My first ever Swedish football experience (WOW!)

[@Diffen_PK]

Regarding all different sports being under one 'brand', the connection is stronger than that. Djurgården are 100% owned by their members. All teams has to be at least 51% owned by their fans / members. This makes it basically impossible for a team to relocate their "franchise" due to an owner wanting to rake in more money elsewhere.

[@AAAA-fu5zj]

6:04 they sing the same chants as in hockey for the simple reason that it’s literally the same club. The club is just active in many different sports, always under the same name “Djurgårdens IF”. Therefore there is no such thing as “Djurgården FC”. I’m not a Djurgården supporter, but be careful to call clubs outside of America for “brands”, because for many supporters the club is a big part of their lives and a lot are paying members to their club. (In Sweden clubs are owned by the members and supporters, not by one business man) Clubs are much more than just the logo and the players on the pitch. It’s identity, history, tradition and politics as well within the clubs.

[@AsaLindgren-xs6ni]

Yeah exactly! Do some research or go back to the continent where sports is about entertainment

[@Orebrohkfan]

Well said 👍👍👍

[@fredrikeriksson4312]

Correct in all ways! 😊👌👌 // Djurgårdensupporter

[@That1CarGuy12]

bra sagt Well said

[@GrandiosoOak]

That game was insane.... what a comeback! You just wait for the derby and people will be even more hyped!

[@JetLagWarriors]

After this game, we are very excited for the derby! The crowd was great 👍

[@tntfreddan3138]

@@JetLagWarriors If you think a derby anywhere is good, you should prove yourself wrong by going to a Stockholm derby, or a game between IFK Göteborg and AIK (team from Stockholm). Last time that happened, IFK Göteborg had the best and most insane pyroshow you'll ever see. I'll link it here in the comment ;) Blåvitt i mitt hjärta! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4OaioB6oNikidE&ab_channel=Supporterklubben%C3%84nglarna

[@Fistfury42]

​@@JetLagWarriorsThe Derby will be the most insane experience you have seen in football so far! YT old derbys.

[@51TGM71]

Also clubs in Sweden are not brands or franchises but associations, owned by their members and have been since its foundation in 1891 (in the case of Djurgården).

[@tntfreddan3138]

20:35 football is a very strategic game. Sometimes you'll see a team, just like this, who will just stand around, passing the ball to each other. It's not that they don't want to attack. It's that they're actively looking for that opening that will allow them to go on the attack. That's why sometimes you can have a game where the two teams have well over 300 passes between them, but the game still ends 1-0.

[@howler19]

I doubt that there has ever been a football game with as few as 300 passes.

[@michaelkjellander9370]

The fans who left early probably regret it now. I hope they see it as a lesson, it isn't over until it's over. :)

[@patwhw]

Typical Stockholm people

[@vfr492]

It ain't over until the fat lady sings...

[@Rallarbusen]

The Tele2-arena is now eleven years old, actually. It has artificial turf, but is approved for international games. The arena is a bit bare-bones as to amenities, but personally I never want more than a beer and a hot-dog anyway. The architect did a good job with balancing the slope of the stands, steep enough to provide good sight-lines, but not too steep to slow down the pace of people leaving the stadium after the game. Djurgården fans are a bit ambivalent about the arena, mostly because it isn't really theirs and is situated firmly in Hammarby territory. There was plans to build one arena each for Djurgården and Hammarby, but the money just wasn't there, and real estate in the East borough is REALLY expensive.

[@frontier4845]

Go and see Finnish football. Twelve spectators and a hot dog stand which sells Nakkimuki.

[@DogInPajamaPants]

Haha that sounds amazing, and something I would like to experience

[@SuperYxskaft]

tbh, that has it charms aswell

[@Valokaari]

😂..😂..🤔..😕..😭..😂

[@rulssie]

🤣that pretty much sums it up 😅

[@SZJZ0]

Lol there is nothing fun about finnish football. There is no supporters and no culture. Tho the fact Finnish leauge is like sunday leauge makes it more interesting

[@marcfaur]

Watching you guys from Romania and waiting for your return here, whenever that may happen.

