IFK Värnamo

IFK Värnamo

Full name	Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Värnamo
Founded	1912
Ground	Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Kaj Larsson
Head coach	Peter Johansson Jörgen Petersson
League	Superettan
2016	Superettan, 11th
Home colours Away colours

IFK Värnamo is a Swedish football club located in Värnamo. The club is currently playing in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan. The most famous player from the club is Jonas Thern, who was captain of the Swedish national football team when they finished third in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 9th 1994 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 7th 1995 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 12th Relegated 1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 1st Promoted 1997 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 10th Relegation Playoffs 1998 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 12th Relegated 1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 4th 2000 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 2nd Promoted 2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 8th 2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 3rd 2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th 2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th 2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 4th Promoted 2006* Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 10th 2007 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 5th 2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 7th 2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 7th 2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 1st Promoted 2011 Tier 2 Superettan 13th Relegation Playoffs 2012 Tier 2 Superettan 14th Relegation Playoffs 2013 Tier 2 Superettan 14th Relegation Playoffs 2014 Tier 2 Superettan 9th 2015 Tier 2 Superettan 10th * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [1]

Attendances

In recent seasons IFK Värnamo have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 278 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 3 2006 484 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2007 378 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2008 439 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2009 351 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2010 874 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2011 1926 Superettan Tier 2 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [2] Players First-team squad As of 9 March, 2016[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 1 GK Natanel Danielsson 3 DF Johan Andersson 4 DF Jesper Brandt 5 DF Tobias Englund 6 DF Martin Claesson (captain) 7 MF Otto Eriksson 8 MF Dido Hussein 9 FW Pär Cederqvist (vice captain) 10 FW Johan Svahn 11 MF Issam Jebali 13 MF Adnan Kulovac 14 DF Henrik Widén 15 MF Peter Jul Nielsen No. Position Player 16 MF Oscar Johansson 17 MF Johan Svahn 18 FW Yves Nkuru 20 DF Freddy Winst 21 FW Elvis Dani 22 MF Ellis Culum 23 DF David Engström 24 FW Viktor Palmkvist 25 MF Viktor Nilsson 26 DF Sebastian Nyström 27 MF Felix Wieslander 28 DF Lukas Wennberg 29 MF Rasmus Fredriksson 30 GK Björn Åkesson 31 GK Jonathan Rasheed Current youth players with first-team experience As of 7 July 2013[upper-alpha 1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player — GK Gustaf Berglund Out on loan As of 10 January 2015 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 19 MF Kavin Trinh (at Ljungby IF until 8 January 2016) No. Position Player 31 GK Tobias Andersson (at Ljungby IF until 8 January 2016) For season transfers, see transfers winter 2014–15. Achievements League Division 1 Södra: Winners (1): 2010 Footnotes Current youth players who at least have sat on the bench in a competitive match. References "GAIS – Lagfacta – IFK Värnamo". Retrieved 06.09.2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help) "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-12-09. "Trupp 2015" (in Swedish). IFK Värnamo. Retrieved 7 July 2013. External links Official site