IFK Norrköping
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Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Östgötaporten.[1] The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are white and blue. Formed on 29 May 1897, the club have won thirteen national championship titles and six national cup titles.
Full name | Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping | ||
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Nickname(s) | IFK Peking (Beijing) Snoka Kamraterna (The comrades) VitaBlå (WhiteBlue) | ||
Founded | 29 May 1897; 127 years ago (1897-05-29) | ||
Stadium | PlatinumCars Arena, Norrköping (Östgötaporten, Nya Parken, Idrottsparken) | ||
Capacity | 17,234 | ||
Chairman | Sakarias Mårdh | ||
Manager | Andreas Alm | ||
League | Allsvenskan | ||
2023 | Allsvenskan, 9th of 16 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club plays in the highest Swedish tier, Allsvenskan, which they first won in 1943.[2] IFK Norrköping were most successful during the 1940s, when they won five Swedish championships and two Svenska Cupen titles under the Hungarian coach Lajos Czeizler and with players like Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm.
IFK Norrköping won the 2015 Allsvenskan, their first win since 1989, which also gave them a spot in the second qualification round of 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.