IFK Norrköping
Full name	Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping
Nickname(s)	Peking (Beijing) Snoka
Founded	1897
Ground	Idrottsparken, Norrköping (Capacity 19,414)
Chairman	Hans Lundin
Manager	Mats Jingblad
League	Allsvenskan
2007	Superettan, 1st (promoted)
Home colours 　 Away colours

IFK Norrköping is a Swedish football club based in Norrköping. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland The club, formed on 29 May 1897, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Allsvenskan (literally "The All Swedish" is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football. The most successful period of the club was in the 1940 under the Hungarian coach Lajos Czeizler (1942-1948). Lajos Czeizler ( 5 October 1893 &ndash 6 May 1969) was a Hungarian Football (soccer coach born in Heres.

Norrköping dominated Swedish football in the post war era and won the first division 11 times in 20 glorious years culminating in the league triumph of 1963. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. It took the club another 26 years before adding championship title number 12 to the trophy cabinet. The team of 1989 was well balanced with players such as keeper Lasse Eriksson, Jan Hellström, Sulo Vaattovaara, Igor Ponomarev and youngsters including 17 year old Johnny Rödlund from Manchester United. Jan Hellström (born February 21, 1960) played Swedish top league football for IFK Norrköping (247 games 102 goals in Allsvenskan and Örgryte Jonny Erik Gunnar Rödlund (born December 22 1971 in Västerås, Västmanland) is a Swedish football player

2007 IFK Norrköping was promoted to Allsvenskan after 5 long years in the second highest league Superettan. Allsvenskan (literally "The All Swedish" is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football. Superettan (literally "The Super One" is the second highest league in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 16 Swedish Norrköping's colours are blue and white and reflect their heritage as an IFK club. Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna (English Sporting Society Comrades usually abbreviated IFK is a central organisation for a large number of sports clubs in

Current squad

Squad for 2008 (only players under contract)

As of 25 April 2008:

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Retired numbers

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18 – Stefán Þórðarson, striker, 2004–2007, 2008

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• 1947: Gunnar Nordahl
• 1949: Knut Nordahl
• 1953: Bengt 'Julle' Gustavsson
• 1957: Åke 'Bajdoff' Johansson
• 1960: Torbjörn Jonsson
• 1961: Bengt 'Zamora' Nyholm
• 1963: Harry Bild
• 1966: Ove Kindvall
• 1968: Björn Nordqvist
• 1990: Tomas Brolin
• 1992: Jan Eriksson

Other noted players

• Nils Liedholm
• Georg 'Åby' Ericson
• Gösta Nordahl
• Harry Bild
• Henry "Putte" Källgren
• Stefan Pettersson (1983-1984)
• Brian McDermott (1984)
• Jan Svensson
• Jan Hellström
• Kennet Andersson
• Niclas Kindvall
• Eddie Gustafsson

Top scorers

Allsvenskan (Division I 1924/1925-1986)

• Gunnar Nordahl 1944/1945 (27 goals), 1945/1946 (25 goals) och 1947/1948 (18 goals)
• Harry Bild 1956/1957 (19 goals)
• Henry "Putte" Källgren 1957/1958 (27 goals) (shared with Bertil Johansson, IFK Göteborg)
• Ove Kindvall 1966 (20 goals)
• Jan Hellström 1989 (16 goals)
• Niclas Kindvall 1994 (23 goals)

Superettan (Division II 1924/25-1986 and Division I 1986-2000)

• Stefan Pettersson 1983 (17 goals)
• Bruno Santos 2005 (17 goals)
• Henning Berg 1999 (17 goals)
• Gardar Gunnlaugsson 2007 (18 goals)

Other Information

• Most played games (Allsvenskan or Division I):

Åke "Bajdoff" Johansson, 321 games (1949-1965)

• Most league goals (Allsvenskan or Division I):

Henry "Putte" Källgren, 126 goals (1951-1960)

• Most spectators:

32 234 against Malmö FF, 7th june 1956

• Biggest victory (Allsvenskan or Division I):

