2008 Djurgårdens IF season

Djurgården
2008 season
Chairman	Bo Lundquist
Manager	Siggi Jónsson
Stadium	Stockholms Stadion
Allsvenskan	12th
Svenska Cupen	3rd round
2008–09 UEFA Cup	2nd qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Sebastian Rajalakso (7); All: ; Jones Kusi-Asare & Sebastian Rajalakso (7)
Highest home attendance	22,312 (24 September vs AIK, Allsvenskan)
Lowest home attendance	5,012 (5 October vs GIF Sundsvall, Allsvenskan)
	← 2007 2009 →

Djurgården will in the 2008 season compete in the Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen and UEFA Cup

Djurgården started the season with 9 matches without a defeat. With many injuries on key players, such as old Swedish international Mattias Jonson, Finnish legend Aki Riihilahti and new Finnish star Daniel Sjölund, and bad playing Djurgården ended 12th, their worst season since 1999. The new 20-year-old from Enköpings SK, Sebastian Rajalakso scored most goals.

Squad

As of July 2, 2008.^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	MF	SWE	Philip Hellqvist
4	DF	SWE	Patrik Haginge
6	DF	FIN	Toni Kuivasto (vice-captain)
7	MF	NGA	Prince Ikpe Ekong
8	DF	GER	Jan Tauer
9	FW	SWE	Jones Kusi-Asare
10	MF	BRA	Enrico Cardoso Nazaré
11	FW	FIN	Daniel Sjölund
12	FW	SWE	Mattias Jonson (vice-captain)
14	DF	SWE	Kebba Ceesay
15	GK	GAM	Pa Dembo Touray
16	DF	SWE	Markus Johannesson (captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	SWE	Mikael Dahlberg
19	FW	BRA	Thiago Quirino da Silva
20	MF	SWE	Martin Andersson
21	FW	SWE	Kristian Junegard
22	MF	SVN	Andrej Komac
23	MF	RSA	Lance Davids
24	DF	SWE	Peter Magnusson
25	MF	SWE	Sebastian Rajalakso
27	FW	SWE	Johan Oremo
28	MF	SWE	Kristoffer Näfver (on loan from Örebro SK)
29	MF	FIN	Aki Riihilahti
30	GK	SWE	Oskar Wahlström

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	SWE	Dennis Boskailo (on loan to Falkenbergs FF)
3	DF	SWE	Robert Stoltz (on loan to Enköpings SK)
13	DF	SWE	Per Johansson (on loan to Örebro SK)
24	MF	SWE	Christoffer Karlsson (on loan to Åtvidabergs FF)
17	FW	SWE	Stefan Batan (on loan to Assyriska FF)

Transfers

Players in

Date	No.	Player	From	Comments	Link
2008-01-01	25	Sebastian Rajalakso	Enköpings SK		[1]
2008-01-01	20	Martin Andersson	Enköpings SK		[2]
2008-01-01	13	Per Johansson	BK Forward	Back from loan	[3]
2008-03-31	26	Nebojša Marinković	FK Partizan	Loan	[4]
2008-06-17	4	Patrik Haginge	Örebro SK		[5]
2008-06-27	7	Prince Ikpe Ekong	GAIS		[6]
2008-07-01	24	Peter Magnusson	Vasalund		[7]
2008-07-03	27	Johan Oremo	Gefle IF		[8]
2008-07-29	28	Kristoffer Näfver	Örebro SK	Loan	[9]

Players out

Date	No.	Player	To	Comments	Link
2007-11-30	7	Johan Arneng	Aalesunds FK		[10]
2007-01-01	27	Feliciano Magro	IFK Norrköping		[11]
2008-01-08	20	Patrick Amoah	Ciudad de Lorquí		[12]
2008-01-01	25	Eldin Kozica		End of contract	[13]
2008-02-08	4	Dennis Boskailo	Falkenbergs FF	Loan	[14]
2008-02-25	3	Robert Stoltz	Enköpings SK	Loan	[15]
2008-02-26	35	Tommi Vaiho	IK Frej	Loan	[16]
2008-06-13	5	Sölvi Ottesen	SønderjyskE		[17]
2008-07-02	26	Nebojša Marinković	FK Partizan	End of Loan	[18]
2008-07-29	13	Per Johansson	Örebro SK	Loan	[19]
2008-07-31	17	Stefan Batan	Assyriska FF	Loan	[20]

