2014 IFK Göteborg season

The 2014 season was IFK Göteborg's 109th in existence, their 82nd season in Allsvenskan and their 38th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished second, Svenska Cupen where they were knocked out in the quarter-finals and the UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out in the third qualifying round. IFK Göteborg also participated in one competition in which the club continued playing in for the 2015 season, 2014–15 Svenska Cupen. The season began with the group stage of Svenska Cupen on 1 March, league play started on 30 March and lasted until 1 November. A new captain was announced since former captain Tobias Hysén left the squad. Vice captain Mattias Bjärsmyr took over the captaincy.[1]

IFK Göteborg

2014 season
Chairman	Karl Jartun
Head coach	Mikael Stahre
Stadium	Gamla Ullevi
Allsvenskan	2nd
2013–14 Svenska Cupen	Quarter-finals
2014–15 UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Lasse Vibe (23) All: Lasse Vibe (29)
Highest home attendance	17,073 vs. Malmö FF (7 April 2014, Allsvenskan)
Lowest home attendance	2,614 vs. IFK Värnamo (1 March 2014, Svenska Cupen)
Average home league attendance	10,739 (in Allsvenskan) 9,162 (in all competitions)
Home colours Away colours

Summary

Allsvenskan

The league season started on 30 March 2014 and is scheduled to end on 2 November 2014. The official season fixtures were released on 20 December 2013. IFK Göteborg started the season with an away fixture against rivals AIK on 31 March, IFK Göteborg won the match 2–0. After the victory in the opening game, the club lost home against Malmö FF. The season will feature a summer break due to the 2014 FIFA World Cup being held between 12 June and 13 July, IFK Göteborg will play no league matches between 2 June and 6 July. The club will play its last league fixture of the season home against Halmstads BK on 2 November.

After the loss against Malmö FF, IFK Göteborg have played 10 consecutive games without losing, including a 5–0 win home against Åtvidabergs FF on 17 April and 1–1 draw against local rivals BK Häcken on 2 June. But because of the club only have gained 4 victories in 12 matches, IFK Göteborg is only currently placed sixth in the league.

Svenska Cupen

IFK Göteborg qualified for the group stage of the 2013–14 Svenska Cupen in the 2013 season by beating Lunds BK 4–0 on 22 August 2013. The club was seeded second in the group stage draw after finishing second in the 2013 Allsvenskan. The groups were drawn on 13 November 2013 and IFK Göteborg were drawn against Superettan teams GIF Sundsvall and IFK Värnamo and Division 2 team Hudiksvalls FF. The group stage is being played between 1 and 15 March 2014 before the start of the league season.[2]

The first match was a home fixture against IFK Värnamo at Valhalla IP on 1 March 2014, IFK Göteborg won the match 2–0. The second match was an away fixture against Hudiksvalls FF on 8 March 2014, IFK Göteborg won the match 10–0 after five goals by Robin Söder. The win is together with the club's 10–0 victory against Karlskrona BK in 1941 and 11–1 victory against Åsebro IF in 1997 the biggest victory in Svenska Cupen for IFK Göteborg.[3]

The third and final match was a home fixture against GIF Sundsvall on 15 March 2014 at Ullevi which IFK Göteborg won 4–2. IFK Göteborg won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals where they faced Superettan club IK Sirius. The quarter-finals were drawn on 17 March 2014, the club was seeded in the draw after finishing as one of the four best group winners.[4] The quarter-final was played at home on 23 March 2014, IFK Göteborg lost the match 1–0 and was knocked out.

The draw for the second round of the 2014–15 Svenska Cupen was made on 7 August.[5] IFK Göteborg faced Division 3 side Assyriska Turabdin IK. The match was played away in Jönköping on 20 August and IFK Göteborg won 5–0 and progressed to the group stage to be held in March 2015.

