2013 IFK Göteborg season


The 2013 season was IFK Göteborg's 108th in existence, their 81st season in Allsvenskan and their 37th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished third, Svenska Cupen where they won the competition, Svenska Supercupen where they finished as runners-up and the UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out in the second qualifying round. IFK Göteborg also participated in one competition in which the club continued playing in for the 2014 season, 2013–14 Svenska Cupen. The season began with the group stage of Svenska Cupen in March, league play started in April and lasted until November, Svenska Supercupen was the last competitive match of the season.
The club won their 6th Svenska Cupen title on 26 May 2013 when they defeated Djurgårdens IF after a penalty shoot-out in the final at Friends Arena.

Summary

Allsvenskan

Svenska Cupen

Svenska Supercupen

IFK Göteborg qualified for the 2013 Svenska Supercupen by winning the 2012–13 Svenska Cupen on 26 May 2013. The match was played at Swedbank Stadion on 10 November 2013 and the club's opponents were 2013 Allsvenskan winners Malmö FF. This was the fourth time that the club competed in Svenska Supercupen. The previous times had ended in a win against Kalmar FF in 2008 and two losses against Kalmar FF in 2009 and AIK in 2010. The match ended in a 3–2 win for Malmö FF after Emil Forsberg scored two goals and Guillermo Molins scored the third and winning goal in injury time. Philip Haglund and Lasse Vibe scored the goals for IFK Göteborg.

UEFA Europa League

IFK Göteborg qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League by merit of winning the 2012–13 Svenska Cupen. The club entered the competition in the second round of qualification. The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 23 June, IFK Göteborg was seeded in the draw. The club was drawn against the 2012–13 Slovakian third-placed team Trenčín. This was the first time ever that IFK Göteborg faced Slovakian opposition in European competition. The first leg of the fixture was played at home on 18 July and ended in a 0–0 draw. The match was played at Olympia in Helsingborg since both Gamla Ullevi and Ullevi was busy with other events. The away fixture at Mestský štadión in Dubnica nad Váhom was played on 25 July and ended with a 2–1 loss for IFK Göteborg after two goals from Fanendo Adi, which confirmed the aggregate score to 2–1 in favour of Trenčín.

Key events

Squad

Youth players with first-team appearances

Youth players who played a competitive match for the club in 2013.

Players in/out

In

Out

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Disciplinary record

Club

Coaching staff

Other information

Competitions

Overall

Allsvenskan

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Kickoff times are in unless stated otherwise.

Svenska Cupen

2012–13

Kickoff times are in unless stated otherwise.
Group stage
Team
IFK Göteborg320162+46
Kalmar FF320152+36
IK Brage310236–33
Nyköpings BIS310248–43
Knockout stage

2013–14

Qualification stage

Svenska Supercupen

UEFA Europa League

Kickoff times are in.

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round

Non competitive

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in.