2024 IF Elfsborg season
| 2024 season | |
|---|---|
| Director | Stefan Andreasson |
| Manager | Jimmy Thelin (until 3 June 2024) Oscar Hiljemark (since 3 June 2024) |
| Stadium | Borås Arena |
| 2024 Allsvenskan | 5th |
| 2023–24 Svenska Cupen | Group stage |
| 2024–25 Svenska Cupen | Pre-season |
| 2024–25 UEFA Europa League | League phase |
| Top goalscorer | League: Michael Baidoo (10) All: Michael Baidoo (13) |
The 2024 season is the 120th season in the history of IF Elfsborg and the 25th consecutive year of its presence in the Swedish top flight.
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Rami Kaib |  Djurgården | Free | 16 February 2024 | |
| GK |  Marcus Bundgaard | Vendsyssel FF | €340,000 | 14 March 2024 | |
| MF |  Arbër Zeneli | Unattached | Free | 21 March 2024 | [1] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  Hákon Valdimarsson |  Brentford | €2,600,000 | 26 January 2024 | [2] |
| FW | Jeppe Okkels |  FC Utrecht | Free | 30 January 2024 | [3] |
| FW | Jack Cooper Love | GAIS | Loan | 1 February 2024 | |
| MF | Kevin Holmén | Degerfors IF | Loan | 1 February 2024 | [4] |
| DF |  Maudo Jarjué |  Sandefjord | Free | 7 March 2024 | [5] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 26 January 2024 Friendly | IF Elfsborg | 3–3 | Odense BK | |
| 13:00 |
| 30 January 2024 Friendly | Fredrikstad FK | 3–0 | IF Elfsborg | |
| 15:30 |
| 4 February 2024 Friendly | IF Elfsborg | 4–5 | FC København | |
| 20:00 |
| 9 February 2024 Friendly | IF Elfsborg | 1–2 | Silkeborg IF | |
| 12:00 |
| 21 February 2024 Friendly | IF Elfsborg | 3–1 | Odd | |
| 13:00 |
| 16 March 2024 Friendly | BK Häcken | 1–3 | IF Elfsborg | Gothenburg |
| 13:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Bravida Arena |
| 22 March 2024 Friendly | IF Elfsborg | 4–0 | Halmstads BK | Borås |
| 18:00 |
| Stadium: Borås Arena |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Allsvenskan | 1 April 2024 | 10 November 2024 | Matchday 1 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 43.33 | |
| 2023–24 Svenska Cupen | 18 February 2024 | 3 March 2024 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 33.33 |
| 2024–25 Svenska Cupen | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 2024–25 UEFA Europa League | 11 July 2024 | 30 January 2025 | First qualifying round | TBD | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 57.14 |
| Total | 47 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 82 | 65 | +17 | 46.81 | ||||
Last updated: 12 December 2024
Source: Soccerway
Allsvenskan
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Mjällby AIF | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 50 | |
| 6 | GAIS | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 48 | |
| 7 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 45 | |
| 8 | BK Häcken | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 42 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 9 | IK Sirius | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 41 |
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
Notes:
- ^ BK Häcken qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the 2024–25 Svenska Cupen winners.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 |
Last updated: 10 November 2024.
Source: soccerway
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 1 April 2024 1 | IF Elfsborg | 2–2 | Värnamo | Borås |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Borås Arena Referee: Fredrik Klitte |
| 7 April 2024 2 | Västerås SK | 0–1 | IF Elfsborg | Västerås |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Hitachi Energy Arena Referee: Richard Sundell |
| 15 April 2024 3 | Hammarby | 3–0 | IF Elfsborg | Johanneshov |
| 19:10 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Tele2 Arena Referee: Glenn Nyberg |
| 22 April 2024 4 | IF Elfsborg | 1–2 | Kalmar FF | Borås |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Borås Arena Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim |
| 25 April 2024 5 | IFK Norrköping | 4–2 | IF Elfsborg | Norrköping |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: PlatinumCars Arena Referee: Granit Maqedonci |
| 29 April 2024 6 | IF Elfsborg | 2–0 | Sirius | Borås |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Borås Arena Referee: Fredrik Klitte |
| 5 May 2024 7 | IF Elfsborg | 3–1 | Malmö FF | Borås |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Borås Arena Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson |
| 12 May 2024 8 | Djurgården | 2–0 | IF Elfsborg | Johanneshov |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Tele2 Arena |
| 19 May 2024 10 | GAIS | 2–1 | IF Elfsborg | Gothenburg |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 8,319 Referee: Richard Sundell |
| 24 May 2024 11 | IF Elfsborg | 2–0 | Halmstads BK | Borås |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Borås Arena Attendance: 7,122 Referee: Tess Olofsson |
| 28 May 2024 17 | Malmö | 2–1 | IF Elfsborg | Malmö |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Eleda Stadion Attendance: 20,488 Referee: Joakim Östling |
| 1 June 2024 12 | IFK Göteborg | 1–0 | IF Elfsborg | Gothenburg |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 17,183 Referee: Adam Ladebäck |
| 6 July 2024 13 | IF Elfsborg | 3–0 | Brommapojkarna | Borås |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Borås Arena Attendance: 5,905 Referee: Oscar Johnson |
| 14 July 2024 14 | Häcken | 3–5 | IF Elfsborg | Gothenburg |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 6,177 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim |
| 21 July 2024 15 | IF Elfsborg | 3–1 | Mjällby | Borås |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Borås Arena Attendance: 6,121 Referee: Granit Maqedonci |
2023–24 Svenska Cupen
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DEG | IFE | GAIS | ÖIS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Degerfors IF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 5 | Advance to Knockout stage | 2–2 | 5–0 | |||
| 2 | IF Elfsborg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||||
| 3 | GAIS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | 3–0 | |||||
| 4 | Örgryte IS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | 3–2 |
Source: SvFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Lowest disciplinary points; 6) Highest ranked team
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Lowest disciplinary points; 6) Highest ranked team
2024–25 Svenska Cupen
2024–25 UEFA Europa League
First qualifying round
| 11 July 2024 First Leg | IF Elfsborg | 3-0 |  Pafos | Borås |
| 19:00 CEST |
| Report | Stadium: Borås Arena Attendance: 5,011 Referee:  Dmytro Panchyshyn |
| 18 July 2024 Second Leg | Pafos | 2-5 (2-8 agg.) | IF Elfsborg | Limassol |
| 19:00 EEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Alphamega Stadium Attendance: 3,952 Referee:  Gai Leibovitz |
Second qualifying round
| 25 July 2024 First Leg | Sheriff  | 0-1 | IF Elfsborg | Tiraspol |
| 20:00 CEST |
| Report | Stadium: Sheriff Arena Attendance: 3,751 Referee:  Marek Radina |
References
- ^ Ericson, Erik (March 21, 2024). "Klart: Zeneli återvänder till Elfsborg". Göteborgs-Posten.
- ^ "Hákon gerði langan samning við Brentford". www.mbl.is.
- ^ "Flankaanvaller Jeppe Okkels versterkt FC Utrecht". FC Utrecht.
- ^ "Kevin Holmén klar för Degerfors IF - Degerfors IF". www.degerforsif.se. January 12, 2024.
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