UEFA Europa League

IFK Göteborg qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League by merit of finishing third in the 2013 Allsvenskan. The club entered the competition in the first round of qualification. The draw for the first and second qualifying rounds was held on 23 June, IFK Göteborg was seeded in both rounds in the draw. The club was drawn against the 2013–14 Luxembourgian runners-up Fola Esch in the first qualifying round. This was the fifth time that IFK Göteborg faced Luxembourgian opposition in European competition, and the first time since 2005. The first leg of the fixture was played at home on 3 July and ended in a 0–0 draw after a game of few chances from either side. The away fixture at Stade Josy Barthel in Luxembourg City was played on 10 July and ended with a 2–0 win for IFK Göteborg, thus taking them through to the second qualifying round with 2–0 on aggregate.

IFK Göteborg faced 2013–14 Hungarian runners-up Győri in the second qualifying round. The first leg was played at the ETO Park in Győr on 17 July and ended in a 3–0 victory for IFK Göteborg. The second leg was played on 24 July at home and ended with a 1–0 defeat for IFK Göteborg. The tie ended in a 3–1 win with IFK Göteborg advancing to the third qualifying round. This was the third time IFK Göteborg face a club from the Hungary in European competition and the first time since 2005.

IFK Göteborg faced 2013–14 Portuguese cup runners-up Rio Ave in the third qualifying round, IFK Göteborg were unseeded in the draw held on 18 July. The first leg was played at home on 31 July and ended in a 1–0 defeat for IFK Göteborg. The second leg was played on 7 August at Estádio do Rio Ave in Vila do Conde and ended with a 0–0 draw, which confirmed the aggregate score to 1–0 in favour of Rio Ave. This was the second time IFK Göteborg face a club from the Portugal in European competition and the first time since 1996.

Key events

• 21 October 2013: Forward Hannes Stiller leaves the club.[6] On 28 November he joined Superettan club Ljungskile SK.
• 28 October 2013: Defender Kjetil Wæhler signs a new one-year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the season.[7]
• 31 October 2013: Midfielder Martin Smedberg-Dalence joins the club on a four-year contract, transferring from IFK Norrköping.[8]
• 8 November 2013: Midfielder Pontus Farnerud leaves the club and retires.[9]
• 12 November 2013: Forward Sebastian Ohlsson leaves the club.[10] On 12 December he joined Division 1 club and rival Örgryte IS.
• 14 November 2013: Chairman Bertil Rignäs announces his resignation from the club.[11]
• 15 November 2013: Defender Logi Valgarðsson leaves the club, transferring to Sogndal IL.[12]
• 27 November 2013: Defender Erik Lund signs a new three-months contract, keeping him at the club until 31 March.[13]
• 4 December 2013: Midfielder Hampus Zackrisson is promoted to the first-team squad, signing a half-year contract to keep him at the club until 30 June.[14]
• 26 December 2013: Forward Pär Ericsson leaves the club, transferring to Mons.[15]
• 31 December 2013: Defender Mikael Dyrestam leaves the club. On 25 March he joined Aalesunds FK.[16]
• 3 January 2014: Forward and captain Tobias Hysén leaves the club, transferring to Shanghai Dongya.[17]
• 13 January 2014: Defender Mattias Bjärsmyr is chosen as the club's new captain.[1]
• 16 February 2014: Forward Hannes Stiller is selected as 2013 Archangel of the Year, an annual price given by the Supporterklubben Änglarna to a player who has shown a great loyalty to IFK Göteborg.[18]
• 17 February 2014: Director of sports Håkan Mild announces his resignation from the club.[19]
• 25 February 2014: Forward Gustav Engvall is promoted to the first-team squad, signing a four-year contract to keep him at the club until the end of the 2017 season.[20]
• 4 March 2014: Midfielder May Mahlangu joins the club on a one-year contract, transferring from Helsingborgs IF.[21]
• 6 March 2014: Karl Jartun is selected as new chairman at the annual meeting.[22]
• 8 March 2014: IFK Göteborg beats Division 2 team Hudiksvalls FF with 10–0 in Svenska Cupen which tangent the biggest win in Svenska Cupen for the club.[3]
• 12 March 2014: Forward Malick Mané joins the club on a four-year contract, transferring from Sogndal IL.[23]
• 13 March 2014: Head coach Mikael Stahre and assistant coach Magnus Edlund signs a new one-year contract, keeping them at the club until the end of the 2015 season.[24]
• 23 March 2014: Midfielder Gustav Svensson joins the club on a four-year contract, transferring from Tavriya Simferopol.[25]
• 24 March 2014: Defender Erik Lund leaves the club, transferring to Varbergs BoIS.[26]
• 26 March 2014: The club announces the appointment of Mats Gren as the new director of sports.[27]
• 27 March 2014: Midfielder Nordin Gerzić leaves the club on loan to Örebro SK until 1 August 2014.[28]
• 28 March 2014: Defender Jonathan Azulay leaves the club on loan to Östersunds FK until 15 July 2014.[29]
• 6 June 2014: Midfielder Hampus Zackrisson signs a new half-year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the season.[30]
• 30 June 2014: Defender Patrick Dyrestam is promoted to the first-team squad, signing a three and a half-year contract to keep him at the club until the end of the 2017 season.[31]
• 2 July 2014: Defender Jonathan Azulay extends his loan agreement with Östersunds FK so it covers the rest of the season.[32]
• 7 July 2014: Midfielder Nordin Gerzić extends his loan agreement with Örebro SK so it covers the rest of the season.[33]
• 15 July 2014: Midfielder Darijan Bojanić leaves the club, transferring to Helsingborgs IF.[34]
• 23 July 2014: Forward Malick Mané leaves the club on loan to Central Coast Mariners for the duration of the 2014–15 season.[35]
• 6 August 2014: Goalkeeper Mattias Hugosson joins the club on a half-year contract.[36]
• 9 August 2014: Midfielder Søren Rieks joins the club on a three and a half-year contract, transferring from NEC.[37]
• 11 August 2014: Forward Kenneth Zohore joins the club on a loan contract for the rest of the season, transferring from Fiorentina.[38] Midfielder Daniel Sobralense leaves the club on loan to Örebro SK for the duration of the season.[39] Midfielder Diego Calvo joins the club on a loan contract for the rest of the season, transferring from Vålerenga.[40]
• 13 August 2014: Forward Sam Larsson leaves the club, transferring to Heerenveen.[41]
• 22 August 2014: Forward Robin Söder leaves the club, transferring to Esbjerg fB.[42]
• 30 September 2014: Defender Emil Salomonsson signs a new four-year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2018 season.[43]
• 6 November 2014: Forward Gustav Engvall is selected as Allsvenskan newcomer of the year.[44]