[@azoique]

Yurgoorn The last DEN in Djurgården are shortened down to DjurgårN. And the D is silent. And the letter Å is pronounced as the O in the word Order (for example).

[@nielszas]

The derby will be insane… you will have an amazing time then

[@luukas2660]

Now that you're already on a roll you should go see a professional floorball game if you haven't ever seen one before. One of the most popular sports in Sweden and Finland.

[@techjuvas]

Most popular sport? Is it even top5 in Sweden? Doubt it.

[@antti4125]

@@techjuvas not that popular in Finland also and the attendance levels are really low

[@luukas2660]

@@techjuvas Swedens most popular sports by number of practitioners are: 1. Football 2. Golf 3. Athletics 4. Gymnastics 5. Floorball

[@luukas2660]

@@antti4125 Harrastajien määrässä kolmantena jalkapallon ja jääkiekon jälkeen.

[@antti4125]

@@luukas2660 harrastajien määrässä joo koska suhteellisen halpa harrastus, mutta yleisömäärät ja olosuhteet f-liigassa ei kyllä kummoisia ole

[@dianegreig4627]

Good job! It's not over till it's over!! Keep safe, healthy and happy.

[@isaaclee1634]

AIK team can be a litle rowdy at time but am sure you'll enjoy the atmosphere in the stadium when they play. Lots of flash tourches. and chanting.

[@JetLagWarriors]

We will be at AIK vs Djurgarden on April 21!! Very excited for that

[@loweewolwed9834]

So nice to see you guys from across the pond experiencing what true devotion to a club is. Allsvenskan may be ranked 24th in Europe but the Swedish ultras and tifos are, if not perhaps the best, definitely at the very top. I've been to games in various leagues in North America and it's decisively more entertainment than passion. The exception was Red Sox on Fenway Park. Those fans are there for their team regardless of standings and I hear the Leafs fans are similar. Not anywhere near the dedication we have on football stadiums across Europe but still. Thanks for making us see ourselves thru your eyes when making and posting these videos.

[@TheMack]

I usually don't watch Swedish soccer (and I'm a Swede), but this video was highly enjoyable. Great commentary and pure fun!

[@CaptainMauser]

Heja Djurgården! Vilken moral vi visar i år 💛❤️💙

[@birgittae9046]

Cool video! Thanks for enjoying this match. 🙋‍♀️

[@harmoniefaerielove]

Have been mad about Djurgårdens IF since I was a child ..A lot less supporters back in them days . I even got to attend our last game at Stadion against Östers around 14,000 of us & yes I cried a great deal on that day.I live in England but my heart will always be with this amazing club..I attended both the Gote away game & this one too. So happy that you will get to attend the AIK game & see another win for Stockholms Stolthet .. Many blessings .💛❤️💙..🙏

[@globe187]

Welcome to Djurgården 💛❤️💙 The Derby is going to be crazy

[@joakimulfvebrand7720]

Cool that you visit! Stockholm really is a football (soccer) city. Hockey is bigger in the small town Sweden.

[@F1SKMAS]

I was on that game too DJURGÅRDEN 💛❤💙

[@vahurkarik2304]

I was at that game too, what a finish, Heja Djurgården!

[@cotococo2970]

think my djurgården was playing hockey final during this game but remember seeing the comeback on my phone crazy last minutes

[@Bawamba]

Dont know for how long you stay, but April 21 will be a BIG game between AIK - Djurgården, called the twin derby

[@JetLagWarriors]

We will be at that game!!

[@Bawamba]

@@JetLagWarriors Enjoy it, gonna be one hell of a experiense :)

[@sthlm08sthlm]

Great video! You will love the twin-derby // 💛❤️💙

[@attediaz8344]

Capacity is around 26-28.000 when its football, 40.000 in concerts.

[@doomi1233]

32K är max. Hammarby har ett par matcher över 30K och rekordet är 31.810 (Hammarby-Häcken 2018) Premiären i år låg på 29.882 så det beror lite på hur mycket avspärrningar som behöver göras. Dom matcher som varit över 31K så har det inte varit någon bortasektion öppen så då blir hela södra ståplats för hammarbyarna.

