IFK Sälhyltan

IFK Sälhyltan (102770)
managed by Elowson
Full Name	IFK Sälhyltan
Nickname	Sälhyltan
Founded	2012-02-19
Location	Småland, Sverige
Arena	Parken
Coach	Bengt Gillkvist
League	IV.151
updated on: 2026-03-15 15:00

Team kits

Home kit Away kit

Parken
Last Rebuild	2026-01-23
Terraces	30000
Basic	12000
Roof	9000
VIP	2000
Capacity	53000

Trophies

Season 74 Season 70 Season 68 Season 62 Season 90 Season 88 Season 79 Season 61 Season 55 Season 51 Season 49

Overview

IFK Sälhyltan was founded in season 48 and began its journey in Division VI. The club quickly showed potential, finishing third in its first season and winning the division in season 49 to earn promotion to Division V. However, the team struggled at the higher level and was relegated again in season 50. They immediately bounced back by winning Division VI in season 51 and returning to Division V.

During the following seasons, IFK Sälhyltan gradually improved. After several strong finishes in Division V, the club finally achieved promotion to Division IV in season 61. Their progress continued as they won Division IV in season 62 and moved up to Division III. Competing at this level proved challenging, and the team was eventually relegated back to Division IV in season 63.

The club soon rebuilt and enjoyed one of its strongest periods in the early 70s. After winning Division IV in season 70, IFK Sälhyltan returned to Division III and became a competitive side, finishing near the top several times. The highlight came in season 74 when they won Division III, although they lost the qualifying match for promotion to Division II. The team remained competitive in Division III for several seasons before being relegated in season 76.

In the late 70s the club experienced further ups and downs, eventually dropping back to Division V after relegation in season 78. For many seasons IFK Sälhyltan remained in Division V, often finishing in mid-table positions. The team finally won the division again in season 88 but lost the promotion qualifier. Two seasons later, in season 90, they secured promotion to Division IV after another league title.

In recent seasons the club has stabilized in Division IV, finishing fourth in season 91 and improving to third place in season 92. The club also achieved its best recent cup run that season, reaching round five.

Overall, IFK Sälhyltan’s history has been characterized by persistence, several promotions, and periods of strong competition in Division III, with the club continuing to build on its long tradition.

Season-by-season record

Season	League	Cup	Special Notes
94	? in IV.151	TBD
93	2nd in IV.151	Round 6
92	3rd in IV.151	Round 5
91	4th in IV.151	Round 1
90	1st in V.265	Round 1	Promoted to Div. IV
89	5th in V.265	Round 2
88	1st in V.265	Round 1	Lost qualifying match for Div. IV
87	4th in V.265	Round 3
86	3rd in V.265	Round 2
85	3rd in V.265	Round 1
84	3rd in V.265	Round 1
83	3rd in V.265	Round 1
82	7th in V.265	Round 1
81	7th in V.265	Round 1
80	2nd in V.265	Round 2
79	1st in V.265	Round 2
78	7th in IV.194	Round 3	Relegated to Div. V
77	3rd in IV.194	Round 4
76	7th in III.54	Round 4	Relegated to Div. IV
75	2nd in III.54	Round 4
74	1st in III.54	Round 2	Lost qualifying match for Div. II
73	2nd in III.54	Round 7
72	6th in III.54	Round 3	Won qualifying match for Div. III
71	5th in III.54	Round 3	Won qualifying match for Div. III
70	1st in IV.56	Round 3	Promoted to Div. III
69	2nd in IV.56	Round 6
68	1st in IV.56	Round 2	Lost qualifying match for Div. III
67	4th in IV.56	Round 4
66	2nd in IV.56	Round 4
65	5th in IV.56	Round 2	Won qualifying match for Div. IV
64	2nd in IV.56	Round 2
63	8th in III.38	Round 5	Relegated to Div. IV
62	1st in IV.8	Round 4	Promoted to Div. III
61	1st in V.872	Round 3	Promoted to Div. IV
60	2nd in V.872	Round 4
59	2nd in V.872	Round 2
58	2nd in V.872	Round 1
57	4th in V.872	Round 3
56	3rd in V.872	Round 4
55	1st in V.872	Round 2	Lost qualifying match for Div. IV
54	3rd in V.872	Round 2
53	5th in V.872	Round 1
52	5th in V.872	Round 2
51	1st in VI.838	Round 1	Promoted to Div. V
50	8th in V.733	Round 1	Relegated to Div. VI
49	1st in VI.400	Round 1	Promoted to Div. V
48	3rd in VI.400	Round 1