Players

Squad

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  SWE John Alvbåge 2 DF  SWE Emil Salomonsson 3 MF  SWE Hampus Zackrisson 4 DF  NOR Kjetil Wæhler (vice captain) 5 MF  SWE Philip Haglund 6 DF  SWE Ludwig Augustinsson 8 MF  SWE Nordin Gerzić 8 MF  DEN Søren Rieks 9 MF  BOL Martin Smedberg-Dalence 10 MF  BRA Daniel Sobralense 11 FW  SWE Robin Söder 12 GK  SWE Marcus Sandberg 13 MF  SWE Gustav Svensson 14 DF  ISL Hjálmar Jónsson

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  SWE Jakob Johansson 16 FW  DEN Kenneth Zohore (on loan from Fiorentina) 17 FW  SWE Sam Larsson 18 MF  SWE Darijan Bojanić 19 FW  SWE Gustav Engvall 21 FW  SEN Malick Mané 22 DF  SWE Adam Johansson 24 MF  CRC Diego Calvo (on loan from Vålerenga) 25 GK  SWE Mattias Hugosson 26 MF  RSA May Mahlangu 27 MF  SWE Joel Allansson 29 FW  DEN Lasse Vibe 30 DF  SWE Mattias Bjärsmyr (captain) 31 DF  SWE Patrick Dyrestam

Youth players with first-team appearances

Youth players who played a competitive match for the club in 2014.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 32 MF  SWE Karl Bohm

No. Pos. Nation Player 33 DF  SWE Billy Nordström

Players in/out

Midfielder May Mahlangu joined IFK Göteborg from Helsingborgs IF. He was selected as Allsvenskan player of the year in 2011.

Forward and captain Tobias Hysén left the club for Chinese side Shanghai Dongya after six and a half seasons.

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
9	MF		Martin Smedberg-Dalence	29	IFK Norrköping	Bosman	Winter	2017	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
3	MF		Hampus Zackrisson	19	Youth system	Promoted	Winter	2014 (June)	—	ifkgoteborg.se
18	FW		Pär Ericsson	25	Mjällby AIF	Loan return	Winter	2013	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
13	FW		Sebastian Ohlsson	20	Örgryte IS	Loan return	Winter	2013	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
20	DF		Jonathan Azulay	20	Örgryte IS	Loan return	Winter	2014	—	ifkgoteborg.se
8	MF		Nordin Gerzić	30	Örebro SK	Loan return	Winter	2015	—	ifkgoteborg.se
19	FW		Gustav Engvall	17	Youth system	Promoted	Winter	2017	—	ifkgoteborg.se
26	MF		May Mahlangu	24	Helsingborgs IF	Bosman	Winter	2014	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
21	FW		Malick Mané	25	Sogndal	Transfer	Winter	2017	(~ 5.3M SEK)[45]	ifkgoteborg.se
13	MF		Gustav Svensson	27	Tavriya Simferopol	Bosman	Winter	2017	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
31	DF		Patrick Dyrestam	18	Youth system	Promoted	Summer	2017	—	ifkgoteborg.se
25	GK		Mattias Hugosson	40	Retirement	Bosman	Summer	2014	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
8	MF		Søren Rieks	27	NEC	Transfer	Summer	2017	(~ 3.7M SEK)[46]	ifkgoteborg.se
16	FW		Kenneth Zohore	20	Fiorentina	Loan	Summer	2014	—	ifkgoteborg.se
24	MF		Diego Calvo	23	Vålerenga	Loan	Summer	2014	—	ifkgoteborg.se

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
19	FW		Hannes Stiller	35	Ljungskile SK	End of contract	Winter	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
21	MF		Pontus Farnerud	33	Retirement	End of contract	Winter	—	ifkgoteborg.se
13	FW		Sebastian Ohlsson	20	Örgryte IS	End of contract	Winter	Free	fotbolltransfers.com
3	DF		Logi Valgarðsson	25	Sogndal	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	ifkgoteborg.se
18	FW		Pär Ericsson	25	Mons	End of contract	Winter	Free	fotbolltransfers.com
24	DF		Mikael Dyrestam	22	Aalesund	End of contract	Winter	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
7	FW		Tobias Hysén	31	Shanghai Dongya	Transfer	Winter	(~ 9.5M SEK)[47]	ifkgoteborg.se
16	DF		Erik Lund	25	Varbergs BoIS	End of contract	Winter	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
8	MF		Nordin Gerzić	30	Örebro SK	Loan	Winter	—	ifkgoteborg.se
20	DF		Jonathan Azulay	20	Östersunds FK	Loan	Winter	—	ifkgoteborg.se
18	MF		Darijan Bojanić	19	Helsingborgs IF	Transfer	Summer	(~ 0.75M SEK)[48]	ifkgoteborg.se
21	FW		Malick Mané	25	Central Coast Mariners	Loan	Summer	—	ifkgoteborg.se
10	MF		Daniel Sobralense	31	Örebro SK	Loan	Summer	—	ifkgoteborg.se
17	FW		Sam Larsson	21	Heerenveen	Transfer	Summer	(~ 13.0M SEK)[49]	ifkgoteborg.se
11	FW		Robin Söder	23	Esbjerg fB	Transfer	Summer	(~ 2.5M SEK)[50]	ifkgoteborg.se

