Örebro SK
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Behrn Arena, Örebro | |||
Capacity | 14,400 | ||
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Chairman | Kent Persson | ||
Head coach | Christian Järdler | ||
League | Superettan | ||
2022 | 10th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional
History
The first years
The club was founded in 1908 when a group of 79 youngsters split from IFK Örebro following internal conflicts; Pelle Molin and Karl Graflund were the protagonists of the newly founded club. The club was first suggested to be named Örebro Idrottsförening (eng: Örebro athletic association) or Örebro Allmänna Idrottsklubb (eng: Örebro Public Athletic club), but the final choice was that the club should be called Örebro Sportklubb (ÖSK) and should play in all black.
In 1909 ÖSK won their first title, a local bandy tournament. The club's first football match was played the same year and in 1911 they first played league football in the Örebro League. ÖSK won the league for the first time in 1913.
In 1917 they participated in the Västmanland-Närkeserien and reached the semifinals in district championship.
In 1920 the first coach arrived,
1922 the club changed from all black to white shirts and black shorts.
Örebro SK celebrated 15 years anniversary in 1923 and
In 1925 Örebro finished last in
In 1928, when celebrating their 20th anniversary, ÖSK were relegated from Division 2 to
In 1939 Hungarian Konrad Kalman became new manager and Fritjof "Tjoffe" Olsson became the first ÖSK player to represent
The club returned to Division 2 in 1940 after cruising through Division 3 undefeated and winning against IF Rune in the play-off. In the following year they finished runners-up in Division 2.
In 1946 ÖSK was promoted to Allsvenskan for the first time after defeating Surahammar in the play-off, however the spell in the top flight lasted for one season only as they were relegated in 1947. The club returned to Allsvenskan yet again in 1948, when they were celebrating their 40th anniversary, but like last time the spell was only one year.
After yet again defeating Surahammar, this time in the final league game, they returned to Allsvenskan and this time they were there to stay a bit longer after defeating IF Elfsborg with 2–0 in the last game of the season. In 1952 the club made their best season so far and ended up on eighth place, but the following year the club was relegated back to Division 2.
In 1958 Orvar Bergmark played for the club and won silver in the 1958 FIFA World Cup that was hosted by Sweden. One of the club's founding members, Karl Graflund, retired after 48 years as chairman and two years as secretary, due to illness.
Established in Allsvenskan (1960–1978)
Örebro SK returned to Allsvenskan in 1960 after defeating
The club won the bronze medal in 1961 after finishing fourth. The derby against rivals Degerfors IF was attended by 20,066 spectators, which still stands as club record. In 1962 the club finished sixth position and Orvar Bergmark left the club to join AS Roma.
After finishing eighth both in 1963 and in 1964, sixth in 1965 and seventh in 1966, Örebro SK were an established mid table team but in 1967 they won their second bronze medal. After a good start but a poor following season the team had to settle with the fifth spot in 1968 but in 1969 they were close to win Stora Silvret (eng: big silver, runners-up) but just missed after losing the last game of the season. Instead, they finished fifth yet again in the very tight race for silver.
In 1970 the club was close to relegation, but stayed up after defeating the previous year's champions IFK Göteborg 1–0, sending the champions down to Division 2 instead. The game became known as the first instance of hooliganism in Sweden. Disgruntled IFK Göteborg fans stormed the pitch and removed the goal posts. Between 1971 and 1976 were stuck in the mid- to bottom range of Allsvenskan. In 1977 Örebro was close to relegation but secured a continued spell in the top flight in the last game of the season. That only lasted for one more year. After 18 straight seasons in Allsvenskan, Örebro was relegated to Division 2 in 1978.
Struggle in the second division (1979–1987)
Between 1979 and 1981 the club finished runners-up for three consecutive seasons, losing out to teams like IK Brage and AIK. After losing several players, the 1982 season become a disappointment with ÖSK finishing fifth of Division 2. Before the following season 1983 the board decided to push hard for a comeback to Allsvenskan. The club signed star manager Roy Hodgson, who in the last few years had won two gold medals to Halmstads BK and new players were brought in. However IFK Norrköping and Djurgårdens IF were the stronger teams in a tough second division and Örebro finished third.
In 1984 ÖSK, still managed by Hodgson, won Division 2 North. However, play-off against the runner up of Division 2 South was now required for promotion to Allsvenskan.
