IK Brage

Full name	Idrottsklubben Brage
Founded	6 February 1925; 100 years ago (1925-02-06) asIK Blixt
Ground	Domnarvsvallen,Borlänge
Capacity	6,500
Chairman	Ulf Aronsson
Head coach	Jan Mian and William Bergendahl
League	Superettan
2025	Superettan, 8th of 16
Website	http://ikbrage.se/
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Idrottsklubben Brage, also known asIK Brage or simplyBrage, is a Swedishfootball club located inBorlänge. The club is affiliated withDalarnas Fotbollförbund and play their home games atDomnarvsvallen.^[1] The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are green and white. The club can be seen as a continuation ofIK Blixt which was founded in the early 1920s but merged into Domnarvets GoIF in 1923. Two years later the merger was split and IK Blixt changed their name to IK Brage, after the Norse godBragi. The club has played a total of 18 seasons inAllsvenskan, which is the highest level of theSwedish football league system. They currently play in the second highest level (Superettan) where the season lasts from April to November. IK Brage also recently spent time in the third divisionDivision 1 (2014–2017) and fourth divisionDivision 2 between 2005 and 2009) but has mainly played in the two highest Swedish divisions since its foundation.

In the early 1920s the twoBorlänge clubs IK Blixt and Domnarvets GIF merged to form a new club by the name of Domnarvets GoIF. The motive for the merger was to combine their efforts in building the new stadium that would becomeDomnarvsvallen. The merger did not go smoothly however as the IK Blixt members felt that there needed to be more focus on the football part of the multisport club. This caused them to want to bring back the original IK Blixt but the newly formed Domnarvets GoIF would not allow this since they technically owned the name as IK Blixt was half of the new club. So in 1925 the old IK Blixt members started up a new football club instead and decided in a meeting that the new name would be IK Brage, named after theNorse godBragi.^[2]

After its creation, the club quickly advanced through the divisions until it reached the second highest level after the 1929–1930 season. The club would then go on to have a very successful 1930s which included playing at the highest level for the first time ever in the1937–38 Allsvenskan. This firstgolden age culminated in the fourth-place finish two years later but was quickly followed by a relegation followed by a long period of time spent in the second tier.

In early years, in the winter time Brage also fielded teams inbandy.^[3]

During the mid-1970s the club had fallen down into the third tier for the first time in nearly 30 years. After spending four straight seasons at such a low level the club brought inRolf Zetterlund fromAIK as their newplayer manager. During his reign the club advanced quickly through the divisions and made their return to the highest level in the1980 Allsvenskan where they finished in fourth place, again matching their best ever finish. That same year the club also came close to winning their first major title as they finished runners-up inSvenska Cupen. The success would continue throughout the 1980s as Brage established themselves as an Allsvenskan club. During this period, which is the most successful in club history, Brage finished in the top five three times. This qualified them to compete in theUEFA Cup on several occasions where they played against clubs likeWerder Bremen andInter Milan.

Brage was relegated to the second tier in 1990 and then again in their latest Allsvenskan season in 1993 after having spent the entire year in last place from the first to the last round of the league. After that they have not been able to come back to Allsvenskan.

Things got even worse at the start of the new millennium when the club was relegated first into the third tier but then also into the fourth, a level which the club hadn't played at since its creation in the 1920s. However, they have since bounced back and reestablished themselves in the second tier of swedish football which is from the year 2000 calledSuperettan.

IK Brage qualified against Qviding in 2009 and was promoted to Superettan for the first time since 2004. Much thanks to great team spirit influenced by the manager Lennart "Kral" Andersson", who was very popuplar among the supporters in Serik Fans. But in 2013 everything collapsed. The new chairman Tommy Andersson and the sports director contracted a lot of experienced but controversial players likeDulee Johnson,Jan Tauer and Njogu Demba Nyrén. Brage only won two games that season and half of the squad left the team before the season was over. The club was relegated toDivision 1 once again and was almost in bankruptcy in 2014 and 2015 due to the failed investments in 2013.In 2019, Brage qualified for promotion playoff against Kalmar FF after a dramatic last game of the season.

As of 7 August 2025^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SWE Viktor Frodig 2 DF  SWE Alexander Zetterström 3 DF  SWE Teodor Wålemark 4 DF  SWE Malte Persson 5 DF  ALB Lorik Konjuhi 6 MF  DEN Marinus Larsen 8 MF  SWE Jacob Stensson 9 FW  MKD Filip Trpchevski 10 MF  SWE Gustav Berggren 11 MF  SWE Anton Lundin 13 GK  SWE Adrian Engdahl

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  SWE Oliwer Stark 17 MF  SWE Pontus Jonsson 19 MF  SWE Haris Brkić 20 FW  SWE Gustav Nordh 21 DF  SWE Noah Östberg 22 DF  SWE Cesar Weilid 23 DF  SWE Noah Åstrand John 25 MF  SWE Jonah Almquist 30 GK  SWE Elias Markusson Kurula 33 FW  IRQ Amar Muhsin

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 7 MF  SWE Emil Tot Wikström(atUmeå until 30 November 2025)

The following players have received theplayer of the year award that supporter group "Serik Fans" started giving out in 1996,^[5] or are listed as either "club legends"^[6][7] or foreign players with over 50 games at the club^[8] on the official Brage website.

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* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.^[10]

• Division 1 Norra:
  • Winners (1): 2017
  • Runners-up (1): 2009
• Division 1 Östra:
  • Winners (1): 1992
• Division 2 Norra:
  • Winners (6): 1933–34, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1979
  • Runners-up (4): 1930–31, 1932–33, 1935–36, 1978
• Division 2 Norra Svealand:
  • Winners (1): 2007
  • Runners-up (1):2006
• Division 2 Svealand:
  • Winners (3): 1955–56, 1965, 1967
• Division 2 Västra Svealand:
  • Winners (1): 2003
• Division 3 Norra:
  • Winners (1): 1948–49
• Division 3 Norra Svealand:
  • Winners (1): 1972
  • Runners-up (2):1974, 1975
• Division 3 Uppsvenska:
  • Winners (1): 1929–30
• Division 3 Västra Svealand:
  • Winners (1): 1977
  • Runners-up (1):1976

• Svenska Cupen:
  • Runners-up (1): 1979–80

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Agg.	Notes
1982–83	UEFA Cup	First round		Lyngby	2–2[11]	2–1[12]	4–3
		Second round		Werder Bremen	2–6[13]	0–2[14]	2–8
1988–89	UEFA Cup	First round		Internazionale	1–2[15]	1–2[16]	2–4

A ^ Current youth players who at least have sat on the bench in a competitive match.

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