the 1980s was not a good decade for the club, being relegated from allsvenskan in 1981, and losing two promotion play-offs, before making a one-year visit in the highest league in 1986, although dif returned two years later, and stayed in allsvenskan for five consecutive seasons, but had no greater success except losing the championship final in 1988. in 1987, djurgårdens if fotboll presented a 12 million sek deficit and later transformed into an aktiebolag. former england striker teddy sheringham had a brief spell at djurgården early in his career, as a 19-year-old loanee in 1985.