Djurgarden have parted company with head coach Jani Honkavaara with two Allsvenskan games remaining. The club's title challenge has effectively ended, and Agon Mehmeti, Abel Lorincz and Hannes Gronblad will lead the team for the time being.
Club explains coaching decision
Djurgarden director of football Maximilian Hahn said: "We have now reached a point where we felt it was no longer possible to achieve the development, daily energy and positivity that we need"
Djurgarden's hierarchy decided not to give Honkavaara, Christer Mattiasson and Hugo Berggren the chance to secure a place in the Conference League.
Hahn said: "Our clear ambition going forward is for Djurgarden to be a club that fights for the title every year. But the trend, both in terms of our performances on the pitch and our points tally, simply does not match our goal and ambition to compete for titles"
Title race position
Djurgarden's title challenge effectively ended on 8 November after a 2-1 defeat to bottom-of-the-table Halmstad. The result left Djurgarden six points behind both Hammarby and Sirius, while their goal difference is eight worse than Hammarby's.
The defeat was Djurgarden's first in the league since mid-September. Djurgarden drew with Orgryte and Goteborg in October, while Hammarby have won five matches in a row.
Honkavaara's tenure
Honkavaara took charge of Djurgarden in December 2024 after winning his second league title in Finland with KuPS.
Djurgarden reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Conference League under Honkavaara and lost to Chelsea. Djurgarden finished in fifth place in 2025 and are sitting in third, three points clear of Hacken.
Remaining fixtures
Djurgarden face Sirius away on 22 November before finishing the season at home to Hacken on 29 November.
