Founded 1891 on the island of Djurgården, the club's home ground is Tele2 Arena, situated in the Johanneshov district of Stockholm.

Supporters of the club, called djurgårdare, are found in all socio-economic spheres and throughout all areas of Stockholm and, to some extent, all over Sweden.

However, East Vasastan and Östermalm, the latter in particular (as it is where Djurgården's former home ground Stadion is situated) is by some considered the club's heartland.

[4] In 1910, the first Djurgården players were selected for the Swedish national team -- Ivar Friberg, Erik Lavass, Samuel Lindqvist, and Bertil Nordenskjöld played in a friendly against Norway on 11 September 1910.

[4] Bertil Nordenskjöld and Ragnar Wicksell took part in all four finals from 1912 to 1920; Gottfrid Johansson, Einar Olsson and Sten Söderberg in three.

Djurgården did not qualify for the first season of Allsvenskan, and only reached the league twice between 1924 and 1944, in 1927–28 and 1936–37, both times being directly relegated back to the second tier Division 2.

[9] Four years later, under manager Frank Soo, they won Allsvenskan for the first time in the 1954–55 season, their fifth national title.

The attendance of 48,894 people was a record for a match involving Djurgården, whose title-winning team were Sven Tumba, Birger Eklund, Lars Broström, John Eriksson, Hans Karlsson, Gösta Sandberg, Olle Hellström, Stig Gustafsson, Arne Arvidsson, Hans Mild and Sigge Parling.

[3] Only a year later, however, Djurgården finished 11th and were relegated to the second division, but the team only needed one season to return to Allsvenskan.

[citation needed] It was during the 1950s to 1960s period that the club nickname "Järnkaminerna" ("The Iron Furnaces") was established, due to the team's physical playing style.

The 1980s was not a good decade for the club, as they were relegated from Allsvenskan in 1981 and, after losing two promotion play-offs, made a temporary return to the highest league in 1986.

Future England striker Teddy Sheringham had a brief spell at Djurgården as a 19-year-old loanee in 1985–86, and was part of the squad that won the promotion to Allsvenskan after beating GAIS in a dramatic penalty shoot-out in the playoffs.

In 1987, besides being relegated again, Djurgårdens IF Fotboll presented a 12 million Swedish krona deficit and was later transformed into an aktiebolag.

They also achieved the club's record victory when they defeated local rivals Hammarby 9–1 in Allsvenskan on 13 August that year.

The 1995 season started well, but ended badly; in the last home match of the 1995 Allsvenskan, a supporter, later named Terror-Tommy in the media, came onto the pitch and kicked referee Anders Frisk.

The golden era saw the club play against European clubs Juventus, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Shamrock Rovers F.C., FK Partizan and FC Utrecht in European competitions, the most remarkable result being a 2–2 draw against Juventus at Stadio Delle Alpi.

Bo Andersson, who had coached Djurgården to their three titles in the 2000s, returned as the newly appointed director of sport in 2014, but he was forced to sell several good players to try and balance the books.

The transfer also made it possible to sign club legend Kim Källström and fellow former Swedish international Jonas Olsson.

On 21 October 2024 the club announced that they would part ways with their manager duo Lagerlöf and Bergstrand, after a turbulent second half of the season.This marked the end of their six years at the club, they left their positions with 3 domestic games left and games in the league phase of the conference league.

Notes for the abbreviations in the table below: This is Djurgårdens' history in past and forthcoming international cups and tournaments organised by UEFA.

However, a 2015 T-shirt campaign suggests that supporters are spread fairly evenly throughout all geographical and socio-economical areas of Stockholm.

In 2013 a larger and more open organization (Sofia Tifo) was formed and took charge of the terrace choreography, headed by Ultra Caos Stockholm.

The name comes from a hospital, Sophiahemmet, situated behind the northern section of Stockholms stadion where the ultras used to stand when Djurgården played there.

Both are in Stockholm City Centre and, because of this, games between the teams are called Tvillingderbyt (Derby of the twins) by the media, a name that has not caught on among supporters since they don't view themselves as such.

Between 1936 and 2013, Djurgården's home ground was Stockholm Olympic Stadium, where the national league and cup games were played.

[29] As attendances increased in the latter half of the 1940s, the club decided to play some games at the newer and larger Råsunda Stadium.

[31] The club's achievements in the early 2000s drew larger attendances which led Djurgården to plan for a new stadium with modern facilities and individual seats.

The academy has produced players like Simon Tibbling, Emil Bergström, Christian Rubio Sivodedov and Samuel Leach Holm.

The most recent graduates from the own academy, who made it to the first team is Oscar Pettersson in 2019, Isak Alemayehu in 2022, Max croon, Kalipha Jawla and Gideon Granström all in the winter of 2023/2024.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.