2012 IFK Göteborg season

The 2012 season was IFK Göteborg's 107th in existence, their 80th season in Allsvenskan and their 36th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished seventh for the third time in a row. IFK Göteborg also participated in one competition in which the club continued playing in for the 2013 season, 2012–13 Svenska Cupen.

IFK Göteborg
2012 season
ChairmanKent Olsson
Head coachMikael Stahre
StadiumGamla Ullevi
Allsvenskan7th
Top goalscorerLeague:
Hannes Stiller (7)

All:
Hannes Stiller (7)
Highest home attendance15,334 vs.
IFK Norrköping
(9 April 2012, Allsvenskan)
Lowest home attendance5,758 vs.
Mjällby AIF
(12 August 2012, Allsvenskan)
Average home league attendance10,493
(in Allsvenskan)
← 2011
2013 →

Mikael Stahre was appointed new head coach, this after the contract of the former head coach Jonas Olsson wasn't extended.[1] A new captain was announced since former captain Adam Johansson left the squad. Forward Tobias Hysén took over the captaincy.[2]

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
1 GK   SWE John Alvbåge
2 DF   SWE Emil Salomonsson
3 DF   ISL Logi Valgarðsson
4 DF   NOR Kjetil Wæhler
5 MF   SWE Philip Haglund
6 FW   SWE Nicklas Bärkroth
7 FW   SWE Tobias Hysén (captain)
8 MF   SWE Nordin Gerzić
9 MF   SWE Stefan Selaković (vice captain)
10 MF   BRA Daniel Sobralense
11 FW   SWE Robin Söder
12 GK   SWE August Strömberg
14 DF   ISL Hjálmar Jónsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   SWE Jakob Johansson
16 DF   SWE Erik Lund
17 FW   SWE Sam Larsson
19 FW   SWE Hannes Stiller
20 DF   SWE Jonathan Azulay
21 MF   SWE Pontus Farnerud
22 MF   SWE Tobias Sana
24 DF   SWE Mikael Dyrestam
25 GK   SWE Erik Dahlin
26 FW   SWE David Moberg Karlsson
27 MF   SWE Joel Allansson
30 DF   SWE Mattias Bjärsmyr

Players in/out

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Former international midfielder Pontus Farnerud joined IFK Göteborg on a two year contract.
 
Midfielder Tobias Sana left the club for Ajax in Eredivisie.
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
10 MF   Daniel Sobralense 28 Kalmar FF Bosman Winter 2015 Free ifkgoteborg.se
1 GK   John Alvbåge 29 Örebro SK Bosman Winter 2015 Free ifkgoteborg.se
12 GK   August Strömberg 19 Youth system Promoted Winter 2012 ifkgoteborg.se
21 FW   Nicklas Bärkroth 19 IF Brommapojkarna Loan return Winter 2013 ifkgoteborg.se
18 FW   Pär Ericsson 23 Mjällby AIF Loan return Winter 2013 ifkgoteborg.se
8 MF   Thomas Olsson 35 Åtvidabergs FF Loan return Winter 2011 ifkgoteborg.se
20 MF   Alexander Faltsetas 24 IK Brage Loan return Winter 2011 ifkgoteborg.se
4 DF   Kjetil Wæhler 35 AaB Transfer Winter 2013 Undisclosed ifkgoteborg.se
8 MF   Nordin Gerzić 28 Örebro SK Transfer Winter 2015 (~ 7.5M SEK)[3] ifkgoteborg.se
21 MF   Pontus Farnerud 31 Stabæk Bosman Winter 2013 Free ifkgoteborg.se
26 FW   David Moberg Karlsson 18 Youth system Promoted Summer 2016 ifkgoteborg.se
17 FW   Sam Larsson 19 Youth system Promoted Summer 2015 ifkgoteborg.se
20 DF   Jonathan Azulay 19 Youth system Promoted Summer 2014 ifkgoteborg.se
23 MF   Sebastian Eriksson 23 Cagliari Loan return Summer 2012 ifkgoteborg.se
6 FW   Nicklas Bärkroth 20 União de Leiria Loan return Summer 2013 ifkgoteborg.se
30 DF   Mattias Bjärsmyr 26 Panathinaikos Bosman Summer 2013 Free ifkgoteborg.se

