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| Full name | Örgryte Idrottsällskap | ||
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| Nicknames | Sällskapet (lit. 'The Society') | ||
| Short name | ÖIS | ||
| Founded | December 4, 1887; 138 years ago (1887-12-04) | ||
| Ground | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg | ||
| Capacity | 18,416 | ||
| Chairman | Terje Johansson | ||
| Head coach | Andreas Holmberg | ||
| League | Allsvenskan | ||
| 2025 | Superettan, 3rd of 16 (promoted via play-offs) | ||
| Website | fotboll | ||
Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to asÖrgryte IS,Örgryte (Swedish:[ˈœ̂ːrˌɡryːtɛ]) or (especially locally)ÖIS orÖis,[A] is a Swedishsports club based inGothenburg. It consists of four departments, namelybowling,football,athletics andwrestling. However, the club is best known for its football department. The club was founded in 1887 which makes it the oldest active sports club in the country.[1]
The club was founded on 4 December 1887 byWillhem Friberg and participated in thefirst football match in Sweden on 22 May 1892; football had been brought to the club by lacemakers from theNewmilns club inAyrshire in 1891.[2] Today, a memorial onHeden in central Gothenburg reminiscent of this match. Another memorial has been erected inside the amusement parkLiseberg. Örgryte IS came to dominate the childhood of Swedish football. In 1904 Örgyte IS met a friendly match between the EnglishCorinthian FC, thanks for the hospitality donated a silver cup –Corinthian Bowl that next year became the prize in a contest between Sweden's best teams.
In 1908 Örgyte IS officially opened its facilityWalhalla stadium. Hugo Levin, football player and the secretary of Örgyte IS, was one of many involved in the building of Walhalla and had several positions in Gothenburg football. Walhalla was inaugurated by a match between Örgryte and German championsViktoria Berlin. Between 1910 and 1924 Örgryte IS played in theSwedish series, a series that lacked national status despite participation by leading teams. Öis won the series in 1910, 1912 and 1924 the team won the 1924 Western series, and then the final againstAIK. PlayerSven Rydell who became Sweden's first major football star[citation needed] and became known for his fast play and creative dribbling, but above all for his ability to score.Carl-Erik Holmberg was a contributor to its success, with its total of 193 goals in the Swedish League for Örgryte IS. 1926 the team celebrated a major success when beatingAston Villa 5–2, which was unusual.
In the first decades of the 20th century, Örgryte IS also playedbandy. The club became Gothenburg district champions in this sport in 1917.[3]
In the late 1930s the fortunes began to decline for the team. They finished 10th out of 12 teams in both 1938 and 1939, and avoided relegation. In 1940 Örgyte IS relegated from allsvenskan to Division II Västra.During the 1940s and 1950s the team played in Division 2 but would enjoy greater success in the 1950s. Örgryte attracted record crowds despite the low status in the second division.[citation needed] The team recruitedGunnar Gren and in 1956 he becomes the player-coach for the offensive teams that attracted large crowds to ÖIS matches. In 1958 the team was becoming more competitive.[citation needed] A young player at the time wasAgne Simonsson who would later play in theSweden national team.
Örgryte IS has won 12 national championship titles and one national cup title. After having economic problems Örgryte Fotboll AB went into bankruptcy in February 2011. The upshot of the bankruptcy was that Örgryte was relegated to the third Swedish division, Division 1 Södra. Their home arena isGamla Ullevi. The club is affiliated to theGöteborgs Fotbollförbund.[4]
In 2007 after 120 years of solely male membership, the youth faction of the football section would accept girls.[5]
Örgryte IS played for a long time in red shirts and blue shorts, but in 2018 they went back to using their older claret shirts.[6][7]
The name of the official supporter club isÖIS Supporterklubb Balders Hage. There are also other groups of fans. The second largest supporter group is theUltras-influenced Inferno Örgryte.[citation needed]
According to a recent survey, Örgryte IS is the fourth most popular team inGothenburg, with 9% of the football fans supporting them. The other local teams with a notable following areIFK Göteborg,GAIS andBK Häcken.
Notable fans of the club includeMarcus andPeter Birro,Weiron Holmberg,Fredrik Ohlsson,Björn Afzelius andLeif Pagrotsky.
The strongest rivalry is withIFK Göteborg, also from Gothenburg. The derbies between the two teams have attracted some of the highest attendance in Swedish football. The fixture attracted 52,194 spectators in 1959, an all time Allsvenskan record.[8] The other big rivalry is withGAIS.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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