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| clubname = Elfsborg
| current = 2024 IF Elfsborg season
| image = IF Elfsborg logo.svg
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| fullname = Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg
| nickname = ''Di Gule'' (The Yellow Ones)<br /> ''Eleganterna'' (The Elegants)
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| capacity = 14,500<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://elfsborg.se/om-boras-arena/ |title=Om Borås Arena |website=elfsborg.se}}</ref>
| chairman = [[Sune Lundqvist]]
| manager = [[Oscar Hiljemark]]
| league = [[Allsvenskan]]
| season = [[2025 Allsvenskan|2025]]
| position = Allsvenskan, 8th of 16
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'''Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg''', more commonly known as '''IF Elfsborg''' or simply '''Elfsborg''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈɛ̌lfsbɔrj}}), is a professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Borås]], Sweden, and is affiliated to the [[Västergötlands Fotbollförbund]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?ffid=21|title=Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar&nbsp;– Västergötlands Fotbollförbund&nbsp;– Svenskfotboll.se|access-date=13 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214142446/http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?ffid=21|archive-date=14 December 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> They play in the [[Allsvenskan]] and have spent most of their history in the top tier of [[Swedish football]]. Their homeground is [[Borås Arena]], where they have played since 17 April 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/historienom.htm|title= Elfsborgs framfart i toppen genom åren|access-date=26 June 2012}}</ref>

The club was founded in 1904 by a group of 19<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elfsborg.se/nyheter/oevrigt/91/2758|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409133431/http://www.elfsborg.se/nyheter/oevrigt/91/2758|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 April 2016|title=108 års firande till minne av grundarna av Elfsborg|access-date=26 June 2012}}</ref> youngsters which all were 14–15 years old. ''Borås Fotbollslag''<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.d7kf.se/2SaRaPrk.htm |title= Borås Fotbollslag blir IF Elfsborg 1904 |access-date= 2 July 2012 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140116124702/http://www.d7kf.se/2SaRaPrk.htm |archive-date= 16 January 2014 }}</ref> was formed in Ordenshuset at [[Landala]] (today [[Knalleland]]) on 26 June 1904. The main protagonist in the formation, Carl Larson, who in addition to football also practiced [[Sport of athletics|athletics]] and [[wrestling]], claimed the reason was that the main sports club in the city, Borås Athletic and Sports Society, would not exert football in their program.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/18728.aspx|title= 100 års firande|access-date=26 June 2012}}</ref>

Carl Larson,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mobil.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/article207126.ab|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418060138/http://mobil.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/article207126.ab|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2013|title=Carl Larson den riktigt pionjären|access-date=26 June 2012}}</ref> however, found that there were too many clubs containing the city name [[Borås]] which contributed to the name change in 1906 by [[Riksidrottsförbundet]] to the current, IF Elfsborg. The name is derived from [[Älvsborg County]] where instead of making use of the modern spelling Älvsborg, they used the older spelling with an ''E''. The same goes for the club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, yellow and black. Colours that are taken from [[Älvsborg Regiment]], Elfsborg would not only represent a city but a whole region. A recurring motto of the club is ''"Vi Tillsammans''" (We together).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.guliganerna.se/v5/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/EL-bladet-Nummer-1-2012.pdf|title= Början av Elfsborgs historia|access-date=26 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.dagensmedia.se/nyheter/kampanjer/article128857.ece|title= Vi Tillsammans mer än fotboll&nbsp;– ett socialt projekt|access-date= 26 June 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140504142917/http://www.dagensmedia.se/nyheter/kampanjer/article128857.ece|archive-date= 4 May 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref>

The club's homeground [[Borås Arena]] is also called ''Elfsborg Fortress'',<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/elfsborg/article11463386.ab|title= Elfsborgs Fästning|date= 17 July 2008|access-date=26 June 2012}}</ref> since Elfsborg is [[Allsvenskan]] home strongest team in the 2000s (decade).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.matchdax.se/allsvenskan/elfsborg-%C3%A4r-millenniets-starkaste-lag|title= Milleniets starkaste lag|access-date=25 June 2012}}</ref> It is one of two teams in [[Allsvenskan]] that has won against the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.elfsborg.se/foereningen/historik/486|title= Elfsborg vann mot svenska landslaget i fotboll|access-date=2 July 2012}}</ref> with 2–1 in the opening ceremony of [[Ryavallen]] (the other team is [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] 1979 with 3–2<ref>{{cite web |url= https://aik.se/fotboll/statistik/matches.php?id=2829|title= AIK – Sverige 3–2|access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref>) and one of only two teams to win Allsvenskan as newcomers in [[1961 Allsvenskan|1961]], the other team was [[Östers IF]] in [[1968 Allsvenskan|1968]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/historienom.htm|title= Elfsborg vann som nykomlingar allsvenskan 1961|access-date=2 July 2012}}</ref> Elfsborg have repeatedly participated for the qualifier to [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], [[Europa League]] and was as late as 2007 in [[2007–08 UEFA Cup]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2007_08_uefacup.htm|title= Elfsborg Uefa cupen|access-date=26 June 2012}}</ref> and was one of the co-winners in [[2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup]] the following year.
The club have won six [[List of Swedish football champions|national championships]], the latest in [[2012 in Swedish football|2012]], and three [[Svenska Cupen|national cups]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/allmanstatistik/maratontabellen.htm|title= Maratontabell|access-date=26 June 2012}}</ref>
[[File:IF Elfsborg League Performance.png|thumb|323px|right|A chart showing the progress of IF Elfsborg through the [[Swedish football league system]]. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.]]

==History==
[[File:Elfsborg1942.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The glory days of IF Elfsborg, season 1942–43, with the team whom won three national titles.
'''Standing from left:''' ''Gillis Andersson, Evert Grahn, Knut Johansson, Sven Jonasson, Stenholm, KE Grahn.''
'''Kneeling from left:''' ''Dahl, Hernqvist, Åke Sandberg, Arne Sandgren, Emanuelsson.'']]
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 [[1925–26 in Swedish football#Division 2 V.C3.A4stsvenska Serien 1925.E2.80.9326|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 FIFA World Cup|1934]] and [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]] World Cup. In [[1935–36 Allsvenskan|1936]] Elfsborg won Allsvenskan for the first time, and two more titles followed soon after ([[1938–39 Allsvenskan|1939]] and [[1939–40 Allsvenskan|1940]]). During this period Elfsborg had as many as seven players in the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]].

The club also fielded a [[bandy]] team for decades.<ref>nittonhundrafyra.wordpress.com/</ref> In 1920, 1924, 1927, 1932, 1934, and 1938, IF Elfsborg won the Västergötland bandy district championship.<ref>Eric Sköld (ed.): Boken om bandy, Uppsala: Bygd och Folk Förlag (1948), pp. 462f (in Swedish)</ref>

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 men's national football team|Sweden]] and [[Finland national football team|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 Allsvenskan|1961]], becoming the first Swedish team to go straight from the second level to becoming champions. This was under the leadership of the legendary Sven Andreasson as chairman.

In [[1977 Allsvenskan|1977]] Elfsborg reached second place, but the following years proved difficult for the club. In [[1987 Allsvenskan|1987]] Elfsborg finished last in Allsvenskan, and did not return to the top flight until [[1997 Allsvenskan|1997]]. The team that won promotion contained several future Swedish internationals including [[Anders Svensson]] and [[Tobias Linderoth]]. Even though Elfsborg won their first two cup titles (in 2001 and 2003), the club struggled to stay in Allsvenskan in the following years.
[[File:Elfsborg 1961.jpg|thumb|240px|left|Elfsborg squad who won the [[List of Swedish football champions|national championship]] 1961.]]
In 2005 Elfsborg spent a lot of money on building Borås Arena, and bringing back former players. The investments paid off and the fifth Championship was won in [[2006 Allsvenskan|2006]]&nbsp;– the club's first Allsvenskan title for 41 years. The year after Elfsborg appeared in the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League|Champions League qualifying stage]] for the first time, and subsequently reached the group stage in the [[2009–10 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] for the first time. On the way there they knocked out [[Linfield FC]] (Northern Ireland) and [[Debreceni VSC]] (Hungary) in the qualification stage of the Champions League before eventually being eliminated themselves by the hands of [[Valencia CF]] (Spain) in the last round. The club won the last round of qualifications for the Uefa Cup against [[FC Dinamo București]] (Romania).

In the group stage IF Elfsborg faced [[AC Fiorentina]] and [[Villarreal]] away and [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]] and [[FK Mladá Boleslav]] at Borås Arena and was knocked out.

In the following years, IF Elfsborg under the guidance of coach Magnus Haglund and his 4-2-3-1-formation have established themselves as a top club in Swedish football. The clearly stated ambition to finish top 4, qualifying for European football every year. In 2007, the club finished 4th securing a place in the last edition of the Intertoto-cup, from which they advanced but was surprisingly knocked out by [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.]] in the second qualifying round of the [[UEFA Cup]] after conceding late goals in both legs.

The team bounced back though, competing for the title again until the very last round of [[2008 Allsvenskan|2008]]. In the end, injuries to key players like [[Anders Svensson]] and [[Stefan Ishizaki]] proved to costly, eventually having to settle for second place behind [[Kalmar FF]].
[[File:Borasarena.JPG|right|thumb|240px|[[Borås Arena]] opened a new era for Elfsborg.]]
The following year, IF Elfsborg once again challenged for a place in European football, brushing aside Hungarian side [[Szombathelyi Haladás]] and Portuguese [[S.C. Braga]] before eventually falling in the last qualifying round against [[S.S. Lazio]].

IF Elfsborg were big favourites for winning the [[2009 Allsvenskan|2009]] but had a problem capitalizing on their high possession and serendipity and eventually ranking third behind [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] and rivals [[IFK Göteborg]].

The following season expectations remained high, but a mediocre start (only nine points in the first 9 rounds), the IF Elfsborg [[2010 Allsvenskan|2010]] campaign became an uphill struggle, and [[Helsingborgs IF]] and [[Malmö FF]] were uncatchable. [[Malmö FF]] would be champions with IF Elfsborg in fourth place.

2010 marked IF Elfsborg's fourth consecutive season in continental football. The team entered the [[Europa League]] second qualifying round in the seeded pot having no real difficulties eliminating Moldovan side [[FC Iskra-Stal]] (on an aggregate score of 3–1). The Macedonian side [[FK Teteks]] proved unchallenging in the following round with IF Elfsborg realising an emphatic 5–0 first leg win.

The team seemed in good shape to make a serious challenge for reaching the Europa League group stage even though they would be unseeded in the last qualifying round. Unfortunately the draw was once again one of the worst realised. [[SSC Napoli]] was held to a 1–0 win away at [[Stadio San Paolo]] following a stellar effort by new Danish signing [[Jesper Christiansen (footballer, born 1978)|Jesper Christiansen]], but the Italians proved too strong in the second leg where they cruised to a 2–0 victory, both goals scored by Uruguay international [[Edinson Cavani]].

The 2010 season was busy for transfers, both in and out. Sweden international [[Emir Bajrami]] making his way to [[FC Twente]] during the summer and top goalscorer [[Denni Avdic]] moving to [[Werder Bremen]] during the January transfer window. Three players were signed from Danish clubs. Former hero [[Jon Jönsson]] was brought in from [[Brøndby IF]] during the summer to bolster the defense, goalkeeper [[Jesper Christiansen (footballer, born 1978)|Jesper Christiansen]] from [[FC København]] and right back [[Andreas Klarström]] from [[Esbjerg fB]] making a comeback to the club.

The club signings during the 2010–2011 winter were notable. Brought in were: forward [[Lasse Nilsson]] from [[Vitesse Arnhem]], central defender [[Andreas Augustsson]] from [[Randers FC]] and target man [[David Elm (footballer)|David Elm]] from [[Fulham F.C.]] Once again, many of the media pundits were thinking that IF Elfsborg were firm favourites to win the [[2011 Allsvenskan|2011]].

In early spring former [[allsvenskan]] top goalscorer [[Fredrik Berglund]] decided to hang up his boots.

The [[2011 Allsvenskan|2011]] campaign showed an IF Elfsborg seemingly set on playing a more successful straightforward counter-attacking game. The team started bringing home the occasional away wins. By season's midpoint the team was trailing [[Helsingborgs IF]] at the top of the table. Young left winger [[Niklas Hult]] was the standout player during that half of the season, quickly establishing himself in the team and being touted by some members of the press as "the new [[Freddie Ljungberg]]".

In continental football, IF Elfsborg entered the fray in the first qualifying round of the Europa League. [[CS Fola Esch]] were brushed aside after winning 4–0 in the first leg at home and drawing (1–1) away.

==Colours and crest==
[[File:I15 fana 1849.JPG|thumb|210px|left|The colors yellow and black in Elfsborg derived from the [[Älvsborg Regiment|Royal Älvsborg Regiment]].]]
Ever since [[Elfsborg]] was established they wore the main colour yellow with some stripes of black. The yellow and black color originates in [[Älvsborg County|Älvsborg]], and it was [[Älvsborg Regiment]]<ref name="Elfsborgs färger">{{cite web |url=http://www.guliganerna.se/v5/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/EL-bladet-Nummer-1-2012.pdf|title=Elfsborgs färger|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref> that had yellow and black color on their flag, which meant that Elfsborg of course would play in these colors. So it became yellow shirts and black shorts. The costumes remained pure in the colors yellow and black with no club text scrolling on the chest or back. They were simply pure in their colors, and it remained so until the 1940s when trends over Sweden was to adorn their badge on the shirt. In this manner, they could strengthen their brand even more. For Elfsborgs part it was the classic black text [[Elfsborg]] in italics placed on the chest at the heart. From 1940 until 2007, almost 50 years, the classic text Elfsborg decorated chest. From 2007 there was a change to what is now the official club emblem there, an emblem derived from the 1970s and has appeared in several versions at most of Elfsborg sections. It is a crown of yellow and black with Elfsborg engraved in it and a football at the top. The reason for the change was mainly to promote the club brand. They wanted a brand that people and companies could associate themselves with&nbsp;– instead of a text as before.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elfsborgslaktaren.blogspot.se/2007/10/vad-betyder-emblemet-p-brstet.html|title=Emblemets historia|access-date=23 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/103123.aspx|title=Helgult? Nej tack!|access-date=23 June 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Old crest of football team IF Elfsborg.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Old crest used before the 1970s.]]
Elfsborg reserve kit is red, and become so as a tribute to a 1941 match against the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]. The match was intended a celebration to the Elfsborg new arena [[Ryavallen]]. But [[Second World War]] deprivation left Elfsborg with a choice of kit the same color, yellow, as their opponent. On short notice, a kit was borrowed from Borås Wäferi, red and white. The Elfsbor 2-1 win would be memorialized in the red kit. Sweden played in yellow. The colours red and white figure prominently as symbols of the city of [[Borås]], in the coat of arms with the two scissors. Elfsborg has the distinction of being the only team in [[Allsvenskan]]'s history to ever defeat [[Swedish national football team|Sweden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elfsborg.se/1940|title=Elfsborg besegrade det svenska landslaget|access-date=23 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217051056/http://elfsborg.se/1940|archive-date=17 December 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Sponsorship===
The shirts remained long without a major sponsor, which would obviously affect the economy. When [[Elfsborg|IFE]] harrowed in Division 1 South in
the early 1990s, Olle Blomqvist CEO of [[Ellos]] went in with large sums of money and saved the association by becoming the major sponsor. This was not necessarily because he is particularly interested in football, but because he knew the importance Elfsborg had to [[Borås]] and Sjuhärad. Ellos became such a prominent sponsor that people jokingly began to Christen the team "Ellos" due to its presence on their shirts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportnik.com/group/27414/sponsor/247009|title=Ellos storsponsor|access-date=23 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115023835/http://www.sportnik.com/group/27414/sponsor/247009|archive-date=15 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, a survey showed that Elfsborg was second best team in [[Allsvenskan]] to acquire sponsorship money and to establish and maintain contact with their [[Sponsor (commercial)|sponsor]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/malmo-basta-idrottsklubb-pa-sponsorer---elfsborg-nast-bast-pa-attonde-plats/|title= Elfsborg näst bäst i allsvenskan inom sponsorsektorn|access-date=7 July 2012}}</ref> The same year, Elfsborg broke a record in local sponsorships around Sjuhärad when its sponsor money increased from 28 to 33 million [[Swedish krona|SEK]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bt.se/sport/elfsborg_i_allsvenskan/elfsborg-slar-rekord-i-lokal-sponsring(1231988).gm|title=Elfsborg ökade sin sponsring under 2010|access-date=7 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717074719/http://www.bt.se/sport/elfsborg_i_allsvenskan/elfsborg-slar-rekord-i-lokal-sponsring(1231988).gm|archive-date=17 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

It was not until recently that they signed a contract with major sportbrands. Elfsborg have significantly signed a contract with [[Umbro]] up to this date to use their collection of both soccer shoes and clothes. So strong was Umbro's sponsorship, that a section of [[Borås Arena]] became "umbrocorner". In earlier years, teams always sewed their own shirts, but with a contract from a major label, new shirts get released into the market each year– which is an economical advantage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.joyfulgiftcard.com/index.php?id=11&ce=77&no_cache=1|title=Umbro tröjsponsor|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref>

==Stadia==
{{See also|Ramnavallen|Ryavallen|Borås Arena}}

===Ramnavallen===
One of the first homegrounds to Elfsborg was a small pitch of grass in Folkparken (Ramnaparken today). However Elfsborg noticed quickly that it required more space to be on, both for training and matches. They went to [[Fristad]] and Fristads hed where they practiced and played, due to the more space. Next ground that was in [[Borås]] was Apotekarnas Mosse who would later become today's [[Ramnavallen]].<ref name="Elfsborgs färger"/>

Ramnavallen was completed in [[1922–23 in Swedish football|1922]] and then got Elfsborg finally run out on his long-awaited stadium, Ramnavallen. At its time, this was a very modern stadium even though it initially took only 2.700 spectators. [[Borås Tidning]] was lyrical about the contribution and described the stadium as impressive from the provincial point of view and because it had high international standards. Elfsborg first [[Allsvenskan]] league match on Ramnavallen was played in 1926 and guests were [[Örgryte IS]]. 3887 spectators came and saw Evert Lundqvist make the only goal for the guests. The next season became the first yellow and black premiere triumph on the new stadium. [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] came to Ramnavallen and were defeated with 2–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elfsborg.se/nyheter/a-laget/38-infoer/2594-seriepremiaer-oemsom-vin-oemsom-vatten|title=Ramnavallen seriepremiär|access-date=24 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504140215/http://www.elfsborg.se/nyheter/a-laget/38-infoer/2594-seriepremiaer-oemsom-vin-oemsom-vatten|archive-date=4 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Elfsborg kept ramnavallen as a homeground until 1941 and during this time won three league titles. Attendance record of ramnavallen was against AIK [[1935–36 in Swedish football|7 June 1936]], the end game before the league gold, 16.348 spectators came to see Elfsborg win their first league title in history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/127375.aspx|title=Elfsborgs första guld|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref>

===Ryavallen===
[[File:Play order for the FIFA World Cup 1958.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Play order for the FIFA World Cup 1958, [[Borås]] and [[Ryavallen]] are number 22.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=15/results/matches/match=1332/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018075518/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=15/results/matches/match=1332/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2007|title=Ryavallen VM 1958 Soviet-Österrike|access-date=19 July 2012}}</ref> ]]
Ryavallen was completed in 1941 and became first of all the new homeground of IF [[Elfsborg]]. But it was also [[Borås]] first major sports stadium, where the usual track and field could be exercised. Hence the athletics track along the pitch. Before one grandstand was demolished in 2005 the capacity was 19.400, to today's approximately 7,000. The old Ryavallen in Borås will get a facelift in 2012. Prior to Swedish [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]] [[Championship]] 2013, the current six running tracks widened to eight, and both seat grandstand and the earthworks plan is stripped to make room. The old legendary dikes on Ryavallen gets a proper scratch when Ryavallen upgraded for 13 million [[Swedish krona|SEK]]. After the renovation, Ryavallen will not be approved to play football on by [[Swedish Football Association]] nor [[UEFA]], it will in the future only be used for the purpose of [[Sport of athletics|athletics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=95&artikel=4973293|title=Ryavallen renoveras|date=19 February 2012 |access-date=28 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://elfsborgslaktaren.blogspot.se/2008/03/bevara-vr-stplatskultur-del-ii.html|title=Ryavallen kultur|date=9 March 2008|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref>

At one point came ryavallen to be used for a [[championship]]. During the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]], it hosted the matches between USSR and Austria, and between England and Austria. The Soviet Union won their match against Austria with 2–0, and England had a draw against Austria, 2–2. A championship where Sweden came as a surprise to the finals where they faced Brazil. It ended with a 5–2 loss, but an honorable second place which is the best Sweden performed in a [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vm-fotboll.se/vm-historia-sverige.html|title=VM 1958|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Ryavallen in the 60s.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Youth team of IF Elfsborg, standing in front of Ryavallen during early 60s.]]
The most memorable event in Ryavallen was the gold game against [[Örgryte IS]]&nbsp;– 1961. Elfsborg faced [[Örgryte]] on Ryavallen and plays 1–1. When the final whistle sounded, it was clear that Elfsborg as first team come up from Division 2 and immediately won [[Allsvenskan]] gold. This made them historic. This was the fourth league gold for Elfsborg. Another very memorable moment of the more terrible degree was when the grandstand collapsed against [[IFK Göteborg]]&nbsp;– 1979. The reason was because of the high spectator pressure (19,170) the grandstand collapsed and 10 people had to get to hospital. A memorable moment of the weirder degree was an own goal by [[Husqvarna IF]] in the final minutes&nbsp;– 1958. Elfsborg played against [[Husqvarna IF]] and it is 0–1 with ten minutes left. A Husqvarna player receives the ball just outside his own penalty area. He then shoots, hard and accurate an untakeable shot into his own goal. No one understands why, and the match ends 1–1. In the newspaper the day after he explains that he was so tired that he did not know which side of the pitch he had found himself.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/ovrigt/tidernasogonblick.htm|title=Ryavallens största ögonblick|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref>

25 October 2004 would be a historic game before kickoff. Elfsborg met [[Hammarby Fotboll|Hammarby]] and that was the last game ever at Ryavallen. The arena had become too old after 63 years of service. In 2005 Elfsborg moved to its new modern arena, [[Borås Arena]], and ryavallen was converted completely to only fit for [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]. Even so, did Ryavallen reach the highest attendance record in history of Elfsborg, IF Elfsborg&nbsp;– [[IFK Norrköping]]&nbsp;– 1961. Record Audience 21,854 in this historic match. Elfsborg won the match with 3–0. After Ryavallen inaugurated in 1941 by Crown Prince [[Gustaf V of Sweden|Gustav Adolf V]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/ovrigt/tidernasogonblick.htm|title=Gustav Adolf inviger Ryavallen|access-date=28 June 2012}}</ref> and Elfsborg struck as the only [[Allsvenskan]] team in the history [[Sweden men's national football team]] in the inaugural match by 2–1. That also completed a 63-year history in the last match against Hammarby with a win.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/20962.aspx|title=Ryavallens avsked|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref>

===Borås Arena===
[[File:Algardslaktaren Borås Arena.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ålgårdsläktaren, in a derby against [[IFK Göteborg]].]]
[[Borås Arena]] is a football stadium in [[Borås]], Sweden. It is the home ground of IF Elfsborg and [[Norrby IF]] and was opened on 17 April 2005. Borås Arena has an [[artificial turf]] pitch, and was changed to the most modern synthetic turf on the market during the [[UEFA Euro 2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elfsborg.se/nyheter/oevrigt/91-oevrigt/2724-ut-med-det-gamla-in-med-det-nya|title=Borås Arena byter konstgräs|access-date=24 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504140745/http://www.elfsborg.se/nyheter/oevrigt/91-oevrigt/2724-ut-med-det-gamla-in-med-det-nya|archive-date=4 May 2014}}</ref> at a cost of £500 000. The capacity of the arena is 14,500–17,800 depending on usage, 14,800 is mostly the capacity during international matches, because [[Uefa]] would not approve the installation of seats on the standing because of fire risk which means a lower capacity is needed to be approved by Uefa. Borås Arena is located next to Elfsborgs old homeground [[Ryavallen]], both of the stadiums are built together at the roofs, which means that the new stadium is still attached to the old historical Ryavallen.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elfsborg.se/biljetter/boras-arena|title=Borås Arena Fakta|date=28 December 2009|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref>

The first construction started on 31 December 2003 and was inaugurated 17 April 2005 at a cost of £1,120 000 . Which was very cheap at this time considering to be Sweden's most modern stadium at that time. It was an effort by [[Borås Municipality]] that went out as a lender to Elfsborg. A necessary investment for the club and the city, Elfsborg would own their own stadium by the company [[Borås]] Arena AB and would receive all revenues without any intermediaries from matches. Borås Arena didn't only open a new era for IF Elfsborg but also for other clubs in [[Allsvenskan]], Elfsborg was the first club to build a new arena owned by their own [[investment company]]. Many other clubs have built new arenas copying the model Elfsborg set up, trying to own their arena which gives big economic resources. Borås Arena consists of four main grandstands; Knallelandsläktaren, Ålgårdsläktaren, Sjuhäradsläktaren and Elfsborgsläktaren.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svenskelitfotboll.se/sefaktuellt/borasarena_juni.htm|title=Borås Arena Kostnader|access-date=24 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114014845/http://www.svenskelitfotboll.se/sefaktuellt/borasarena_juni.htm|archive-date=14 November 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Ålgårdsläktaren070705.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ålgårdsläktaren, in a [[Tifo]] arrangement.]]
The first game at Borås Arena was between IF Elfsborg vs [[Örgryte IS]] on 17 April 2005 in the top Swedish league, [[Allsvenskan]]. The game ended in a 1–0 victory for Elfsborg, [[Daniel Mobaeck]] scoring the only and first goal in history on Borås Arena. The current record attendance is 17,070 and was set 4 July 2005 in a game between IF Elfsborg and [[Kalmar FF]] which marked the return of both [[Anders Svensson]] and [[Mathias Svensson]]. Anders Svensson also became the first on Borås Arena to score a hat-trick in the derby against rivals [[IFK Göteborg]], Elfsborg won with Anders 3 goals, 3–1. The highest attendance on an international tournament was during the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] play-off against [[Valencia CF]] where 13,148 spectators came to see Elfsborg deal with the [[Spaniards]]. Elfsborg lost with 2–1, after a goal by [[Daniel Alexandersson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/hogstapubliksiffror.htm|title=Borås Arena Publiksiffror|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref>

The stadium was originally scheduled to be a tournament site for the [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship]], but a [[sponsorship]] conflict with [[Max Hamburgers|Max]] fast food chain's location at the stadium and official UEFA sponsor [[McDonald's]], plus a contractual requirement for official sponsors to have a monopoly over the stadium's area, and a refusal to close the restaurant led to it losing its status as a site for the tournament. A strange conflict that led to Elfsborg and Borås Arena lost the championship as an arranger.<ref>{{cite news|title=Borås loses out in Uefa burger battle |url=http://www.thelocal.se/13182/20080721/ |work=The Local |publisher=The Local Europe |date=24 June 2012 |access-date=24 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004070554/http://www.thelocal.se/13182/20080721/ |archive-date=4 October 2012 }}</ref>

2006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elfsborg.se/2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217052103/http://elfsborg.se/2000|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 December 2010|title=Elfsborg historia 2000-talet|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref> was the highlight in Borås Arenas young history. The year when Elfsborg received dividends on their great effort by salvaging the club's 5th [[List of Swedish football champions|SM-Gold]]. An explicit goal from the club was to win [[List of Swedish football champions|SM-Gold]] by 2007 and this was accomplished a year in advance, 5 November 2006. The association was strengthened at all levels for a couple of years, not least organizationally and financially, with new sports director "Mr. [[Elfsborg]]" Stefan Andreasson, President-elect Bosse "Bank" Johansson and two billionaires as external funders. The new highly skilled (and young) manager couple [[Magnus Haglund]] and Peter Wettergren, who was employed before the 2004 season, was also of course in the club's big bet. The following year (2005) was also "[[Borås Arena|Elfsborg Fortress]]", Borås Arena, completed while enlisted old heroes in the form of [[Anders Svensson|Anders]] and [[Mathias Svensson]] came back. Memorable matches this season on Borås Arena was at home the victory against [[Malmö FF]] (4–2), which many described as the best in the season and where [[Anders Svensson]] made the team's single best effort during the season. Another memorable match was the last and crucial one. Gold match at a packed Borås Arena against [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] where [[Joakim Sjöhage]] became gold shooter with the only goal which meant that over 40 years of waiting was over for the Elfsborgs fans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/guldaren2006.htm|title=Guldåret 2006|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2561&artikel=1019813|title=Sverigesradio Elfsborg tar guld|access-date=24 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418101802/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2561&artikel=1019813|archive-date=18 April 2013}}</ref>

==Supporters==
{{See also|Guliganerna}}
[[File:Guliganer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Guliganerna during a game against [[FK Riga]].]]
Already in the 1940s<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elfsborgslaktaren.blogspot.se/2007/05/vlkommen-till-en-ny-blogg.html|title= Supporterkulturen börjar|access-date=3 July 2012}}</ref> there was the legendary [[Elfsborg]] chant ''"heja di våra, inte di dära, trampa di främmatta pöjka på tära"'' on [[Ryavallen]], at the time, including of a certain young [[Ingvar Carlsson]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/1337.aspx|title= Ingvar Carlsson en riktig elfsborgssupporter|access-date=3 July 2012}}</ref> who later became prime minister. For a few years in the 1970s ''"Di Gule"'' played fantastic football and was in top contest of the Swedish [[Allsvenskan]]. At this time the British supporter culture retrieved from "Tipsextra" began to interfere and influence in Swedish [[association football|football]] culture, with an impact even on Ryavallen in [[Borås]], where the seating stand for many years was the busiest around Ryavallen and Elfsborg. A young [[supporter]] section was formed later on within Elfsborgs fanclub and the culture of being on the standing ground began to arise all along with the contemporary characteristic hat and striped scarf in Elfsborgs colours yellow and black. In the coming years, there was a small and disorganized supporter group who failed to make a big fuss.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elfsborgslaktaren.blogspot.se/2007/05/vlkommen-till-en-ny-blogg.html|title= Influenser från engelsk läktarkultur|access-date=3 July 2012}}</ref>

===Guliganerna===
1991<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.guliganerna.se/v5/?page_id=67|title= Under tyngsta period växer Guliganerna fram|access-date=3 July 2012}}</ref> underwent IF Elfsborg the club's probably heaviest period ever, the economy and the results weighted during the period in [[2012 Swedish football Division 1|Söderettan]]. 21 November 1991, however, formed a collection of young men, a supporter compound that would become a familiar concept not only in [[Borås]], but throughout Sweden: [[Guliganerna]]. Despite continued play in [[2012 Swedish football Division 1|Söderettan]] and low public interest in all of Sweden the supporter group, [[Guliganerna]], continued to grow. 1990s guliganer became not known for their quantity but for their faithfulness, to always be there wherever IF Elfsborg played.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.elfsborg.se/arenan/guliganerna|title= Elfsborgs största supporterförening|access-date=3 July 2012}}</ref> After the fan bus arrived late for an away game at some point in the mid-1990s, the players looked nervous on the stand and was worried that something happened, after this incident the players had the supporters promise to not be late for the games so as not to disturb the players focus.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elfsborgslaktaren.blogspot.se/2007/05/vlkommen-till-en-ny-blogg.html|title= Elfsborgsspelarna märkte av Guliganernas frånvaro|access-date=3 July 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Ålgårdsläktaren och Elfsborgsläktaren Borås Arena.jpg|left|thumb|250px|IF Elfsborg supporters '''Guliganerna''', ''founded 1991'', arranging a [[tifo]].]]
In 1997, was IF Elfsborg back in the top tier of [[Swedish football]] and that also meant an upturn for [[Guliganerna]], in −97 was the first Elfsborg [[Tifo]] group founded, ''TGD (Tifosi Guligan Divisione)'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guliganerna.se/v2/gts.php|title=Elfsborgs första tifogrupp|access-date=3 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222203619/http://guliganerna.se/v2/gts.php|archive-date=22 February 2009}}</ref> who had a few tifos before the members quit for various reasons in 1999, mainly because they had no financial backing. Year 2000 became the starting year of the great generation change that occurred in Elfsborgs supporterlines until now, a group of young boys founded the current tifo group, ''GTS (Guligan Tifo Support)'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guliganerna.se/v5/?p=14741|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418072918/http://www.guliganerna.se/v5/?p=14741|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2013|title=Guligan Tifo Support bildas år 2000|access-date=3 July 2012}}</ref> and a more youthful profile became clear among Elfsborgs supporter sections.

2006 was 45-years of waiting over. The club had won [[List of Swedish football champions|national championship]] which also meant an increased interest around [[Elfsborg]]. In 2011 Guliganerna had their 20th anniversary celebrated, the tribute was made in connection with the game against [[Kalmar FF]], the players wore specially made anniversary T-shirts and GTS arranged the most expensive [[tifo]] ever in the history of the club.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bt.se/sport/elfsborg_i_allsvenskan/guliganerna-star-for-stamningen(3192497).gm|title= Guliganerna firar storartat 20-års jubileum|work= Borås Tidning|access-date=3 July 2012}}</ref> Guliganerna also broke during the same year, a new member record of 1155 people, making Guliganerna Sweden fifth largest fan base in the 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guliganerna.se/v5/?p=20330|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418082613/http://www.guliganerna.se/v5/?p=20330|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2013|title=Guliganerna är femte största supporterförening i Sverige 2011|access-date=3 July 2012}}</ref>

Elfsborgs main antagonist and rivalry is pointed against [[IFK Göteborg]] and has been so since all the way back in the 1920s. The geographical position between the cities makes it Elfsborgs only and closest [[Local derby|derby]] also called ''"El Västico"'',<ref>{{cite web |url= http://blogg.gp.se/balkander/2012/05/04/6139/comment-page-1/|title= Västderby eller El Västico|access-date=3 July 2012}}</ref> which also reflects the attendance figures since it is almost always sold out in these games.