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Sigurður Jónsson
Assistant manager	Paul Lindholm
Goalkeeping coach	Kjell Frisk
Fitness coach	Palmar Hreinsson

Last updated: 26 July
Source: Djurgårdens IF

Kit

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): ICA

Home 2008

Away 2008

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Other information

Chairman	Bo Lundquist
Sport director	Bo Andersson
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Stockholm Stadion (14 417 / 105x70 m)

Updated to match played 26 July
Source: Djurgårdens IF and Stockholm Stadion

Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Allsvenskan		Svenska Cupen		2008–09 UEFA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2		SWE	Philip Hellquist	9	1	7	0	2	1	0	0
3		SWE	Robert Stoltz	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4		SWE	Patrik Haginge	21	0	17	0	0	0	4	0
5		ISL	Sölvi Ottesen	10	3	9	2	1	1	0	0
6		FIN	Toni Kuivasto	28	0	24	0	1	0	3	0
7		NGA	Prince Ikpe Ekong	18	1	14	0	0	0	4	1
8		GER	Jan Tauer	26	1	22	1	1	0	3	0
9		SWE	Jones Kusi-Asare	35	7	29	6	2	1	4	0
10		BRA	Enrico Cardoso Nazaré	28	4	22	2	2	0	4	2
11		FIN	Daniel Sjölund	13	1	10	1	0	0	3	0
12		SWE	Mattias Jonson	14	2	14	2	0	0	0	0
13		SWE	Per Johansson	6	0	4	0	2	0	0	0
14		GAM	Kebba Ceesay	9	0	7	0	1	0	1	0
15		GAM	Pa Dembo Touray	29	0	23	0	2	0	4	0
16		SWE	Markus Johannesson	30	0	26	0	1	0	3	0
17		SWE	Stefan Batan	11	1	9	0	2	1	0	0
18		SWE	Mikael Dahlberg	31	2	27	2	0	0	4	0
19		BRA	Thiago Quirino da Silva	26	4	22	2	2	2	2	0
20		SWE	Martin Andersson	14	0	13	0	1	0	0	0
22		SVN	Andrej Komac	31	3	26	2	1	1	4	0
23		RSA	Lance Davids	28	0	24	0	0	0	4	0
24		SWE	Peter Magnusson	12	0	11	0	0	0	1	0
25		SWE	Sebastian Rajalakso	29	7	27	7	0	0	2	0
26		SRB	Nebojsa Marinkovic	5	1	3	0	2	1	0	0
27		SWE	Johan Oremo	18	4	14	3	0	0	4	1
28		SWE	Kristoffer Näfver	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
29		FIN	Aki Riihilahti	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
30		SWE	Oskar Wahlström	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
		SWE	Robbin Sellin	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0
		SWE	August Bergman	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
		SWE	Tobias Forsberg	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
		GAM	Yanbuka Ceesay	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Goals

Total

Scorer	Goals
Sebastian Rajalakso	7
Jones Kusi-Asare	7
Johan Oremo	4
Enrico Cardoso Nazaré	4
Thiago Quirino da Silva	4
Andrej Komac	3
Sölvi Ottesen	3
Mattias Jonson	2
Mikael Dahlberg	2
Daniel Sjölund	1
Jan Tauer	1
Prince Ikpe Ekong	1
Stefan Batan	1
August Bergman	1
Tobias Forsberg	1
Philip Hellquist	1
Nebojša Marinković	1
Robbin Sellin	1

Allsvenskan

Scorer	Goals
Sebastian Rajalakso	7
Jones Kusi-Asare	6
Johan Oremo	3
Mattias Jonson	2
Enrico Cardoso Nazaré	2
Thiago Quirino da Silva	2
Mikael Dahlberg	2
Andrej Komac	2
Sölvi Ottesen	2
Daniel Sjölund	1
Jan Tauer	1

Svenska Cupen

Scorer	Goals
Thiago Quirino da Silva	2
Stefan Batan	1
August Bergman	1
Tobias Forsberg	1
Philip Hellquist	1
Andrej Komac	1
Jones Kusi-Asare	1
Nebojša Marinković	1
Sölvi Ottesen	1
Robbin Sellin	1

UEFA Cup

Scorer	Goals
Enrico Cardoso Nazaré	2
Johan Oremo	1
Prince Ikpe Ekong	1

Competitions

Allsvenskan

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	Trelleborgs FF	30	9	13	8	33	31	+2	40
11	GAIS	30	9	11	10	30	36	−6	38
12	Djurgårdens IF	30	9	9	12	30	41	−11	36
13	Gefle IF	30	7	7	16	33	42	−9	28
14	Ljungskile SK (R)	30	6	6	18	23	52	−29	24	Qualification to Relegation play-offs

Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Matches

Results for Djurgårdens IF for season 2008.