[@Ludvig3001]

If you ever have the opportunity to watch a derby in Sweden, I personally would recommend Hammarby - Djurgården just because they share the same stadium. + The stadium is built very well so the sound just is insane.

[@JetLagWarriors]

We will be at Djurgarden - AIK on April 21

[@immukohonen7871]

Incredible ending!

[@thesims8586]

I love AIK but what a great fighting spirit from Djurgården! WoW!

[@TIFA08]

Fun fact, the player who took the penalty turned 35 that day

[@nirranirra]

rare scene happy you stayed and experinced it.. so rare this happens

[@anderslundqvist5771]

Great! Lovet comments and you were Lucky to visit suck a sickla game, although Djurgården always delivers, maybe att overtime!😊

[@ImDembe]

AIK and Häcken uses the same colors but the atmosphear gonna be next level, the three big ones from Stockholm, AIK, Djurgården and Hammarby have alot of supporters and there is always a battle between the ultras besides the one on the field.

[@glenngastonjonsson7954]

Great reactions, sirs. Glad it picked up in the second half. Sorry for Häcken. The three teams from Göteborg are not looking very competitive compared to the Stockholm teams. It's very early in the season, though. Team Canada are currently defending olympic winners, btw. And a link to my team, Degerfors, currently in Superettan.kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGmTdqWGnptgadEsi=Y3-z3pwLF39ZtX-z. I was standing under that flag when we win the swedish cup back in 1993.

[@LiamHilmerssonkävrestad]

Go to the Stockholms derby aik vs djurgården you will not regret it I promise

[@SwedishWarThunderGuy]

Try Djurgården vs AIK

[@joakimhwrenkler]

1:00 The capacity is 30,000 for football events

[@Spider0983]

32 tusen är max

[@joakimhwrenkler]

@@Spider0983 avrundning 😉

[@MarcusH...]

@@Spider0983 På hammarbys matcher. På Djurgårdens matcher är det typ runt 28500

[@andreashansson7012]

Go and ser derby between AIK and dif, 21st of april. It is almost 42.000 sold tickets

[@aigarsmironovics2253]

Another great video:)

[@sleepygamer1000]

Will you watch Brynäs IF vs Djurgården if Djurgården wins over Mora tomorrow? aka the final.

[@anders.sweden]

That was a crazy game...wow😅

[@RB_2Y]

The nearest pronounce you can come is like if you put toghether You´r and Garden! Like Yourgarden. But it is JUR! J like in James and ur like our!😉👍

[@ExludedPonyJuice]

It’s simply just JURGORDEN, as ‘d’ is a silent letter in this word. And ’Å’ is simply just ’O’ in English.

[@RB_2Y]

@@ExludedPonyJuice Ha, ha... 😆yes! "D" should NOT be pronounced in Djurgården. You explained it a little easier than me! But I tried though!👍 😉

[@Tiax776]

It's not garden. It's gården. Just write the å with an o. That would make it way closer the the actual letter than a.

[@MonkeyBusinessMan]

Just say Your Garden and you’ll be fine😀 close enough

[@amadeuz819]

@@RB_2Y Yes it should its just that you over on the other side don't know how to speak real Swe anymore... Jur is slang, Djur is real Swe. Same with your macka that doesn't even resemble the word smörgås.

[@ludvigfredriksson1967]

Capacity Tele2 arena is 33k not 40k.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Darn, yeah. On the wiki it says maximum 33k for football matches, but 40k for other events. (I guess they put a floor over the field when there's a concert or something.) It's my mistake. I read it wrong.

[@koppilork]

AIK played against Djurgården today, good game.

[@captainmzungu]

15:42 Ivana's pronounciation is quite on spot, best I heard an English speaker ever pronouncing the pride of Stockholm. Sorry Steve!

[@JetLagWarriors]

Ivana is consistently better at pronounciation

[@captainmzungu]

@@JetLagWarriors Sorry man, but your portuguese is not that bad, I have to give you that. I am a viking from Fi/SE but yes I speak also EN/FR/DE and PT ... I have lived in Bahia, BR and had no issues with the language. My favourite country to settle when I am done with the grinding in western world is without doubt Kenya, you should put it on your list.

