50.0 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 83.3 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 28.6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.0 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 66.7 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 33.3 |
By club
Clubs Djurgården have played against a minimum of three times:
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 75.0 |
Matches
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
| Season | Stage | Opponent | Date | Venue | Score | Agg | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Country | |||||||
| European Cup Winners' Cup | ||||||||
| 1975–76 | 1R | Wrexham | 16 September 1975 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 1–2 | 2–3 | [101] | |
| 30 September 1975 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm | 1–1 | [102] | |||||
| 1989–90 | 1R | US Luxembourg | 12 September 1989 | Stade Achille Hammerel, Luxembourg | 0–0 | 5–0 | [103] | |
| 27 September 1989 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna | 5–0 | [104] | |||||
| 2R | Real Valladolid | 18 October 1989 | Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla, Valladolid | 0–2 | 2–4 | [105] | ||
| 1 November 1989 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna | 2–2 | [106] | |||||
| 1990–91 | 1R | Fram | 19 September 1990 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík | 0–3 | 1–4 | [107] | |
| 3 October 1990 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna | 1–1 | [108] | |||||
UEFA Intertoto Cup
| Season | Stage | Opponent | Date | Venue | Score | Agg | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Country | |||||||
| 1996 | GS | LASK | 22 June 1996 | Union-Stadion, Wels | 0–2 | 3rd | [109] | |
| Apollon Limassol | 29 June 1996 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm | 8–0 | [109] | ||||
| Werder Bremen | 7 July 1996 | Weserstadion, Bremen | 2–3 | [109] | ||||
| B68 Toftir | 20 July 1996 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm | 5–1 | [109] | ||||
Non-UEFA matches
| Tournament | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0.0 |
| Intertoto Cup | 78 | 22 | 12 | 44 | 99 | 155 | −56 | 28.2 |
| Nordic Cup | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 85.7 |
| Royal League | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 31.3 |
| Total | 105 | 33 | 15 | 57 | 139 | 198 | −59 | 31.4 |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
| Season | Stage | Opponent | Date | Venue | Score | Agg | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Country | |||||||
| 1964–65 | 1R | Manchester United | 23 September 1964 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna | 1–1 | 2–7 | [110] | |
| 27 October 1964 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1–6 | [111] | |||||
| 1966–67 | 1R | Lokomotive Leipzig | 24 August 1966 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm | 1–3 | 2–5 | [112] | |
| 27 September 1966 | Zentralstadion, Leipzig | 1–2 | [113] | |||||
Intertoto Cup
Nordic Cup
| Season | Stage | Opponent | Date | Venue | Score | Agg | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Country | |||||||
| 1959–62 | R16 | Skovshoved | 4 August 1959 | Parken, Copenhagen | 3–0 | 8–1 | [128] | |
| 8 September 1959 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna | 5–1 | [129] | |||||
| QF | KB | 20 October 1959 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna | 1–0 | 2–0 | [130] | ||
| 1 June 1960 | Parken, Copenhagen | 1–0 | [131] | |||||
| SF | IFK Norrköping | 9 April 1961 | Idrottsparken, Norrköping | 2–0 | 7–3 | [132] | ||
| 25 June 1962 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna | 5–3 | [133] | |||||
| Final | Helsinki-Alliance | 31 July 1962 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm | 0–1 | [21] | |||