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Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
8 MF   Thomas Olsson 35 Retirement End of contract Winter ifkgoteborg.se
29 MF   Kamal Mustafa 20 Qviding FIF End of contract Winter Free fotbolltransfers.com
20 MF   Alexander Faltsetas 24 Gefle IF End of contract Winter Free ifkgoteborg.se
4 FW   Andreas Drugge 28 BK Häcken Transfer Winter Undisclosed ifkgoteborg.se
2 DF   Karl Svensson 27 Jönköpings Södra IF Transfer Winter Undisclosed ifkgoteborg.se
6 DF   Adam Johansson 28 Seattle Sounders End of contract Winter Free ifkgoteborg.se
1 GK   Marcus Sandberg 21 Ljungskile SK Loan Winter ifkgoteborg.se
28 MF   Elmar Bjarnason 24 Randers FC Transfer Winter (~ 1.0M SEK)[4] ifkgoteborg.se
21 FW   Nicklas Bärkroth 20 União de Leiria Loan Winter ifkgoteborg.se
18 FW   Pär Ericsson 23 Mjällby AIF Loan Winter ifkgoteborg.se
23 MF   Sebastian Eriksson 23 Cagliari Transfer Summer (~ 17.5M SEK)[5] fotbolltransfers.com
22 MF   Tobias Sana 23 Ajax Transfer Summer (~ 3.0M SEK)[6] ifkgoteborg.se

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Number Position Name 2012 Allsvenskan 2012–13 Svenska Cupen Total
Appearances Goals Appearances Goals Appearances Goals
1 GK John Alvbåge 23 0 1 0 24 0
2 DF Emil Salomonsson 27 0 1 2 28 2
3 DF Logi Valgarðsson 22 0 1 0 23 0
4 DF Kjetil Wæhler 24 0 0 0 24 0
5 MF Philip Haglund 24 0 0 0 24 0
6 FW Nicklas Bärkroth 3 0 1 1 4 1
7 FW Tobias Hysén 30 6 1 0 31 6
8 MF Nordin Gerzić 23 2 1 1 24 3
9 MF Stefan Selaković 24 4 1 0 25 4
10 MF Daniel Sobralense 21 4 1 2 22 6
11 FW Robin Söder 23 2 1 1 24 3
12 GK August Strömberg 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Hjálmar Jónsson 17 1 0 0 17 1
15 MF Jakob Johansson 22 0 1 0 23 0
16 DF Erik Lund 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW Sam Larsson 2 0 0 0 2 0
19 FW Hannes Stiller 27 7 0 0 27 7
20 DF Jonathan Azulay 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 MF Pontus Farnerud 28 4 1 1 29 5
24 DF Mikael Dyrestam 7 1 1 0 8 1
25 GK Erik Dahlin 7 0 0 0 7 0
26 FW David Moberg Karlsson 18 0 1 1 19 1
27 MF Joel Allansson 20 2 1 0 21 2
30 DF Mattias Bjärsmyr 8 1 0 0 8 1
Players that left the club during the season
22 MF Tobias Sana 11 2 0 0 11 2

Disciplinary record

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N P Nat. Name Allsvenskan Svenska Cupen Total Notes
                 
1 GK   John Alvbåge 1 1
2 DF   Emil Salomonsson 4 4
3 DF   Logi Valgarðsson 4 4
4 DF   Kjetil Wæhler 5 1 5 1
5 MF   Philip Haglund 5 5
8 MF   Nordin Gerzić 6 6
9 MF   Stefan Selaković 6 6
10 MF   Daniel Sobralense 3 3
11 FW   Robin Söder 3 3
14 DF   Hjálmar Jónsson 1 1 1 1
15 MF   Jakob Johansson 1 1
19 FW   Hannes Stiller 1 1
21 MF   Pontus Farnerud 3 3
22 MF   Tobias Sana 3 3
27 MF   Joel Allansson 2 2
30 DF   Mattias Bjärsmyr 3 3

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

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The 2012 season was Mikael Stahre's first season with IFK Göteborg.
 
