IFK Värnamo

IFK Värnamo
Full name	Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Värnamo
Founded	1912; 114 years ago
Ground	Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Fredrik Lingeskog
Head coach	Srdjan Tufegdžić
League	Superettan
2025	Allsvenskan, 16th ; (relegated)
Website	ifkvarnamo.se
Home colours	Away colours

IFK Värnamo is a Swedish professional football club located in Värnamo. The club plays in the Superettan, the second tier of Swedish football. The most famous player from the club is Jonas Thern, who was captain of the Sweden national team when they finished third in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Season to season

Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1993	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Götaland	9th
1994				7th
1995				12th	Relegated
1996	Tier 4	Division 3	Mellersta Götaland	1st	Promoted
1997	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Götaland	10th	Relegation Playoffs
1998	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Götaland	12th	Relegated
1999	Tier 4	Division 3	Sydvästra Götaland	4th
2000	Tier 4	Division 3	Sydvästra Götaland	2nd	Promoted
2001	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Götaland	8th
2002				3rd
2003				6th
2004				6th
2005			Södra Götaland	4th	Promoted
2006*		Division 1	Södra	10th
2007				5th
2008				7th
2009				7th
2010				1st	Promoted
2011	Tier 2	Superettan		13th	Relegation Playoffs
2012				14th
2013				14th
2014				9th
2015				10th
2016				11th
2017				6th
2018				13th	Relegation Playoffs - Relegated
2019	Tier 3	Division 1	Södra	7th
2020	Tier 3	Division 1	Södra	1st	Promoted
2021	Tier 2	Superettan		1st	Promoted
2022	Tier 1	Allsvenskan		10th
2023				5th
2024				14th	Relegation Playoffs
2025				16th	Relegated

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. ^[1]

Attendances

In recent seasons IFK Värnamo have had the following average attendances:

Season	Average attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	278	Div 2 Södra Götaland	Tier 3
2006	484	Div 1 Södra	Tier 3
2007	378	Div 1 Södra	Tier 3
2008	439	Div 1 Södra	Tier 3
2009	351	Div 1 Södra	Tier 3
2010	874	Div 1 Södra	Tier 3
2011	1,926	Superettan	Tier 2

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. ^[2]

Players

First-team squad

As of 22 July 2026^[3]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FIN	Hugo Keto
2	DF	SWE	Johan Rapp
3	DF	SWE	Axel Björnström
4	DF	SWE	Samuel Ohlsson
5	DF	SWE	Doug Bergqvist
6	DF	SWE	Hugo Andersson
7	MF	SWE	Carl Johansson
8	MF	SWE	Hugo Mella (on loan from Sirius)
9	FW	FIN	Kai Meriluoto
10	FW	SWE	Viktor Claesson
13	DF	SWE	Sigge Jansson
14	FW	SWE	Marcus Antonsson
15	DF	CIV	Souleymane Coulibaly


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	SWE	Antonio Kujundžić
17	FW	SWE	Fred Bozicevic
18	DF	SWE	Arash Motaraghebjafarpour
19	DF	SWE	Erik Freij
21	MF	NGR	Ishaq Abdulrazak
22	MF	SWE	Simon Thern
23	MF	ISL	Logi Hrafn Róbertsson
25	MF	SLE	Mohamed Kamara
26	MF	SWE	Calle Johansson
28	MF	GHA	Mamadou Cellou Diallo
31	GK	SWE	Malcolm Moulare
32	DF	LTU	Armandas Raudonis
39	GK	POL	Błażej Sapielak

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
39	GK	SWE	Viktor Andersson (at IFK Göteborg until 30 November 2026)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Achievements

League

Division 1 Södra:
- Winners (2): 2010, 2020
Superettan:
- Winners (1): 2021

Footnotes

References

↑ "GAIS – Lagfacta – IFK Värnamo". Retrieved 6 September 2010.
↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-12-09.
↑ "Herr". IFK Värnamo. Retrieved 22 July 2026.

External links

Official website

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[1] "GAIS – Lagfacta – IFK Värnamo". Retrieved 6 September 2010.

[2] "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-12-09.

[3] "Herr". IFK Värnamo. Retrieved 22 July 2026.

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