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Number	Position	Name	2014 Allsvenskan		2013–14 Svenska Cupen 2014–15 Svenska Cupen		2014–15 UEFA Europa League		Total
			Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals
1	GK	John Alvbåge	19	0	4	0	2	0	25	0
2	DF	Emil Salomonsson	24	3	2	0	3	0	29	3
3	MF	Hampus Zackrisson	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
4	DF	Kjetil Wæhler	19	1	4	2	2	0	25	3
5	MF	Philip Haglund	7	0	3	1	0	0	10	1
6	DF	Ludwig Augustinsson	28	1	5	0	5	0	38	1
8	MF	Søren Rieks	12	2	0	0	0	0	12	2
9	MF	Martin Smedberg-Dalence	22	2	4	0	4	0	30	2
12	GK	Marcus Sandberg	11	0	1	0	4	0	16	0
13	MF	Gustav Svensson	24	0	0	0	5	0	29	0
14	DF	Hjálmar Jónsson	9	0	2	0	5	0	16	0
15	MF	Jakob Johansson	27	4	5	1	6	1	38	6
16	FW	Kenneth Zohore	5	2	1	1	0	0	6	3
19	FW	Gustav Engvall	20	8	2	0	2	0	24	8
22	DF	Adam Johansson	16	0	3	0	6	0	25	0
24	MF	Diego Calvo	3	0	1	2	0	0	4	2
25	GK	Mattias Hugosson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	May Mahlangu	24	5	0	0	6	2	30	7
27	MF	Joel Allansson	21	0	1	1	4	0	26	1
29	FW	Lasse Vibe	26	23	4	4	6	2	36	29
30	DF	Mattias Bjärsmyr	30	0	4	0	6	0	40	0
31	DF	Patrick Dyrestam	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
32	MF	Karl Bohm	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
33	DF	Billy Nordström	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players that left the club during the season
8	MF	Nordin Gerzić	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
10	MF	Daniel Sobralense	8	0	1	1	4	0	13	1
11	FW	Robin Söder	19	2	5	6	5	0	29	8
17	FW	Sam Larsson	18	2	4	1	6	0	28	3
18	MF	Darijan Bojanić	3	1	3	1	0	0	6	2
21	FW	Malick Mané	11	1	1	0	1	0	13	1

Disciplinary record

N	P	Nat.	Name	Allsvenskan			Svenska Cupen			UEFA Europa League			Total			Notes
1	GK		John Alvbåge	1									1
4	DF		Kjetil Wæhler	2		2	1			1			4		2
5	MF		Philip Haglund	1									1
6	DF		Ludwig Augustinsson	3			1			3			7
9	MF		Martin Smedberg-Dalence	3						1			4
11	FW		Robin Söder	2									2
12	GK		Marcus Sandberg	1									1
13	MF		Gustav Svensson	3		1							3		1
15	MF		Jakob Johansson	3									3
17	FW		Sam Larsson	2									2
21	FW		Malick Mané	1									1
22	DF		Adam Johansson	3			1						4
26	MF		May Mahlangu	1						1			2
29	FW		Lasse Vibe	2									2
30	DF		Mattias Bjärsmyr	2									2
32	MF		Karl Bohm				1						1

Source: ifkgoteborg.se
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Club

The 2014 season was Mikael Stahre's third and last season with IFK Göteborg.

Gamla Ullevi was the fourth largest stadium in Allsvenskan in 2014.

Coaching staff

Name Role Mikael Stahre Head coach Magnus Edlund Assistant coach / U21 head coach Johan Kristoffersson Fitness coach Stefan Remnér Goalkeeping coach Fredrik Larsson Physiotherapist Tim Rahmquist Physiotherapist Jon Karlsson Club doctor Leif Swärd Club doctor Lennart Sugiardjo Club doctor Johan Örtendahl Mental coach Bertil Lundqvist Equipment manager Rolf Gustavsson Equipment manager Alf Westerberg U21 assistant coach / U19 head coach Thomas Olsson U19 assistant coach Roger Gustafsson Head coach youth academy Olle Sultan Head scout

Other information

Chairman	Karl Jartun
Club director	Martin Kurzwelly
Director of sports	Mats Gren
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Gamla Ullevi (18,900 / 105x68 m)

Source: IFK Göteborg and Gamla Ullevi

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Allsvenskan	N/A	2nd	31 March 2013	3 November 2013
Svenska Cupen	Round 2	Quarter-finals	22 August 2013	23 March 2014
UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Third qualifying round	3 July 2014	7 August 2014

Source: Competitions

Allsvenskan

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Malmö FF (C)	30	18	8	4	59	31	+28	62	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	IFK Göteborg	30	15	11	4	58	34	+24	56	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3	AIK	30	15	7	8	59	42	+17	52	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
4	IF Elfsborg	30	15	7	8	40	31	+9	52
5	BK Häcken	30	13	7	10	58	45	+13	46

Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. IFK Göteborg qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round by winning 2014–15 Svenska Cupen.
2. IF Elfsborg qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round as the fourth-placed team since IFK Göteborg, winners of the 2014–15 Svenska Cupen, already qualified based on league position.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	15	11	4	58	34	+24	56	11	2	2	38	15	+23	4	9	2	20	19	+1

Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	D	D	W	D	W	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W
Position	3	9	9	4	6	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	5	6	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2

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

Matches

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

31 March 2014 Round 1	AIK	0–2	IFK Göteborg	Solna
19:05		Report	Vibe  14' Mané  86'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 30,650 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Täby)

7 April 2014 Round 2	IFK Göteborg	0–3	Malmö FF	Gothenburg
19:05		Report	Molins  8', 28' Rosenberg  82'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 17,073 Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde)

14 April 2014 Round 3	IF Brommapojkarna	1–1	IFK Göteborg	Stockholm
19:00	Segerström  78'	Report	Söder  13'	Stadium: Grimsta IP Attendance: 2,065 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Köping)

17 April 2014 Round 4	IFK Göteborg	5–0	Åtvidabergs FF	Gothenburg
19:00	Vibe  22', 66', 85' Larsson  79' Bojanić  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 8,282 Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Gothenburg)

20 April 2014 Round 5	Kalmar FF	1–1	IFK Göteborg	Kalmar
15:00	Hallberg  54'	Report	Smedberg-Dalence  60'	Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena Attendance: 9,485 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Lund)

25 April 2014 Round 6	IFK Göteborg	1–0	Falkenbergs FF	Gothenburg
19:00	Larsson  84' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 11,400 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Borlänge)

4 May 2014 Round 7	IFK Göteborg	0–0	IF Elfsborg	Gothenburg
17:30		Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 14,833 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sigtuna)

8 May 2014 Round 8	Gefle IF	1–1	IFK Göteborg	Gävle
19:00	Lundevall  1'	Report	J. Johansson  61'	Stadium: Strömvallen Attendance: 3,091 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Köping)

11 May 2014 Round 9	IFK Göteborg	2–1	Örebro SK	Gothenburg
17:30	Mahlangu  8' J. Johansson  79'	Report	Moberg  19'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 7,537 Referee: Martin Hansson (Holmsjö)

21 May 2014 Round 10	Djurgårdens IF	0–0	IFK Göteborg	Stockholm
19:05		Report		Stadium: Tele2 Arena Attendance: 18,044 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sigtuna)

25 May 2014 Round 11	IFK Göteborg	2–2	IFK Norrköping	Gothenburg
17:30	Vibe  16' J. Johansson  31'	Report	Meneses  41' Kamara  52'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 9,119 Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)

2 June 2014 Round 12	BK Häcken	1–1	IFK Göteborg	Gothenburg
19:05	Simon Gustafson  47'	Report	Zuta  16' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 10,579 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Lund)

6 July 2014 Round 13	IFK Göteborg	6–2	Helsingborgs IF	Gothenburg
17:30	Vibe  16', 28' J. Johansson  22' Salomonsson  33' Söder  58' Mahlangu  90+4' (pen.)	Report	Lindström  13' Nordmark  76'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 10,202 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Täby)

13 July 2014 Round 14	Halmstads BK	2–2	IFK Göteborg	Halmstad
17:30	Boman  48' Baldvinsson  56'	Report	Vibe  73', 83'	Stadium: Örjans Vall Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Borlänge)

20 July 2014 Round 15	IFK Göteborg	3–1	Mjällby AIF	Gothenburg
15:00	Vibe  45+2', 51', 61'	Report	Haynes  50' (pen.)	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 7,298 Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)

27 July 2014 Round 16	Mjällby AIF	3–0	IFK Göteborg	Hällevik
15:00	Sandberg  12' (o.g.) Strömberg  52' Blomqvist  66'	Report		Stadium: Strandvallen Attendance: 5,906 Referee: Johan Hamlin (Bro)

