2018 IFK Göteborg season

IFK Göteborg
2018 season
ChairmanMats Engström
Head coachPoya Asbaghi
StadiumGamla Ullevi
Allsvenskan11th
2017–18 Svenska CupenQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Giorgi Kharaishvili (9)
All:
Giorgi Kharaishvili
Elías Már Ómarsson (9)
Highest home attendance15,467 vs.
Hammarby IF
(10 April 2018,
Allsvenskan)
Lowest home attendance2,041 vs.
Östers IF
(24 February 2018,
Svenska Cupen)
Average home league attendance9,978[1]
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 season was IFK Göteborg's 113th in existence, their 86th season in Allsvenskan and their 42nd consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen.

Players

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Squad

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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 Sweden SWE Emil Salomonsson (3rd captain)
3 DF Sweden SWE Billy Nordström
4 DF Sweden SWE Carl Starfelt
5 DF Sweden SWE Kristopher Da Graca
6 MF Norway NOR Fredrik Oldrup Jensen (on loan from Zulte Waregem)
7 FW Sweden SWE Tobias Hysén (vice-captain)
8 MF Norway NOR Vajebah Sakor
9 FW Sweden SWE Robin Söder
10 FW Sweden SWE Patrik Karlsson Lagemyr
11 MF Sweden SWE Amin Affane
14 FW Sweden SWE Benjamin Nygren
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Sweden SWE Marcus Degerlund (on loan from Hammarby IF)
16 FW Sweden SWE Sargon Abraham
19 MF Sweden SWE August Erlingmark
20 DF Sweden SWE Victor Wernersson
22 FW Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Kharaishvili (on loan from Saburtalo Tbilisi)
23 DF Sweden SWE David Boo Wiklander (captain)
24 FW Sweden SWE Sebastian Ohlsson
25 GK Sweden SWE Erik Dahlin
26 DF Armenia ARM André Calisir
28 MF Nigeria NGA Alhassan Yusuf
31 GK Sweden SWE Tom Amos

Club

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Other information

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Chairman Sweden Mats Engström
Club director Sweden Max Markusson
Director of sports Sweden Jonas Olsson
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Gamla Ullevi (18,600 / 105x68 m)

Source: IFK Göteborg and Gamla Ullevi

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Allsvenskan N/A 11th 1 April 2018 11 November 2018
2017–18 Svenska Cupen Round 2 Quarter-finals 23 August 2017 10 March 2018

Source: Competitions

Allsvenskan

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Main article: 2018 Allsvenskan

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Örebro SK 30 9 8 13 34 40 −6 35
10 Kalmar FF 30 9 7 14 27 35 −8 34
11 IFK Göteborg 30 9 4 17 38 53 −15 31
12 IF Elfsborg 30 7 9 14 29 41 −12 30
13 IK Sirius 30 8 6 16 37 61 −24 30
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

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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 4 17 38 53  −15 31 5 2 8 20 26  −6 4 2 9 18 27  −9

Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLLWLWWLDLLLWLWLLWLDDLLLDWLLLW
Position2797107789101012121211111110111111111212121213131311
Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

