2026 IFK Göteborg season
| 2026 season | |||
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| Chairman | Magnus Nilsson | ||
| Head coach | Stefan Billborn | ||
| Stadium | Gamla Ullevi | ||
| Allsvenskan | Pre-season | ||
| 2025–26 Svenska Cupen | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Saidou Alioum (2) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,682 vs. Degerfors IF (8 March 2026, Svenska Cupen) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,507 vs. Östersunds FK (21 February 2026, Svenska Cupen) | ||
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Trelleborgs FF (28 February 2026, Svenska Cupen) | ||
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The 2026 season is IFK Göteborg's 121th in existence, their 94th season in Allsvenskan and their 50th consecutive season in the league. They will compete in Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen. League play will start on 5 April and end on 29 November.
Players
Squad information
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jonathan Rasheed | 34 | 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2026[1] | Free | ||
| 3 | DF | August Erlingmark (captain) | 27 | 2024 | 159 | 8 | 2028[2] | Free | ||
| 4 | DF | Rockson Yeboah | 21 | 2024 | 13 | 0 | 2028[3] | Undisclosed | ||
| 5 | DF | Jonas Bager (vice-captain) | 29 | 2024 | 27 | 0 | 2027[4] | Free | ||
| 7 | FW | Sebastian Clemmensen | 22 | 2025 | 24 | 4 | 2028[5] | ~ 6.9M SEK | ||
| 8 | MF | Imam Jagne | 22 | 2025 | 24 | 1 | 2028[6] | ~ 4.9M SEK | ||
| 9 | FW | Max Fenger | 24 | 2025 | 30 | 12 | 2027[7] | ~ 2.0M SEK | ||
| 10 | MF | Ramon Pascal Lundqvist | 28 | 2024 | 23 | 3 | 2027[8] | ~ 3.4M SEK | ||
| 11 | FW | Saidou Alioum | 22 | 2025 | 16 | 2 | 2029 (June)[9] | ~ 7.0M SEK | ||
| 12 | GK | Viktor Andersson | 21 | 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2026[10] | Free | On loan from IFK Värnamo | |
| 14 | FW | Tobias Heintz | 27 | 2025 | 29 | 8 | 2027[11] | Free | ||
| 15 | MF | David Kruse | 23 | 2024 | 40 | 2 | 2028[12] | Undisclosed | ||
| 16 | MF | Filip Ottosson | 29 | 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2029[13] | Free | ||
| 17 | DF | Alexander Jallow | 28 | 2026 | 75 | 2 | 2027[14] | Free | ||
| 18 | DF | Felix Eriksson | 21 | 2022 | 25 | 0 | 2028[15] | Youth system | ||
| 19 | FW | Arbnor Muçolli | 26 | 2023 | 30 | 8 | 2026[16] | Free | ||
| 20 | DF | Gabriel Ersoy | 20 | 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2028[17] | Undisclosed | ||
| 21 | MF | Leo Radaković | 18 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2028[18] | Youth system | ||
| 22 | DF | Noah Tolf | 20 | 2024 | 31 | 1 | 2029 (June)[19] | Youth system | ||
| 23 | MF | Kolbeinn Þórðarson | 26 | 2023 | 63 | 11 | 2028[20] | Free | ||
| 25 | GK | Elis Bishesari | 20 | 2024 | 39 | 0 | 2027[21] | Youth system | ||
| 26 | MF | Benjamin Brantlind | 17 | 2024 | 13 | 1 | 2026[22] | Youth system | ||
| 27 | FW | Alfons Borén | 19 | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 2028[23] | Youth system | ||
| 28 | MF | Lucas Kåhed | 23 | 2021 | 30 | 1 | 2026 (June)[24] | Youth system | ||
| 29 | FW | Adam Bergmark Wiberg | 28 | 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2029 (June)[25] | Free | ||
| 30 | FW | Tiago Coimbra | 22 | 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2029 (June)[26] | ~ 2.7M SEK | ||
| GK | Fredrik Andersson | 37 | 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2026 (June)[27] | Free |
- Last updated: 14 March 2025
- Source: IFK Göteborg and players' Wikipedia articles
- Ordered by squad number.
