Hammarby IF Fotbollförening, commonly known as Hammarby IF, Hammarby Fotboll or simply Hammarby[1] (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhâmːarˌbyː] or, especially locally, [-ˌbʏ]), is a women's football club from Stockholm founded in 1970.

Hammarby Fotboll

Full name	Hammarby IF Fotbollförening[1]
Nickname(s)	Bajen, Söderbönorna
Founded	1970; 52 years ago (1970), as Hammarby IF 1999; 23 years ago (1999), as Hammarby IF Damfotbollsförening 2016; 6 years ago (2016), as Hammarby IF Fotbollförening
Ground	Hammarby IP, Stockholm
Capacity	3,700
Chairman	Mattias Fri
Manager	Pablo Piñones-Arce
League	Damallsvenskan
2021	Damallsvenskan, 7th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Departments of Hammarby IF
Athletics Arm wrestling Bandy Basketball Boules Bowling Boxing Floorball Football (Men's) Football Feeder (Men's) Football (Women's) Goalball Golf Handball (Men's) Ice Hockey (current) Ice Hockey (historic) Motorcycle speedway Orienteering Rowing Rugby union (Men's) Skiing Table Tennis

Hammarby play their home games at Hammarby IP (also called Kanalplan) in the Södermalm district of Stockholm, and occasionally at Zinkensdamms IP and Tele2 Arena.[2]

Competing in Sweden's first tier, Damallsvenskan, Hammarby are placed fifth in the all-time Damallsvenskan table, and has won the Swedish championship once, in 1985.

The club's colours are green and white, which is reflected in its crest and kit.

Since 2016, the club has been affiliated with Hammarby Fotboll, a men's team in Allsvenskan, and is a member of the Stockholms Fotbollförbund through its parent club.[3]

History

The club was established in 1970, making Hammarby IF one the pioneers in Swedish women's football.[4][5] The side has gone through several reconstructions through the years. The original women's team was first founded as a section under multi-sports club Hammarby IF. In 1999, the association was reorganized and all the underlying sections got separated into an umbrella organization, with Hammarby IF DFF being founded.[5] Before the start of the 2017 season, the side merged with Hammarby IF Fotboll, which previously only included the men's division.[6][7]

Hammarby won the top tier Damallsvenskan in 1985. In 1994, it was also the championship's runner-up.[8] The club also won two national cups in 1994 and 1995. Previously, the team had been the cup's runner-up in its first three editions (1981–83).[9]

The team declined from 2005 and in 2011 it was relegated to First Division for the first time.[10] Before its relegation it was one of only two teams (the other one being FC Rosengård) to have played all 24 editions of the Damallsvenskan to date since the competition's foundation in 1988.

In modern years, Hammarby has been a typical yo-yo club. They finished the 2014 Elitettan season in 2nd place & gained promotion back to the Damallsvenskan. However, they enjoyed a short stint in the top tier getting relegated in 2015. In 2016, the club once again gained a promotion from the second tier.[11]

On 10 October 2021, Hammarby IF set a new record attendance of 18,537 in Damallsvenskan, in a 4–1 home win against fierce rivals AIK played at Tele2 Arena.[12][13]

Players

First-team squad

As of 01 September 2022[14]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FIN Anna Tamminen 2 DF  FIN Eva Nyström 3 DF  AUS Courtney Nevin 4 MF  SWE Sara Eriksson 5 DF  DEN Simone Boye Sørensen 6 MF  SWE Fanny Hjelm-Rönnlund 7 FW  FIN Adelina Engman 8 MF  SWE Ellen Gibson 9 FW  SWE Madelen Janogy 10 MF  SWE Emma Jansson 11 FW  SWE Ellen Wangerheim 13 MF  SWE Matilda Vinberg

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  SWE Elsa Karlsson 16 MF  SWE Emilia Larsson 17 MF  SWE Hanna Folkesson 18 DF  SWE Alice Carlsson (captain) 19 MF  AUS Kyra Cooney-Cross 20 MF  NOR Vilde Hasund 21 DF  AUS Elise Kellond-Knight 23 MF  SWE Emma Westin 25 GK  SWE Jonna Andersson 27 GK  SWE Hannah Kohl 31 DF  SWE Bella Andersson 32 DF  SWE Smilla Holmberg

Notable players

List criteria:

• player has made more than 150 Damallsvenskan appearances for the club, or
• player has scored more than 50 Damallsvenskan goals for the club, or
• player has won Diamantbollen, or[15]
• player is a member of the Swedish football Hall of Fame.[16]

Technical staff

As of 17 January 2022[14]

Position	Staff
Manager	Pablo Piñones-Arce
Director of football	Johan Lager
Assistant manager	Rafael Roldán Bermúdez
Goalkeeper coach	Sofia Lundgren
Team administrator	John Fransson
Club doctor	Anna Marinko
Physios	Lynn Carlsson
	Jill Buskas

Results and attendances

In recent seasons Hammarby have had the following results and average attendances:

Honours

Domestic

• Swedish Champions
  • Winners (1): 1985

League

• Damallsvenskan:
  • Champions (1): 1985
  • Runners-up (1): 1994
• Elitettan:
  • Runners-up (3): 2014, 2016, 2020

Cups

• Swedish Cup:
  • Champions (2): 1994, 1995
  • Runners-up (3): 1981, 1982, 1983

European

• Menton Tournament:
  • Champions (1): 1986

Futsal

• Swedish Champions
  • Champions (2): 1995, 2000

Footnotes

References

Notes

External links

• Hammarby IF Damfotboll official site (in Swedish)