4 August 2014 Round 17	IFK Göteborg	0–2	AIK	Gothenburg
19:05		Report	Igboananike  34' Bahoui  60'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 14,547 Referee: Martin Hansson (Holmsjö)

10 August 2014 Round 18	Malmö FF	2–2	IFK Göteborg	Malmö
17:30	Rosenberg  27' Forsberg  83'	Report	Vibe  70' Engvall  85'	Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Attendance: 18,838 Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)

13 August 2014 Round 19	Åtvidabergs FF	1–1	IFK Göteborg	Åtvidaberg
19:00	Santos  39'	Report	Engvall  59'	Stadium: Kopparvallen Attendance: 4,497 Referee: Johan Hamlin (Bro)

17 August 2014 Round 20	IFK Göteborg	3–0	IF Brommapojkarna	Gothenburg
17:30	Engvall  4' Vibe  49' Zohore  85'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 6,382 Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)

24 August 2014 Round 21	Falkenbergs FF	1–2	IFK Göteborg	Falkenberg
15:00	A. Wede  77' (pen.)	Report	Rieks  35' Mahlangu  69'	Stadium: Falkenbergs IP Attendance: 4,218 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Helsingborg)

31 August 2014 Round 22	IFK Göteborg	2–0	Kalmar FF	Gothenburg
15:00	Engvall  15' Mahlangu  61' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 9,102 Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde)

14 September 2014 Round 23	IF Elfsborg	0–0	IFK Göteborg	Borås
17:30		Report		Stadium: Borås Arena Attendance: 12,657 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Täby)

19 September 2014 Round 24	IFK Göteborg	4–0	Gefle IF	Gothenburg
19:00	Wæhler  15' Vibe  17', 41' Salomonsson  54'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 9,382 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Helsingborg)

24 September 2014 Round 25	Örebro SK	3–4	IFK Göteborg	Örebro
19:00	Moberg  28' Pode  41' Kamara  67' (pen.)	Report	Vibe  22', 65', 81' Augustinsson  45+1'	Stadium: Behrn Arena Attendance: 7,682 Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)

29 September 2014 Round 26	IFK Göteborg	2–1	Djurgårdens IF	Gothenburg
19:05	Vibe  7' Smedberg-Dalence  60'	Report	Andersson  77'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 11,159 Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)

5 October 2014 Round 27	IFK Norrköping	3–0	IFK Göteborg	Norrköping
15:00	Krogh Gerson  3' Fransson  40' Kujović  60'	Report		Stadium: Nya Parken Attendance: 6,410 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Lund)

19 October 2014 Round 28	IFK Göteborg	3–2	BK Häcken	Gothenburg
15:00	Vibe  52' Engvall  70' Zohore  83'	Report	Jeremejeff  22' Arkivuo  90+2'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 13,089 Referee: Johan Hamlin (Bro)

27 October 2014 Round 29	Helsingborgs IF	0–3	IFK Göteborg	Helsingborg
19:05 UTC+1		Report	Mahlangu  7' Vibe  20' Rieks  52'	Stadium: Olympia Attendance: 8,134 Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)

1 November 2014 Round 30	IFK Göteborg	5–1	Halmstads BK	Gothenburg
13:00 UTC+1	Engvall  42', 86', 90+1' Vibe  48' Salomonsson  70'	Report	Blomberg  49'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 11,673 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Borlänge)

2013–14

The tournament continued from the 2013 season.

Kickoff times are in UTC+1.

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		IFKG	GIFS	HFF	IFKV
IFK Göteborg	3	3	0	0	16	2	+14	9			4–2		2–0
GIF Sundsvall	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4					0–0
Hudiksvalls FF	3	1	0	2	2	12	−10	3		0–10	0–2
IFK Värnamo	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1				0–2

Source:

1 March 2014 Matchday 1	IFK Göteborg	2–0	IFK Värnamo	Gothenburg
16:00	Wæhler  61' Söder  74'	Report		Stadium: Valhalla IP Attendance: 2,614 Referee: Jim Petersson (Motala)