[@MrZloodie]

Woman in video @15:37 has perfect pronunciation of Djurgården

[@msld2753]

you pronounce it "you-gore-den" I guess

[@tevlar]

juur-goor-den

[@Didgets]

@6:40 Yes, its perfectly okay to wear a Djurgården hockey jersey. Djurgården is united across sports, so if you are a "real" supporter, you support both hockey and football. At the start of every hockey season, the hockey team gets introduced in front of the home football crowd and vice versa. The Djurgården Fan Shop in Globen shopping split their sales 50/50 between the football and hockey clubs. And the official supporter fan club Järnkaminerna works together with both sports as well. Djurgården is one big union with many different sports, in fact the biggest sports union in Sweden.

[@mikesmith-ut1lt]

It´s the oldest trick in football that towards the end that the team that is winning does everything they can in slow motion because they want to kill time. The referee is supposed to take that and other delays in to consideration (give bonus time to bonus time) before blowing the whistle three times meaning the match is over. The bonus time to bonus time is not officially announced anywhere it´s just to the referees discretion but let´s say the bonus time is +3 often the referee lets the clock run past 90+3 to to account for the delays before blowing that whistle.

[@PILLUHOLISTI69]

4:28 Besiktas would be heavy favourites against Djurgården

[@Finnishkebab]

Pelitasolta vai tunnelmaltaan?

[@sulevinen5783]

Go to watch finnish football in Tammelan Stadion

[@klaricus]

Pronunciation tip: Djur - like the beginning or Jurastic - Går - as gore - Den - same as in English

[@davidmagnusson5897]

And game after derby. Top game against top team Malmö with Canadian full back Cornelius

[@bjornfagerstedt2341]

Djurgården has a number of different sports. Of course it is OK to be a supporter with Djurgården Hockey at a Djurgården Football game. Greetings fro the chairman of Djurgården Fencing.

[@MrZloodie]

Klassisk match 💛❤💙

[@TheManHimself.]

You have to watch a djurgården aik game. It will be crazy (idk if you have done that)

[@JetLagWarriors]

We will be there on April 21!

[@Pzki1907]

Go see HJK Helsinki football game the atmosphere is amazing

[@william8201]

Watch aik-djurgården this Sunday at friends arena

[@actionalex3611]

Love to hear you switch allegiance. DIF for life baby lol Edit; looking forward seeing you guys watching the derby.

[@jjh3455]

Hard to spell out how you'd pronounce it but the i guess the closest thing would be "Jew-Gore-Den", and the grass isnt real, lets face it we basically share conditions with antarctica 6 months out of the year, the grass is just too expensive to take care of and needs to be changed every other week due to other events in the arena (when they put floors on top of it etc etc). And a hockey jersey is absolutely okey but a lot of people would probably look at you a bit funny since we're the same club (Djurgårdens IF Fotboll & Djurgårdens IF Hockey) but the hockey is more of the old school yellow/red/blue meanwhile the football is dark blue + light blue stripes. And by the way the guy who scored twice in 2 min (Tokmac Nguen) was playing his first minutes for the club just recently transfered. But thanks for coming and make sure to catch a derby against aik, our deranged neighbour from solna north of stockholm. Thats when the atmosphere is the best we've got in this country. DJUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[@linusfotograf]

You not jew

[@Stumpe1421]

16:08 Diur - Gohr - den (What I Think im not swedish but i think its Pronounced Like That)

[@MikkoRantalainen]

10:45 No penalty because it was clean. The defender was able to touch the ball only and the offence simply went down long after the ball was already gone. If the defender had touched the legs of the offence instead of ball, it would have been instant penalty kick.

[@kapten-awesome]

Tele2 has a 30k max attendance not 40k.

[@FlowerPower288]

Hey man great video! Just a heads up go to the derby in neutral clothing for your safety! And have a great time, AIK - DIF is the best game of the year in Sweden. FORZA DJURGÅRDEN

[@FlowerPower288]

ps. I will also be attending the game, chanting from the away section!