Players

• Only competitive games are counted

Nat.	Player	Age	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Hattricks	NT	U20	Year	Season
	Tomi Osenius	29	GK	208	0	0	0	0	0	2022	82
	Torbjørn Dal	28	WB	151	17	24	0	0	0	2023	85
	Kristian Keeney	28	WB	146	32	21	0	0	0	2023	85
	Ghanem Azzam	26	D	146	20	7	0	0	0	2023	85
	Mikko Seiro	26	D	153	18	9	0	0	0	2023	84
	Anders Granbeck	26	W	85	35	22	0	0	0	2024	89
	Lars-Olov Selmo	25	W	87	25	27	0	0	0	2024	89
	Mika Alakoskela	21	IM	66	17	7	0	0	0	2024	89
	Patrik Nesskog	26	IM	94	49	14	0	0	0	2024	89
	TBD	21	F	0	0	0	0	0	0	2026	94
	TBD	21	F	0	0	0	0	0	0	2026	94

• Captain: Tomi Osenius

Notable players

• Most goals: Henrik Adolfsson, 221 goals (58-74)
• Most assists: Lars-Olov Selmo, 24 assists (89-present)
• Most games: Gilbert Dang, 240 games (60-73)
• Captained games: Gilbert Dang, 204 games (60-73)
• Most clean sheets: Tomi Osenius, 90 clean sheets (82-present)
• Man of the match: Tomi Osenius, 124 games (82-present)

Players with experience from national teams

• Brandon Carter, Wales: 13 games for senior team, 4 games for junior team (57)
• Kade Hanson, Oceania: 13 games for junior team (60)
• Gilbert Dang, Cameroon: 2 games for senior team, 18 games for junior team (60-73)
• Gordon Bocking, England: 14 games for junior team (78-80)

Former captains

• Elof Stridén (48)
• Renátó Debreczeni (49)
• Julio Aulestia (50-51)
• Henri Vainiotalo (52)
• Ugo Guillemot (53-54)
• Jürgen Dollinger (55)
• Ingmar Pecker (56)
• Karl Ståhlander (57)
• Per Silverflod (58-59)
• Gilbert Dang (60-73)
• Finn Gillkvist (74-76)
• Balder Grenstedt (77-80)
• Dan Fransson (81)
• Teofil Wedgård (82-84)

Non-playing staff

Coach

• Bengt Gillkvist (94-present)

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Former coaches

• Patrik Österlind (48-49)
• Hayati Yaşar Yaldız (49-54)
• Ugo Guillemot (55-58)
• Sven Hansson (59-63)
• Rufus Renmo (64-66)
• Renátó Debreczeni (67-68)
• Peter Pettersson (68-73)
• Lauri Ruus (74-88)

Hall of Fame

	Gilbert Dang
	First day with club	2015-10-15
	Current occupation	Assistant Coach
	Was inducted in the Hall of Fame at age 52 in June 10, 2025.

	Henrik Adolfsson
	First day with club	2015-03-22
	Current occupation	Sales Manager
	Was inducted in the Hall of Fame at age 39 in May 18, 2020.

	Rickard Hansson
	First day with club	2013-04-28
	Current occupation	Referee
	Was inducted in the Hall of Fame at age 38 in July 28, 2019.

	Karl Ståhlander
	First day with club	2013-02-14
	Current occupation	Financial Manager
	Was inducted in the Hall of Fame at age 36 in July 26, 2018.

	Bengt Gillkvist
	First day with club	2012-02-19
	Current occupation	Restaurant owner
	Was inducted in the Hall of Fame at age 43 in March 25, 2018.

External Links

• IFK Sälhyltan @ htev.org
• IFK Sälhyltan @ Maptrick.org
• Export team data with HT-Mess @ ht-mess.webdizainers.lv