thumb|240px|right|A chart showing the progress of IFK Norrköping through the [[swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.]]
thumb|[[Nya Parken]]
thumb|IFK Norrköping supporter group Peking Fanz.
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 PlatinumCars Arena. 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.
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.
History
IFK Norrköping won the first division 11 times in 20 years, the last in 1963. It won for its 12th time in 1989.
On 31 October 2015, IFK Norrköping won its 13th championship title after defeating the defending champions Malmö FF with 2–0 away in Swedbank Stadion in Malmö in the last round of 2015 Allsvenskan. On 8 November IFK Norrköping won supercupen against Swedish cup winners IFK Göteborg. The result was 3–0.
Players
First-team squad
Retired numbers
- 12 – Fans of the club<!--* 18 – Stefán Þórðarson, forward (2005–2007, 2009)-->
Winners of Guldbollen
thumb|200px|right|[[Åke Johansson|Åke "Bajdoff" Johansson (right) playing in a 1964 game against Malmö FF.]]
- 1947: Gunnar Nordahl
- 1949: Knut Nordahl
- 1953: Bengt "Julle" Gustavsson
- 1957: Åke "Bajdoff" Johansson
- 1960: Torbjörn Jonsson
- 1961: Bengt "Zamora" Nyholm
- 1963: Harry Bild
- 1966: Ove Kindvall
- 1968: Björn Nordqvist
- 1990: Tomas Brolin
- 1992: Jan Eriksson
League top scorers
Allsvenskan
- Gunnar Nordahl 1944–45 (27 goals), 1945–46 (25 goals) and 1947–48 (18 goals)
- Harry Bild 1956–57 (19 goals)
- Henry "Putte" Källgren 1957–58 (27 goals) (shared with Bertil Johansson, IFK Göteborg)
- Ove Kindvall 1966 (20 goals)
- Jan Hellström 1989 (16 goals)
- Niclas Kindvall 1994 (23 goals)
- Imad Khalili 2013 (15 goals) (eight goals scored for Helsingborgs IF)
- Emir Kujović 2015 (21 goals)
- Kalle Holmberg 2017 (14 goals) (shared with Magnus Eriksson, Djurgårdens IF)
- Christoffer Nyman 2020 (18 goals)
- Samuel Adegbenro 2021 (17 goals)
Superettan (Division II 1924/1925–1986 and Division I 1987–1999)
- Stefan Pettersson 1983 (17 goals)
- Bruno Santos 2005 (17 goals)
- Garðar Gunnlaugsson 2007 (18 goals)
Management
Technical staff
As of 12 December 2025
{|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Role
|-
| Henrik Jurelius
|Sports director
|-
| Eldar Abdulic
|Head coach
|-
| Henric Pekkala
|Assistant coach
|-
| Tomas Vainio
|Goalkeeping coach
|-
| Ari Skúlason
|Transition coach
|-
| Pálmar Hreinsson
|Fitness coach
|-
| Jacob Dahl
|Analyst & scouting
|-
| Peter Cratz
|Club doctor
|-
| Bengt Janzon
|Club doctor
|-
| Nicolas Santi Aguilar
|Physiotherapist
|-
| Kristoffer Karlsson
|Physiotherapist
|-
| Daniel Ekwall
|Mental coach
|-
| Simon Larsson
|Equipment manager
|-
| Tobias Falk
|Coordinator
|-
|}
|}
Honours
League
thumb|1963: [[Bengt Nyholm, the keeper of IFK Norrköping, tries to improve his effectiveness by applying glue from flypaper to his hands]]
- Swedish Champions
- Winners (13): 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1989, 2015
- Allsvenskan:
- Winners (12): 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1960, 1962, 1963, 2015
- Runners-up (10): 1952–53, 1957–58, 1959, 1961, 1966, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2018
- Superettan:
- Winners (1): 2007
- Runners-up (1): 2010
- Mästerskapsserien:
- Runners-up (2): 1991, 1992
Cups
- Svenska Cupen:
- Winners (6): 1943, 1945, 1968–69, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94
- Runners-up (5): 1944, 1953, 1967, 1971–72, 2016–17
- Svenska Supercupen:
- Winners (1): 2015
IFK Norrköping in Europe
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Club
! Home
! Away
! Aggregate
|-
| 1956–57
| European Cup
| 1R
| Florentina
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
|-
| 1957–58
| European Cup
| 1R
| Red Star Belgrade
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–4
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1962–63
| rowspan="2"| European Cup
| PR
| Partizani Tirana
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–1
|-
| 1R
| Benfica
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–5
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–6
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1963–64
| rowspan="2"| European Cup
| PR
| Standard Liége
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
|-
| 1R
| Milan
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–5
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–6
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1968–69
| rowspan="2"| European Cup Winners' Cup
| 1R
| Crusaders
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 6–3
|-
| 2R
| Lyn
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–4
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1969–70
| rowspan="2"| European Cup Winners' Cup
| 1R
| Sliema Wanderers
| style="text-align:center;"| 5–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 5–2
|-
| 2R
| Schalke 04
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1972–73
| rowspan="2"| UEFA Cup
| 1R
| UTA Arad