[@JetLagWarriors]

Hey, thanks for this message! We, unfortunately, will be in the home section. We kinda didn't realize what we did, when we bought the tickets. (Maybe they were the only ones left? Or not. We can't remember.) Anyway, we will be in neutral clothing. Is there a set location for where the march to the stadium begins? We want to take part of the Djurgarden march... although we don't know anything about it.

[@FlowerPower288]

And btw if your seats are in the stands (Norra stå) I’d recommend being careful with like cheering for Djurgården etc. The rivalry between the clubs is quite toxic and is taken very seriously, so be cautious! Other than that I hope you both have a wonderful experience on game day!

[@JetLagWarriors]

@@FlowerPower288 Yes, we will blend in an conceal our cheers (only for the camera)

[@17xvll]

⁠@@JetLagWarriorsthe march is usually in odenplan a couple of hours before the game. Now when you are at the game be careful when sitting in the home end. It’s very different to NA sports where people sit mixed.

[@karateabbe1]

The Stadium were you will see AIK-Djurgården is much bigger than this one. And AIK is the home team in that game. You will see a really electric atmosphere on that game

[@joakimhwrenkler]

2:28 It is turf

[@MarkusWande]

DIF - AIK, next week... that'll be high tension!

[@sonnychiba79]

They mainly serve 3,5 % beer (besides in the designated bar areas) to avoid people getting too drunk and violent. It's a dated idea though.

[@gustavazrak8763]

Djurgården 4-life now? 💛❤️💙

[@sebastianbyden9685]

Try to see a derby Djurgården IF -AIK Then you will se flairs and crazy pyro

[@patanegra7969]

Tips for the big match .... well: 1) It's AIK vs Djurgården (aka Monkeys) ... as it's at the National Stadium in Solna 2) Expect the game to finish much later than "normal" as there most likely will be distruptions (hopefully only due to smoke, but the roof should be open for this game). 3) depending on what section you're at, you must know from beforehand what way to enter the stadium. If you're at the Dif section, it's a bit more "complicated" than just going to your designated entrance. 4) AIK is a much older club than Dif, around a month older ;-). 5) I hope you already have your tickets. More than 40 000 tickets are sold right now, but the stadium will not be able to take the full capacity (aprox 52k) due to sections cut off between the away and the home crowd. So I guess around 48k would be maximum. AIK had 36 602 in their first game for the season (vs Västerås ....there's a challenge for you to pronounce that team ;-) ) ... Good luck! PS. The last Dif goal vs Häcken should not have been a penalty, the refs got it all wrong, and has also admitted this.

[@MonkeyBusinessMan]

It was a clear pen I think. Came off his elbow and linesman saw it. Yes we’re the monkeys, and you’re the rats 🐀

[@JP-oe4ry]

I imagine you would never want to watch a hockey game ever again!

[@Guldberger]

A question for Swedes. what are the consequenses for pyroshows in Sweden? I feel like i see big pyroshows all the time form the allsvenskan, so i was wondering about how big the sanctions clubs face when doing it. Here in Denmark the police and danish FA has lately given out extremely high fines and closed down entire ultra stands because of some pyro and banners that criticized police

[@SZJZ0]

Swedish supporters does not care about the laws when it comes to football. Pyro and hooligans has been a big culture in Swedish football for a very long time! And nobody will change that. Even the police are scared of Swedish supporters. Plus the Police dont care about pyro since they know they cant stop it.

[@rojavabashur6455]

In Sweden the members of the clubs control the FA so the fines has been removed. Police have been reducing the capacity of the Ultras stands instead and tried with repression. Which only was creating more violence and flares. Now its a standoff pretty much and they can ban you from football for basically nothing, its lawless.

[@Guldberger]

@@SZJZ0 very nice that it's also a part of your culture, But that wasn't really the question haha. I was wondering more about what kind of sanctions your FA impose on the clubs because of pyro. Since the danish police and FA are currently doing everything to take it away from our fanculture...