1 April 2018 Round 1 Trelleborgs FF 1–3 IFK Göteborg Trelleborg
17:30 Jovanović 43' Report Ómarsson 21', 49'
Sakor 72'		 Stadium: Vångavallen
Attendance: 5,509
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
10 April 2018 Round 2 IFK Göteborg 1–2 Hammarby IF Gothenburg
19:00 Diskerud 60' Report Paulsen 62'
Hamad 90+1'		 Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 15,467
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
15 April 2018 Round 3 Östersunds FK 2–1 IFK Göteborg Östersund
17:30 Edwards 58'
Ghoddos 64'		 Report Diskerud 73' Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena
Attendance: 5,048
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
19 April 2018 Round 4 IFK Göteborg 1–0 Dalkurd FF Gothenburg
19:00 Engvall 45+1' Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 9,165
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
22 April 2018 Round 5 AIK 2–0 IFK Göteborg Solna
17:30 Silva 20'
Olsson 50'		 Report Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 19,619
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
28 April 2018 Round 6 IFK Göteborg 2–1 BK Häcken Gothenburg
16:00 Ómarsson 15', 60' Report Paulinho 90' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 12,852
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
7 May 2018 Round 7 Malmö FF 1–2 IFK Göteborg Malmö
19:00 Strandberg 54' Report Wernersson 42'
Erlingmark 58'		 Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 17,715
Referee: Stefan Johannesson
13 May 2018 Round 8 IFK Göteborg 0–2 IFK Norrköping Gothenburg
15:00 Report Holmberg 47'
Skrabb 90+5'		 Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 11,925
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg
21 May 2018 Round 9 IF Elfsborg 1–1 IFK Göteborg Borås
19:00 Frick 90+5' Report Kharaishvili 63' Stadium: Borås Arena
Attendance: 11,735
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson
24 May 2018 Round 10 IFK Göteborg 1–3 Djurgårdens IF Gothenburg
19:00 Hysén 75' Report Mrabti 3'
Beijmo 22'
Ring 54'		 Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 12,268
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
27 May 2018 Round 11 GIF Sundsvall 2–0 IFK Göteborg Sundsvall
15:00 Gall 34'
Batanero 59'		 Report Stadium: Idrottsparken
Attendance: 3,596
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg
8 July 2018 Round 12 IFK Göteborg 1–3 Kalmar FF Gothenburg
15:00 Affane 73' Report Diouf 10'
Eriksson 64'
Magnusson 70'		 Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 7,298
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
14 July 2018 Round 13 IFK Göteborg 2–0 Örebro SK Gothenburg
20:00 Kharaishvili 29'
Ómarsson 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 6,479
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson
22 July 2018 Round 14 IK Sirius 3–2 IFK Göteborg Uppsala
17:30 Haglund 45+2'
Arvidsson 56' (pen.), 76' (pen.)		 Report Salomonsson 12' (pen.)
Kharaishvili 37'		 Stadium: Studenternas IP
Attendance: 4,112
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
28 July 2018 Round 15 IFK Göteborg 3–0 IF Brommapojkarna Gothenburg
16:00 Ómarsson 20', 85', 88' Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 7,425
Referee: Patrik Eriksson
4 August 2018 Round 16 Kalmar FF 2–1 IFK Göteborg Kalmar
16:00 Romário 50' (pen.)
Fejzullahu 68'		 Report Sakor 58' Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena
Attendance: 6,459
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
10 August 2018 Round 17 IFK Göteborg 2–3 IK Sirius Gothenburg
19:00 Karlsson Lagemyr 47'
Ohlsson 57'		 Report Ogbu 65'
Haglund 80'
Lundholm 87'		 Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 9,357
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
20 August 2018 Round 18 IFK Göteborg 2–1 Östersunds FK Gothenburg
19:00 Kharaishvili 21'
Sakor 45+1'		 Report Widgren 25' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 8,114
Referee: Stefan Johannesson
27 August 2018 Round 19 IFK Norrköping 2–1 IFK Göteborg Norrköping
19:00 Moberg Karlsson 90' (pen.)
Larsen 90+6'		 Report Abraham 75' Stadium: Nya Parken
Attendance: 9,541
Referee: Bojan Pandžić
2 September 2018 Round 20 Dalkurd FF 1–1 IFK Göteborg Gävle
15:00 Strand 33' Report Kharaishvili 90' (pen.) Stadium: Gavlevallen
Attendance: 728
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg
16 September 2018 Round 21 IFK Göteborg 2–2 IF Elfsborg Gothenburg
17:30 Söder 70'
Kharaishvili 86' (pen.)		 Report Obasi 23'
Frick 33'		 Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 10,096
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
24 September 2018 Round 22 BK Häcken 4–1 IFK Göteborg Gothenburg
19:00 Lundberg 26', 63'
Irandust 33'
Jeremejeff 48'		 Report Söder 69' Stadium: Bravida Arena
Attendance: 6,142
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
27 September 2018 Round 23 IFK Göteborg 0–2 AIK Gothenburg
19:00 Report Elyounoussi 24'
Goitom 89'		 Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 12,104
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson
1 October 2018 Round 24 Hammarby IF 3–0 IFK Göteborg Stockholm
19:00 Paulsen 26'
Hamad 72' (pen.)
Bakircioglu 79'		 Report Stadium: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 18,973
Referee: Bojan Pandžić
6 October 2018 Round 25 IFK Göteborg 2–2 Trelleborgs FF Gothenburg
16:00 Ohlsson 3'
Kharaishvili 90+10'		 Report R. Nilsson 31'
Hörberg 80'		 Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 7,889
Referee: Patrik Eriksson
22 October 2018 Round 26 IF Brommapojkarna 0–2 IFK Göteborg Solna
19:00 Report Ohlsson 25'
Wernersson 59'		 Stadium: Grimsta IP
Attendance: 2,308
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
26 October 2018 Round 27 IFK Göteborg 1–2 GIF Sundsvall Gothenburg
19:00 Kharaishvili 87' (pen.) Report Hallenius 5', 17' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 6,172
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
31 October 2018 Round 28 Djurgårdens IF 2–0 IFK Göteborg Stockholm
19:00 UTC+1 Badji 9', 45' Report Stadium: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 8,751
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
4 November 2018 Round 29 IFK Göteborg 0–3 Malmö FF Gothenburg
15:00 UTC+1 Report Gall 65'
Rieks 71'
Rosenberg 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 13,073
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson
11 November 2018 Round 30 Örebro SK 1–3 IFK Göteborg Örebro
15:00 UTC+1 Boo Wiklander 84' (o.g.) Report Nygren 7', 89'
Kharaishvili 57' (pen.)		 Stadium: Eyravallen
Attendance: 4,129
Referee: Johan Hamlin

Svenska Cupen

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2017–18

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The tournament continued from the 2017 season.
Main article: 2017–18 Svenska Cupen

Kickoff times are in UTC+1.

