IFK Värnamo

IFK Värnamo
Full name	Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Värnamo
Founded	1912; 112 years ago
Ground	Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Kaj Larsson
Head coach	Anes Mravac
League	Allsvenskan
2023	Allsvenskan, 5th
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

IFK Värnamo is a Swedish football club located in Värnamo. The club plays in the Allsvenskan, the top 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	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Götaland	7th
1995	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Götaland	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	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Götaland	3rd
2003	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Götaland	6th
2004	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Götaland	6th
2005	Tier 3	Division 2	Södra Götaland	4th	Promoted
2006*	Tier 3	Division 1	Södra	10th
2007	Tier 3	Division 1	Södra	5th
2008	Tier 3	Division 1	Södra	7th
2009	Tier 3	Division 1	Södra	7th
2010	Tier 3	Division 1	Södra	1st	Promoted
2011	Tier 2	Superettan		13th	Relegation Playoffs
2012	Tier 2	Superettan		14th	Relegation Playoffs
2013	Tier 2	Superettan		14th	Relegation Playoffs
2014	Tier 2	Superettan		9th
2015	Tier 2	Superettan		10th
2016	Tier 2	Superettan		11th
2017	Tier 2	Superettan		6th
2018	Tier 2	Superettan		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	Tier 1	Allsvenskan		5th

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

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]

As of 31 July 2024^[3]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NOR	Jonathan Rasheed
2	DF	SWE	Johan Rapp
4	DF	SWE	Emin Hasic
5	DF	SWE	Victor Larsson
6	DF	SWE	Hampus Näsström
7	MF	SWE	Carl Johansson
8	MF	SWE	William Kenndal
9	FW	NGA	Johnbosco Kalu
10	FW	SWE	Ajdin Zeljkovic
11	MF	BRA	Wenderson
14	FW	SWE	Gustav Engvall
15	DF	AUT	Michael Steinwender
16	DF	SWE	Albin Lohikangas


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	SWE	Fred Bozicevic
18	FW	SWE	Mohammad Alsalkhadi
19	MF	CAN	Marco Bustos
20	DF	SWE	Freddy Winsth
21	MF	RSA	Luke Le Roux
22	MF	SWE	Simon Thern
23	DF	CMR	Samuel Kotto (on loan from Malmö)
24	DF	SWE	Emin Grozdanic
27	DF	SWE	Johan Kenneryd
28	MF	GHA	Frank Junior Adjei
31	GK	SWE	David Mikhail
39	GK	SWE	Viktor Andersson