Club
Coaching staff
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Other information
| Chairman | Magnus Nilsson |
|---|---|
| Club director | Sofia Hultberg (caretaker) |
| Head of football | Jesper Jansson |
| Sporting director | Hannes Stiller |
| Assistant sporting director | Oscar Wendt |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Gamla Ullevi (18,454 / 105x68 m) |
Source: IFK Göteborg and Gamla Ullevi
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan | Matchday 1 | — | 5 April 2026 | 29 November 2026 | |
| 2025–26 Svenska Cupen | Round 2 | — | Quarter-finals | 20 August 2025 | 15 March 2026 |
Updated to match played 15 March 2026
Source: Competitions
Allsvenskan
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | IF Brommapojkarna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | IF Elfsborg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | IFK Göteborg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | IK Sirius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Kalmar FF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 4 April 2026. Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 22 December 2025.
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2025. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.
| 6 April 2026 Round 1 | IF Elfsborg | v | IFK Göteborg | Borås |
| 14:00 | Stadium: Borås Arena |
| 11 April 2026 Round 2 | IFK Göteborg | v | BK Häcken | Gothenburg |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 18 April 2026 Round 3 | Halmstads BK | v | IFK Göteborg | Halmstad |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Örjans Vall |
| 23 April 2026 Round 4 | Kalmar FF | v | IFK Göteborg | Kalmar |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena |
| 26 April 2026 Round 5 | IFK Göteborg | v | GAIS | Gothenburg |
| 16:30 | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 4 May 2026 Round 6 | Djurgårdens IF | v | IFK Göteborg | Stockholm |
| 19:00 | Stadium: 3Arena |
| 11 May 2026 Round 7 | IFK Göteborg | v | Hammarby IF | Gothenburg |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 18 May 2026 Round 8 | Örgryte IS | v | IFK Göteborg | Gothenburg |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 25 May 2026 Round 9 | IFK Göteborg | v | Mjällby AIF | Gothenburg |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 31 May 2026 Round 10 | Västerås SK | v | IFK Göteborg | Västerås |
| 14:00 | Stadium: Hitachi Energy Arena |
| 5 July 2026 Round 11 | IFK Göteborg | v | AIK | Gothenburg |
| Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 19 July 2026 Round 13 | IFK Göteborg | v | IF Brommapojkarna | Gothenburg |
| Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 26 July 2026 Round 14 | IK Sirius | v | IFK Göteborg | Uppsala |
| Stadium: Studenternas IP |
| 2 August 2026 Round 15 | IFK Göteborg | v | Degerfors IF | Gothenburg |
| Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 9 August 2026 Round 16 | IFK Göteborg | v | Kalmar FF | Gothenburg |
| Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 16 August 2026 Round 17 | Degerfors IF | v | IFK Göteborg | Degerfors |
| Stadium: Stora Valla |
| 23 August 2026 Round 18 | IFK Göteborg | v | IF Elfsborg | Gothenburg |
| Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 30 August 2026 Round 19 | IFK Göteborg | v | Örgryte IS | Gothenburg |
| Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 6 September 2026 Round 20 | Mjällby AIF | v | IFK Göteborg | Hällevik |
| Stadium: Strandvallen |
| 13 September 2026 Round 21 | IFK Göteborg | v | Halmstads BK | Gothenburg |
| Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 20 September 2026 Round 22 | IF Brommapojkarna | v | IFK Göteborg | Stockholm |
| Stadium: Grimsta IP |
| 11 October 2026 Round 23 | IFK Göteborg | v | Västerås SK | Gothenburg |
| Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 18 October 2026 Round 24 | AIK | v | IFK Göteborg | Solna |
| Stadium: Nationalarenan |
| 25 October 2026 Round 25 | GAIS | v | IFK Göteborg | Gothenburg |
| UTC+1 | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 28 October 2026 Round 26 | IFK Göteborg | v | Djurgårdens IF | Gothenburg |
| UTC+1 | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 1 November 2026 Round 27 | BK Häcken | v | IFK Göteborg | Gothenburg |
| UTC+1 | Stadium: Nordic Wellness Arena |
| 8 November 2026 Round 28 | IFK Göteborg | v | Malmö FF | Gothenburg |
| UTC+1 | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 22 November 2026 Round 29 | Hammarby IF | v | IFK Göteborg | Stockholm |
| UTC+1 | Stadium: 3Arena |
| 29 November 2026 Round 30 | IFK Göteborg | v | IK Sirius | Gothenburg |
| UTC+1 | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
Svenska Cupen
2025–26
- The tournament continues from the 2025 season.
