Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården, and Djurgår'n, Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm.
Djurgårdens IF home and away jerseys in association football in 2002.
Stockholm Olympic Stadium was the homeground of DIF's football team for many decades until the more modern Tele2 Arena was inaugurated in 2013. It is still (2018) the home ground for the women's team and DIF has offices in the Olympic Stadium.
Djurgården or, more officially, Kungliga Djurgården, is an island in central Stockholm, Sweden. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galleries, the amusement park Gröna Lund, the open-air museum Skansen, the small residential area Djurgårdsstaden, yacht harbours, and extensive stretches of forest and meadows. It is one of the Stockholmers' favorite recreation areas and tourist destinations alike, attracting over 10 million visitors per year, of which some 5 million come to visit the museums and amusement park. The island belongs to the National City park founded in 1995. Since the 15th century the Swedish monarch has owned or held the right of disposition of Royal Djurgården. Today, this right is exercised by the Royal Djurgården Administration which is a part of the Royal Court of Sweden.
The Nordic Museum at Djurgården, facing south-west with Skeppsholmen, Gamla stan and Södermalm in the background
Detail from Vädersolstavlan showing Djurgården in 1535.
Photochrom print of the 1897 exhibition, digitally restored.
The shipyard on Djurgården's southern shore today.