Gamla Ullevi was the third largest stadium in Allsvenskan in 2012.

Coaching staff

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Name Role
  Mikael Stahre Head coach
  Magnus Edlund Assistant coach / U21 head coach
  Roland Kaldéus Fitness coach
  Stefan Remnér Goalkeeping coach
  Fredrik Larsson Physiotherapist
  Tim Rahmquist Physiotherapist
  Jon Karlsson Club doctor
  Leif Swärd Club doctor
  Vahid Hamidy Club doctor
  Johan Örtendahl Mental coach
  Bertil Lundqvist Equipment manager
  Thomas Olsson U21 assistant coach
  Jens Wålemark U19 head coach
  Roger Gustafsson Head coach youth academy
  Olle Sultan Head scout

Other information

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Chairman   Kent Olsson
Club director   Seppo Vaihela
Director of sports   Håkan Mild
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Gamla Ullevi (18,900 / 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 7th 1 April 2012 4 November 2012

Source: Competitions

Allsvenskan

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 IFK Norrköping 30 15 7 8 50 43 +7 52
6 Helsingborgs IF 30 13 11 6 52 33 +19 50
7 IFK Göteborg 30 9 12 9 36 41 −5 39 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a]
8 Åtvidabergs FF 30 9 10 11 48 48 0 37
9 Djurgårdens IF 30 8 13 9 37 40 −3 37
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

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 12 9 36 41  −5 39 6 7 2 21 15  +6 3 5 7 15 26  −11

Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAH
ResultLLDDWWWLDDDDLDDLWDWLDWDWDWLLLW
Position141516151210588891013121112111210111110988789107
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 2012 Round 1 Syrianska FC 2–1 IFK Göteborg Södertälje
17:30 Touma   52'
Aganović   54'
Report Sobralense   17' Stadium: Södertälje Fotbollsarena
Attendance: 4,451
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Täby)
9 April 2012 Round 2 IFK Göteborg 1–2 IFK Norrköping Gothenburg
15:00 Hysén   51' Report Hasani   62' (pen.), 76' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 15,334
Referee: Martin Hansson (Holmsjö)
12 April 2012 Round 3 AIK 1–1 IFK Göteborg Solna
19:05 Engblom   68' Report Jónsson   90+3' Stadium: Råsunda Stadium
Attendance: 15,702
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sigtuna)
15 April 2012 Round 4 IFK Göteborg 2–2 Örebro SK Gothenburg
17:30 Sana   45+1'
Farnerud   86'
Report Atashkadeh   47'
Grahn   75'
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 10,039
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)
23 April 2012 Round 5 BK Häcken 1–2 IFK Göteborg Gothenburg
19:00 Östberg   5' Report Sana   68'
Selaković   85' (pen.)
Stadium: Rambergsvallen
Attendance: 6,040
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sigtuna)
28 April 2012 Round 6 IFK Göteborg 2–1 Åtvidabergs FF Gothenburg
16:00 Stiller   41', 45+1' Report Arvidsson   69' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 11,855
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Lund)
2 May 2012 Round 7 IFK Göteborg 2–0 GIF Sundsvall Gothenburg
19:00 Stiller   5'
Allansson   29'
Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 8,680
Referee: Tobias Mattsson (Karlstad)
7 May 2012 Round 8 IF Elfsborg 1–0 IFK Göteborg Borås
19:05 Nilsson   13' (pen.) Report Stadium: Borås Arena
Attendance: 16,014
Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)
14 May 2012 Round 9 IFK Göteborg 2–2 Malmö FF Gothenburg
19:05 Söder   31'
Dyrestam   78'
Report Thern   44'
Nilsson   90+2'
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 12,549
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Täby)
17 May 2012 Round 10 Mjällby AIF 1–1 IFK Göteborg Hällevik
15:00 Fejzullahu   24' Report Söder   52' Stadium: Strandvallen
Attendance: 6,112
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)
21 May 2012 Round 11 GAIS 1–1 IFK Göteborg Gothenburg
19:05 M. Gustafsson   7' Report Hysén   54' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 16,921
Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Gothenburg)
24 May 2012 Round 12 IFK Göteborg 1–1 Kalmar FF Gothenburg
19:00 Allansson   48' Report McDonald   75' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 9,402
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)
3 July 2012 Round 13 Djurgårdens IF 3–2 IFK Göteborg Stockholm
19:00 Keene   29', 56'
Sjölund   52'
Report Sobralense   21'
Hysén   72'
Stadium: Stockholms Stadion
Attendance: 10,115
Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde)
9 July 2012 Round 14 IFK Göteborg 1–1 Helsingborgs IF Gothenburg
19:05 Selaković   39' Report Finnbogason   85' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 12,029
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Täby)
14 July 2012 Round 15 IFK Göteborg 1–1 Gefle IF Gothenburg
16:00 Farnerud   21' Report Faltsetas   70' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 8,851
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Helsingborg)
21 July 2012 Round 16 Gefle IF 5–0 IFK Göteborg Gävle
16:00 Bernhardsson   38'
Orlov   48'
Dahlberg   66'
Faltsetas   87', 90+1'
Report Stadium: Strömvallen
Attendance: 4,420
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sigtuna)
31 July 2012 Round 17 IFK Göteborg 1–0 Syrianska FC Gothenburg
19:00 Hysén   13' Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 8,453
Referee: Johan Hamlin (Bro)
6 August 2012 Round 18 IFK Norrköping 0–0 IFK Göteborg Norrköping
19:05 Report Stadium: Nya Parken
Attendance: 8,723
Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)
12 August 2012 Round 19 IFK Göteborg 4–2 Mjällby AIF Gothenburg
15:00 Sobralense   1', 58'
Farnerud   86'
Selaković   90' (pen.)
Report Ericsson   42'
Ekenberg   69'
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 5,758
Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde)
26 August 2012 Round 20 Kalmar FF 3–0 IFK Göteborg Kalmar
17:30 Dauda   27', 67'
McDonald   90+3'
Report Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena
Attendance: 8,026
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)
2 September 2012 Round 21 GIF Sundsvall 3–3 IFK Göteborg Sundsvall
17:30 Forsberg   14', 49'
Sellin   44'
Report Gerzić   77'
Stiller   85'
Bjärsmyr   88'
Stadium: Norrporten Arena
Attendance: 6,085
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Lund)
16 September 2012 Round 22 IFK Göteborg 2–1 IF Elfsborg Gothenburg
16:30 Hysén   32'
Farnerud   75'
Report Rohdén   7' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 14,102
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Täby)
24 September 2012 Round 23 IFK Göteborg 0–0 GAIS Gothenburg
18:30 Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 13,268
Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)
27 September 2012 Round 24 Malmö FF 1–2 IFK Göteborg Malmö
20:05 Rantie   1' Report Hysén   68'
Stiller   87'
Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 15,109
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)
1 October 2012 Round 25 IFK Göteborg 1–1 BK Häcken Gothenburg
19:05 Stiller   71' Report Ericsson   35' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 10,333
Referee: Martin Hansson (Holmsjö)
6 October 2012 Round 26 Åtvidabergs FF 1–2 IFK Göteborg Åtvidaberg
16:00 Prodell   36' Report Gerzić   32'
Stiller   68'
Stadium: Kopparvallen
Attendance: 5,257
Referee: Tobias Mattsson (Karlstad)
21 October 2012 Round 27 IFK Göteborg 0–1 AIK Gothenburg
17:30 Report Backman   15' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 10,727
Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde)
28 October 2012 Round 28 Örebro SK 1–0 IFK Göteborg Örebro
15:00 UTC+1 Hasani   14' Report Stadium: Behrn Arena
Attendance: 2,811
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)
31 October 2012 Round 29 Helsingborgs IF 2–0 IFK Göteborg Helsingborg
19:00 UTC+1 Đurđić   50'
Santos   76' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Olympia
Attendance: 9,016
Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)
4 November 2012 Round 30 IFK Göteborg 1–0 Djurgårdens IF Gothenburg
15:00 UTC+1 Selaković   44' Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 6,017
Referee: Tobias Mattsson (Karlstad)

