Djurgårdens IF Fotboll
Djurgårdens IF Fotbollsförening – commonly known as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården Fotboll (official name), Djurgården (IPA: [ˈjʉ̂ːrˌɡoːɖɛn]), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (IPA: [ˈjʉ̌ː(r)ɡɔɳ]), Dif or DIF – is the professional men's association football department of its parent association Djurgårdens IF. Founded 1891 on the island of Djurgården, the club's home ground is Tele2 Arena, situated in the Johanneshov district of Stockholm.
| Full name | Djurgårdens IF Fotbollsförening | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Järnkaminerna ("The Iron stoves") Blåränderna ("The Blue stripes") | ||
| Short name | DIF | ||
| Founded | 12 March 1891 1899 (football section) | ||
| Ground | Tele2 Arena, Stockholm | ||
| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Chairman | Lars-Erik Sjöberg | ||
| Head coach(es) | Kim Bergstrand & Thomas Lagerlöf | ||
| League | Allsvenskan | ||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan, 4th of 16 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Competing in the highest Swedish tier, Allsvenskan, the club has won the league twelve times and the cup five times. The league titles have mainly been won during three separate eras. The first period was the 1910s, when the team won four league titles. The second era occurred in the 1950s and 1960s, when Djurgården won the league four times. The most recent era was during the first half of the 2000s, when they won both the league and the cup three times. From 2017 to the current day, the club has seen a boom, both nationally and internationally, highlighted by the Svenska Cupen title in 2018, the league title in 2019, and their qualification to 2022–23 Europa Conference League round of 16.
Supporters of the club, called djurgårdare, are found in all socio-economic spheres and throughout all areas of Stockholm and, to some extent, all over Sweden. However, East Vasastan and Östermalm, the latter in particular where Djurgården's former home ground Stadion is situated, is by some considered the club's heartland. Djurgården is affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund.