Djurgården will in the 2008 season compete in the Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen and UEFA Cup

Djurgården started the season with 9 matches without a defeat. With many injuries on key players, such as old Swedish international Mattias Jonson, Finnish legend Aki Riihilahti and new Finnish star Daniel Sjölund, and bad playing Djurgården ended 12th, their worst season since 1999. The new 20-year-old from Enköpings SK, Sebastian Rajalakso scored most goals.

As of July 2, 2008.^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 MF  SWE Philip Hellqvist 4 DF  SWE Patrik Haginge 6 DF  FIN Toni Kuivasto (vice-captain) 7 MF  NGA Prince Ikpe Ekong 8 DF  GER Jan Tauer 9 FW  SWE Jones Kusi-Asare 10 MF  BRA Enrico Cardoso Nazaré 11 FW  FIN Daniel Sjölund 12 FW  SWE Mattias Jonson (vice-captain) 14 DF  SWE Kebba Ceesay 15 GK  GAM Pa Dembo Touray 16 DF  SWE Markus Johannesson (captain)

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  SWE Mikael Dahlberg 19 FW  BRA Thiago Quirino da Silva 20 MF  SWE Martin Andersson 21 FW  SWE Kristian Junegard 22 MF  SVN Andrej Komac 23 MF  RSA Lance Davids 24 DF  SWE Peter Magnusson 25 MF  SWE Sebastian Rajalakso 27 FW  SWE Johan Oremo 28 MF  SWE Kristoffer Näfver (on loan from Örebro SK) 29 MF  FIN Aki Riihilahti 30 GK  SWE Oskar Wahlström

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  SWE Dennis Boskailo (on loan to Falkenbergs FF) 3 DF  SWE Robert Stoltz (on loan to Enköpings SK) 13 DF  SWE Per Johansson (on loan to Örebro SK) 24 MF  SWE Christoffer Karlsson (on loan to Åtvidabergs FF) 17 FW  SWE Stefan Batan (on loan to Assyriska FF)

Date	No.	Player	From	Comments	Link
2008-01-01	25	Sebastian Rajalakso	Enköpings SK		[1]
2008-01-01	20	Martin Andersson	Enköpings SK		[2]
2008-01-01	13	Per Johansson	BK Forward	Back from loan	[3]
2008-03-31	26	Nebojša Marinković	FK Partizan	Loan	[4]
2008-06-17	4	Patrik Haginge	Örebro SK		[5]
2008-06-27	7	Prince Ikpe Ekong	GAIS		[6]
2008-07-01	24	Peter Magnusson	Vasalund		[7]
2008-07-03	27	Johan Oremo	Gefle IF		[8]
2008-07-29	28	Kristoffer Näfver	Örebro SK	Loan	[9]

Date	No.	Player	To	Comments	Link
2007-11-30	7	Johan Arneng	Aalesunds FK		[10]
2007-01-01	27	Feliciano Magro	IFK Norrköping		[11]
2008-01-08	20	Patrick Amoah	Ciudad de Lorquí		[12]
2008-01-01	25	Eldin Kozica		End of contract	[13]
2008-02-08	4	Dennis Boskailo	Falkenbergs FF	Loan	[14]
2008-02-25	3	Robert Stoltz	Enköpings SK	Loan	[15]
2008-02-26	35	Tommi Vaiho	IK Frej	Loan	[16]
2008-06-13	5	Sölvi Ottesen	SønderjyskE		[17]
2008-07-02	26	Nebojša Marinković	FK Partizan	End of Loan	[18]
2008-07-29	13	Per Johansson	Örebro SK	Loan	[19]
2008-07-31	17	Stefan Batan	Assyriska FF	Loan	[20]

Position	Staff
Manager	Sigurður Jónsson
Assistant manager	Paul Lindholm
Goalkeeping coach	Kjell Frisk
Fitness coach	Palmar Hreinsson

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): ICA

Home 2008

Away 2008

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Chairman	Bo Lundquist
Sport director	Bo Andersson
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Stockholm Stadion (14 417 / 105x70 m)

Updated to match played 26 July
Source: Djurgårdens IF and Stockholm Stadion

Appearances for competitive matches only

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Allsvenskan		Svenska Cupen		2008–09 UEFA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2		SWE	Philip Hellquist	9	1	7	0	2	1	0	0
3		SWE	Robert Stoltz	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4		SWE	Patrik Haginge	21	0	17	0	0	0	4	0
5		ISL	Sölvi Ottesen	10	3	9	2	1	1	0	0
6		FIN	Toni Kuivasto	28	0	24	0	1	0	3	0
7		NGA	Prince Ikpe Ekong	18	1	14	0	0	0	4	1
8		GER	Jan Tauer	26	1	22	1	1	0	3	0
9		SWE	Jones Kusi-Asare	35	7	29	6	2	1	4	0
10		BRA	Enrico Cardoso Nazaré	28	4	22	2	2	0	4	2
11		FIN	Daniel Sjölund	13	1	10	1	0	0	3	0
12		SWE	Mattias Jonson	14	2	14	2	0	0	0	0
13		SWE	Per Johansson	6	0	4	0	2	0	0	0
14		GAM	Kebba Ceesay	9	0	7	0	1	0	1	0
15		GAM	Pa Dembo Touray	29	0	23	0	2	0	4	0
16		SWE	Markus Johannesson	30	0	26	0	1	0	3	0
17		SWE	Stefan Batan	11	1	9	0	2	1	0	0
18		SWE	Mikael Dahlberg	31	2	27	2	0	0	4	0
19		BRA	Thiago Quirino da Silva	26	4	22	2	2	2	2	0
20		SWE	Martin Andersson	14	0	13	0	1	0	0	0
22		SVN	Andrej Komac	31	3	26	2	1	1	4	0
23		RSA	Lance Davids	28	0	24	0	0	0	4	0
24		SWE	Peter Magnusson	12	0	11	0	0	0	1	0
25		SWE	Sebastian Rajalakso	29	7	27	7	0	0	2	0
26		SRB	Nebojsa Marinkovic	5	1	3	0	2	1	0	0
27		SWE	Johan Oremo	18	4	14	3	0	0	4	1
28		SWE	Kristoffer Näfver	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
29		FIN	Aki Riihilahti	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
30		SWE	Oskar Wahlström	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
		SWE	Robbin Sellin	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0
		SWE	August Bergman	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
		SWE	Tobias Forsberg	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
		GAM	Yanbuka Ceesay	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Total Scorer Goals Sebastian Rajalakso 7 Jones Kusi-Asare 7 Johan Oremo 4 Enrico Cardoso Nazaré 4 Thiago Quirino da Silva 4 Andrej Komac 3 Sölvi Ottesen 3 Mattias Jonson 2 Mikael Dahlberg 2 Daniel Sjölund 1 Jan Tauer 1 Prince Ikpe Ekong 1 Stefan Batan 1 August Bergman 1 Tobias Forsberg 1 Philip Hellquist 1 Nebojša Marinković 1 Robbin Sellin 1

Allsvenskan Scorer Goals Sebastian Rajalakso 7 Jones Kusi-Asare 6 Johan Oremo 3 Mattias Jonson 2 Enrico Cardoso Nazaré 2 Thiago Quirino da Silva 2 Mikael Dahlberg 2 Andrej Komac 2 Sölvi Ottesen 2 Daniel Sjölund 1 Jan Tauer 1

Svenska Cupen Scorer Goals Thiago Quirino da Silva 2 Stefan Batan 1 August Bergman 1 Tobias Forsberg 1 Philip Hellquist 1 Andrej Komac 1 Jones Kusi-Asare 1 Nebojša Marinković 1 Sölvi Ottesen 1 Robbin Sellin 1

UEFA Cup Scorer Goals Enrico Cardoso Nazaré 2 Johan Oremo 1 Prince Ikpe Ekong 1

Results for Djurgårdens IF for season 2008.