8 March 2014 Matchday 2	Hudiksvalls FF	0–10	IFK Göteborg	Hudiksvall
14:00		Report	Söder  23', 33', 45', 49', 60' Haglund  27' (pen.) Vibe  50', 51' Sobralense  81' Bojanić  88'	Stadium: Glysisvallen Attendance: 1,463 Referee: Lars Olsson (Umeå)

15 March 2014 Matchday 3	IFK Göteborg	4–2	GIF Sundsvall	Gothenburg
12:00	Vibe  2', 66' Wæhler  26' Larsson  77'	Report	Bjärsmyr  15' (o.g.) Dibba  29'	Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Gothenburg)

Knockout stage

23 March 2014 Quarter-finals	IFK Göteborg	0–1	IK Sirius	Gothenburg
15:00		Report	Ogbu  29'	Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 4,689 Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Gothenburg)

2014–15

The tournament continued into the 2015 season.

Qualification stage

20 August 2014 Round 2	Assyriska Turabdin IK	0–5	IFK Göteborg	Jönköping
19:00 UTC+2		Report	J. Johansson  17' Allansson  39' Zohore  53' Calvo  59', 89'	Stadium: Stadsparksvallen Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Mikael Eriksson (Jönköping)

UEFA Europa League

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

Qualifying phase and play-off round

First qualifying round

3 July 2014 First leg	IFK Göteborg	0–0	Fola Esch	Gothenburg, Sweden
19:00		Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 5,919 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

10 July 2014 Second leg	Fola Esch	0–2 (0–2 agg.)	IFK Göteborg	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
19:00		Report	Vibe  76' Mahlangu  81'	Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel Attendance: 1,516 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

Second qualifying round

17 July 2014 First leg	Győr	0–3	IFK Göteborg	Győr, Hungary
20:00		Report	Vibe  8' J. Johansson  56' Mahlangu  83'	Stadium: ETO Park Attendance: 2,948 Referee: Anatoliy Abdula (Ukraine)

24 July 2014 Second leg	IFK Göteborg	0–1 (3–1 agg.)	Győr	Gothenburg, Sweden
19:00		Report	Andrić  68'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 6,112 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Third qualifying round

31 July 2014 First leg	IFK Göteborg	0–1	Rio Ave	Gothenburg, Sweden
19:00		Report	Koka  22'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 7,137 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Spain)

7 August 2014 Second leg	Rio Ave	0–0 (1–0 agg.)	IFK Göteborg	Vila do Conde, Portugal
20:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave Attendance: 6,735 Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Non competitive

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+1.

30 January 2014 Friendly	Steaua București	0–0	IFK Göteborg	Marbella, Spain
18:30		Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal Attendance: 100 Referee: Juan Miguel Fort (Spain)

3 February 2014 Marbella Cup Semi-finals	IFK Göteborg	4–0	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Marbella, Spain
18:00	Bojanić  29' (pen.) Vibe  31' Engvall  74' Augustinsson  81'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal Attendance: 100

6 February 2014 Marbella Cup Final	Dinamo București	2–0	IFK Göteborg	Marbella, Spain
18:00	Thicot  34' Biliński  81'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal Attendance: 50

15 February 2014 Friendly	IFK Göteborg	1–3	AaB	Gothenburg, Sweden
13:00	Augustinsson  61'	Report	Kusk  36' Spalvis  44', 47'	Stadium: Valhalla IP Attendance: 2,402 Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Gothenburg)

21 February 2014 Friendly	Östers IF	1–0	IFK Göteborg	Växjö, Sweden
18:30	Birgersson  35'	Report		Stadium: Växjö Tipshall Attendance: 923 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Helsingborg)

Mid-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+2.

19 June 2014 Friendly	IFK Göteborg	5–1	Strømsgodset IF	Grebbestad, Sweden
19:00	Bojanić  47' Engvall  53' Mahlangu  65', 77' (pen.) Vibe  74'	Report	Kovács  44'	Stadium: Siljevi IP Attendance: 500 Referee: Antti Kanerva (Olofstorp)

25 June 2014 Friendly	OB	0–1	IFK Göteborg	Odense, Denmark
19:00		Report	Kryger  16' (o.g.)	Stadium: TRE-FOR Park Attendance: 1,000

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