1959 Djurgårdens IF season

The 1959 season was Djurgårdens IF's 59th in existence, their 15th season in Allsvenskan and their 10th consecutive season in the league. They were competing in Allsvenskan.

Djurgården
1959 season
ManagerLajos Szendrődi (spring)
Birger Sandberg & Knut Hallberg (autumn)
StadiumRåsunda Stadium
AllsvenskanWinner
Top goalscorerLeague:
Sven Tumba (11)

All:
Sven Tumba (11)
Highest home attendance48,894 (11 October vs IFK Göteborg, Allsvenskan)
Lowest home attendance5,352 (13 August vs GAIS, Allsvenskan)
Average home league attendance22,696

Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalAllsvenskan
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
   SWE Hans Andersson-Tvilling 8383
GK  SWE Arne Arvidsson 220220
   SWE Jan Aronsson 9292
   SWE Leif Aronsson 1010
   SWE Lars Broström 210210
   SWE Birger Eklund 125125
   SWE John Eriksson 113113
   SWE Stig Gustafsson 220220
   SWE Olle Hellström 220220
   SWE Karl Erik Isaksson 1010
   SWE Hans Karlsson 187187
   SWE Hans Mild 220220
   SWE Eje Nilsson 6161
   SWE Nils Nilsson 2121
   SWE Sigge Parling 220220
   SWE Åke Rydberg 6464
   SWE Gösta Sandberg 21102110
   SWE Sven Tumba 16111611

Total

Name Goals
Sven Tumba 11
Gösta Sandberg 10
Hans Karlsson 7
Birger Eklund 5
Åke Rydberg 4
Hans Andersson-Tvilling 3
John Eriksson
Jan Aronsson 2
Eje Nilsson 1
Nils Nilsson (footballer)

Competitions

Allsvenskan

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Djurgårdens IF (C) 22 11 10 1 46 20 +26 32
2 IFK Norrköping 22 14 3 5 58 30 +28 31
3 IFK Göteborg 22 14 3 5 56 28 +28 31 Qualification to European Cup preliminary round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Örgryte IS 22 13 4 5 53 38 +15 30
5 Malmö FF 22 12 4 6 50 29 +21 28
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. IFK Göteborg qualified for the European Cup as Allsvenskan leaders in the spring of 1959.

Nordic Cup

The tournament continued into the 1960 season.

Round of 16

4 August 1959 (1959-08-04) Skovshoved 0–3 Djurgården Copenhagen
[1] Stadium: Parken
Attendance: 3,500
8 September 1959 (1959-09-08) Djurgården 5–1 Skovshoved Solna
[2]
  • Wollertsen
Stadium: Råsunda Stadium
Attendance: 2,206

Quarter-finals

20 October 1959 (1959-10-20) Djurgården 1–0 KB Solna
[3] Stadium: Råsunda Stadium
Attendance: 1,098

References

  1. "DIF vann med 3–0 i Köpenhamn", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 11, 5 August 1959
  2. "Djurgården i lektagen", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 15, 9 September 1959
  3. STRONG (21 October 1959), "Djurgården vann 1–0 inför 1 098 åskådare", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 21
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