NOTE: scores are written DIF first

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	TV	Report
1	17 July	UEFA Cup	First qualifying round	HR	Flora	0 – 0	–	Report Report link Kick off 19:00 CEST Attendance 5 386 Referee Luc Wilmes
2	31 July	UEFA Cup	First qualifying round	A	Flora	2 – 2	–	Report Report link Kick off 17:45 EET Attendance 2 199 Referee Lasha Silagava Flora Djurgårdens IF 81' Post 82' Post 23' Enrico 55' Ekong
3	14 August	UEFA Cup	Second qualifying round	HR	Rosenborg	2 – 1	Viasat Sport	Report Report link Kick off 19:00 CEST Attendance 6 947 Referee Douglas McDonald Djurgårdens IF Rosenborg 38' Oremo 90' Enrico 75' Sapara
4	28 August	UEFA Cup	Second qualifying round	A	Rosenborg	0 – 5	TV2 Zebra	Report Report link Kick off 19:00 CEST Referee Sascha Kever Rosenborg Djurgårdens IF 43' Iversen 58' Konan pen' (67) Iversen Skjelbred pen' (86) Iversen

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Comp	Time	Djurgården scorers	Attendance
2008-02-09	Stadshagen	BP	2–0	Friendly	13:00	Enrico, Dahlberg	2 000
2008-02-16	Södertälje	FC Copenhagen	1–4	Friendly	13:00	Kusi-Asare	1 345
2008-02-23	Behrn Arena	Örebro	2–1	Friendly	15:00	Dahlberg, Batan	2 114
2008-02-27	Årsta IP	Sirius	1–2	Friendly	16:00	Rajalakso	725
2008-03-01	Strömvallen	Gefle	3–2	Friendly	13:30	Dahlberg (2), Kusi-Asare	498
2008-03-09	Stadshagen	Enköping	3–0	Friendly	13:00	Kusi-Asare, Y Ceesay, Hellqvist
2008-03-12	Browns Club	GAIS	2–2	Friendly	17:00	Kusi-Asare, Almerares
2008-03-19	Alcochete	AIK	0–2	Friendly	17:00
2008-03-24	Stadshagen	Mariehamn	1–0	Friendly	15:00	Kusi-Asare	750
2008-06-13	Wiklöf Holding Arena	Mariehamn	2–3	Friendly	19:00	Johannesson, Kusi-Asare
2008-06-13	Ratina Stadion	Tampere United	1–0	Friendly	17:30	Hellqvist
2008-06-27	Borgvallen, Hummelsta!	Örebro	0–3	Friendly
2008-10-15	Kristinebergs IP	IK Frej	1–0	Friendly	18:30	Quirino

Updated 10 November 2008

Name Matches Goals Sebastian Rajalakso 27 7 Jones Kusi-Asare 29 6 Johan Oremo 14 3 Mattias Jonson 13 2 Thiago Quirino da Silva 22 2 Sölvi Ottesen 9 2 Andrej Komac 26 2 Enrico Cardoso Nazaré 22 2 Mikael Dahlberg 27 2 Daniel Sjölund 10 1 Jan Tauer 22 1

Name Matches Assists Enrico Cardoso Nazaré 22 4 Jan Tauer 22 3 Mikael Dahlberg 27 3 Patrik Haginge 16 3 Martin Andersson 13 2 Jones Kusi-Asare 29 2 Andrej Komac 26 2 Johan Oremo 14 1 Sölvi Ottesen 9 1 Daniel Sjölund 10 1 Markus Johannesson 26 1

Name Matches Goals Enrico Cardoso Nazaré 4 2 Johan Oremo 4 1 Prince Ikpe Ekong 4 1

Name Matches Assists Prince Ikpe Ekong 4 2 Mikael Dahlberg 4 2