Djurgårdens IF FF
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| Full name | Djurgårdens Idrottsförening |
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| Nickname(s) |
Blåränderna (The Blue Stripes) Järnkaminerna (The Iron Furnaces) |
| Short name | DIF |
| Founded | 12 March 1891 1899 (football department) |
| Ground | Tele2 Arena, |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Chairman | Lars-Erik Sjöberg |
| Head coach | Özcan Melkemichel |
| League | Allsvenskan |
| 2016 | Allsvenskan, 7th |
| Website | Club website |
Djurgårdens IF Fotbollsförening, commonly known as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården Fotboll, Djurgården [²jʉː(r)ˌɡoːɖɛn], and (especially locally) Djurgår'n [ˈjʉː(r)ɡɔɳ], Dif or DIF, is the association football department of Djurgårdens IF and is based at Tele2 Arena in the Johanneshov district of .
Fans of the club, called djurgårdare, are found all over Stockholm and Sweden. However, the Östermalm district of , where Djurgården's former home ground is situated, is considered the club's heartland.
Formed in 1891 and playing in the first Swedish tier, Allsvenskan, the club has won the league eleven times and the cup four times. The league titles have been won during three eras. The first period was the 1910s, when they won four league titles. The second era occurred in the 1950s and 60s, when Djurgården also won the league four times. The most recent era was the first half of the 00s when they won both the league and the cup three times.
Djurgården is affiliated to the .
Djurgårdens IF was founded, primarily by John G. Jansson, on 12 March 1891 at a café in Alberget 4A on the island of Djurgården or, more officially, Kungliga Djurgården (Royal Djurgården). Most of the founding members were young working class men. The first real football field in Stockholm was created in 1896. Djurgårdens IF's football department was formed in 1899, with the help of former GAIS player Teodor Andersson. Djurgården played their first match in July 1899, a 1–2 loss against AIK.
The first real achievement was made in 1902 when the team finished second in the tournament Rosenska Pokalen. Just two years later, in 1904, the first Swedish Championship final of the club was played, ending in a defeat against Örgryte IS. The team finished second in three more finals before the first Championship victory came in 1912 after two draws in the final matches against Örgryte, and a replay which Djurgården won. The club won three more Swedish Championships in the early years, in 1915 against Örgryte, 1917 against AIK and 1920 against IK Sleipner. However, DIF never managed to win Svenska Serien, the top Swedish league of the period, before the club's first great era ended. Between 1911 and 1935, Tranebergs Idrottsplats was the homeground for Djurgården. For the 1912 Summer Olympics, was built. It became Djurgården's permanent home arena in 1936.
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