2014 IFK Göteborg season

Allsvenskan

The league season started on 30 March 2014 and is scheduled to end on 2 November 2014. The official season fixtures were released on 20 December 2013. IFK Göteborg started the season with an away fixture against rivals AIK on 31 March, IFK Göteborg won the match 2–0. After the victory in the opening game, the club lost home against Malmö FF. The season will feature a summer break due to the 2014 FIFA World Cup being held between 12 June and 13 July, IFK Göteborg will play no league matches between 2 June and 6 July. The club will play its last league fixture of the season home against Halmstads BK on 2 November.

After the loss against Malmö FF, IFK Göteborg have played 10 consecutive games without losing, including a 5–0 win home against Åtvidabergs FF on 17 April and 1–1 draw against local rivals BK Häcken on 2 June. But because of the club only have gained 4 victories in 12 matches, IFK Göteborg is only currently placed sixth in the league.

Svenska Cupen

IFK Göteborg qualified for the group stage of the 2013–14 Svenska Cupen in the 2013 season by beating Lunds BK 4–0 on 22 August 2013. The club was seeded second in the group stage draw after finishing second in the 2013 Allsvenskan. The groups were drawn on 13 November 2013 and IFK Göteborg were drawn against Superettan teams GIF Sundsvall and IFK Värnamo and Division 2 team Hudiksvalls FF. The group stage is being played between 1 and 15 March 2014 before the start of the league season.

The first match was a home fixture against IFK Värnamo at Valhalla IP on 1 March 2014, IFK Göteborg won the match 2–0. The second match was an away fixture against Hudiksvalls FF on 8 March 2014, IFK Göteborg won the match 10–0 after five goals by Robin Söder. The win is together with the club's 10–0 victory against Karlskrona BK in 1941 and 11–1 victory against Åsebro IF in 1997 the biggest victory in Svenska Cupen for IFK Göteborg.

The third and final match was a home fixture against GIF Sundsvall on 15 March 2014 at Ullevi which IFK Göteborg won 4–2. IFK Göteborg won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals where they faced Superettan club IK Sirius. The quarter-finals were drawn on 17 March 2014, the club was seeded in the draw after finishing as one of the four best group winners. The quarter-final was played at home on 23 March 2014, IFK Göteborg lost the match 1–0 and was knocked out.

The draw for the second round of the 2014–15 Svenska Cupen was made on 7 August. IFK Göteborg faced Division 3 side Assyriska Turabdin IK. The match was played away in Jönköping on 20 August and IFK Göteborg won 5–0 and progressed to the group stage to be held in March 2015.

UEFA Europa League

IFK Göteborg qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League by merit of finishing third in the 2013 Allsvenskan. The club entered the competition in the first round of qualification. The draw for the first and second qualifying rounds was held on 23 June, IFK Göteborg was seeded in both rounds in the draw. The club was drawn against the 2013–14 Luxembourgian runners-up Fola Esch in the first qualifying round. This was the fifth time that IFK Göteborg faced Luxembourgian opposition in European competition, and the first time since 2005. The first leg of the fixture was played at home on 3 July and ended in a 0–0 draw after a game of few chances from either side. The away fixture at Stade Josy Barthel in Luxembourg City was played on 10 July and ended with a 2–0 win for IFK Göteborg, thus taking them through to the second qualifying round with 2–0 on aggregate.

IFK Göteborg faced 2013–14 Hungarian runners-up Győri in the second qualifying round. The first leg was played at the ETO Park in Győr on 17 July and ended in a 3–0 victory for IFK Göteborg. The second leg was played on 24 July at home and ended with a 1–0 defeat for IFK Göteborg. The tie ended in a 3–1 win with IFK Göteborg advancing to the third qualifying round. This was the third time IFK Göteborg face a club from the Hungary in European competition and the first time since 2005.

IFK Göteborg faced 2013–14 Portuguese cup runners-up Rio Ave in the third qualifying round, IFK Göteborg were unseeded in the draw held on 18 July. The first leg was played at home on 31 July and ended in a 1–0 defeat for IFK Göteborg. The second leg was played on 7 August at Estádio do Rio Ave in Vila do Conde and ended with a 0–0 draw, which confirmed the aggregate score to 1–0 in favour of Rio Ave. This was the second time IFK Göteborg face a club from the Portugal in European competition and the first time since 1996.

Key events

Squad

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

Youth players with first-team appearances

Youth players who played a competitive match for the club in 2014.

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

Disciplinary record

Source: ifkgoteborg.se
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Other information

Source: IFK Göteborg and Gamla Ullevi

Overall

Source: Competitions

Results summary

Source: svenskfotboll.se (Swedish)

Results by round

Source: see below
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

2013–14

Kickoff times are in UTC+1.

Group stage

Knockout stage

2014–15

Qualification stage

UEFA Europa League

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

Qualifying phase and play-off round

First qualifying round

Second qualifying round

Third qualifying round

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+1.

Mid-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+2.