2008 IFK Göteborg season
| 2008 season | |||
| Manager | Jonas Olsson & Stefan Rehn | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan | 3rd | ||
| Champions League | 2nd Qualifying round | ||
| Svenska Cupen | Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | Jonas Wallerstedt (8) | ||
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IFK Göteborg finished inside the top three, but was nowhere near defending their title from 2007. As a consolation, IFK was able to win the cup final against Kalmar FF on penalties. The Champions League qualification ended with a 4-2 defeat away from home at FC Basel.
Players
Squad
As of 21 September 2008: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Squad stats
| Total | Allsvenskan | Svenska Cupen | Champions League | Supercupen | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | 
P | 
Nat. | 
Name | 
Sts | 
App | 
Gls | 
App | 
Gls | 
App | 
Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | 
| 1 | GK | Christensen | 40 | 40 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | RB | A. Johansson | 26 | 27 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 5 | CB | Bjärsmyr | 37 | 38 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 22 | CB | Sigurdsson | 39 | 39 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | LB | Jónsson | 36 | 36 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 10 | RM | Alexandersson | 28 | 29 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 8 | CM | Olsson | 25 | 28 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 13 | CM | Svensson | 27 | 34 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | LM | Hysén | 33 | 41 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 18 | CF | Wallerstedt | 22 | 34 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 19 | CF | Wernbloom | 30 | 33 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 9 | MF | Selakovic | 15 | 34 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | DF | Eriksson | 20 | 26 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 29 | FW | Söder | 17 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 15 | MF | J. Johansson | 11 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | MF | D. Alexandersson | 8 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 15 | DF | Lund | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 11 | FW | Ranégie | 2 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 20 | MF | Karisik | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 24 | MF | Berg | 8 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 28 | FW | Bärkroth | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Carlsson | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 20 | DF | Etéus | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Last updated: 18 November
Source: IFK Göteborg
Ordered by Starting 11 then appearances
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Club
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff | 
|---|---|
| Manager | |
| Assistant manager | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Fitness coach | 
Last updated: 9 November
Source: IFK Göteborg
Kit
Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): ICA, KIA Motors
Home  
Domestic  | 
Away  
Domestic  | 
Source: 
Other information
| Chairman | |
| Sport director | |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Ullevi (43,200 / 100x68 m) | 
Last updated: 9 November
Source: IFK Göteborg and Ullevi
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round  | 
Final position / round  | 
First match | Last match | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan | — | — | 3rd | 31 March | 9 November | 
| Svenska Cupen | Second round | — | Final | 1 May | 21 September | 
| Champions League | First qualifying round | — | Second qualifying round | 15 July | 6 August | 
Last updated: November 11
Source: Competitions
Allsvenskan
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 
Last updated: November 11.
Source: svenskfotboll
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 | 
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | 
| Result | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | 
Last updated: November 11.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Competitive
Last updated: November 11
Source: 
1IFK Göteborg goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of IFK Göteborg.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
Friendlies
| Match | 
Date | 
Competition or tour | 
Ground | 
Opponent | 
Score1 | Scorers | 
GD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 January | — | Liverpool | 
1 - 3 | Svensson 26' | -2 | |
| 2 | 2 February | — | Manchester City | 
3 - 1 | Wernbloom 2' Hysén 4' Berg 70'  | 
2 | |
| 3 | 12 February | — | Dynamo Moscow | 
1 - 1 | Wallerstedt 68' | 0 | |
| 4 | 18 February | — | GKS Bełchatów | 
2 - 2 | Ranégie 70' Wernbloom 79'  | 
0 | |
| 5 | 26 February | — | IF Elfsborg | 3 - 2 | Wernbloom 49', 67', 79' | 1 | |
| 6 | 6 March | — | Stabæk | 
2 - 1 | Wallerstedt 84' Berg 89'  | 
1 | |
| 7 | 12 March | — | Las Palmas | 
1 - 2 | D. Alexandersson 21' | -1 | |
| 8 | 18 March | — | FC Trollhättan | 3 - 0 | Ranégie 12' Wallerstedt 50' Selakovic 90'  | 
3 | |
| 9 | 18 June | — | IF Elfsborg | 1 - 3 | Eriksson 62' | -2 | |
| 10 | 18 March | — | Stabæk | 
0 - 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 9 October | — | Atalanta | 
0 - 4 | -4 | 
Last updated: 8 November
Source: IFK Göteborg
1IFK Göteborg goals come first.
Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of IFK Göteborg.
Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; HR = Home replacement; AR = Away replacement; GD = Goal difference
Sources
IFK Göteborg - Results & Fixtures at Soccerway
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