Örgryte IS
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Örgryte IS

Full name	Örgryte Idrottsällskap
Nickname(s)	Sällskapet (The Society)
Founded	1887
Ground	Valhalla IP, Gothenburg (Capacity: 3,500)
Chairman	Lars Ranäng
Manager	Janne Carlsson
League	Allsvenskan
2008	Superettan, 1st (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

Örgryte IS, also commonly referred to as ÖIS, is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. The club were formed on December 4, 1887 and were one of the teams in the first football match in Sweden, 22 may 1892. Örgryte IS has won 12 national championship titles and one national cup title. They are currently playing in the second Swedish league, Superettan. The home arena of the team is Valhalla IP.

Supporters

The name of the official supporter club is ÖIS Supporterklubb Balders Hage. There are also other groups of fans. The second largest supporter club is called Inferno Örgryte which is a Ultras-influenced group of supporters.

According to a recent survey, Örgryte IS is the second most popular team in Gothenburg, with 11% of the football fans supporting them. The other local teams with a notable following are IFK Göteborg, GAIS and BK Häcken.

Famous supporters of the club include Marcus and Peter Birro, Björn Afzelius and Leif Pagrotsky.

Rivalries

The strongest rivalry is with IFK Göteborg, also from Gothenburg. The derbies between the two teams are often the games with the highest attendance in Swedish football; crowds of over 40000 fans are not uncommon. Therefore these games are nowadays played at Nya Ullevi. The other big rivalry is with GAIS.

Current squad

As of January 24, 2008:

No. Position Player 1 GK Dick Last 2 DF Christofer Bengtsson 3 DF Marcus Dahlin 5 DF Anders Prytz 6 MF Alexander Mellqvist 7 MF Björn Anklev 8 MF Martin Dohlsten 9 FW Anton Holmberg 11 FW Marcus Allbäck 14 DF Tommy von Brömsen 15 MF Simon Chekroun 16 MF Mentor Zhubi

No. Position Player 17 DF Robin Jonsson 18 MF Markus Gustafsson 19 FW Erik Svensson 20 MF Christian Lindström 21 MF Seif Kadhim 22 FW Boyd Mwila 25 DF Henrik Lawenius 26 DF Dennis Jonsson 30 GK Peter Abrahamsson 38 MF Magnus Källander 24 MF Pavel Zavadil -- DF Alessandro "Alex" Silva Perreira -- DF Adam Eriksson -- GK David Stenman (on loan to IFK Göteborg)

Notable former players

Achievements

• Swedish Champions:
  • Winners (12): 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1913, 1985
• Allsvenskan:
  • Winners (2): 1925–26, 1927–28
  • Runners-up (2): 1928–29, 1931–32
• Allsvenskan play-off:
  • Winners (1): 1985
• Svenska Serien:
  • Winners (4): 1910, 1911–12, 1920–21, 1923–24
  • Runners-up (3): 1912–13, 1913–14, 1916–17
• Fyrkantserien:
  • Runners-up (2): 1918, 1919
• 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
• Svenska Cupen:
  • Winners (1): 1999–2000
  • Runners-up (1): 1997–98
• Corinthian Bowl:
  • Winners (7): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913
  • Runners-up (1): 1910
• Svenska Fotbollspokalen:
  • Winners (2): 1903 I, 1903 II

External links

• Örgryte IS - official site
• ÖIS Supporterklubb Balders Hage - official supporter club site