Guliganerna and Peking Fanz (supporters of [[IFK Norrköping]]) however has a completely own history among Swedish supporters, a history that stands as a thorn in the eyes of other supporter organizations in Sweden. This friendship is based on that Guliganerna in the 1990s invited visiting supporters before the match, Peking Fanz invited back several times and the friendship was born.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.guliganerna.se/v5/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/el-bladet-nummer-2.pdf|title= Peking och Elfsborg är in som dom andra!|access-date=3 July 2012}}</ref> Since this friendship was born, both supporter bases now often follow each other's games, which makes Guliganerna and Peking Fanz unique. Especially between Elfsborgs only [[ultras]] group ''Yellow Fanatics'', there are strong links with the [[IFK Norrköping]], Peking ultras.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guliganerna.se/v2/yf.php|title=Yellow Fanatics|access-date=3 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219210146/http://guliganerna.se/v2/yf.php|archive-date=19 February 2009}}</ref>

==European record==
{{Main|IF Elfsborg in European football}}

=== 1960–1980, playing in the UEFA Intertoto Cup and UEFA Cup ===

[[File:Henry Larsson striker and topscorer for IF Elfsborg.jpg|260px|thumb|right|'''Henry Larsson''' scored eight goals for IF Elfsborg in their European debut in the [[1961–62 Intertoto Cup|1961 Intertoto Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1961_intertotocup.htm|title= Henry Larsson gjorde 8 mål på 6 matcher|access-date=5 August 2012}}</ref>]]

Elfsborgs tenure in [[European football]] began in 1961 after winning [[List of Swedish football champions|national championship]]. The same year they qualified to the current [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1961_intertotocup.htm|title= Första Europeiska äventyret|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> Elfsborg first resistance ever in a [[European Cup]] was against the German [[SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin]], which they won with 2–3 away and a stunning 5–2 at home. The second match was against the classic Swiss team [[FC Basel]], which began with a 1–2 loss at home but Elfsborg gathered forces and won in the returning game with 3–6 after a hat-trick by Henry Larsson. The last and final match was against the hard to beat [[Sparta Rotterdam]] who before they faced Elfsborg had not lost a single game, the Dutch proved to be too difficult, it ended in a 2–5 loss at home and 4–3 away loss.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1961_intertotocup.htm|title= Intertotocupen 1961|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> But despite the loss Elfsborg ended as runners-up being the second team in the group and the tournament's big winner was Henry Larsson with his 8 goals and Lars Råberg with 6 his goals.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1961_intertotocup.htm|title= Henry Larsson 8 mål i Intertotocupen|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> Five years later, in 1966,<ref name="Intertotocupen 1966">{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1966_intertotocup.htm|title= Intertotocupen 1966|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> Elfsborg continued their adventures in Europe and the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]. The first opponent was the German team [[Borussia Neunkirchen]], a match which Elfsborg won both home and away with a total of 4–1. The second match against [[VSS Košice]] became a very different story, they lost 3–0 away and then crushed the opponents with 6–0 at home, after a hat-trick by Roger Carlsson. In the final group stage match against leaders [[Vorwärts Berlin]] was lost with 2–0 in both matches which meant that Elfsborg finally ended as third in the group.<ref name="Intertotocupen 1966"/>

[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R82532, Berlin, Olympia-Stadion (Luftaufnahme).jpg|thumb|260px|left|IF Elfsborg lost against [[Hertha Berlin]] in the UEFA Cup 1972, at the historic [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Olympic Stadium]].{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}]]

The following year, 1967<ref name="Intertotocupen 1967">{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1967_intertotocup.htm|title= Intertotocupen 1967|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> Elfsborg played in the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] where they in the first group stage match met the German team [[Werder Bremen]]. The first match ended in a 4–1 loss away, but the second game ended with a draw 2–2 at home. In the second game, the Polish team [[Polonia Bytom]] were the adversaries, where Elfsborg lost in both matches. But in the last match against the Swiss [[Grasshopper Club Zürich]] Elfsborg would take a memorable scalp, when they beat them at home with 5–2 after a hat-trick by Lars Heinemann. The return ended in a 3–1 loss and Elfsborg finished again in third place in the group.<ref name="Intertotocupen 1967"/> 1971<ref name="Intertotocupen 1971">{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1971_intertotocup.htm|title= Intertotocupen 1971|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> was an unsuccessful year in the European competitions for Elfsborg, they met the teams [[Stal Mielec]], [[Tatran Prešov]] and [[Vejle BK]]. They lost every game except against the Danish [[Vejle BK]] where they won both games with a total of 8–0, and once again Elfsborg ended as third in their group.<ref name="Intertotocupen 1971"/> In 1972,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1971_72_uefacup.htm|title= Uefa Cupen 1972|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> Elfsborg played in the [[UEFA Cup]] for the first time, playing against the classic German champions [[Hertha Berlin]] in the first round. They lost with 3–1 at [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Olympic Stadium]] and with 1–4 at home.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1971_72_uefacup.htm|title= Elfsborg förlorar på Olympiastadion i Berlin|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref>

1975<ref name="Intertotocupen 1975">{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1975_intertotocup.htm|title= Intertotocupen 1975|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> was Elfsborg's worst performing year in European competition and the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] when they finished last in the group after having met teams as [[Baník Ostrava]], [[Celik Zenica]] and [[Vitoria Setúbal]]. Elfsborg still won at home against Baník Ostrava with 3–1 at home and a tie against Vitoria Setúbal.<ref name="Intertotocupen 1975"/> In 1978,<ref name="Intertotocupen 1978">{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1978_intertotocup.htm|title= Intertotocupen 1978|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> Elfsborg participated once again in the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] and this year was slightly better than the last in 1975, Elfsborg won with a total of 5–3 against Norwegian [[Lillestrøm SK]], and then a win against former [[Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] [[Sloboda Tuzla]]. But Elfsborg could not compete with the giant Israeli [[Maccabi Netanya F.C.]], and lost the first game with 7–1 away but managed a 2–2<ref name="Intertotocupen 1978"/> draw at home. In 1978<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1978_79_uefacup.htm|title= Uefa Cupen 1978|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> Elfsborg were in the [[UEFA Cup]] for the second time when they stood against the French sovereigns [[RC Strasbourg]]. In the first meeting, Elfsborg surprisingly won 2–0 at home, but in the returning game they lost 4–1 in front of 31 000 spectators.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1978_79_uefacup.htm|title= Elfsborg vann med 2–0 mot RC Strasbourg|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref>

===1980–2000, many years outside European football===
1980,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1980_intertotocup.htm|title= Intertotocupen 1980|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> became Elfsborg best year ever in the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] when they won their group and became the winner of the tournament. This after they first won against [[FK Napredak Kruševac]] with a total of 4–2 and then against [[Slavia Sofia]] with a total of 3–1. German [[VfL Bochum]] became more difficult when the loss in the first meeting with 2–1 and then changed with a win at home 1–0, this meant that Elfsborg ended up as number one in their group.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1980_intertotocup.htm|title= Elfsborg gruppsegrare 1980|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> The following year, 1981,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1980_81_uefacup.htm|title= Uefa Cupen 1981|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> did Elfsborg participate in the [[UEFA Cup]] where they faced Scottish [[St Mirren F.C.]] The first match ended in a 1–2 loss at home who then followed up with a draw 0–0 in [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1980_81_uefacup.htm|title= Elfsborg förlorar mot St Mirren i Uefa Cupen|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> 1983<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1983_intertotocup.htm|title= Intertotocupen 1983|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> Elfsborg would make their penultimate appearance in the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]], when they stood against the teams [[TJ Vitkovice]], [[Trakia Plovdiv]] and [[Eintracht Braunschweig]]. It was a bad adventure where they only won against German [[Eintracht Braunschweig]] with 1–0 at home and play a draw against [[Trakia Plovdiv]], this meant that Elfsborg finished as last in their group.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1983_intertotocup.htm|title= 1983 ett dåligt år ute i Europa|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> Despite the poor performance 1983, they reached the [[UEFA Cup]], 1984,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1983_84_uefacup.htm|title= Uefa Cupen 1984|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> where the opponents was Polish team [[Widzew Łódź]], before 30 000 spectators played Elfsborg a draw away against the [[Polish people|Poles]], 0–0, also at home playing a heroic game with a draw 2–2 and but the [[Polish people|Poles]] advanced furthermore, after more away goals.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1983_84_uefacup.htm|title= Elfsborg ute ur Uefa Cupen 1984 efter mindre mål på bortaplan|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref>

===2000–present===
It would take almost 20 years before [[Elfsborg]] would participate in the European<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2001_02_uefacup.htm|title= Elfsborg tillbaka i europaspel&nbsp;– Uefa Cupen 2001|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> cups again, after the heaviest period in the club's history Elfsborg was now back at the top layer of [[Allsvenskan]] and participated in the [[UEFA Cup]] in 2001 after they won the [[Svenska Cupen|national cup]]. They stood against [[JK Trans Narva]] in the first round, where they won with 1–3 away and then also won with 5–0 at home after a hat-trick by [[Stefan Andreasson]]. The second round was against one of the Polish giants [[Legia Warsaw]] where Elfsborg lost with a total of 10–2.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2001_02_uefacup.htm|title= Uefa Cupen 2001|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> After winning [[Svenska Cupen|national cup]] once again, Elfsborg participated in the [[UEFA Cup]] in 2004<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2004_05_uefacup.htm|title= Uefa Cupen 2004|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> where the opponents in the first round was [[Glentoran F.C.]] who were beaten with a total of 3–1, in the next round Elfsborg stood against Croatian team [[NK Dinamo Zagreb]], Elfsborg lost the first game away with 2–0 and then played a draw at home 0–0.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2004_05_uefacup.htm|title= Elfsborg ute ur Uefa Cupen 2004 efter förlust mot Dinamo Zagreb|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> After winning [[List of Swedish football champions|national championship]] in 2006 got Elfsborg for the first time participate in the [[UEFA Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2007_08_championsleague.htm|title= Elfsborg med i Uefa Champions League för första gången|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> This occurred in 2007 when the first round was against [[Linfield FC]] where Elfsborg in the first match played a draw 0–0. To then win at home with 1–0 after a goal by [[Mathias Svensson]]. The second round was against Hungarian [[Debreceni VSC]] where they won away with 1–0 after a goal by [[Daniel Mobaeck]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2007_08_championsleague.htm|title= Daniel Mobaeck mål tar Elfsborg vidare i Uefa Champions League|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> They secured promotion to the third round by playing 0–0 at home. The third round was against Spanish giants [[Valencia CF]], where 50 000 spectators at the [[Mestalla Stadium]] saw Elfsborg lose with 3–0 after including goal by [[David Silva]]. Back at [[Borås Arena]] Elfsborg lost again with 2–1 after goals by [[Daniel Alexandersson]] and [[David Villa]] with Valencia's decisive 2–1 goal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2007_08_championsleague.htm|title= Elfsborg vs. Valencia&nbsp;– Uefa Champions League 2007|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Lazio Elfsborg 3 0.jpg|260px|thumb|left|S.S Lazio–Elfsborg at the [[Stadio Olimpico]] in Rome, [[Europa League]] play-off 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2000705--lazio-vs-elfsborg/|title= S.S Lazio- IF Elfsborg Europa League play-off 2009|access-date=19 July 2012}}</ref>]]
After the excellent results in the [[UEFA Champions League]] became Elfsborg directly qualified for the [[2007–08 UEFA Cup]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2007_08_uefacup.htm|title= Direkt kvalificierade till Uefa Cupen 2007|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> group stage where they stood against the teams [[FC Dinamo București]], [[AEK Athens]], [[ACF Fiorentina]], [[FK Mladá Boleslav]] and [[Villarreal CF]]. Elfsborg won against [[FC Dinamo București]] with 2–1 and a draw against [[AEK Athens]], 1–1.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2007_08_uefacup.htm|title= Uefa Cupen 2007|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> The following year 2008<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2008_intertotocup.htm|title= Elfsborg vinner sista Intertotocupen 2008|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> achieved Elfsborg for the last time winning the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] by beating teams [[HB Tórshavn]] with a total of 2–1, [[Hibernian FC]] with a total of 4–0 and [[FK Riga]] with a total of 1–0. Which meant that they finished as group winners.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2008_intertotocup.htm|title= Intertotocupen 2008|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> That same year they also played [[UEFA Cup]] last time [[2008–09 UEFA Cup]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2008_09_uefacup.htm|title= Sista Uefa Cupen 2008|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> when it was against the Irish [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.]] but lost surprisingly with a total of 4–3.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2008_09_uefacup.htm|title= Elfsborg förlorar överraskat mot St. Patricks i Uefa Cupen 2008|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> In 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2009_10_europaleague.htm|title= Första Europa League 2009|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> Elfsborg started for the first time playing in the [[UEFA Europa League]] where they in the second round stood against [[Szombathelyi Haladás]] as they were defeated with a total of 3–0. In the third round was against Portuguese [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League]] finalists [[S.C. Braga]], as they beat them after a completely win by a total of 4–1.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2009_10_europaleague.htm|title=Elfsborg slog ut 2010 finalisterna SC Braga i Europa League 2009|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> In the final play-off round Elfsborg stood against classic [[S.S. Lazio]] where they in the first meeting lost with 3–0 and then again after a heroic effort won with 1–0 after a goal by [[Denni Avdic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2009_10_europaleague.htm|title= Elfsborg vann hemma mot SS Lazio|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref>

