Örgryte IS

The club was founded on 4 December 1887 by Willhem Friberg and participated in the first football match in Sweden on 22 May 1892; football had been brought to the club by lacemakers from the Newmilns club in Ayrshire in 1891. Today, a memorial on Heden in central Gothenburg reminiscent of this match. Another memorial has been erected inside the amusement park Liseberg. Örgryte IS came to dominate the childhood of Swedish football. In 1904 Örgyte IS met a friendly match between the English Corinthian FC, thanks for the hospitality donated a silver cup – Corinthian Bowl that next year became the prize in a contest between Sweden's best teams. In 1908 Örgyte IS officially opened its facility Walhalla stadium. Hugo Levin, football player and the secretary of Örgyte IS, was one of many involved in the building of Walhalla and had several positions in Gothenburg football. Walhalla was inaugurated by a match between Örgryte and German champions Viktoria Berlin. Between 1910 and 1924 Örgryte IS played in the Swedish series, a series that lacked national status despite participation by leading teams. Öis won the series in 1910, 1912 and 1924 the team won the 1924 Western series, and then the final against AIK. Player Sven Rydell who became Sweden's first major football star and became known for his fast play and creative dribbling, but above all for his ability to score. Carl-Erik Holmberg was a contributor to its success, with its total of 193 goals in the Swedish League for Örgryte…

Swedish Champions Winners (12): 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1913, 1985

League

Allsvenskan: Winners (2): 1925–26, 1927–28 Play-off winners (1): 1985 Runners-up (2): 1928–29, 1931–32 Svenska Serien: Winners (4): 1910, 1911–12, 1920–21, 1923–24 Runners-up (3): 1912–13, 1913–14, 1916–17 Superettan: Winners (1): 2008 Division 1 Södra: Winners (2): 1994, 2012 Runners-up (2): 2014, 2015 Division 1 Västra: Runners-up (1): 1991 Fyrkantserien: Runners-up (2): 1918, 1919

Cups

Svenska Cupen: Winners (1): 1999–2000 Runners-up (1): 1997–98 Svenska Mästerskapet: Winners (11): 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1913 Runners-up (5): 1897 (reserve team), 1900, 1901 (reserve team), 1912, 1915 Corinthian Bowl: Winners (7): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913 Runners-up (1): 1910 Svenska Fotbollspokalen: Winners (2): 1903 I, 1903 II