IFK Göteborg had a near-miss season, losing a decisive match against AIK, where a win would have clinched the title. In spite of Thomas Olsson giving Blåvitt the lead, goals from Antônio Flávio and Daniel Tjernström saw the grip slip out of IFK's hands. Adding to the misery, AIK also won the cup final clash between the sides.

Most notable in the season was the success of Tobias Hysén, scoring 18 goals in the league, the highest number for the club for more than ten years.

2009 IFK Göteborg season

Squad

Goalkeepers

Kim Christensen

Marcus Sandberg

Defenders

Karl Svensson

Nicklas Carlsson

Petter Björlund

Tuomo Turunen

Adam Johansson

Ragnar Sigurðsson

Gustaf Svensson

Hjálmar Jónsson

Erik Lund

Sebastian Eriksson

Mikael Dyrestam

Midfielders

Thomas Olsson

Stefan Selaković

Jakob Johansson

Daniel Alexandersson

Niclas Alexandersson

Tobias Sana

Teddy Bjarnason

Attackers

Tobias Hysén

Robin Söder

Hannes Stiller

Niklas Bärkroth

Allsvenskan

Matches

Helsingborg-IFK Göteborg 1-0

1-0 Marcus Lantz

IFK Göteborg-Djurgården 6-0

1-0 Stefan Selaković

2-0 Robin Söder

3-0 Tobias Hysén

4-0 Tobias Hysén

5-0 Ragnar Sigurðsson

6-0 Pontus Wernbloom

Häcken-IFK Göteborg 4-1

1-0 Paulinho

2-0 Josef Karlsson

3-0 Mathias Ranégie

4-0 Mathias Ranégie

4-1 Tobias Hysén

IFK Göteborg-Örgryte 3-0

1-0 Tobias Hysén

2-0 Stefan Selaković

3-0 Ragnar Sigurðsson

Hammarby-IFK Göteborg 0-1

0-1 Robin Söder

IFK Göteborg-Örebro 1-0

1-0 Tobias Hysén

Elfsborg-IFK Göteborg 2-0

1-0 Daniel Mobaeck

2-0 Emir Bajrami

IFK Göteborg-Gefle 3-0

1-0 Pontus Wernbloom

2-0 Pontus Wernbloom

3-0 Ragnar Sigurðsson

IFK Göteborg-Kalmar FF 2-1

1-0 Tobias Hysén

2-0 Tobias Hysén

2-1 Abiola Dauda

GAIS-IFK Göteborg 0-1

0-1 Tobias Hysén

IFK Göteborg-Malmö FF 2-0

1-0 Pontus Wernbloom

2-0 Tobias Hysén

IFK Göteborg-Brommapojkarna 4-0

1-0 Pontus Wernbloom

2-0 Niklas Bärkroth

3-0 Stefan Selaković

4-0 Niklas Bärkroth

Halmstad-IFK Göteborg 0-0

AIK-IFK Göteborg 1-0

1-0 Nils-Eric Johansson

IFK Göteborg-Trelleborg 3-1

1-0 Jakob Johansson

2-0 Thomas Olsson

2-1 Fredrik Jensen

3-1 Ragnar Sigurðsson

Trelleborg-IFK Göteborg 2-1

0-1 Gustav Svensson

1-1 Andreas Drugge

2-1 Andreas Wihlborg

IFK Göteborg-Häcken 2-2

0-1 Mattias Östberg

0-2 Johan Karlsson

1-2 Hannes Stiller

2-2 Thomas Olsson

Örgryte-IFK Göteborg 1-2

1-0 Alex

1-1 Tobias Hysén

1-2 Tobias Hysén

IFK Göteborg-Helsingborg 2-2

1-0 Sebastian Eriksson

2-0 Erik Lund

2-1 René Makondele

2-2 René Makondele

Djurgården-IFK Göteborg 0-0

IFK Göteborg-Elfsborg 4-0

1-0 Hjálmar Jónsson

2-0 Hannes Stiller

3-0 Hannes Stiller

4-0 Tobias Hysén

Gefle-IFK Göteborg 0-3

0-1 Hannes Stiller

0-2 Gustav Svensson

0-3 Hannes Stiller

IFK Göteborg-Hammarby 2-0

1-0 Tobias Hysén

2-0 Tobias Hysén

Örebro-IFK Göteborg 0-0

Kalmar FF-IFK Göteborg 2-1

1-0 Abiola Dauda

1-1 Hannes Stiller

2-1 Ricardo Santos

IFK Göteborg-GAIS 2-1

1-0 Stefan Selaković

1-1 Eyjólfur Héðinsson

2-1 Stefan Selaković

Malmö FF-IFK Göteborg 0-1

0-1 Thomas Olsson

Brommapojkarna-IFK Göteborg 0-3

0-1 Tobias Hysén

0-2 Niclas Alexandersson

0-3 Tobias Hysén

IFK Göteborg-Halmstad 2-2

0-1 Emir Kujović

0-2 Jónas Guðni Sævarsson

1-2 Tobias Hysén

2-2 Tobias Hysén

IFK Göteborg-AIK 1-2

1-0 Thomas Olsson

1-1 Antônio Flávio

1-2 Daniel Tjernström

Topscorers

Tobias Hysén 18

Hannes Stiller 6

Stefan Selaković 5

Pontus Wernbloom 5

Thomas Olsson 4

Ragnar Sigurðsson 4

IFK Göteborg seasons

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2009 IFK Göteborg season