IFK Värnamo

IFK Värnamo

Full name	Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Värnamo
Founded	1912 (1912)
Ground	Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Kaj Larsson
Head coach	Ferran Sibila
League	Allsvenskan
2024	Allsvenskan, 14th
Website	http://ifkvarnamo.se
Home colours Away colours

IFK Värnamo is a Swedish football club located in Värnamo. The club plays in the Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. The most famous player from the club is Jonas Thern, who was captain of the Sweden national team when they finished third in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 9th 1994 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 7th 1995 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 12th Relegated 1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 1st Promoted 1997 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 10th Relegation Playoffs 1998 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 12th Relegated 1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 4th 2000 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 2nd Promoted 2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 8th 2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 3rd 2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th 2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th 2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 4th Promoted 2006* Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 10th 2007 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 5th 2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 7th 2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 7th 2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 1st Promoted 2011 Tier 2 Superettan 13th Relegation Playoffs 2012 Tier 2 Superettan 14th Relegation Playoffs 2013 Tier 2 Superettan 14th Relegation Playoffs 2014 Tier 2 Superettan 9th 2015 Tier 2 Superettan 10th 2016 Tier 2 Superettan 11th 2017 Tier 2 Superettan 6th 2018 Tier 2 Superettan 13th Relegation Playoffs - Relegated 2019 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 7th 2020 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 1st Promoted 2021 Tier 2 Superettan 1st Promoted 2022 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 10th 2023 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 5th * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.

Attendances

In recent seasons IFK Värnamo have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 278 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 3 2006 484 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2007 378 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2008 439 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2009 351 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2010 874 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2011 1,926 Superettan Tier 2

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.

Players

First-team squad

As of 3 September 2024

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
1	GK	NOR	Jonathan Rasheed
2	DF	SWE	Johan Rapp
5	DF	SWE	Victor Larsson
6	DF	SWE	Hampus Näsström
7	MF	SWE	Carl Johansson
9	FW	NGA	Johnbosco Kalu
10	FW	SWE	Ajdin Zeljkovic
11	MF	BRA	Wenderson
14	FW	SWE	Gustav Engvall
15	DF	AUT	Michael Steinwender
16	DF	SWE	Albin Lohikangas
17	FW	SWE	Fred Bozicevic

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	SWE	Mohammad Alsalkhadi
19	MF	CAN	Marco Bustos
20	DF	SWE	Freddy Winsth
21	MF	RSA	Luke Le Roux
22	MF	SWE	Simon Thern
23	DF	CMR	Samuel Kotto (on loan from Malmö)
24	DF	SWE	Emin Grozdanic
25	FW	SWE	Joel Voelkerling Persson (on loan from Lecce)
27	DF	SWE	Johan Kenneryd
28	MF	GHA	Frank Junior Adjei
39	GK	SWE	Viktor Andersson

Out on loan

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
32	MF	SWE	Kenan Bilalovic (at Skövde AIK until 30 November 2024)
—	DF	BRA	Bernardo Vilar (at Al-Nasr (Kuwait) until 30 June 2025)
—	GK	SWE	David Mikhail (at Lahti until 31 December 2024)

Achievements

League

• Division 1 Södra:
  • Winners (2): 2010, 2020
• Superettan:
  • Winners (1): 2021

External links

• Official website