NOTE: scores are written DIF first

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Comp	TV	Djurgården scorers	Attendance
2008-03-30	Idrottsparken	Norrköping	2–1	Allsvenskan	Canal +	Dahlberg, Rajalakso	15 651
2008-04-05	Stadion	Malmö	1–1	Allsvenskan	TV4	Rajalakso	13 379
2008-04-09	Strömvallen	Gefle	2–1	Allsvenskan	PPV	Rajalakso, Kusi-Asare	4 328
2008-04-13	Stadion	Halmstad	2–1	Allsvenskan	PPV	Rajalakso, Ottesen	8 947
2008-04-16	Behrn Arena	Örebro	1–1	Allsvenskan	TV4 Sport	Rajalakso	10 195
2008-04-21	Stadion	GAIS	0–0	Allsvenskan	PPV		9 237
2008-04-24	Råsunda	AIK	1–1	Allsvenskan	Canal +	Quirino	34 173
2008-04-28	Stadion	Ljungskile	2–1	Allsvenskan	PPV	Jonson, Ottesen	8 915
2008-05-04	Norrporten Arena	Sundsvall	0–0	Allsvenskan	PPV		5 047
2008-05-07	Råsunda (H)	Hammarby	0–2	Allsvenskan	Canal +		20 346
2008-05-10	Fredriksskans	Kalmar	1–5	Allsvenskan	TV4	Kusi-Asare	7 668
2008-07-02	Stadion	Elfsborg	0–2	Allsvenskan	Canal +		10 241
2008-07-06	Vångavallen	Trelleborg	1–1	Allsvenskan	PPV	Jonson	4 128
2008-07-12	Råsunda (H)	Göteborg	1–2	Allsvenskan	TV4	Tauer	10 713
2008-07-21	Olympia	Helsingborg	0–2	Allsvenskan	Canal +		12 737
2008-07-27	Råsunda (H)	Helsingborg	1–2	Allsvenskan	PPV	Oremo	10 114
2008-08-10	Malmö Stadion	Malmö	2–1	Allsvenskan	PPV	Kusi-Asare, Sjölund	10 052
2008-08-17	Stadion	Gefle	2–0	Allsvenskan	PPV	Kusi-Asare, Enrico	6 712
2008-08-24	Örjans Vall	Halmstad	2–1	Allsvenskan	PPV	Dahlberg, Komac	5 621
2008-09-01	Stadion	Örebro	0–0	Allsvenskan	PPV		8 140
2008-09-15	Ullevi	GAIS	1–2	Allsvenskan	PPV	Oremo	3 060
2008-09-24	Råsunda (H)	AIK	1–1	Allsvenskan	Canal +	Oremo	22 312
2008-09-28	Starke Arvid	Ljungskile	1–0	Allsvenskan	PPV	Kusi-Asare	2 725
2008-10-02	Stadion	Norrköping	1–1	Allsvenskan	TV4 Sport	Enrico	5 332
2008-10-05	Stadion	Sundsvall	3–1	Allsvenskan	PPV	Komac, Rajalakso, Quirino	5 012
2008-10-20	Råsunda	Hammarby	0–3	Allsvenskan	Canal +		12 483
2008-10-25	Stadion	Kalmar	0–1	Allsvenskan	TV4		7 823
2008-10-29	Borås Arena	Elfsborg	0–1	Allsvenskan	Canal +		8 319
2008-11-01	Ullevi	Göteborg	1–3	Allsvenskan	Canal +	Kusi-Asare	8 070
2008-11-09	Stadion	Trelleborg	1–3	Allsvenskan	None	Rajalakso	5 300

Svenska Cupen

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Comp	TV	Djurgården scorers	Attendance
2008-05-01	Stadsparksvallen	Råslätt	9–0	Svenska Cupen	None	Quirino(2), Kusi-Asare, Ottesen, Marinković, Bergman, Sellin, Forsberg	1 281
2008-05-17	Strömvallen	Sirius	2–4	Svenska Cupen	TV4	Hellqvist, Komac