Also the year after 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2010_11_europaleague.htm|title= Europa League 2010|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> played Elfsborg in the [[UEFA Europa League]] where they stood against [[FC Iskra-Stal]] in the second round and won with the total of 3–1. The third round was against [[FK Teteks]] from [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]], a team that Elfsborg won easily against with a total of 7–1. The play-off round was once again against one of the classic Italian teams against [[Diego Maradona|Maradona's]] old club [[SSC Napoli]]. Elfsborg succeeded after a heroic performance by goalkeeper [[Jesper Christiansen (footballer, born 1978)|Jesper Christiansen]] to get away from the [[Stadio San Paolo]] with a 1–0 loss. Back at the [[Borås Arena]] Elfsborg lost anyway with 2–0 after two goals by [[Edinson Cavani]] who got his big breakthrough in this match.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2010_11_europaleague.htm|title= Elfsborg förlorar mor Napoli tror heroisk insats i Europa League 2010|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> In 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2011_12_europaleague.htm|title= Europa League 2011|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> Elfsborg played in the [[UEFA Europa League]] for the third consecutive year, and stood against [[CS Fola Esch]] in the first round which they won with a total of 5–1. The second round was against [[FK Suduva]] where they won easily with a total of 4–1. But in the third round Elfsborg lost surprisingly against the Norwegian [[Aalesunds FK]] with a total of 5–1 and failed to reach the play-offs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2011_12_europaleague.htm|title= Aalesunds FK vinner överraskande mot Elfsborg i EL 2011|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> The same thing happened the year after in 2012. Even if Elfsborg had a perfect start in the qualification by winning a home game in the first stage against [[Floriana F.C.]] with 8–0, the biggest international victory in Elfsborgs history. The away game was just as easy, Elfsborg won with 5–0 and with a total of 13–0.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2012_13_europaleague.htm|title= Elfsborgs största seger i Europa|access-date=6 December 2012}}</ref> In the second stage were the opponents [[FC Dacia Chişinău]] and Elfsborg lost the first game after a weak effort with 1–0. But won easy at [[Borås Arena]] with 2–0 and therefore advanced to the third stage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2012_13_europaleague.htm|title= Elfsborg vände resultatet mot Dacia hemma|access-date=6 December 2012}}</ref> In the third stage it would be a Scandinavian battle, since the opponents were Danish [[AC Horsens]]. The first away game ended with a draw, 1–1, after Horsens received a penalty in stoppage time. But in their home game Elfsborg lost 2–3 and history was repeated from the previous year, Elfsborg failed once again to reach the play-offs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/2012_13_europaleague.htm|title= AC Horsens skrällvann mot Elfsborg|access-date=6 December 2012}}</ref>

===European statistics===
''(As of 22 June 2015)''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Competition
! GP
! W
! D
! L
! GF
! GA
|-
| [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]
| 10
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 14
| 7
|-
| [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] / [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
| 116
| 47
| 21
| 48
| 177
| 160
|}
A = appearances, GP = games played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against.

====Matches====
''(As of 23 January 2025)''
* Q = qualification round
* R = round
* Group = group stage
* (a) = away goals rule

{| class="wikitable
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Club
! Home
! Away
! Aggregate
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1961–62 Intertoto Cup|1961–62]]
| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
| rowspan="3" |[[1961–62 International Football Cup#Group B4|Group B4]]
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin|Tasmania Berlin]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|5-2
|align=center|2–3
| rowspan="3" align="center" |'''2nd'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2–1
|align=center|3–6
|-
|{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Sparta Rotterdam]]
|align=center|2–5
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|4-3
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1966–67 Intertoto Cup|1966–67]]
| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
| rowspan="3" |[[1966–67 Intertoto Cup#Group B5|Group B5]]
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Neunkirchen]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1-0
|align=center|1–3
| rowspan="3" align="center" |'''3rd'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|TCH}} [[MFK Košice|Košice]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|6-0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|3–0
|-
|{{Flagicon|GDR}} [[Frankfurter FC Viktoria|Vorwärts Berlin]]
|align=center|0–2
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2–0
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1967 Intertoto Cup|1967]]
| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
| rowspan="3" |[[1967 Intertoto Cup#Group B3|Group B3]]
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]
|align=center|2–2
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|4-1
| rowspan="3" align="center" |'''3rd'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|POL}} [[Polonia Bytom]]
|align=center|1–2
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|3–0
|-
|{{Flagicon|SUI}} [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|5-2
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|3-1
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1971 Intertoto Cup|1971]]
| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
| rowspan="3" |[[1971 Intertoto Cup#Group 2|Group 2]]
|{{Flagicon|POL}} [[Stal Mielec]]
|align=center|0–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|4–0
| rowspan="3" align="center" |'''3rd'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|TCH}} [[1. FC Tatran Prešov|Tatran Prešov]]
|align=center|2–3
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|3–0
|-
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Vejle Boldklub|Vejle]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|4–0
|align=center|0–4
|-
|[[1971–72 UEFA Cup|1971–72]]
|[[UEFA Cup]]
|[[1971–72 UEFA Cup#First round|1R]]
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Hertha BSC|Hertha Berlin]]
|align=center|1–4
|align=center|3–1
|align=center|'''2–7'''
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1975 Intertoto Cup|1975]]
| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
| rowspan="3" |[[1975 Intertoto Cup#Group 10|Group 10]]
|{{Flagicon|TCH}} [[FC Baník Ostrava|Baník Ostrava]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|3-1
| align="center" |3–1
| rowspan="3" align="center" |'''4th'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|YUG}} [[NK Čelik Zenica|Čelik Zenica]]
| align="center" |1–2
| align="center" |2–0
|-
|{{Flagicon|POR}} [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória]]
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |1–0
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1978 Intertoto Cup|1978]]
| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
| rowspan="3" |[[1978 Intertoto Cup#Group 8|Group 8]]
|{{Flagicon|NOR}} [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |3–5
| rowspan="3" align="center" |'''3rd'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|YUG}} [[FK Sloboda Tuzla|Sloboda Tuzla]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1-0
| align="center" |3–2
|-
|[[Maccabi Netanya F.C.|Maccabi Netanya]]
| align="center" |2–2
| align="center" |7–1
|-
|[[1978–79 UEFA Cup|1978–79]]
|[[UEFA Cup]]
|[[1978–79 UEFA Cup#First round|1R]]
|{{Flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}} [[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2-0
| align="center" |4–1
| align="center" |'''3–4'''
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1980 Intertoto Cup|1980]]
| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
| rowspan="3" |[[1980 Intertoto Cup#Group 9|Group 9]]
|{{Flagicon|YUG}} [[FK Napredak Kruševac|Napredak Kruševac]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2-0
| align="center" |2–2
| rowspan="3" align="center" |'''1st'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|BUL}} [[PFC Slavia Sofia|Slavia Sofia]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1-0
| align="center" |2–1
|-
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[VfL Bochum]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1-0
| align="center" |2–1
|-
|[[1980–81 UEFA Cup|1980–81]]
|[[UEFA Cup]]
|[[1980–81 UEFA Cup#First round|1R]]
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]
| align="center" |1–2
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |'''1–2'''
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1983 Intertoto Cup|1983]]
| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
| rowspan="3" |[[1983 Intertoto Cup#Group 10|Group 10]]
|{{Flagicon|TCH}} [[FC Vítkovice|Vítkovice]]
| align="center" |1–2
| align="center" |2–1
| rowspan="3" align="center" |'''4th'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|BUL}} [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]]
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |4–0
|-
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Eintracht Braunschweig]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1-0
| align="center" |4–0
|-
|[[1983–84 UEFA Cup|1983–84]]
|[[UEFA Cup]]
|[[1983–84 UEFA Cup#First round|1R]]
|{{Flagicon|POL}} [[Widzew Łódź]]
| align="center" |2–2
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |'''2–2 ([[Away goals rule|a]])'''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2001–02 UEFA Cup|2001–02]]
| rowspan="2" |[[UEFA Cup]]
|[[2001–02 UEFA Cup#First round|1R]]
|{{Flagicon|EST}} [[JK Narva Trans|Narva Trans]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|5-0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1-3
| align="center" |'''8–1'''
|-
|[[2001–02 UEFA Cup#Second round|2R]]
|{{Flagicon|POL}} [[Legia Warsaw]]
| align="center" |1–6
| align="center" |4–1
| align="center" |'''2–10'''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2004–05 UEFA Cup|2004–05]]
| rowspan="2" |[[UEFA Cup]]
|[[2004–05 UEFA Cup#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{Flagicon|NIR}} [[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2-1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|0-1
| align="center" |'''3–1'''
|-
|[[2004–05 UEFA Cup#First round|1R]]
|{{Flagicon|CRO}} [[Dinamo Zagreb]]
| align="center" |0–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2-0
| align="center" |'''0–2'''
|-
| rowspan="8" |2007–08
| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Champions League]]
|[[2007–08 UEFA Champions League#First qualifying round|1Q]]
|{{Flagicon|NIR}} [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1-0
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |'''1–0'''
|-
|[[2007–08 UEFA Champions League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{Flagicon|HUN}} [[Debreceni VSC|Debreceni]]
| align="center" |0–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|0-1
| align="center" |'''1–0'''
|-
|[[2007–08 UEFA Champions League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
| align="center" |1–2
| align="center" |3–0
| align="center" |'''1–5'''
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[UEFA Cup]]
|[[2007–08 UEFA Cup#First round|1R]]
|{{Flagicon|ROM}} [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
| align="center" |0–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1-2
| align="center" |'''2–2 ([[Away goals rule|a]])'''
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[2007–08 UEFA Cup#Group C|Group C]]
|{{Flagicon|GRE}} [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |—
| rowspan="4" align="center" |'''5th'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
| align="center" |—
| align="center" |6–1
|-
|{{Flagicon|CZE}} [[FK Mladá Boleslav|Mladá Boleslav]]
| align="center" |1–3
| align="center" |—
|-
|{{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]
| align="center" |—
| align="center" |2–0
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[2008–09 UEFA Cup|2008–09]]
| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
|[[2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup#First round|1R]]
|{{Flagicon|FRO}} [[Havnar Bóltfelag|HB Tórshavn]]
| align="center" |0–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1-4
| align="center" |'''4–1'''
|-
|[[2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup#Second round|2R]]
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|0-2
| align="center" |'''4–0'''
|-
|[[2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup#Third round|3R]]
|{{Flagicon|LAT}} [[FK Rīga|Rīga]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–0
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |'''1–0'''
|-
|[[UEFA Cup]]
|[[2008–09 UEFA Cup#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{Flagicon|IRE}} [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]]
| align="center" |2–2
| align="center" |2–1
| align="center" |'''3–4'''
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|2009–10]]
| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Europa League]]
|[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{Flagicon|HUN}} [[Szombathelyi Haladás|Haladas]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|3–0
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |'''3–0'''
|-
|[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{Flagicon|POR}} [[S.C. Braga|Braga]]
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |1–2
| align="center" |'''4–1'''
|-
|[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|PO]]
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]]
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |3–0
| align="center" |'''1–3'''
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|2010–11]]
| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Europa League]]
|[[2010–11 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{Flagicon|MLD}} [[FC Iskra-Stal|Iskra-Stal]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|0-1
| align="center" |'''3–1'''
|-
|[[2010–11 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{Flagicon|MKD}} [[FK Teteks]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|5–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1-2
| align="center" |'''7–1'''
|-
|[[2010–11 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|PO]]
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]]
| align="center" |0–2
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |'''0–3'''
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|2011–12]]
| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Europa League]]
|[[2011–12 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|1Q]]
|{{Flagicon|LUX}} [[CS Fola Esch|Fola Esch]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|4–0
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |'''5–1'''
|-
|[[2011–12 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{Flagicon|LIT}} [[FK Sūduva Marijampolė|Sūduva Marijampolė]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|3–0
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |'''4–1'''
|-
|[[2011–12 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{Flagicon|NOR}} [[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]]
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |4–0
| align="center" |'''1–5'''
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|2012–13]]
| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Europa League]]
|[[2012–13 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|1Q]]
|{{Flagicon|MLT}} [[Floriana F.C.|Floriana]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|8–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|0-4
| align="center" |'''12–0'''
|-
|[[2012–13 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{Flagicon|MLD}} [[FC Dacia Chişinău|Dacia Chişinău]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2–0
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |'''2–1'''
|-
|[[2012–13 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[AC Horsens|Horsens]]
| align="center" |2–3
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |'''3–4'''
|-
| rowspan="6" |2013–14
| rowspan="2" |[[UEFA Champions League]]
|[[2013–14 UEFA Champions League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{Flagicon|LAT}} [[FC Daugava|Daugava Daugavpils]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|7-1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|4–0
| align="center" |'''11–1'''
|-
|[[2013–14 UEFA Champions League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |0–1
| align="center" |'''0–1'''
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[UEFA Europa League]]
|[[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|PO]]
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[FC Nordsjælland|Nordsjælland]]
| align="center" |1–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1-0
| align="center" |'''2–1'''
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Group C|Group C]]
|{{Flagicon|BEL}} [[Standard Liège]]
| align="center" |1–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|3-1
| rowspan="3" align="center" |'''3rd'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|AUT}} [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]
| align="center" |0–4
| align="center" |0–1
|-
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Esbjerg fB|Esbjerg]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2-1
| align="center" |0–1
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|2014–15]]
| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Europa League]]
|[[2014–15 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{Flagicon|AZE}} [[Inter Baku PIK|Inter Baku]]
| align="center" |0–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1-0
| align="center" |'''1–1'''
'''(4–3[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p]])'''
|-
|[[2014–15 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{Flagicon|ISL}} [[Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar|FH]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|4-1
| align="center" |1–2
| align="center" |'''5–3'''
|-
|[[2014–15 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|PO]]
|{{Flagicon|POR}} [[Rio Ave F.C.|Rio Ave]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2–1
| align="center" |0–1
| align="center" |'''2–2 ([[Away goals rule|a]])'''
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2015–16 UEFA Europa League|2015–16]]
| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Europa League]]
|[[2015–16 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|1Q]]
|{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[FC Lahti|Lahti]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|5–0
| align="center" |2–2
| align="center" |'''7–2'''
|-
|[[2015–16 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Randers FC|Randers]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–0
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |'''1–0 {{Aet}}'''
|-
|[[2015–16 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{Flagicon|NOR}} [[Odds BK|Odd]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2–1
| align="center" |0–2
| align="center" |'''2–3'''
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League|2021–22]]
| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Europa Conference League]]
|[[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{Flagicon|MLD}} [[FC Milsami Orhei|Milsami Orhei]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|4–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|5–0
| align="center" |'''9–0'''
|-
|[[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[FK Velež Mostar|Velež Mostar]]
| align="center" |1–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|4-1
| align="center" |'''5–2'''
|-
|[[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League#Play-off round|PO]]
|{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Feyenoord]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|3-1
| align="center" |0–5
| align="center" |'''3–6'''
|-
|[[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League|2022–23]]
|[[UEFA Europa Conference League]]
|[[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{Flagicon|NOR}} [[Molde FK|Molde]]
| align="center" |1−2
| align="center" |1–4
| align="center" |'''2−6'''
|-
| rowspan="12" |[[2024–25 UEFA Europa League|2024–25]]
| rowspan="12" |[[UEFA Europa League]]
|[[2024–25 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|1Q]]
|{{Flagicon|CYP}} [[Pafos FC|Pafos]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|3–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|5-2
| align="center" |'''8−2'''
|-
|[[2024–25 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{Flagicon|MLD}} [[FC Sheriff Tiraspol|Sheriff Tiraspol]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–0
| align="center" |'''3−0'''
|-
|[[2024–25 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{Flagicon|CRO}} [[HNK Rijeka|Rijeka]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2–0
| align="center" |1−1
| align="center" |'''3−1'''
|-
|[[2024–25 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|PO]]
|{{Flagicon|NOR}} [[Molde FK|Molde]]
| align="center" |0−1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–0
| align="center" |'''1−1'''
'''(4−2[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p]])'''
|-
| rowspan="8" |[[2024–25 UEFA Europa League#League phase|League phase]]
|{{Flagicon|NED}} [[AZ Alkmaar]]
| {{n/a}}
| align="center" |2–3
| rowspan="8" align="center" |'''26th'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[AS Roma|Roma]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–0
| {{n/a}}
|-
|{{Flagicon|TUR}} [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
| {{n/a}}
| align="center" |3–4
|-
|{{Flagicon|POR}} [[S.C. Braga|Braga]]
| align="center" |1–1
| {{n/a}}
|-
|{{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Athletic Bilbao]]
| {{n/a}}
| align="center" |0–3
|-
|{{Flagicon|AZE}} [[Qarabağ FK|Qarabağ]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–0
| {{n/a}}
|-
|{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[OGC Nice|Nice]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–0
| {{n/a}}
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| {{n/a}}
| align="center" | 0–3
|}