11-1 against Djurgårdens IF, 14th october 1945. Gunnar Nordahl ( October 19, 1921 &ndash September 15, 1995) was a Swedish football player best known for his play Bengt "Julle" Gustavsson (born 13 January 1928) is a former Swedish Footballer and trainer Harry Bild (born 18 december 1936) is a former Swedish Footballer. Ove Kindvall (born May 16, in Norrköping, Sweden) is a former Swedish footballer (forward Björn Nordqvist (born October 6, 1942 in Hallsberg) is a former Football defender from Sweden. Per Tomas Brolin (born November 29, 1969 in Hudiksvall) is a former Swedish professional football player and manager Nils Liedholm ( October 8, 1922 &ndash November 5, 2007) was a Swedish football Midfielder and coach Georg 'Åby' Ericson ( 18 December 1919 – 4 January 2002) also nicknamed Jojje, was a Swedish Football (soccer Harry Bild (born 18 december 1936) is a former Swedish Footballer. Stefan Bengt Pettersson (born March 22 1963 in Västerås) is a former Swedish footballer, who began his career in the Swedish Brian James McDermott (born 8 April 1961 in Slough, Berkshire) is a football player and coach Jan Hellström (born February 21, 1960) played Swedish top league football for IFK Norrköping (247 games 102 goals in Allsvenskan and Örgryte Kennet Andersson (born October 6, 1967 in Eskilstuna) is a former Swedish Football (soccer player a key member of the Swedish Douglas Edward Alexander Gustafsson McIntosh (born January 31, 1977 in Philadelphia, U Gunnar Nordahl ( October 19, 1921 &ndash September 15, 1995) was a Swedish football player best known for his play Harry Bild (born 18 december 1936) is a former Swedish Footballer. Bertil "Bebben" Johansson (born 22 March 1935 in Gothenburg) is a former Swedish football Striker and football IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Ove Kindvall (born May 16, in Norrköping, Sweden) is a former Swedish footballer (forward Jan Hellström (born February 21, 1960) played Swedish top league football for IFK Norrköping (247 games 102 goals in Allsvenskan and Örgryte Stefan Bengt Pettersson (born March 22 1963 in Västerås) is a former Swedish footballer, who began his career in the Swedish Bruno Santos is considered one of the emerging model sensations that hail from Brazil in the recent years Henning Stille Berg (born 1 September 1969 in Eidsvoll) is a former Norwegian football player Allsvenskan (literally "The All Swedish" is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football. Allsvenskan (literally "The All Swedish" is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football. Malmö FF is a Swedish football club located in Malmö. The club formed 24 February 1910, has been awarded 15 national championship Allsvenskan (literally "The All Swedish" is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football. Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, commonly just Djurgården ( pron. 'jʉ(rgɔɳ or) is a Swedish football Club based at Stadion

• Biggest defeat (Allsvenskan or Division I):

0 - 11 against Örgryte IS, 6th april 1928 and Helsingborgs IF, 22nd september 1929

• Most expensive player:

Forward Kevin Amuneke, from CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) for approximately 3 million SEK, 2007. Allsvenskan (literally "The All Swedish" is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football. Örgryte IS, also commonly referred to as ÖIS, is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. Helsingborgs IF (alternative spelling Hälsingborgs IF between 1912 and 1971 most commonly referred to as HIF or Helsingborg is a Swedish football Kevin Onyekachi Amuneke (born 10 May, 1986 in Eze Obodo) is a Nigerian football Left wing.

• Most expensive sale:

Midfielder/Forward Tomas Brolin, to Parma AC (Italy) for approximately 11 million SEK, 1990. Per Tomas Brolin (born November 29, 1969 in Hudiksvall) is a former Swedish professional football player and manager

Achievements

• Swedish Champions:
  • Winners (12): 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1989

• Allsvenskan:
  • Winners (12): 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1992
  • Runners-up (9): 1952–53, 1957–58, 1959, 1961, 1966, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993

• Mästerskapsserien:
  • Runners-up (2): 1991, 1992

• Allsvenskan play-off:
  • Winners (1): 1989
  • Runners-up (2): 1984, 1990

• Svenska Cupen:
  • Winners (6): 1943, 1945, 1968–69, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94
  • Runners-up (4): 1944, 1953, 1967, 1971–72

IFK in the European cups

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Result	Spectators (Home in bold style)	IFKs goalscorers
1956/57	European cup	Round of 16		AC Fiorentina	1-1, 0-1	6351, 4000(Played in Rome)	Harry Bild ;
1957/58	European cup	Round of 16		Red Star Belgrade	2-2, 1-2	10. Swedish football champions ( Swedish: Svenska mästare i fotboll) is a title held by the winners of the highest Swedish football league played Allsvenskan (literally "The All Swedish" is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football. Mästerskapsserien was a short-lived Swedish football league played 1991 and 1992 to decide the Swedish Champions Allsvenskan (literally "The All Swedish" is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football. For the defunct Argentine football tournament named Sweden Cup please see Copa Suecia‎ Svenska Cupen (the "Swedish Cup" is the ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Harry Bild (born 18 december 1936) is a former Swedish Footballer. 893, 20. 000	Olle Håkansson, Henry "Putte" Källgren ; Lennart Backman
1962/63	European cup	Qualification		Partizani Tirana	2-0, 1-1	12. Futboll Klub (or Klubi Sportiv Partizani is a legendary Albanian football club, playing in the capital Tirana, and founded in 1946 271, 18. 000	Harry Bild, Åke Rosander ; Ove Kindvall
	European cup	Round of 16		SL Benfica	1-1, 5-1	24. Harry Bild (born 18 december 1936) is a former Swedish Footballer. Ove Kindvall (born May 16, in Norrköping, Sweden) is a former Swedish footballer (forward Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S 205, 50. 000	Bill Björklund ; Bill Björklund
1963/64	European cup	Qualification		Standard Liége	0-1, 2-0	33. 000, 15. 030	- ; Ove Kindvall, Örjan Martinsson
	European cup	Round of 16		AC Milan	1-1, 2-5	15. Ove Kindvall (born May 16, in Norrköping, Sweden) is a former Swedish footballer (forward Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy 486, 15. 000	Björn Nordqvist ; Örjan Martinsson, Own goal
1968/69	Cup Winners cup	First Round		Crusaders F.C.	4-1, 2-2
	Cup Winners cup	Second Round		FC Lyn	3-2, 0-2
1969/70	Cup Winners cup	First Round		Sliema Wanderers F.C.	5-1, 0-1
	Cup Winners cup	Second Round		Schalke 04	0-0, 0-1
1972/73	Uefa cup	First Round		Flamura Roşie Arad	2-0, 2-1
	Uefa cup	Second Round		FC Internazionale	0-2, 2-2
1978/79	Uefa cup	First Round		Hibernian FC	0-0, 2-3
1982/83	Uefa cup	First Round		Southampton	0-0, 2-2
	Uefa cup	Second Round		A.S. Roma	1-0, 0-1 (2-4 after penalties)
1988/89	Cup Winners cup	First Round		UC Sampdoria	2-1, 0-2
1990/91	Uefa cup	First Round		1. FC Köln	0-0, 1-3
1991/92	Cup Winners cup	First Round		Jeunesse d‘Esch	4-0, 2-1
	Cup Winners cup	First Round		AS Monaco	1-2, 0-1
1992/93	Uefa cup	First Round		Torino FC	1-0, 0-3
1993/94	Uefa cup	First Round		KV Mechelen	0-1, 1-1 (in stoppage time)
1994/95	Cup Winners cup	Qualifications		FK Viktoria Žižkov	3-3, 0-1
2000/01	Uefa cup	Qualification		GÍ Gøtu	2-1, 2-0
	Uefa cup	First Round		FC Slovan Liberec	2-2, 1-2

External links

• IFK Norrköping - official site
• Peking Fanz - official supporter club site
• IFK Norrköpings Supporter klubb - official supporter club site for seniors
• gopeking.net - IFK Norrköpings oldest supporter site
• Parkens vita hjältar - supporter site