The Dahlkvist era – Örebro SK back in the top flight (1988–1999)
The next attempt in 1988 would be more successful. Before the season, Zetterlund brought Sven Dahlkvist to ÖSK from his former club AIK. Dahlkvist, player of the year in Sweden in 1984, was one of the highest profile signings in club history, and became a club icon as player and coach. Simultaneous with the club's 80th anniversary, ÖSK secured the long-awaited promotion back to Allsvenskan. At the same time Örebro SK Fotboll became independent from Örebro SK and organized as a club focused solely on football. Örebro SK Ungdom was also formed to cater for the junior age groups.
Örebro SK's comeback was successful, and the club immediately established itself as a team subscribing to top positions in Allsvenskan. Already in the first year, ÖSK qualified for the play-offs (fourth) for the championship but lost the semi-final against IFK Norrköping. In 1990 the club was able to yet again reach the semi-finals (finishing third) but this time IFK Göteborg proved too strong in a nerve-racking play-off were IFK Göteborg keeper Thomas Ravelli made one of the saves of his career on a header from the home team captain Sven Dahlkvist.
In 1991 a new league system was introduced. In the new 10-team league, the club finished runners up (second to IFK Göteborg only on goal difference) but dropped to third in the
The impressive performance in the previous season also earned Örebro its debut in the 1991/1992
The following year became a failure as the team did not qualify for Mästerskapsserien but instead had to fight against relegation in
Coach Zetterlund left the club after the end of the 1992 season, to be replaced by
Before the 1994 season, Örebro SK only made one player acquisition. However, it proved absolutely crucial. former
The club didn't reach the same level in 1995 as the year before, even if they were close to win a medal, again failing on the finishing line. The club also made an embarrassing third appearance in the UEFA cup, being disqualified after having used too many foreign players in the preliminary round against
After the end of the 1995 season, Mattias Jonsson was signed by
The 1998 season started extremely poorly and after six matches the team was bottom of the table, however the team picked up and for a while held second spot, only to end up sixth after having lost their two biggest profiles during the summer break, Arnor Gudjohnsen and top goal scorer Dan Sahlin. The next year, 1999, the club again started poorly but grew stronger over summer. However, as autumn came the form faded and the club had to suffer play-off matches against Assyriska FF and it wasn't until the second match, on extra time, that Örebro was able to win and stay in Allsvenskan. Keeper Anders Karlsson also became the player with most appearances for the club with 373 matches in total. After the 1999 season, Dahlkvist left his position as both coach and technical director after 12 mostly successful years with the club, including the promotion in 1988, the 1994 silver and the medals in 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1997.
A new millennium – brand new world with broken dreams (2000–2006)
As the new millennium started, Örebro SK was believed to yet again challenge for the top of Allsvenskan after signing inter alia head coach
The 2003 season under new coach
ÖSK managed to keep most of its squad for the first season in Superettan, except for keeper John Alvbåge who left for
A fresh restart (2007–)
2007 proved a tough come-back season in Allsvenskan. Nedim Halilović could not find the same goal scoring form and the club fought with fellow newly promoted Trellborgs FF and Brommapojkarnas IF against relegation (as the league was extended to 16 teams in the following season, only one team was relegated). After a summer signing of home grown talent
In preparation for the 2008 season, the club's board decided to reshape the club's profile. Finnish-Swedish coach
The successful ending to the 2008 season was carried on to 2009. Several new talented players were brought on the team, including Alejandro Bedoya (whose impressive first season earned him a number of caps for the US in 2010, although he just missed out of the world cup squad), Michael Almebäck and home-grown talent Marcus Astvald (both of which earned selections to the U-21 Sweden squad). After an unlucky start of the season with two losses, Örebro soon joined the top teams and it was only a spell of bad form in the late season that deprived the team of a new medal. Örebro finished sixth.