Svenska Cupen

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2012–13

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The tournament continued into the 2013 season.
Qualification stage
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20 August 2012 Round 2 Långholmen FC 0–9 IFK Göteborg Stockholm
19:00 UTC+2 Report Söder   13'
Salomonsson   17', 87'
Sobralense   34', 56'
Bärkroth   45'
Moberg Karlsson   49'
Gerzić   83'
Farnerud   90'
Stadium: Grimsta IP
Attendance: 670
Referee: Jonas Bäcklund (Solna)

Non-competitive

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Pre-season

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Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

31 January 2012 Copa del Sol
Group stage
Olimpija   1–1
(5–3 p)
  IFK Göteborg Benidorm, Spain
19:00 Djermanović   4' Report Dyrestam   51' Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor
Attendance: 100
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsas (Norway)
Penalties
Sretenović  
Vršič  
Fink  
Anđelković  
Ivelja  
  Selaković
  Hysén
  Salomonsson
  Jónsson
18 February 2012 Friendly IFK Göteborg 4–0 Degerfors IF Gothenburg, Sweden
14:00 Selaković   12'
Söder   23'
Hysén   27'
Salomonsson   64'
Report Stadium: Valhalla IP
Attendance: 3,219
Referee: Mattias Nyman (Kungsbacka)
25 February 2012 Friendly IFK Göteborg   2–2   Fredrikstad FK Gothenburg, Sweden
14:00 Gerzić   49'
Farnerud   90'
Report Elyounoussi   4'
Hussain   27'
Stadium: Valhalla IP
Attendance: 3,846
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Helsingborg)
3 March 2012 Friendly IFK Göteborg   3–0   Lillestrøm SK Gothenburg, Sweden
14:00 Hysén   42'
Söder   57'
Larsson   90'
Report Stadium: Valhalla IP
Attendance: 3,554
Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde)
16 March 2012 Friendly Fakel Voronezh   0–2   IFK Göteborg Antalya, Turkey
16:30 UTC+2 Report Söder   44'
Valgarðsson   52'
Stadium: Cornelia Diamond Centre
Attendance: 30
25 March 2012 Friendly IFK Göteborg 3–1 Falkenbergs FF Gothenburg, Sweden
14:00 UTC+2 Hysén   16'
Stiller   79'
Sana   88'
Report Rodevåg   73' Stadium: Valhalla IP
Attendance: 2,381
Referee: Lars Olsson (Umeå)

Mid-season

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Kickoff times are in UTC+2.

13 June 2012 Friendly IFK Göteborg   3–3   Rosenborg BK Halmstad, Sweden
16:00 Farnerud   5'
Söder   50'
Sobralense   78'
Report Prica   3', 17'
Svensson   80'
Stadium: Halmstad Arena
Attendance: 100
Referee: Magnus Ahlsén (Linköping)
19 June 2012 Friendly IFK Göteborg 5–0 Örgryte IS Gothenburg, Sweden
18:00 Söder   13'
Selaković   32', 55', 59'
Moberg Karlsson   68'
Report Stadium: Hjällbovallen
Attendance: 729
Referee: Nermin Čisić (Värnamo)
25 June 2012 Friendly IFK Göteborg   2–0   AGF Stenungsund, Sweden
18:30 Söder   31'
Moberg Karlsson   66'
Report Stadium: Nösnäsvallen
Attendance: 864
Referee: Magnus Lindgren (Gothenburg)

References

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  1. ^ "Stahre och Edlund nya tränare" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Tobbe, vår nya kapten" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Bekräftat: Nordin Gerzić klar för IFK Göteborg" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. ^ "EM-hjältens hyllning till Blåvittfansen: Jag saknar dem" (in Swedish). GP. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Jätteklipp för Blåvitt när Eriksson säljs" (in Swedish). Expressen. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  6. ^ "IFK Göteborg uppges sälja Tobias Sana för 3 miljoner – skriver på idag?" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.