IF Elfsborg

Borås Fotbollslag was formed on 26 June 1904, by a group of youngsters. In 1906 the name was changed to IF Elfsborg, because the founders felt there were too many teams with 'Borås' in their name. In 1926 Elfsborg won Västsvenska Serien, and defeated Halmstad BK in the play-off, and was promoted to Allsvenskan for the first time. During the 1930s Elfsborg built a very strong team led by striker Sven Jonasson, who appeared in both the 1934 and 1938 World Cup. In 1936 Elfsborg won Allsvenskan for the first time, and two more titles followed soon after (1939 and 1940). During this period Elfsborg had as many as seven players in the Sweden national team. The club also fielded a bandy team for decades. In 1920, 1924, 1927, 1932, 1934, and 1938, IF Elfsborg won the Västergötland bandy district championship. In 1941 Elfsborg left Ramnavallen to play their home games at the newly constructed Ryavallen. The first game at the new ground was supposed to be a friendly between Sweden and Finland, but Finland's involvement in the Second World War prevented them from playing, so they were replaced by Elfsborg, who beat Sweden 2–1. In the mid-1940s Elfsborg came close to claiming Allsvenskan again, but finished second three consecutive seasons. By the late 1940s, Elfsborg's glory days were sparse, and the club would relegated in 1954. In 1960 Elfsborg won promotion after an impressive season with 20 wins in 22 games, and the club won Allsvenskan for the fourth time in 1961, becoming the…

Listed according to when they became managers for IF Elfsborg:

(C) – Caretaker (FTC) – First-team coach

Notable managers

The managers are listed according to when they were first appointed manager for IF Elfsborg:

List criteria: Won at least one major honour with IF Elfsborg. Managed the team for at least 5 years.

Domestic

Swedish Champions: Winners (6): 1935–36, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1961, 2006, 2012

League

Allsvenskan: Winners (6): 1935–36, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1961, 2006, 2012 Runners-up (8): 1942–43, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1965, 1977, 2008, 2020, 2023 Division 1 Södra: Winners: 1996 Runners-up: 1991 Division 2 Götaland: Winners: 1960 Runners-up (4): 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1959 Division 2 Västsvenska Serien: Winners: 1925–26 Runners-up: 1914–15, 1923–24

Cups

Svenska Cupen: Winners (3): 2000–01, 2003, 2013–14 Runners-up (3): 1942, 1980–81, 1996–97 Svenska Supercupen: Winners: 2007 Runners-up: 2014

European

UEFA Intertoto Cup: Winners: 1980, 2008 (joint winner) Runners-up: 1961