In 2010, Sixten Boström had the opportunity to work with nearly the same squad as in 2009, with a fresh addition of
In the summer of 2010, striker Kim Olsen left the team and a number of youngesters were brought on. One of them,
The transfer window after the end of the 2010 season became even more hectic. Despite early rumours of an exodus of top players, the only players from the starting line up that left the team were Roni Porokara and Paulinho Guara. And Örebro, with its solid finances, went out on a shopping streak, signing a top player, Valdet Rama, from Hannover 96, former Örebro defender Patrik Haginge, centre-tank Andreas Haddad and young starlets Atashkadeh, Lushtako, Ibrahim, Yasin, Berger and Holmgren.[1]
The 2011 season however did not live up to the high expectations of the fans. Despite often scoring the opening goal, Örebro SK entered into three long losing streaks and ended up in a disappointing 12th spot of allsvenskan, an early exit from the Europa League qualification campaign (against Sarajevo) and finally losing the semifinal of the national cup (against cup and league champions Helsingborgs IF). The initially strong ÖSK squad was diluted throughout the season: centre Andreas Haddad and right fullback Patrik Anttonen missed most of the season through injury, and during summer arguably the two best players of the team, first Mikael Almebäck (to FC Bruges) and Alejandro Bedoya (to Glasgow Rangers) left for modest transfer fees (as their contracts were soon to expire). Shortly before the end of the season, goalkeeper John Alvbåge announced that he was also leaving (for IFK Gothenburg).
In July 2018, Brendan Hines-Ike was transferred to K.V. Kortrijk.[2] The fee was reportedly set at US$750K, making it the biggest sale in the history of Örebro SK and biggest purchase of KV Kortrijk's.[3]
Players
Squad
- As of 18 September, 2023[4]
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Out on loan
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Coaches
- Kálmán Konrád (1939–42)
- Harry Magnusson (1942–44)
- Erik Östling (1944–45)
- Werner Löwenthal (1945–47)
- Harry Magnusson (1947–48)
- Gösta Dunker (1948–49)
- Gösta Dunker and Sten Dahl (1949–50)
- Per Kaufeldt (1950–51)
- Widorf Pettersson (1951–52)
- Widorf Pettersson and Bertil Nordahl (1952–53)
- Frank Soo (1953–54)
- Gösta Lindh (1954–55)
- Widorf Pettersson (1955–56)
- Harry Magnusson (1956–57)
- Åke Engvall and Billy Burnikell (1957–58)
- Orvar Bergmark and Billy Burnikell (1958–59)
- Orvar Bergmark (1960–61)
- Karl Neschy (1962)
- Vilmos Varszegi (1963–64)
- Gösta Lindh (1965–66)
- Lennart Samuelsson (1967–71)
- Orvar Bergmark (1971–73)
- Tord Grip (1974–75)
- Benny Lennartsson (1975–77)
- Benny Lennartsson and Orvar Bergmark (1978)
- Tord Grip (1979–80)
- Kenneth Rosén (1980–82)
- Roy Hodgson (1983–85)
- Stuart Baxter (1985)
- Arvi Taaler and Milan Stojanović (1986)
- Rolf Zetterlund (1987–92)
- Kent Karlsson and Sven Dahlkvist (1993)
- Sven Dahlkvist (1994–99)
- Mats Jingblad (2000–02)
- Stefan Lundin (2003–04)
- Pat Walker (2005–06)
- Pat Walker and Urban Hammar (2007)
- Sixten Boström (2008–2012)
- Per-Ola Ljung (2012–2014)
- Alexander Axén (2014–2017)
- Axel Kjäll (2017–2021)
- Vítor Gazimba (2021)
- Marcus Lantz (2021)
- Joel Cedergren (2022)
- Axel Kjäll (2022)
- Christian Järdler (2022–present)
Achievements
League
- Allsvenskan
- Runners-up (2): 1991, 1994
- Superettan
- Runners-up (2): 2006, 2013
- Division 1 Norra:
- Winners: 1988
Cups
- Svenska Cupen:
- Runners-up (2): 1987–1988, 2014–2015
European record
- Q= Qualifying
- UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
Season | Round | Opponents | Home leg | Away leg | Aggregate |
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1991–92 | 1 | Ajax | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 |
1992–93 | 1 | KV Mechelen
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0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
1995–96 | Q | Avenir Beggen
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0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
1997–98 | Q2 | FK Jablonec | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 (a) |
1 | Rotor Volgograd
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1–4 | 0–2 | 1–6 | |
2011–12 | Q2 | FK Sarajevo | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Footnotes
References
- ^ "Club history" (in Swedish). Orebro-sk.se. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
- ^ "Brendan Hines-Ike lämnar ÖSK för KV Kortrijk" (in Swedish). Örebro SK. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Avslöjar: Brendan Hines-Ike klar för belgisk klubb" (in Swedish). Nerikes Allehanda. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Örebro SK Herrtruppen". Örebro SK. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2023.