===Rankings===

====UEFA club coefficient ranking====
{{Updated|2 September 2024|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method4/trank2015.html|title=UEFA Team Ranking 2015|first=Bert|last=Kassies|work=xs4all.nl|access-date=22 June 2015|archive-date=12 July 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150712095912/http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method4/trank2015.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Rank !! Team !! Points
|-
|{{0}}306||align=left|{{flagicon|LAT}} [[FK Liepāja]]||4.000
|-
|{{0}}307||align=left|{{flagicon|GIB}} [[St Joseph's F.C.|St Joseph's]]||4.000
|-
|{{0}}308||align=left|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Vikingur Reykjavik]]||4.000
|- style="background:#dfd;"
|'''309'''||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} '''IF Elfsborg'''||'''4.000'''
|-
|{{0}}310||align=left|{{flagicon|GEO}} [[FC Dila Gori|Dila]]||4.000
|-
|{{0}}311||align=left|{{flagicon|AND}} [[FC Santa Coloma]]||4.000
|-
|{{0}}312||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kalmar FF|Kalmar]]||4.000
|}

==Players==

===First-team squad===
<!-- Don't remove player wikilinks, players with at least ONE Allsvenskan appearance are notable according to [[Wikipedia:NFOOTBALL]] -->
{{Updated|31 August 2025|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elfsborg.se/lag/a-laget/|title=A-laget |publisher=IF Elfsborg |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref>}}
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no= 1|nat=SWE|pos=GK|name=Simon Eriksson}}
{{fs player|no= 4|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=[[Daniel Granli]]}}
{{fs player|no= 5|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Wenderson Oliveira do Nascimento|Wenderson]]}}
{{fs player|no= 6|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=[[Rasmus Wikström]]}}
{{fs player|no= 7|nat=DEN|pos=MF|name=[[Jens Jakob Thomasen]]}}
{{fs player|no= 8|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=[[Sebastian Holmén]]}}
{{fs player|no= 9|nat=KOS|pos=MF|name=[[Arbër Zeneli]]}}
{{fs player|no=10|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=[[Simon Olsson]]}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=[[Taylor Silverholt]]}}
{{fs player|no=13|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=[[Johan Larsson (footballer)|Johan Larsson]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{fs player|no=15|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=[[Simon Hedlund]]}}
{{fs player|no=16|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=[[Altti Hellemaa]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=17|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=[[Per Frick]]}}
{{fs player|no=18|nat=ISL|pos=MF|name=[[Júlíus Magnússon]]}}
{{fs player|no=20|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=Gottfrid Rapp}}
{{fs player|no=21|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=Leo Östman}}
{{fs player|no=23|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=[[Niklas Hult]]}}
{{fs player|no=24|nat=DEN|pos=FW|name=[[Frederik Ihler]]}}
{{fs player|no=25|nat=ISL|pos=MF|name=[[Ari Sigurpálsson]]}}
{{fs player|no=27|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=[[Besfort Zeneli]]}}
{{fs player|no=28|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=Frode Aronsson}}
{{fs player|no=29|nat=NGA|pos=DF|name=[[Ibrahim Buhari]]}}
{{fs player|no=30|nat=SWE|pos=GK|name=[[Lucas Hägg-Johansson]]}}
{{fs player|no=31|nat=SWE|pos=GK|name=[[Isak Pettersson]]}}
{{fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{football squad start}}
{{fs player|no=12|nat=DEN|pos=FW|name=[[Emil Holten]]|other=at [[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{fs player|no=19|nat=TUN|pos=DF|name=[[Rami Kaib]]|other=at [[Halmstads BK|Halmstad]] until 30 November 2025}}
{{fs player|no=22|nat=KOS|pos=FW|name=[[Dion Krasniqi]]|other=at [[KuPS]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{fs player|no=26|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=Ludvig Richtnér|other=at [[Örebro SK]] until 30 November  2025}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=SWE|pos=GK|name=Melker Uppenberg|other=at [[Umeå FC|Umeå]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=GHA|pos=DF|name=Rufai Mohammed|other=at [[IFK Värnamo|Värnamo]] until 30 November 2025}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=GHA|pos=FW|name=[[Jalal Abdullai]]|other=at [[Molde FK|Molde]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=[[Camil Jebara]]|other=at [[Kalmar FF]] until 30 November 2025}}
{{football squad end}}

===Notable players===
{{See also|List of IF Elfsborg players|Category:IF Elfsborg players}}
[[File:Sven Jonasson, former football player for IF Elfsborg.jpg|thumb|'''Sven Jonasson''', Elfsborgs greatest player of all time. Also included in the Swedish [[Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/hall-of-fame/sfs-hall-of-fame/?profile=16740|title= Sven Jonasson Hall of Fame|access-date=2012-07-15}}</ref>]]
This list of notable players includes those who received international caps for the Sweden men's national football team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/allmanstatistik/utlandskaspelareife.htm|title= Utländska spelare|access-date=22 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/allmanstatistik/seriematcherife.htm|title= Inhemska spelare|access-date=22 June 2012}}</ref>