[@michaelkjellander9370]

If I remember this correctly (correct me if I'm wrong), previously the club was fined like 5000 SEK for every single pyro piece, but I think they changed it in 2015 to only fine the club if they aren't following security protocol. Pyros aren't allowed and the people who use them can be fined, but that basically never happens. Pyros really bothers me when it fills the stadium with smoke and interrupts the game. In many open arenas (e.g. Norrköping's home arena) it usually isn't a problem, but it happened a lot last year at Djurgården's home arena.

[@MonkeyBusinessMan]

It’s strictly forbidden and authorities are trying to get rid of them. Ultras cover their faces with balaclavas when using them. I guess if caught they would be banned for a pretty long time. Not sure about the fines these days. The FA have tried many different strategies. Police will be trying to review video to catch the offenders but it’s difficult for them and of course they have more important crimes to deal with than minor supporter offences that most people even find adds to the atmosphere.

[@matforsbon]

The Football arena is worlds largest spherical building.

[@jonaslind9505]

No, that would be the Globe arena (”Avicii”). This game is at Tele 2.

[@matforsbon]

You are absolutely right, my bad thanks for correcting me.

[@B0ssOscar]

You should experience Hammarby if, The Hammarby fans are insane!

[@marko__ms2368]

Bro come back to Serbia and watch Partizan in basketball

[@Irevoltnow]

I don't know how tired I had to be to fell asleep in the match. Sure I can nod of in my own couch, but at the venue. Ain't no way. I don't even get sleepy when I watch game in a friends house.

[@Jorpeedo666]

Fans who leave home when it was 0-3 💀

[@zeekr8tz]

it is plastic grass on Tele2 Arena

[@birrextio6544]

well, you say Djurgarden instead of Djurgården, but when you say score you are very close to the sound of å. Think of Gore, Fore, force and so on, you can say it. BTW, D is silent in this case, just use J as in Jury, January.

[@rolandstrandberg]

If I remember it right that penalty was considered by many not to be a penalty. Häcken was unlucky there.

[@OjalaLauri]

Forza DIF 💛❤️💙

[@Filip77889]

They’re called djurgården IF not FC

[@rojavabashur6455]

I can tell you that security did not shut down any flares haha. Then there would be large riots.

[@Jarnkamin_1891]

FORZA DJURGÅRDEN 💛❤️💙

[@DampLover]

The comeback was insane! I never watch football for the reason you showed with all the passes, it´s so boring! I only watch Germany in the world cup, the pass their way over to the opponents side and the put people close to the goal and put the ball there to try to score, not spending 30 min passing back and forth for no reason like Spain. Hockey is way more fun!

[@ricknesar1627]

*Capacity 30k

[@elias9617]

It's not real grass att tele2 its turf. The club is not a brand. Its Djurgårdens IF not Djurgården FC. Otherwise a great video.

[@Tiax776]

Å is not A. Neither is Ä.

[@petter5721]

Flairs are not allowed in Sweden. They at taken and put out fast.

[@therealronswanson]

its not a franchise dude, that shit only exists in NA. Djurgården is a club that was founded in the Djurgården Area of Stockholm some 130 ish years ago. in Sweden a club dont pack bags and moves if revenue goes down and being a supporter is much more of a lifestyle than it its in NA. Some people are calling in sick after a Derby game if their team lost since they dont want to face their colleagues cheerin for the other team. the supportership in Sweden is on a level that exists in very few places.

[@erik....]

Basically just say Jurgorn and it will be close enough.

[@GNAGARE.1891]

Try AIK vs DIF 21/4

[@aptand]

Tänk att sitta bredvid nån amerikan som filmar och kommenterar hela matchen haha.

[@Leocitopants]

Why not Hammarby?

[@pyroslavia9499]

u should see Hammarby game in that same stadium. they have the most passionate fan base in sweden

[@gabrieltiru3844]

Better than Rapid ultras?🙃

[@Nick_Goblin]

It's Turf, they water it to prevent injuries and i guess make it more like regular grass. Been enjoying watching ur Djurgården videos! DJUUUUUUU!!!

[@Nick_Goblin]

Protip: Å is pronounced more like O than A.

[@fdk7014]

Why did Djurgården get that last penalty? The Häcken player was nowhere near the DIF player! Häcken definitely deserved to win that game, they were clearly the better team