Djurgårdens IF

Djurgårdens Idrottsförening

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Nickname	Stockholms stolthet ("The pride of Stockholm")
Founded	12 March 1891
Based in	Stockholm, Djurgården
Stadium	Tele2 Arena (association football), Hovet (ice hockey), Spånga IP (bandy)
Colours	blue, yellow, red
Official fan club	Järnkaminerna
Website	http://DIF.se

Departments of Djurgårdens IF
Alpine skiing	American football	Football (Men's)
Football (Women's)	Football (Disabled's)	Athletics
Bandy	Boules	Bowling
Boxing	Fencing	Figure skating
Floorball	Golf	Handball
Ice hockey	Orienteering	Table tennis
Wrestling

Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, usually shortened as Djurgårdens IF – commonly known as Djurgården ([ˈjʉːr.ˈɡoːɖɛn] or informally Djurgår'n [ˈjʉː(r)ɡɔɳ]); abbreviated as DIF ([diːf]) – is a Swedish sports club with several departments, located in . The club is named after the island Djurgården in the city, which originally was a Royal Hunting Park. A direct translation would be “Deergarden” or “Animalgarden”. The word “Djur” means animal but has the same derivation as the word “Deer”. “Idrottsförening” means “Sports Club” or “Sports Association”.

The club was founded in 1891 by a group of young athletes living on the island Djurgården in central . Most of the founders were from the working class, and Djurgården maintained that profile for most of its early history, in sharp contrast with middle class rivals AIK. With an original focus on winter sports and athletics, the club quickly branched into other sports, becoming one of Sweden's most successful sports clubs of the 20th and 21st century. The club started playing association football in 1899 and soon started a derby rivalry with neighbouring club AIK, the so-called tvillingderbyt.