Group stage
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification IFKG ÖIF VAR IKS
1 IFK Göteborg 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to Knockout stage — 1–1 1–0 —
2 Östers IF 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 — — 2–1 —
3 Varbergs BoIS 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3 — — — 2–1
4 IK Sirius 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2 2–2 1–1 — —
Source: Swedish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Highest ranked team
17 February 2018 Matchday 1 IFK Göteborg 1–0 Varbergs BoIS Gothenburg
16:00 Diskerud 75' Report Stadium: Bravida Arena
Attendance: 2,410
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
24 February 2018 Matchday 2 IFK Göteborg 1–1 Östers IF Gothenburg
14:00 Diskerud 67' Report Helg 19' Stadium: Bravida Arena
Attendance: 2,041
Referee: Adam Ladebäck
4 March 2018 Matchday 3 IK Sirius 2–2 IFK Göteborg Uppsala
17:00 Arvidsson 50' (pen.)
Nygren 90+1'		 Report Ómarsson 54'
Ohlsson 80'		 Stadium: Lötens IP
Attendance: 1,221
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
Knockout stage
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10 March 2018 Quarter-finals Malmö FF 1–0 IFK Göteborg Malmö
13:00 Nielsen 18' Report Stadium: Malmö IP
Attendance: 4,135
Referee: Glenn Nyberg

2018–19

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The tournament continued into the 2019 season.
Main article: 2018–19 Svenska Cupen
Qualification stage
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23 August 2018 Round 2 Torns IF 0–4 IFK Göteborg Lund
18:30 UTC+2 Report Abraham 8'
Wernersson 73'
Degerlund 76'
Ohlsson 85'		 Stadium: Klostergårdens IP
Attendance: 2,203
Referee: Robert Daradić

Non-competitive

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Pre-season

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Kickoff times are in UTC+1.

20 January 2018 Friendly IFK Göteborg Sweden 1–3 Denmark AaB Gothenburg, Sweden
13:00 Salomonsson 31' Report Rolim 32'
Šafranko 51'
Kristensen 80'		 Stadium: Prioritet Serneke Arena
Attendance: 2,032
Referee: Granit Maqedonci
27 January 2018 Friendly IFK Göteborg Sweden 3–2 Norway Stabæk Gothenburg, Sweden
16:00 Salomonsson 43' (pen.)
Ohlsson 78', 89'		 Report Gyasi 4'
Sæter 10'		 Stadium: Prioritet Serneke Arena
Attendance: 1,755
Referee: Robert Daradić
3 February 2018 Friendly IFK Göteborg Sweden 2–1 Denmark OB San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
16:00 Ómarsson 68'
Salomonsson 72' (pen.)		 Report Festersen 62' Stadium: Pinatar Football Center
Attendance: 78
Referee: Salvador Lax Franco (Spain)
9 February 2018 Friendly Meizhou Meixian Techand China 1–3 Sweden IFK Göteborg San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
16:00 Muriqui 27' Report Ómarsson 14'
Affane 24'
Nordström 61'		 Stadium: Pinatar Football Center
Referee: José Joaquín Gallego Gambín (Spain)
16 March 2018 Friendly IFK Göteborg 3–0 IF Brommapojkarna Gothenburg, Sweden
17:00 Ómarsson 7', 33'
Kharaishvili 86'		 Report Stadium: Bravida Arena
Attendance: 474
Referee: Robert Daradić
24 March 2018 Friendly IFK Göteborg 1–0 Örgryte IS Gothenburg, Sweden
13:00 Nygren 76' Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 9,855
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg

Mid-season

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Kickoff times are in UTC+2.

11 June 2018 Friendly Dalakombination 1–8 IFK Göteborg Nyhammar, Sweden
19:00 Eriksson 4' Report Ómarsson 3'
Ingebrigtsen 40', 50'
Yusuf 46', 59'
Nygren 52', 69'
Diskerud 86'		 Stadium: Åvallen
Attendance: 200
Referee: Erik Nordqvist
16 June 2018 Friendly IFK Göteborg 1–2 Djurgårdens IF Borlänge, Sweden
15:00 Hysén 65' Report Chilufya 22'
Radetinac 39'		 Stadium: Kvarnsvedens IP
Attendance: 674
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
30 June 2018 Friendly Bodens BK 1–4 IFK Göteborg Boden, Sweden
16:00 Selini 70' Report Kharaishvili 30', 52', 61' (pen.)
Ingebrigtsen 67'		 Stadium: Boden Arena
Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Joel Bäckström

References

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  1. ^ "Lagstatistik" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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