''The players are all listed according to when they debuted for IF Elfsborg'':
:'''List criteria:'''
::* Player has made more than 250 [[Allsvenskan]] league appearances for the club.
::* Player has scored more than 50 Allsvenskan league goals for the club.
::* Player has received more than 70 caps for the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]].
::[[File:Star full.svg|20px]] Player included in the Swedish football [[Hall of fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/hall-of-fame/|title= Svenska Hall of Fame|access-date=15 July 2012}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
|-
!style="background:#C0C0C0; color:#000000;"|Name
!style="background:#C0C0C0; color:#000000;"|Pos
!style="background:#C0C0C0; color:#000000;"|IF Elfsborg career<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/spelaregenomtiderna.htm|title= Spelare genom historien|access-date=15 July 2012}}</ref>
!style="background:#C0C0C0; color:#000000;"|Apps<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/allmanstatistik/seriematcherife.htm|title= Antal spelade matcher|access-date=15 July 2012}}</ref>
!style="background:#C0C0C0; color:#000000;"|Goals<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/allmanstatistik/seriemalife.htm|title= Antal gjorda mål|access-date=15 July 2012}}</ref>
!style="background:#C0C0C0; color:#000000;"|Honours
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sven Jonasson]]
|FW
|1927–47
|409
|252
|3 [[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Championships]], [[Hall of fame]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} Åke Samuelsson
|MF
|1930–41
|214
|76
|3 [[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Championships]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Karl-Erik Grahn]]
|MF
|1932–49
|346
|57
|3 [[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Championships]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} Gillis Andersson
|FW
|1933–43
|184
|67
|3 [[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Championships]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} Arvid Emanuelsson
|MF
|1933–47
|270
|12
|3 [[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Championships]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} Knut Johansson
|FW
|1936–44
|125
|92
|2 [[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Championships]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} Evert Grahn
|FW
|1940–46, 1949–52
|154
|55
|1 [[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Championships]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} Henry Larsson
|MF
|1952–54, 1961–68
|217
|80
|1 [[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Championships]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Ove Grahn]]
|FW
|1961–65
|91
|62
|1 [[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Championships]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Leif Målberg]]
|DF
|1965–71, 1973–80
|337
|8
|'''337''' games for IF Elfsborg
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} Göran Ahlström
|DF
|1969–71, 1973–81
|258
|10
|'''258''' games for IF Elfsborg
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} Leif Gustafsson
|DF
|1970–71, 1973–82, 1984
|276
|3
|'''276''' games for IF Elfsborg
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Thomas Ahlström]]
|FW
|1971, 1973–79, 1982–84
|237
|101
|'''101''' goals for IF Elfsborg
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} Thomas Johansson
|MF
|1973–83
|276
|19
|'''276''' games for IF Elfsborg
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Tobias Linderoth]]
|MF
|1997–98
|47
|4
|'''76''' games for [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Fredrik Berglund]]
|FW
|1997–01, 2003, 2007–08, 2010
|166
|54
|2 [[Svenska Cupen]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Anders Svensson]]
|MF
|1997–01, 2005–2015
|290
|58
|2 [[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Championships]],1 [[Svenska Cupen]], 1 [[Svenska Supercupen|Supercupen]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Johan Karlsson (footballer, born 1975)|Johan Karlsson]]
|DF
|2001–11
|263
|7
|1 [[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Championships]], 2 [[Svenska Cupen]], 1 [[Svenska Supercupen|Supercupen]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Teddy Lučić]]
|DF
|2008–10
|68
|3
|'''86''' games for [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]]
|}

==Club officials==

===Organisation===
{{Updated|24 January 2018}}.<ref name="Elfsborg Organisation">{{cite web |url=http://www.elfsborg.se/foereningen/organisation|title=Elfsborg Organisation|access-date=22 June 2015}}</ref>

{|class="toccolours"
|-
! style="color:#000000; background:#FFFF00;"|Role
! style="color:#000000; background:#FFFF00;"|Name
! style="color:#000000; background:#FFFF00;"|Nation
|-
|Chairman||[[Bosse Johansson (chairman)|Bo Johansson]]||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|Director||[[Stefan Andreasson(Footballer)|Stefan Andreasson]]||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|}

===Technical staff===
{{Updated|31 January 2019}}.<ref name="Elfsborg technical staff">{{cite web |url=http://elfsborg.se/ledarstab-a-laget/|title=Ledarstab A-laget|work=Elfsborg|access-date=31 January 2019}}</ref>

{|class="toccolours"
|-
! style="color:#000000; background:#FFFF00;"|Role
! style="color:#000000; background:#FFFF00;"|Name
! style="color:#000000; background:#FFFF00;"|Nation
|-
|Manager||[[Oscar Hiljemark]]||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|Assistant manager||[[Emir Bajrami]]||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|Assistant manager / Fitness||Miguel Beas||{{flagicon|Spain}}
|-
|Fitness||Dan Fransson||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|Goalkeeping coach||Linus Eriksson||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|Scout||[[Anders Svensson]]||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|U21 Coach||[[Tobias Linderoth]]||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|Fitness coach||Victor Stoltz||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|Physiotherapist||Jan Andblad||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|Physiotherapist||Johan Meldo||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|Club doctor||[[Matilda Lundblad]] ||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|Kit manager||Stefan Ågren||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|Kit manager||Reima Haukka||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|Football administrator||[[Martin Andersson (footballer, born 1981)|Martin Andersson]] ||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|}

===Youth section===

{{Updated|24 January 2018}}.<ref name="Elfsborg youth staff">{{cite web |url=http://elfsborg.se/ledarstab-elitlagen/|title=Ledarstab Elitlagen|work=Elfsborg|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref>
{|class="toccolours"
|-
! style="color:#000000; background:#FFFF00;"|Role
! style="color:#000000; background:#FFFF00;"|Name
! style="color:#000000; background:#FFFF00;"|Nation
|-
|U21 and U19 team manager||[[Janne Mian]]||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|U21 and U19 team manager||Sanel Duzel||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|U17 and U16 team manager||Tony Lundqvist||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|U17 and U16 team manager||Kjell Antonsson||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|U15 team manager||Joakim Alexandersson||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|U15 team manager||Kari Mäkelä||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|-
|Head of youth development||Tony Lundqvist||{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|}

==Managerial history==

{{See also|Category:IF Elfsborg managers}}

''Listed according to when they became managers for IF Elfsborg'':<ref name="Tränare genom historien">{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/tranaregenomtiderna.htm|title=Tränare genom historien|access-date=2012-07-08}}</ref>
:*''(C)''&nbsp;– Caretaker
:*''(FTC)''&nbsp;– First-team coach
{| class="toccolours" style="border:#000000 solid 1px; font-size: 88%; width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#C0C0C0; color:#000000; font-size: 120%" | '''List of managers'''
|-
|{{Div col|colwidth=25em}}
* 1916–1925: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Carl Larsson
* 1926: {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Erik Börjesson]] ''(C)''
* 1926–1930: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Carl Larsson
* 1930: {{flagicon|England}} Skolaut ''(C)''
* 1930–1938: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Carl Larsson & Thure Claesson ''(FTC)''
* 1938–1946: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sven Zachrisson
* 1946–1949: {{flagicon|England}} [[Jack Mahon (footballer, born 1911)|John Mahon]]
* 1949–1952: {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Karl-Erik Grahn]]
* 1952–1954: {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sven Jonasson]]
* 1954–1957: {{flagicon|Austria}} Adolf Vogel
* 1957–1958: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Thure Nygren
* 1959–1960: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sven Zachrisson
* 1961–1962: {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Karl-Erik Grahn]]
* 1963: {{flagicon|Austria}} Karl Neschy ''(C)''
* 1963–1967: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Thure Nygren
* 1968–1969: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Hans Karlsson
* 1970–1972: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Thure Nygren
* 1973–1975: {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Lars Hedén]]
* 1976: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Jens Lindblom ''(C)''
* 1976: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Bengt Lindroth ''(C)''
* 1977–1982: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Rolf Svensson
* 1983: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Wåge Eriksson
* 1984: {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Lars Hedén]]
* 1985–1986: {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Leif Målberg]]
* 1987: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sven Andersson ''(C)''
* 1987: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Hans Ohlsson ''(C)''
* 1988–1990: {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jan Mak]]
* 1990: {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Leif Målberg]]
* 1991–1992: {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Hans Lindbom]]
* 1993–1994: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Håkan Sandberg
* 1995 – 1997: {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Anders Linderoth]]
* 1998–1999: {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Kalle Björklund]]
* 1999–2001: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Bengt-Arne Strömberg
* 2002 – 2003: {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Anders Grönhagen]]
* 2004 – 2011: {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Magnus Haglund]]
* 2012 – 2013: {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Jörgen Lennartsson]]
* 2013 – 2014: {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Klas Ingesson]]
* 2015 – 2017: {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Magnus Haglund]]
* 2017:        {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Janne Mian]]
* 2018 – 2024: {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Jimmy Thelin]]
* 2024 – : {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Oscar Hiljemark]]
{{Div col end}}
|}

===Notable managers===
[[File:Carl Larsson founder and former player of football club IF Elfsborg.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''Carl Larsson'''&nbsp;– head founder, former player and manager of '''IF Elfsborg'''. He managed Elfsborg for over 20 years.]]
''The managers are listed according to when they were first appointed manager for IF Elfsborg'':<ref name="Tränare genom historien"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/allmanstatistik/allmantife.htm|title=Guldåren|access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref>

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

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="background:#C0C0C0; color:#000000;" scope="col"|Name
! style="background:#C0C0C0; color:#000000;" scope="col"|Nat
! style="background:#C0C0C0; color:#000000;" scope="col"|Years
! style="background:#C0C0C0; color:#000000;" scope="col"|Honours
|-
|align="left"|Carl Larsson
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|1916–1925<hr />1926–1930<hr />1930–1938
|'''21''' years in total.
|-
|align="left"|Carl Larsson & Thure Claesson
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|1930–1938
|1 [[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Championship]]
|-
|align="left"|Sven Zachrisson
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|1938–1946<hr />1959–1960
|2 [[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Championship]]
|-
|align="left"|[[Karl-Erik Grahn]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|1949–1952<hr />1961–1962
|1 [[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Championship]]
|-
|align="left"|Thure Nygren
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|1957–1958<hr />1963–1967<hr />1970–1972
|'''7''' years in total.
|-
|align="left"|Rolf Svensson
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|1977–1982
|'''5''' years in total.
|-
|align="left"|Bengt-Arne Strömberg
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|1999–2001
|1 [[Svenska Cupen]]
|-
|align="left"|[[Anders Grönhagen]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|2002–2003
|1 [[Svenska Cupen]]
|-
|align="left"|[[Magnus Haglund]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|2004–2011
|1 [[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Championship]]<hr />1 [[Svenska Supercupen]]<hr />1 [[Atlantic Cup (Europe)|The Atlantic Cup]]
|-
|align="left"|[[Jörgen Lennartsson]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|2012–2013
|1 [[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Championship]]
|-
|align="left"|[[Klas Ingesson]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|2013–2014
|1 [[Svenska Cupen]]
|-
|}

==Honours==

=== Domestic ===

{{Main|IF Elfsborg records and statistics}}
* '''[[Swedish football champions|Swedish Champions]]:'''{{refn|The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of [[Svenska Mästerskapet]], a stand-alone cup tournament. No club were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league [[Allsvenskan]] was played. In 1931 the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a [[Allsvenskan play-offs|play-off]] in cup format was held at the end of the league season to decide the champions. After the play-off format in 1991 and 1992 the title was decided by the winner of [[Mästerskapsserien]], an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/historik/ | title=Svenska mästare 1896–1925, 1931– |work=svenskfotboll.se|access-date=25 November 2009|language=sv}}</ref>|name=Swedish champions|group=upper-alpha}}
** '''Winners (6):''' 1935–36, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1961, 2006, 2012

====League====
* '''[[Allsvenskan]]:'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/guldaren.htm|title=Allsvenska guldåren|access-date=28 November 2012}}</ref>
** '''Winners (6):''' [[1935–36 Allsvenskan|1935–36]], [[1938–39 Allsvenskan|1938–39]], [[1939–40 Allsvenskan|1939–40]], [[1961 Allsvenskan|1961]], [[2006 Allsvenskan|2006]], [[2012 Allsvenskan|2012]]
** '''Runners-up (8):''' [[1942–43 Allsvenskan|1942–43]], [[1943–44 Allsvenskan|1943–44]], [[1944–45 Allsvenskan|1944–45]], [[1965 Allsvenskan|1965]], [[1977 Allsvenskan|1977]], [[2008 Allsvenskan|2008]], [[2020 Allsvenskan|2020]], [[2023 Allsvenskan|2023]]
* '''[[Division 1 Södra]]:'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1996.htm|title=Division 1 Södra|access-date=28 November 2012}}</ref>
** '''Winners:''' [[1996 Swedish football Division 1#Södra|1996]]
** '''Runners-up:''' [[1991 Swedish football Division 1#Västra 2|1991]]
* '''[[Swedish Football Division 2|Division 2 Götaland]]:'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1960.htm|title=Division 2 Götaland|access-date=28 November 2012}}</ref>
** '''Winners:''' 1960
** '''Runners-up (4):''' 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1959
* '''[[Swedish Football Division 2|Division 2 Västsvenska Serien]]:'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/sasongsfakta/1925_26.htm|title=Västsvenska Serien|access-date=28 November 2012}}</ref>
** '''Winners:''' 1925–26
** '''Runners-up:''' 1914–15, 1923–24

