Örgryte IS

Örgryte IS

Full name	Örgryte Idrottsällskap
Nickname(s)	Sällskapet (The Society)
Short name	ÖIS
Founded	1887
Ground	Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg
Capacity	18,416
Chairman	Mattias Asserståhl
Head coach	Marcus Lantz
League	Superettan
2015	Division 1 Södra, 2nd (promoted – won playoffs)
Home colours Away colours

Örgryte IS, short for Örgryte Idrottsällskap, and commonly referred to as ÖIS, is a Swedish sports club based in Gothenburg. It consists of four sections, namely bowling, football, athletics and wrestling. However, the club is best known for its football section. It's the oldest football club in Sweden. The club was founded in 1887 which makes it the oldest active sports club in the country.

History

A chart showing the progress of Örgryte IS through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.

The club was founded on 4 December 1887 by Willhem Friberg and participated in the first football match in Sweden on 22 May 1892. Today, a memorial on Heden in central Gothenburg reminiscent of this match. Another memorial has been erected inside the amusement park Liseberg. Örgryte IS came to dominate the childhood of Swedish football. In 1904 Örgyte IS met a friendly match between the English Corinthian FC, thanks for the hospitality donated a silver cup – Corinthian Bowl that next year became the prize in a contest between Sweden's best teams.

In 1908 Örgyte IS officially opened its new facility Walhalla stadium that was the first real football stadium in Sweden. Hugo Levin, football player and the secretary of Örgyte IS, was one of those who were instrumental in the building of Walhalla and had several important posts in Gothenburg football. Walhalla was inaugurated by a match between Örgryte and German champions Victoria Berlin. Between 1910–1924 Örgryte IS played in the Swedish series, a series that lacked SM status despite leading teams participated in it. Öis won the series in 1910, 1912 and 1924 the team won the 1924 Western series, and then the final against AIK. Many of the great names were the national striker Sven Rydell who was Sweden's first major football star and became known for his fast play and creative dribbling, but above all for his ability to score. Even Carl-Erik Holmberg was a major contributor to the success, with its total of 193 goals in the Swedish League for Örgryte IS. 1926 Örgryte celebrated a major success when beating Aston Villa 5–2, which was a sensation and gave the club a lot of attention.

In the late 1930s it began to get worse for Örgryte. They finished 10th out of 12 teams in both 1938 and 1939, and avoided relegation. In 1940 Örgyte IS relegated from allsvenskan to Division II Västra. During the 1940s and 1950s Örgryte played in Division 2 but would come back strong in the late 1950s. Örgryte attracted record crowds despite the low status in the second division. The one that takes Ögryte IS back to the elite becomes acquisition of Gunnar Gren. In 1956 becomes player-coach for the offensive teams that attract large crowds to ÖIS matches. In 1958 goes Örgryte IS as team finally up in the headlines after 19-year absence. 1959 ends, four in the Swedish League after grand IFK Göteborg, IFK Norrköping and Djurgården. AVERAGE of 25,520 spectators during the 1959 season meant Swedish attendance record for Premier Swedish Division football which still stands today. The young star that played in Örgryte IS in this time was Agne Simonsson that will later on be remembered as one of the greatest football players of all time in Örgryte IS but also in the Swedish National Football Team.

Örgryte IS has won 12 national championship titles and one national cup title. After having economical problems Örgryte Fotboll AB went into bankruptcy in February 2011. The upshot of the bankruptcy was that Örgryte was relegated to the third Swedish division, Division 1 Södra. Their home arena is Gamla Ullevi. The club is affiliated to the Göteborgs Fotbollförbund.^[1]

In 2007 the youth part of the football section started to accept girls as well as boys.^[2]

Supporters

The name of the official supporter club is ÖIS Supporterklubb Balders Hage. There are also other groups of fans. The second largest supporter club is the Ultras-influenced Inferno Örgryte.

According to a recent survey, Örgryte IS is the third most popular team in Gothenburg, with 11% of the football fans supporting them. The other local teams with a notable following are IFK Göteborg, GAIS and BK Häcken.

Famous supporters of the club include Marcus and Peter Birro, Björn Afzelius and Leif Pagrotsky.

Rivalries

The strongest rivalry is with IFK Göteborg, also from Gothenburg. The derbies between the two teams have attracted some of the highest attendance in Swedish football. The fixture attracted 52,194 spectators in 1959, an all time Allsvenskan record.^[3] The other big rivalry is with GAIS.

Players

First-team squad

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 Robertino Kljajic 2 DF David Johansson 5 DF Johan Hammar 6 DF Hannes Sahlin 7 MF Jakob Lindström 8 MF Andreas Östling 9 FW George Mourad (captain) 10 FW Dardan Mustafa 11 FW William Atashkadeh 12 GK Kristoffer Björk 13 FW Johan Hedman 14 MF Daniel Paulson

No. Position Player 15 MF Joakim Olausson 16 MF Sebastian Ohlsson 17 DF Björn Anklev (vice captain) 18 DF Hampus Bohman 19 MF Rasmus Bozic 20 MF Niklas Klingberg 23 MF Anton Henriksson 24 DF Fredrik Björck 25 DF Joakim Hall 27 MF Oscar Vilgotsson 29 MF Andreas Berndtsson 31 MF Alexander Vrebac

Retired numbers

4 – Niclas Sjöstedt, defender (1987–2000)

Achievements

• Swedish Champions^{[upper-alpha 1]}
  • Winners (12): 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1913, 1985

League

• Allsvenskan:
  • Winners (2): 1925–1926, 1927–1928
  • Runners-up (2): 1928–1929, 1931–1932
• Svenska Serien:
  • Winners (4): 1910, 1911–1912, 1920–1921, 1923–1924
  • Runners-up (3): 1912–1913, 1913–1914, 1916–1917
• Superettan:
  • Winners (1): 2008
• Division 1 Södra:
  • Winners (2): 1994, 2012
  • Runners-up (2): 2014, 2015
• Division 1 Västra:
  • Runners-up (1): 1991
• Fyrkantserien:
  • Runners-up (2): 1918, 1919

Cups

• Svenska Cupen:
  • Winners (1): 1999–2000
  • Runners-up (1): 1997–1998
• Svenska Mästerskapet:
  • Winners (11): 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1913
  • Runners-up (5): 1897 (reserve team), 1900, 1901 (reserve team), 1912, 1915
• Allsvenskan play-offs:
  • Winners (1): 1985
• Corinthian Bowl:
  • Winners (7): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913
  • Runners-up (1): 1910
• Svenska Fotbollspokalen:
  • Winners (2): 1903 I, 1903 II

Footnotes

1. The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of Svenska Mästerskapet, a stand-alone cup tournament. No club were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league Allsvenskan was played. In 1931 the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a play-off in cup format was held at the end of the league season to decide the champions. After the play-off format in 1991 and 1992 the title was decided by the winner of Mästerskapsserien, an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.^[4]

See also

• List of Örgryte IS players

References

1. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Göteborgs Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-10.
2. "Efter 120 år får tjejer spela i Öis". Retrieved 2012-07-18.
3. "Allsvenskans högsta publiksiffror genom tiderna" (PDF). bolletinen.se (in Swedish). SFS. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
4. "Svenska mästare 1896–1925, 1931–" [Swedish champions 1896–1925, 1931–]. svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 August 2012.

External links

• Örgryte IS – official site
• ÖIS Supporterklubb Balders Hage – official supporter club site