1959 Djurgårdens IF season
Djurgården 1959 football season
| 1959 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Lajos Szendrődi (spring) Birger Sandberg & Knut Hallberg (autumn) |
| Stadium | Råsunda Stadium |
| Allsvenskan | Winner |
| Top goalscorer | League: Sven Tumba (11) All: Sven Tumba (11) |
| Highest home attendance | 48,894 (11 October vs IFK Göteborg, Allsvenskan) |
| Lowest home attendance | 5,352 (13 August vs GAIS, Allsvenskan) |
| Average home league attendance | 22,696 |
← 1957–58 1960 → | |
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.
Player statistics
Appearances for competitive matches only.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Allsvenskan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
 SWE | Hans Andersson-Tvilling | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | ||
| GK | SWE | Arne Arvidsson | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SWE | Jan Aronsson | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||
| SWE | Leif Aronsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| SWE | Lars Broström | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| SWE | Birger Eklund | 12 | 5 | 12 | 5 | ||
| SWE | John Eriksson | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | ||
| SWE | Stig Gustafsson | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| SWE | Olle Hellström | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| SWE | Karl Erik Isaksson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| SWE | Hans Karlsson | 18 | 7 | 18 | 7 | ||
| SWE | Hans Mild | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| SWE | Eje Nilsson | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| SWE | Nils Nilsson | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| SWE | Sigge Parling | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| SWE | Åke Rydberg | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| SWE | Gösta Sandberg | 21 | 10 | 21 | 10 | ||
| SWE | Sven Tumba | 16 | 11 | 16 | 11 | ||
Goals
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
Overall
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[a] |
| 4 | Örgryte IS | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 30 | |
| 5 | Malmö FF | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 28 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ IFK Göteborg qualified for the European Cup as Allsvenskan leaders in the spring of 1959.
Matches
Nordic Cup
- The tournament continued into the 1960 season.
Round of 16
Skovshoved 
v 
Djurgården
v Djurgården | 4 August 1959 (1959-08-04) | Skovshoved | 0–3 | Djurgården | Copenhagen |
| [1] | Stadium: Parken Attendance: 3,500 |
Djurgården v Skovshoved
v Skovshoved | 8 September 1959 (1959-09-08) | Djurgården | 5–1 | Skovshoved | Solna |
| [2] |
| Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 2,206 |
Quarter-finals
Djurgården v KB
v KB | 20 October 1959 (1959-10-20) | Djurgården | 1–0 | KB | Solna |
| [3] | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 1,098 |
References
- http://www.fotbollsweden.se
- ^ "DIF vann med 3–0 i Köpenhamn", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 11, 5 August 1959
- ^ "Djurgården i lektagen", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 15, 9 September 1959
- ^ STRONG (21 October 1959), "Djurgården vann 1–0 inför 1 098 åskådare", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 21
