1959 Djurgårdens IF season
# 1959 Djurgårdens IF season

The 1959 season was Djurgårdens IF's 59th in existence, their 15th season in Allsvenskan and their 10th consecutive season in the league. They were competing in Allsvenskan.

## Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only.

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Allsvenskan | Allsvenskan |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | | SWE | Hans Andersson-Tvilling | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| | GK | SWE | Arne Arvidsson | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| | | SWE | Jan Aronsson | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| | | SWE | Leif Aronsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | SWE | Lars Broström | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| | | SWE | Birger Eklund | 12 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| | | SWE | John Eriksson | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| | | SWE | Stig Gustafsson | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| | | SWE | Olle Hellström | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| | | SWE | Karl Erik Isaksson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | SWE | Hans Karlsson | 18 | 7 | 18 | 7 |
| | | SWE | Hans Mild | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| | | SWE | Eje Nilsson | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| | | SWE | Nils Nilsson | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| | | SWE | Sigge Parling | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| | | SWE | Åke Rydberg | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | | SWE | Gösta Sandberg | 21 | 10 | 21 | 10 |
| | | SWE | Sven Tumba | 16 | 11 | 16 | 11 |

### Goals

**Total**

| Name | Goals |
| - | - |
| Sven Tumba | 11 |
| Gösta Sandberg | 10 |
| Hans Karlsson | 7 |
| Birger Eklund | 5 |
| Åke Rydberg | 4 |
| Hans Andersson-Tvilling | 3 |
| John Eriksson | 3 |
| Jan Aronsson | 2 |
| Eje Nilsson | 1 |
| Nils Nilsson (footballer) | 1 |

## Competitions

### Allsvenskan

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Djurgårdens IF (C) | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 32 | |
| 2 | IFK Norrköping | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 31 | |
| 3 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 31 | Qualification to European Cup preliminary round |
| 4 | Örgryte IS | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 30 | |
| 5 | Malmö FF | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 28 | |

* ↑ IFK Göteborg qualified for the European Cup as Allsvenskan leaders in the spring of 1959.

### Nordic Cup

    The tournament continued into the 1960 season.
