IFK Göteborg is a member-owned association, and the club's annual general meeting is the highest policy-making body.
The general meeting approves the accounts, votes to elect the chairman and other board members, and decides on incoming motions.
From its inception until 31 December 2017, all sections were part of the same sports club, but starting on 1 January 2018, the sections became separate organisations, under a parent alliance organisation called "IFK Göteborg".
The most successful IFK Göteborg chairman in terms of trophies won is Gunnar Larsson, under whose stewardship the side won the Swedish championships ten times, Svenska Cupen three times, and the UEFA Cup twice.
[4] Nils Grönwall is the club's longest-serving chairman, having held the post for 22 years, from 1947 to 1968.