List of IF Elfsborg records and statistics
IF Elfsborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Borås. In 2012 Elfsborg, played their 69th season in Allsvenskan from its inception in 1924 up to and including the 2012 season. This placing them on a 5th place of those teams who have participated in total seasons. They have also played top flight football continually in Sweden since 1997, which currently is the 3rd longest top flight tenure of any club in Sweden—the longest one is IFK Göteborg, since 1977.[1]
The club is currently placed 5th in the all-time Allsvenskan table, "maratontabellen" in Swedish, which is a cumulative record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in Allsvenskan since its inception in 1924–25.[2] Furthermore, Elfsborg is placed 6th in the all-time medal table, with a total of 24 medals of different value – the most recent received in 2012.[3]
The player in IF Elfsborg who holds most club and national records is Sven Jonasson. In 409 games, most appearances ever in Elfsborg, he scored a total of 252 goals in Allsvenskan, which makes it an all-time record.[4] He played in Elfsborg throughout his career, which started in 1927 and ended 1947, a total of 20 years. The most remarkable achievement is his unbroken record of 344 consecutive games. A sequence that was broken when he missed his first game in 14 years because he failed to receive furlough during his military service.[5] He was also the first goalscorer ever for the Sweden men's national football team in a World Cup. It was in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, where he scored two goals in Sweden's 3–2 victory against Argentina.[6]
This article is about the statistics and records of the football section of IF Elfsborg.
Honours
[edit]Domestic
[edit]
- Swedish Champions:[A]
- Winners (6): 1935–36, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1961, 2006, 2012
League
[edit]- Allsvenskan:[9]
- Winners (6): 1935–36, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1961, 2006, 2012
- Runners-up (6): 1942–43, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1965, 1977, 2008
- Division 1 Södra:[10]
- Winners (1): 1996
- Runners-up (1): 1991
- Division 2 Götaland:[11]
- Winners (1): 1960
- Runners-up (4): 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1959
- Division 2 Västsvenska Serien:[12]
- Winners (1): 1925–26
- Runners-up (2): 1914–15, 1923–24
Cups
[edit]- Svenska Cupen:[13]
- Winners (2): 2001, 2003
- Runners-up (3): 1942, 1980–81, 1996–97
- Svenska Supercupen:[13]
- Winners (1): 2007
European
[edit]- UEFA Intertoto Cup:[14]
- Winners (2): 1980, 2008
- Runners-up (1): 1961
- The Atlantic Cup:[15]
- Winners (1): 2011
Player records
[edit]Appearances
[edit]- Most Allsvenskan appearances: Sven Jonasson, 409
- Most consecutive appearances: Sven Jonasson, 344 (1927–41)[16]
Most appearances
[edit]
Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.[18][19]
| # | Name | Years | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sven Jonasson
|
1927–1947 | 409 |
| 2 | Karl-Erik Grahn
|
1932–1949 | 346 |
| 3 | Leif Målberg
|
1965–1971 1973–1980 |
337 |
| 4 | Anders Svensson
|
1997–2001 2005– |
289 |
| 5 | Leif Gustafsson
|
1970–1971 1973–1982 1984 |
276 |
| 6 | Thomas Johansson
|
1973–83 | 276 |
| 7 | Arvid Samuelsson
|
1933–1947 | 270 |
| 8 | Johan Karlsson
|
2001–2011 | 263 |
| 9 | Göran Ahlström
|
1969–1971 1973–1981 |
258 |
| 10 | Thomas Ahlström
|
1971 1973–1979 1982–1984 |
237 |
Goalscorers
[edit]- Most Allsvenskan goals: Sven Jonasson, 252[18]
Top goalscorers
[edit]
Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made.[18][19]
| # | Name | Years | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sven Jonasson
|
1927–1947 | 252 |
| 2 | Thomas Ahlström
|
1971 1973–1979 1982–1984 |
101 |
| 3 | Knut Johansson
|
1936–1944 | 92 |
| 4 | Henry Larsson
|
1952–1954 1961–1968 |
80 |
| 5 | Åke Samuelsson
|
1930–1941 | 76 |
| 6 | Gillis Andersson
|
1933–1943 | 67 |
| 7 | Ove Grahn
|
1961–1965 | 62 |
| 8 | Karl-Erik Grahn
|
1932–1949 | 57 |
| 9 | Anders Svensson
|
1997–2001 2005–2015 |
56 |
| 10 | Fredrik Berglund
|
1997–2001 2003 2007–2010 |
54 |
International
[edit]- Most capped Elfsborg player for Sweden while playing for the club: Anders Svensson, 89 caps whilst an Elfsborg player[20]
Club records
[edit]Matches
[edit]- Biggest victory, Svenska cupen: 19–0 vs. Varbergs BoIS, 21 January 1996*
Record wins
[edit]- Record win: 19–0 (against Varbergs BoIS, Svenska Cupen, 21 January 1996)[21]
- Record Allsvenskan win: 12–2 (against IFK Eskilstuna, 19 April 1936)
- Record European win: 8–0 (against 8–0 vs. Floriana F.C., UEFA Europa League, 5 July 2012[22]
- Record home win: Allsvenskan: 10–1 (against Degerfors IF, 28 August 1938)
Record defeats
[edit]- Record Allsvenskan defeat: Allsvenskan: 0–7 (against GAIS, 25 August 1926)
Attendances
[edit]Only competitive first-team matches are considered.
- Highest home attendance: 22,654 (against IFK Norrköping, Allsvenskan, 1961) at Ryavallen
- Highest attendance at Borås Arena: 17,070 (against Kalmar FF, Allsvenskan, 4 July 2005)
- Highest attendance at Ramnavallen: 16,340 (against AIK, Allsvenskan, 7 June 1936)
- Highest average attendance: 14,608 (1961 season)
- Highest away attendance: 48,296 (against IFK Göteborg, 2 June 1977) at Ullevi
References
[edit]- ^ "Elfsborgs säsonger totalt och i sträck". Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ^ "Elfsborg 5:a på maratontabellen". Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ^ "Elfsborg vinner guld och sin 24:e medallj". Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ^ "Sven Jonasson allsvenska rekord". Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ^ "Sven Jonasson svit avbröts". Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ^ "Sven Jonasson första svenska målskytt i VM någonsin". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ^ "Sven Jonasson allsvenska rekord". Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ^ "Elfsborgs guldlag 2006". Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ^ "Allsvenska guldåren". Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ^ "Division 1 Södra". Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ^ "Division 2 Götaland". Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ^ "Västsvenska Serien". Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ^ a b "Allsvenska cupgulden". Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ^ "Elfsborg segrare i Intertoto cupen". Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- ^ "Elfsborg vann The Atlantic cup 2011". Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- ^ "Sven Jonassons oslagbara svit på 344 matcher i rad". Retrieved 2012-07-13.
- ^ "Svensson, 4:e flest allsvenska matcher i Elfsborgs historia". Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ^ a b c "Mesta målgörare för elfsborg". Retrieved 2012-06-23.
- ^ a b "Mest spelade matcher för elfsborg". Retrieved 2012-06-23.
- ^ "Mesta landslagsman i Elfsborg". Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ "Största borta seger i allsvenskan någonsin och största seger i svenska cupen någonsin av ett allsvenskt lag". Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ "Största seger någonsin av ett allsvenskt lag i Europa League". Retrieved 2012-07-08.