Kickoff times are in UTC+1.
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | IFKG | ÖFK | DEG | TFF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IFK Göteborg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage | 0–0 | 3–1 | |||
| 2 | Östersunds FK | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | 3–0 | |||||
| 3 | Degerfors IF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||||
| 4 | Trelleborgs FF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | 0–4 |
Source: SvFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Lowest disciplinary points; 6) Highest ranked team
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Lowest disciplinary points; 6) Highest ranked team
| 21 February 2026 Matchday 1 | IFK Göteborg | 0–0 | Östersunds FK | Gothenburg |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Nordic Wellness Arena Attendance: 5,507 Referee: Joakim Sars |
| 28 February 2026 Matchday 2 | Trelleborgs FF | 0–4 | IFK Göteborg | Trelleborg |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Vångavallen Attendance: 714 Referee: Fredrik Klitte |
| 8 March 2026 Matchday 3 | IFK Göteborg | 3–1 | Degerfors IF | Gothenburg |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Nordic Wellness Arena Attendance: 5,682 Referee: Granit Maqedonci |
Knockout stage
| 15 March 2026 Quarter-finals | IK Sirius | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | IFK Göteborg | Uppsala |
| 17:15 | Report | Stadium: Studenternas IP Attendance: 6,620 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson |
2026–27
- The tournament continues into the 2027 season.
Qualification stage
| August 2026 Round 2 | TBD | v | IFK Göteborg | |
| UTC+2 |
Non-competitive
Pre-season
Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.
| 23 January 2026 Friendly | Östers IF | 1–3 | IFK Göteborg | Växjö, Sweden |
| 17:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Sportfältet Teleborg Attendance: 935 Referee: Adi Aganović |
| 2 February 2026 The Atlantic Cup | Rosenborg BK | 0–1 | IFK Göteborg | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
| 19:30 UTC+0 | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 50 |
| 6 February 2026 The Atlantic Cup | IFK Göteborg | 3–1 | Artis Brno | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
| 14:00 UTC+0 | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 50 Referee: Eduardo Rebocho (Portugal) |
| 14 February 2026 Friendly | IFK Göteborg | 4–2 | Stabæk | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Valhalla IP Attendance: 863 Referee: Fredrik Oppong |
| 23 March 2026 Friendly | IFK Göteborg | v | IK Oddevold | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Valhalla IP |
| 27 March 2026 Friendly | Vålerenga | v | IFK Göteborg | Oslo, Norway |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Intility Arena |
References
- ^ "Jonathan Rasheed är klar" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "Välkommen hem, Agge!" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Välkommen, Rockson!" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Jonas Bager är klar" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Clemmensen är klar" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ "Välkommen, Imam!" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Max Fenger är klar" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Ramon Pascal Lundqvist är blåvit" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Saidou Alioum till Blåvitt" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Välkommen, Viktor Andersson" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ "Välkommen, Tobias Heintz!" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "David Kruse är blåvit" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Filip Ottosson är blåvit" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Välkommen tillbaka, Alexander!" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Felix Eriksson förlänger" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Välkommen, Arbnor Mucolli!" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Gabriel Ersoy är blåvit" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Välkommen upp, Leo!" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Noah Tolf har förlängt" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "Kolbeinn har förlängt" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "A-lagskontrakt för Elis" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Benjamin är klar!" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Alfons Borén flyttas upp" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Nytt kontrakt för Lucas" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Adam Bergmark Wiberg är blåvit" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "Välkommen, Tiago!" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Fredrik Andersson i träning" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.