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
|-
| 2R
| Inter Milan
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–4
|-
| 1978–79
| UEFA Cup
| 1R
| Hibernian
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–3
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1982–83
| rowspan="2"| UEFA Cup
| 1R
| Southampton
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–2 (a)
|-
| 2R
| Roma
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
|-
| 1988–89
| European Cup Winners' Cup
| 1R
| Sampdoria
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–3
|-
| 1990–91
| UEFA Cup
| 1R
| 1. FC Köln
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1991–92
| rowspan="2"| European Cup Winners' Cup
| 1R
| Jeunesse Esch
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 6–1
|-
| 2R
| Monaco
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
|-
| 1992–93
| UEFA Cup
| 1R
| Torino
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
|-
| 1993–94
| UEFA Cup
| 1R
| KV Mechelen
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1<br /> (aet)
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
|-
| 1994–95
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
| QR
| Viktoria Žižkov
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–4
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2000–01
| rowspan="2"| UEFA Cup
| QR
| GÍ
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
|-
| 1R
| Slovan Liberec
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–4
|-
| 2016–17
| UEFA Champions League
| 2Q
| Rosenborg
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–5
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2017–18
| rowspan="2"| UEFA Europa League
| 1Q
| Prishtina
| style="text-align:center;"| 5–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 6–0
|-
| 2Q
| Trakai
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 <br /> (3–5 p)
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–3
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2019–20
| rowspan="3"| UEFA Europa League
| 1Q
| St Patrick's Athletic
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
|-
| 2Q
| Liepāja
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–0
|-
| 3Q
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–4
|}
Records
- Most played games (Allsvenskan or Division I):
: Christoffer Nyman, 322 games (2011–2016, 2019-)
- Most league goals (Allsvenskan or Division I):
: Henry "Putte" Källgren, 126 goals (1951–60)
- Most spectators:
: 32 234 against Malmö FF, 7 June 1956
- Biggest victory (Allsvenskan or Division I):
: 11–1 against Djurgårdens IF, 14 October 1945.
- Biggest defeat (Allsvenskan or Division I):
: 0 – 11 against Örgryte IS, 6 April 1928 and Helsingborgs IF, 22 September 1929
Managerial history
List of IFK Norrköping managers (1905–present)
- Alexander "Sandy" Tait (1905)
- Fred Spiksley (1910)
- Herbert Butterworth (1921–22)
- Imre Schlosser (1923–24)
- Rudolf Haglund (1925–35)
- Sölve Flisberg (1936)
- Vilgot Lindberg (1936–37)
- Torsten Johansson (1937–38)
- Bengt Flisberg (1938–41)
- Rudolf Haglund (1941)
- Lajos Czeizler (1942–48)
- Eric Keen (1949)
- Karl Adamek (1950–53)
- Torsten Lindberg (1954)
- Karl Adamek (1955–57)
- Vilmos Varszegi (1957–62)
- Georg Ericson (1958–66)
- Gunnar Nordahl (1967–70)
- Gösta Löfgren (1971–72)
- Örjan Martinsson (1973–74)
- Bengt Gustavsson (1975–78)
- Gunnar Nordahl (1979–80)
- Bo Axberg (1981–82)
- Lars-Göran Qwist (1983–84)
- Kent Karlsson (1985–89)
- Jörgen Augustsson (1990)
- Sanny Åslund (1991–92)
- Sören Cratz (1993–94)
- Kent Karlsson (1995)
- Tomas Nordahl (1995)
- Colin Toal (1996–97)
- Olle Nordin (1997–00)
- Tor-Arne Fredheim (2001)
- Bengt-Arne Strömberg (2002)
- Håkan Ericson (2002–03)
- Stefan Hellberg (2004–05)
- Mats Jingblad (2005–08)
- Sören Cratz (2007–08)
- Göran Bergort (2009–10)
- Janne Andersson (1 January 2011 – 23 June 2016)
- Jens Gustafsson (24 June 2016 – 19 December 2020)
- Rikard Norling (23 December 2020 – 11 July 2022)
- Anes Mravac (11 July 2022 – 8 August 2022) Caretaker
- Vedran Vucicevic (11 July 2022 – 8 August 2022) Caretaker
- Glen Riddersholm (8 August 2022 – 13 November 2023)
- Andreas Alm (29 December 2023 – 9 December 2024)
- Martin Falk (21 December 2024 – 16 December 2025)
- Eldar Abdulic (16 December 2025 – present)
Affiliate clubs
- IF Sylvia
- Husqvarna FF
- Western United FC
Other sections
IFK Norrköping also maintains departments for women's football, set up in 2009, orienteering, bowling and bandy. The bandy team played in Sweden's highest division in 1937.
Part of the club was also an ice hockey team which played in the seasons 1950/51 and 1955/56 in the highest Swedish division. The ice hockey teams of IFK and local rivals IK Sleipner were joined in 1967 to form IF IFK/IKS, known from 1973 forward as IK Vita Hästen ("Ice Hockey Club White Horse") which evolved into today's HC Vita Hästen.
Footnotes
References
External links
- IFK Norrköping – official site
- Peking Fanz – official supporter club site