====Cups====
* '''[[Svenska Cupen]]:'''<ref name="Allsvenska cupgulden">{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/allmanstatistik/allmantife.htm|title=Allsvenska cupgulden|access-date=28 November 2012}}</ref>
** '''Winners (3):''' [[2000–01 Svenska Cupen|2000–01]], [[2003 Svenska Cupen|2003]], [[2013–14 Svenska Cupen|2013–14]]
** '''Runners-up (3):''' [[1942 Svenska Cupen|1942]], 1980–81, [[1996–97 Svenska Cupen|1996–97]]
* '''[[Svenska Supercupen]]:'''<ref name="Allsvenska cupgulden"/>
** '''Winners:''' [[2007 Svenska Supercupen|2007]]
** '''Runners-up:''' [[2014 Svenska Supercupen|2014]]

===European===
* '''[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurosport.se/fotboll/intertoto-cup/2008/elfsborg-till-uefacupkval_sto1648536/story.shtml|title=Elfsborg segrare i Intertoto cupen|access-date=25 June 2012}}</ref>'''
** '''Winners:''' [[1980 Intertoto Cup|1980]], [[2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2008]] ''(joint winner)''<ref name="Intertoto2008">[http://www.eurotopfoot.com/uic.php3 Coupe Intertoto 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606205222/http://www.eurotopfoot.com/uic.php3 |date=6 June 2014 }}. Listed are all 11 teams that won the Intertoto Cup, qualifying for the UEFA Cup.</ref>
** '''Runners-up:''' 1961

==Records==
{{Main|IF Elfsborg records and statistics}}
In 2024 [[Elfsborg]] played their 81st season in [[Allsvenskan]] from its inception in 1924 up to and including the 2024 season. This placing them on a 5th place of those teams who have participated in total seasons. They have also played top-flight football continually in Sweden since 1997, which currently is the 3rd longest top-flight tenure of any club in Sweden—the longest one is [[IFK Göteborg]], since 1977.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/allmanstatistik/allmantife.htm|title=Elfsborgs säsonger totalt och i sträck|access-date=6 December 2012}}</ref>

The club is currently placed 5th in the [[Allsvenskan#All-time Allsvenskan table|all-time Allsvenskan table]], "maratontabellen" in Swedish, which is a cumulative record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in Allsvenskan since its inception in 1924–25.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/historik/maratontabell/|title=Elfsborg 5:a på maratontabellen|access-date=6 December 2012}}</ref> Furthermore, Elfsborg is placed 6th in the all-time medal table, with a total of 24 medals of different value&nbsp;– the most recent was received in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.svd.se/sport/vilt-firande-av-elfsborgs-guld_7641682.svd|title=Elfsborg vinner guld och sin 24:e medallj|work=Svenska Dagbladet |date=4 November 2012 |access-date=6 December 2012}}</ref>

The player in IF Elfsborg who holds most club and national records is [[Sven Jonasson]]. In 409 games, most appearances ever in Elfsborg, he scored a total of 252 goals in Allsvenskan, which makes it an all-time record.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/allmanstatistik/seriemalife.htm|title=Sven Jonasson allsvenska rekord|access-date=6 December 2012}}</ref> He played in Elfsborg throughout his career, which started in 1927 and ended 1947, a total of 20 years. What's more, the most remarkable achievement is his unbreakable record of 344 games in consecutive. A record that was broken in a most unfortunate way, he missed his first game in 14 years because of failure to receive furlough during his military service.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/hall-of-fame/sfs-hall-of-fame/?profile=16740|title=Sven Jonasson svit avbröts|access-date=6 December 2012}}</ref> He was also the first goalscorer ever for the [[Sweden men's national football team]] in a [[FIFA World Cup|worldcup]]. It was in the [[1934 FIFA World Cup]], where he scored two goals in Sweden's 3–2 victory against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.se/fotboll/world-cup/1934/sverige-argentina_mtc315566/live.shtml|title=Sven Jonasson första svenska målskytt i VM någonsin|access-date=6 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015043/http://www.eurosport.se/fotboll/world-cup/1934/sverige-argentina_mtc315566/live.shtml|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>
[[File:Sven Jonasson, record holder of most goals and appearances in Swedish football team IF Elfsborg.png|170px|thumb|right|[[Sven Jonasson]], record holder of most consecutive games and goals scored in [[Allsvenskan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/hall-of-fame/sfs-hall-of-fame/?profile=16740|title=Sven Jonasson allsvenska rekord|access-date=6 December 2012}}</ref>]]
* Most appearances, total: 409, {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sven Jonasson]]
* Most goals scored, total: 252, {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sven Jonasson]]*
* Most appearances in [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] while playing for [[Elfsborg]], total: 106, {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Anders Svensson]]*
* Most consecutive games, total: 344, {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sven Jonasson]], 1927–41*
* Biggest victory, [[Svenska cupen]]: 19–0 vs. [[Varbergs BoIS]], 21 January 1996*
* Biggest defeat, [[Allsvenskan]]: 0–7 vs. [[GAIS]], 25 August 1926
* Home victory, Allsvenskan: 10–1 vs. [[Degerfors IF]], 28 August 1938
* Away victory, Allsvenskan: 12–2 vs. [[IFK Eskilstuna]], 19 April 1936*
* International victory, [[UEFA Europa League]]: 8–0 vs. [[Floriana F.C.]], 5 July 2012*
* Highest attendance, [[Ryavallen]]: 22,654 vs. [[IFK Norrköping]], 1961
* Highest attendance, [[Borås Arena]]: 17,070 vs. [[Kalmar FF]], 4 July 2005
* Highest attendance, [[Ramnavallen]]: 16,340 vs. [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]], 7 June 1936
* Highest average attendance, season 1961: 14,608
* Highest away attendance, [[Ullevi]]: 48 296 vs. [[IFK Göteborg]], 2 June 1977

[[File:Star full.svg|20px]] [[Allsvenskan]] all-time record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elfsborg.se/nyheter/a-laget/89/2770|title=Mesta landslagsman i Elfsborg|access-date=7 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418124312/http://www.elfsborg.se/nyheter/a-laget/89/2770|archive-date=18 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="Mesta målgörare för elfsborg">{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/allmanstatistik/seriemalife.htm|title=Mesta målgörare för elfsborg|access-date=23 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/allmanstatistik/allmantife.htm|title=Största borta seger i allsvenskan någonsin och största seger i svenska cupen någonsin av ett allsvenskt lag.|access-date=7 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/elfsborg/article15080989.ab|title=Största seger någonsin av ett allsvenskt lag i Europa League|date=5 July 2012 |access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/hall-of-fame/sfs-hall-of-fame/?profile=16740|title=Sven Jonassons oslagbara svit på 344 mathcer i rad.|access-date=13 July 2012}}</ref>

===Team records===
''IF Elfsborg top ten most goal scorers and appearances.''<ref name="Mesta målgörare för elfsborg"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/allmanstatistik/seriematcherife.htm|title=Mest spelade matcher för elfsborg|access-date=23 June 2012}}</ref>

====Most goals====
'''League''', '''[[Allsvenskan]]'''
[[File:Fredrik Berglund.jpg|170px|thumb|right|[[Fredrik Berglund]] being one of the top-ten scorers.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="background:#FFFF00; color:#000000;" scope="col"|#
! style="background:#FFFF00; color:#000000;" scope="col"|Name
! style="background:#FFFF00; color:#000000;" scope="col"|Nation
! style="background:#FFFF00; color:#000000;" scope="col"|Career
! style="background:#FFFF00; color:#000000;" scope="col"|Goals
|-
|1
|align="left"|Sven Jonasson
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1927–47
|252
|-
|2
|align="left"|Thomas Ahlström
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1971, 1973–79, 1982–84
|101
|-
|3
|align="left"|Knut Johansson
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1936–44
|92
|-
|4
|align="left"|Henry Larsson
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1952–54, 1961–68
|80
|-
|5
|align="left"|Åke Samuelsson
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1930–41
|76
|-
|6
|align="left"|Gillis Andersson
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1933–43
|67
|-
|7
|align="left"|Ove Grahn
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1961–65
|62
|-
|8
|align="left"|Karl-Erik Grahn
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1932–49
|57
|-
|9
|align="left"|Anders Svensson
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1997–01, 2005–2015
|56
|-
|10
|align="left"|Fredrik Berglund
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1997–01, −03, 2007–08, −10
|54
|-
|}

====Most Appearances====
'''League''', '''[[Allsvenskan]]'''
[[File:Anders Svensson.jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Anders Svensson]] placing himself on a 4th place on the most appearances in IF Elfsborg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bornyellow.com/html/historia_statistik/allmanstatistik/seriematcherife.htm|title=Svensson, 4:e flest allsvenska matcher i Elfsborgs historia|access-date=6 December 2012}}</ref>]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="background:#FFFF00; color:#000000;" scope="col"|#
! style="background:#FFFF00; color:#000000;" scope="col"|Name
! style="background:#FFFF00; color:#000000;" scope="col"|Nation
! style="background:#FFFF00; color:#000000;" scope="col"|Career
! style="background:#FFFF00; color:#000000;" scope="col"|Appearances
|-
|1
|align="left"|Sven Jonasson
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1927–47
|409
|-
|2
|align="left"|Karl-Erik Grahn
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1932–49
|346
|-
|3
|align="left"|Leif Målberg
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1965–71, 1973–80
|337
|-
|4
|align="left"|Anders Svensson
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1997–01, 2005–2015
|289
|-
|5
|align="left"|Leif Gustafsson
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1970–71, 1973–82, −84
|276
|-
|6
|align="left"|Thomas Johansson
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1973–83
|276
|-
|7
|align="left"|Arvid Samuelsson
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1933–47
|270
|-
|8
|align="left"|Johan Karlsson
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|2001–11
|263
|-
|9
|align="left"|Göran Ahlström
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1969–71, 1973–81
|258
|-
|10
|align="left"|Thomas Ahlström
|align="left"|{{flagcountry|SWE}}
|1971, 1973–79, 1982–84
|237
|-
|}

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist|group=upper-alpha}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Literature==
* 75 år med Elfsborg, Arne Gullberg, 1979
* Jubileumsskrift Elfsborg 90 år, Mats Segerblom, 1994
* 1961&nbsp;– guldåret, Mikael Häggström, 2001
* ETTHUNDRA, Arne Gullberg mfl, 2004
* Utmanarna&nbsp;– Så ska Elfsborg vinna SM-guld, Henrik Ystén, 2006
* Guldknallen&nbsp;– IF Elfsborg guldlaget, [[Aftonbladet]], 2006
* Guldregn över Borås, [[Borås Tidning]], 2006
* Stå upp för Elfsborg, Per Samuelson, 2007
* IF Elfsborg&nbsp;– en kramgo knalle, Mikael Hjerpe, Idrottsörlaget i Västerås AB, 2010
* Guldbilagan, [[Borås Tidning]], 2012

==External links==

===Official websites===
* {{Official website|1=http://www.elfsborg.se/}}
* [https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/lag/?flid=25504 Allsvenskan]&nbsp;– Elfsborg at the [[Allsvenskan]] official site
* [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/52344--elfsborg/ Uefa]&nbsp;– Elfsborg at the [[Uefa]] official site

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