IF Sylvia

IF Sylvia is a Swedish football club based in Norrköping. The club, formed on 19 May 1922, plays in the fourth tier of Swedish football, Division 2. The club is affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.^[1]

IF Sylvia

Full name	Idrottsföreningen Sylvia
Founded	1922; 103 years ago (1922)
Ground	Platinumcars Arena, Norrköping
Capacity	17,000
Chairman	Pelle Holm
Coach	Henric Pekkala
League	Division 2 Södra Svealand
2024	Division 2 Södra Svealand, 2nd of 14
Website	svenskalag.se/ifsylvia
Home colours Away colours

In the early years, the club was also playing bandy and other sports.

In March 2013, IF Sylvia and IFK Norrköping started a cooperation where Sylvia will act as a nursery for youth player from IFK. Sylvia will also be able to loan players from IFK at short notice.^[2]

Achievements

• Division 1 Södra:
  • Winners (1): 2006
  • Runners-up (1): 2011
• Division 2 Södra Svealand:
  • Winners (1): 2018
• Division 2 Västra Svealand:
  • Runners-up (2): 1994, 1997
• Division 3 Östra Svealand:
  • Winners (1): 1993

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 4 Division 3 Östra Svealand 1st Promoted 1994 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 2nd' Promotion Playoffs 1995 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 4th 1996 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 5th 1997 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 1998 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 3rd 1999 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 3rd 2000 Tier 2 Superettan 9th 2001 Tier 2 Superettan 7th 2002 Tier 2 Superettan 13th 2003 Tier 2 Superettan 16th Relegated 2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 4th 2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 3rd Promoted 2006* Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 1st Promoted 2007 Tier 2 Superettan 16th Relegated 2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 9th 2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 9th 2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 3rd 2011 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2012 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 7th 2013 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 7th 2014 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 12th Relegated 2015 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 6th 2016 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 10th 2017 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 6th 2018 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 1st Promoted 2019 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 9th 2020 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 5th 2021 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 10th 2022 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 10th 2023 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 16th Relegated 2024 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 2nd * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[3]

Attendances

In recent seasons IF Sylvia have had the following average attendances:

Season Average attendance Division / Section Level 2005 300 Div 2 Östra Svealand Tier 3 2006 233 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2007 1,357 Superettan Tier 2 2008 221 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2009 241 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2010 305 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2011 430 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2012 254 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2013 218 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2014 154 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2015 163 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2016 186 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2017 66 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2018 ? Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[4]

Records

• Highest attendance, Idrottsparken: 11,114 vs. IFK Norrköping, 3 May 2007 (Final score, 1–2, in Superettan)

Current squad

As of 1 September 2023^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  SWE Sebastian Detterman 3 DF  SWE Philip Bonde 4 DF  SWE Edvin Tellgren (on loan from IFK Norrköping) 5 MF  SWE Abdul Aziz 6 DF  SWE Ali Kachmar 7 DF  SWE Amer Jusic (on loan from Åtvidabergs FF) 8 DF  SWE Hugo Lewander 9 FW  BIH Eldin Ibrahimbegović 10 MF  SWE Amer Ibrahimovic 11 MF  SWE Jakob Lindahl 12 FW  SWE Daniel Hanna 13 MF  SWE Isak Ellbring

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF  SWE Anton Ståhl 16 MF  SWE Pontus Tillmar 17 MF  SWE Besfort Kalludra 18 MF  SWE David Ström 19 FW  SWE Leo Jansson 20 FW  SWE Aleksandar Azizovic 22 DF  SWE Jonathan Jonsson 23 FW  SWE John Bliderus Onoseke-Longadi 24 MF  SWE Elvis Lindkvist 28 MF  SWE Fritiof Hellichius 30 GK  SWE David Andersson (on loan from IFK Norrköping)

Management

Technical staff

As of 4 January 2018^[6]

Name Role Rickard Johansson Head coach Daniel Jernberg Assistant coach Kim Vaattovaara Assistant coach Håkan Andersson Physiotherapist