Djurgårdens IF

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Djurgårdens IF is a Swedish sports club with several departments, located in Stockholm.

Contents 1 History 2 Major departments 3 Other departments 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The club was founded in 1891 by a group of young athletes living on the royal island Djurgården in central Stockholm. With an original focus on winter sports, football and athletics, the club quickly branched into other sports, becoming one of Sweden's most successful sports clubs of the 20th and 21st century.

While the club has a considerable fan base all over Sweden, the strongest concentration of Djurgården fans is arguably found in the affluent urban district of Östermalm and in many of the suburbs of the nation's capital. Formerly known as "Blue Saints", the main supporter club goes by the name of Järnkaminerna, literally "The Iron Stoves".

Today the most popular departments are ice hockey and football, with 16 and 11 Swedish national championship titles respectively. Other popular departments are bandy, handball and floorball. The club has won over 380 Swedish championships until 2004.^[1]

[edit] Major departments

• Djurgårdens IF Fotboll - football department.
• Djurgårdens IF Hockey - hockey department.

[edit] Other departments

• Djurgårdens IF Amerikansk fotboll - American football department.
• Djurgårdens IF Bandy - Bandy department.
• Djurgårdens IF Bordtennis - Table tennis department.
• Djurgårdens IF Boule - Boule department.
• Djurgårdens IF Bowling - Bowling department.
• Djurgårdens IF Boxning - Boxing department.
• Djurgårdens IF Brottning - wrestling department.
• Djurgårdens IF Cykel - Cycling department.
• Djurgårdens IF Friidrott - athletics department.
• Djurgårdens IF Fäktning - fencing department.
• Djurgårdens IF Golf - Golf department.
• Djurgårdens IF Handboll - Handball department.
• Djurgårdens IF Handikappfotboll - handicap football department.
• Djurgårdens IF Innebandy - Floorball department.
• Djurgårdens IF Konståkning - Figure skating department.
• Djurgårdens IF Slalom - Slalom department.
• Djurgårdens IF Dam - Women's football department.

[edit] References

1. ^ Bengtsson, Janne. "Dif glänser i slaget om titlarna", Svenska Dagbladet, 2004-02-24. Retrieved on 2007-04-05. 

[edit] External links

• World Stadiums entry