IFK Norrköping

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. 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.

This article is about IFK Norrköping's men's football department. For the women's team, see IFK Norrköping (women).

IFK Norrköping
Full nameIdrottsföreningen
Kamraterna Norrköping
Nickname(s)IFK
Peking (Beijing)
Snoka
Kamraterna (The comrades)
VitaBlå (WhiteBlue)
Founded29 May 1897 (1897-05-29)
StadiumPlatinumCars Arena, Norrköping (Östgötaporten, Nya Parken, Idrottsparken)
Capacity17,234
ChairmanSakarias Mårdh
ManagerAndreas Alm
LeagueAllsvenskan
2023Allsvenskan, 9th of 16
WebsiteClub website
Third colours

The club plays in the highest Swedish tier, Allsvenskan, which they first won in 1943. 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.

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