IFK Värnamo is a Swedish football club located in Värnamo. The club plays in the Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. The most famous player from the club is Jonas Thern, who was captain of the Sweden national team when they finished third in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

IFK Värnamo
Full nameIdrottsföreningen Kamraterna Värnamo
Founded1912; 112 years ago (1912)
GroundFinnvedsvallen, Värnamo
Capacity5,000
ChairmanKaj Larsson
Head coachAnes Mravac
LeagueAllsvenskan
2023Allsvenskan, 5th
Websitehttp://ifkvarnamo.se
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Season to season

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Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1993 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 9th
1994 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 7th
1995 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 12th Relegated
1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 1st Promoted
1997 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 10th Relegation Playoffs
1998 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 12th Relegated
1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 4th
2000 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 2nd Promoted
2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 8th
2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 3rd
2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th
2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th
2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 4th Promoted
2006* Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 10th
2007 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 5th
2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 7th
2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 7th
2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 1st Promoted
2011 Tier 2 Superettan 13th Relegation Playoffs
2012 Tier 2 Superettan 14th Relegation Playoffs
2013 Tier 2 Superettan 14th Relegation Playoffs
2014 Tier 2 Superettan 9th
2015 Tier 2 Superettan 10th
2016 Tier 2 Superettan 11th
2017 Tier 2 Superettan 6th
2018 Tier 2 Superettan 13th Relegation Playoffs - Relegated
2019 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 7th
2020 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 1st Promoted
2021 Tier 2 Superettan 1st Promoted
2022 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 10th
2023 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 5th

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [1]

Attendances

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In recent seasons IFK Värnamo have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level
2005 278 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 3
2006 484 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2007 378 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2008 439 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2009 351 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2010 874 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2011 1,926 Superettan Tier 2

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [2]

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 31 July 2024[3]

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   NOR Jonathan Rasheed
2 DF   SWE Johan Rapp
4 DF   SWE Emin Hasic
5 DF   SWE Victor Larsson
6 DF   SWE Hampus Näsström
7 MF   SWE Carl Johansson
8 MF   SWE William Kenndal
9 FW   NGA Johnbosco Kalu
10 FW   SWE Ajdin Zeljkovic
11 MF   BRA Wenderson
14 FW   SWE Gustav Engvall
15 DF   AUT Michael Steinwender
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   SWE Albin Lohikangas
17 FW   SWE Fred Bozicevic
18 FW   SWE Mohammad Alsalkhadi
19 MF   CAN Marco Bustos
20 DF   SWE Freddy Winsth
21 MF   RSA Luke Le Roux
22 MF   SWE Simon Thern
23 DF   CMR Samuel Kotto (on loan from Malmö)
24 DF   SWE Emin Grozdanic
27 DF   SWE Johan Kenneryd
28 MF   GHA Frank Junior Adjei
39 GK   SWE Viktor Andersson

Out on loan

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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
32 MF   SWE Kenan Bilalovic (at Skövde AIK until 30 November 2024)
DF   BRA Bernardo Vilar (at Al-Nasr (Kuwait) until 30 June 2025)
GK   SWE David Mikhail (at Lahti until 31 December 2024)

Achievements

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League

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Footnotes

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References

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  1. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – IFK Värnamo". Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-12-09.
  3. ^ "Trupp Herr" (in Swedish). IFK Värnamo. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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