UEFA Cup

Game

Date

Tournament

Round

Ground

Opponent

Score¹

TV

Report

1

17 July

UEFA Cup

First qualifying round

HR

Flora

0 – 0

–

Report	Report link
Kick off	19:00 CEST
Attendance	5 386
Referee	Luc Wilmes

2

31 July

UEFA Cup

First qualifying round

A

Flora

2 – 2

–

Flora	Djurgårdens IF
Report	Report link
Kick off	17:45 EET
Attendance	2 199
Referee	Lasha Silagava
81' Post 82' Post	23' Enrico 55' Ekong

3

14 August

UEFA Cup

Second qualifying round

HR

Rosenborg

2 – 1

Viasat Sport

Djurgårdens IF	Rosenborg
Report	Report link
Kick off	19:00 CEST
Attendance	6 947
Referee	Douglas McDonald
38' Oremo 90' Enrico	75' Sapara

4

28 August

UEFA Cup

Second qualifying round

A

Rosenborg

0 – 5

TV2 Zebra

Rosenborg	Djurgårdens IF
Report	Report link
Kick off	19:00 CEST
Referee	Sascha Kever
43' Iversen 58' Konan pen' (67) Iversen Skjelbred pen' (86) Iversen

Friendlies

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Comp	Time	Djurgården scorers	Attendance
2008-02-09	Stadshagen	BP	2–0	Friendly	13:00	Enrico, Dahlberg	2 000
2008-02-16	Södertälje	FC Copenhagen	1–4	Friendly	13:00	Kusi-Asare	1 345
2008-02-23	Behrn Arena	Örebro	2–1	Friendly	15:00	Dahlberg, Batan	2 114
2008-02-27	Årsta IP	Sirius	1–2	Friendly	16:00	Rajalakso	725
2008-03-01	Strömvallen	Gefle	3–2	Friendly	13:30	Dahlberg (2), Kusi-Asare	498
2008-03-09	Stadshagen	Enköping	3–0	Friendly	13:00	Kusi-Asare, Y Ceesay, Hellqvist
2008-03-12	Browns Club	GAIS	2–2	Friendly	17:00	Kusi-Asare, Almerares
2008-03-19	Alcochete	AIK	0–2	Friendly	17:00
2008-03-24	Stadshagen	Mariehamn	1–0	Friendly	15:00	Kusi-Asare	750
2008-06-13	Wiklöf Holding Arena	Mariehamn	2–3	Friendly	19:00	Johannesson, Kusi-Asare
2008-06-13	Ratina Stadion	Tampere United	1–0	Friendly	17:30	Hellqvist
2008-06-27	Borgvallen, Hummelsta!	Örebro	0–3	Friendly
2008-10-15	Kristinebergs IP	IK Frej	1–0	Friendly	18:30	Quirino

Djurgården League Top Goalscorers/Assist in the Allsvenskan 2008 Season

Updated 10 November 2008

Name	Matches	Goals
Sebastian Rajalakso	27	7
Jones Kusi-Asare	29	6
Johan Oremo	14	3
Mattias Jonson	13	2
Thiago Quirino da Silva	22	2
Sölvi Ottesen	9	2
Andrej Komac	26	2
Enrico Cardoso Nazaré	22	2
Mikael Dahlberg	27	2
Daniel Sjölund	10	1
Jan Tauer	22	1

Name	Matches	Assists
Enrico Cardoso Nazaré	22	4
Jan Tauer	22	3
Mikael Dahlberg	27	3
Patrik Haginge	16	3
Martin Andersson	13	2
Jones Kusi-Asare	29	2
Andrej Komac	26	2
Johan Oremo	14	1
Sölvi Ottesen	9	1
Daniel Sjölund	10	1
Markus Johannesson	26	1

Djurgården League Top Goalscorers/Assist in the UEFA Cup 2008–09

Name	Matches	Goals
Enrico Cardoso Nazaré	4	2
Johan Oremo	4	1
Prince Ikpe Ekong	4	1

Name	Matches	Assists
Prince Ikpe Ekong	4	2
Mikael Dahlberg	4	2

References

^ "Current squad". DIF.se. Archived from the original on 7 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-29.

[squad-1] "Current squad". DIF.se. Archived from the original on 7 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-29.

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