Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (IPA: [ˈjʉ̂ːrˌɡoːɖɛn]), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (IPA: [ˈjʉ̌ː(r)ɡɔɳ]), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an alliance club [sv] since 1991 and, as of 2025^[update], it consists of 22 individual sports clubs.

The club was founded in 1891 by a group of young athletes living in the borough and port district Djurgårdsstaden [sv] on Djurgården in central Stockholm. Inspired by the Norwegian His Majesty the King's Guard and their ski jumping exhibitions in Stockholm, the adolescents of the area contested diverse sports against each other both summertime and wintertime. On 12 March 1891, John G. Jansson, then 22 years old, and a dozen others founded Djurgårdens IF near Franska värdshuset [sv]. The exact address was a café on Alberget 4a. Jansson became the first chairman. Most of the founders were from the working class, and Djurgården maintained that profile for most of its early history, in sharp contrast with middle class rivals AIK. From the beginning, to be considered a member, one had to live on the island of Djurgården, but this was soon erased from the statues of the club.

With an original focus on winter sports and athletics, the club quickly branched into other sports, becoming one of Sweden's most successful sports clubs of the 20th and 21st century.

In 1897, Gustaf Söderström became Djurgårdens IF's first Swedish champion when he won the shot put (both hands), event at the Swedish Athletics Championships. He repeated the achievement the following year, and also won the discus throw event. Söderström also competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and won the tug of war event. Club mate Karl Gustaf Staaf was also in the Denmark–Sweden mixed team that won.

The football department was formed in 1899 with the help of former GAIS player Theodor Andersson. The team played its first match in July 1899, a 1–2 loss against AIK. Soon started a strong and close competition with neighbouring club AIK, which both had been founded within a month in 1891. The two rivals play the Tvillingderbyt.

In 1900, Ernst Ekberg became the clubs first Swedish champion in racewalking, winning the 5000 metres event. In 1904, Djurgården won its first Swedish championship in speed skating when Birger Carlsson won the allround event. Swimming had become a sport for the programme of the club, but in 1906 the swimmers left the club and instead started SK Neptun.

In 1908, the bandy team won its first national title. The team consisted of Erik Andéhn, Gunnar Friberg, Ivar Friberg, Götrik Frykman, Gottfrid Johansson, Erik Lavass, Bror Modén, Algot Nilsson, Karl Öhman, Arvid Spångberg, and Birger Walla. Women were allowed into the club in 1908. In 1909, Tage Carlsson won the clubs first national championship title in cycling, when he won the 5 km track event.

In 1910, N. A. Hedjerson won the first Swedish championship title in cross-country skiing, the 30 km event. The same year, Einar Olsson also won the club's first Swedish championship in Nordic combined and ski jumping. Einar Olsson, who had joined Djurgårdens IF in 1905, would become national champion in ski jumping, Nordic combined, ski orienteering and football. In 1911, Hedjerson, Albin Sandström, and Alfred Sandström won the club's first Swedish championship in ski orienteering by winning the relay event.