Hammarby Fotboll (women)

Hammarby Fotboll
Full name	Hammarby IF
Nickname(s)	Bajen, Söderbönorna
Founded	1970; 54 years ago, as Hammarby IF; 1999; 25 years ago, as Hammarby IF Damfotbollsförening; 2016; 8 years ago, as Hammarby IF Fotbollförening
Ground	Hammarby IP,; Stockholm
Capacity	3,700
Chairman	Mattias Fri
Manager	Martin Sjögren
League	Damallsvenskan
2024	Damallsvenskan, 3rd of 14
Website	http://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/
Home colours	Away colours

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 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 fourth in the all-time Damallsvenskan table, and has won the Swedish championship twice: in 1985 and 2023.^[3] The club has won Svenska Cupen, the domestic cup competition, three times: in 1994, 1995 and 2023.

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.^[4]

History

1970–1984: Establishment of football club

The team was established in 1970, as a section under multi-sports club Hammarby IF, making it one the pioneers in Swedish women's football.^[5]^[6] Christer Molander is credited as being the founding force behind the establishment of a women's team within the club, and he also worked as head coach for the first five years.^[5] In 1973, he also coached the Swedish national team in their first ever official international game, a 0–0 home draw against Finland.^[7]^[8] Four players from Hammarby took part in the historical fixture: Gun Hellestig, Ingalill Arvling, Birgitta Johansson and Ann Jansson.^[9] About a year later, on 26 July 1974, Jansson would score Sweden's first ever international goal in a 0–1 away win against the same opponent, Finland.^[10]

From her debut in 1972 until in her retirement in 1984, Jansson was Hammarby's undisputed star player. In total, she scored 864 goals in 642 appearances as a forward, a club record. She led her side to five Swedish championship finals, but Hammarby lost all of them: to Jitex BK in 1974, Jakobsbergs GoIF in 1977, Sunnanå SK in 1982, and Öxabäcks IF in both 1978 and 1983.^[11]^[12] An other driving force behind Hammarby's success was Gunilla Paijkull. After five seasons as a player, she took over as head coach in 1977, a role she held for four years.^[13]

1985–1999: First championship title

In 1985, Hammarby won their first Swedish championship title, beating GAIS in the final by 7–2 on aggregate. Hammarby forward Anette Nilsson became the league's top scorer with 19 goals.^[14]

One of the most renowned Swedish players, Pia Sundhage joined the club in 1986, but left after one season only to return in 1990. In 1994, she took over as player-coach and immediately led Hammarby to silverware.^[15] Although the club finished as runner-up in Damallsvenskan, they won Svenska Cupen through a 2–1 win against Gideonsbergs IF in the final. In 1995, Hammarby defended its cup title through a 1–0 final win against Älvsjö AIK. Previously, the team had been the cup's runner-up in its first three editions (1981–83).^[16]

In 1999, Hammarby IF was reorganized when all the underlying sections got separated into an umbrella organization, with Hammarby IF DFF being founded.^[6]

2000–2022: Yo-yo club and attendance record

The team declined from 2005 and in 2011 it was relegated to First Division for the first time.^[17] 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.^[18]

Before the start of the 2017 season, the side merged with Hammarby IF Fotboll, which previously only included the men's division.^[19]^[20]

On 10 October 2021, Hammarby set a new record attendance of 18,537 in Damallsvenskan, in a 4–1 home win against fierce rivals AIK played at Tele2 Arena.^[21]^[22]

2023–: Winning the domestic double

On 6 June 2023, Hammarby won the 2022–23 Svenska Cupen, claiming their third title in the tournament's history. The final ended in a 3–0 win at home against BK Häcken, played in front of an attendance of 17,623.^[23] The club also won the 2023 Damallsvenskan, becoming Swedish champions for the second time in its history.^[3]^[24]^[25] In the last round of the campaign on 11 November, Hammarby won 2–0 against IFK Norrköping, bringing over 7,000 away fans to the away game.^[3] Later the same day, thousands of fans gathered at Medborgarplatsen in Stockholm to celebrate the title.^[26]

Players

First-team squad

As of 3 October 2024^[27]

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	SWE	Lotta Ökvist
4	MF	NOR	Thea Sørbo
5	DF	DEN	Simone Boye Sørensen
6	MF	JPN	Asato Miyagawa
7	MF	NOR	Emilie Joramo
8	MF	SWE	Ellen Gibson
9	FW	NOR	Anna Jøsendal
10	MF	SUI	Smilla Vallotto
11	FW	SWE	Ellen Wangerheim
14	DF	SWE	Bella Andersson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	JPN	Suzu Amano
17	DF	SWE	Stina Lennartsson
18	DF	SWE	Alice Carlsson (captain)
19	FW	NOR	Cathinka Tandberg
20	FW	NOR	Vilde Hasund
22	FW	SWE	Klara Folkesson
23	MF	SWE	Emma Westin
25	DF	SWE	Jonna Andersson
28	GK	SWE	Josephine Frigge
29	GK	SWE	Moa Edrud
31	DF	SWE	Smilla Holmberg
41	MF	NOR	Julie Blakstad

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	NOR	Sara Kanutte Fornes (at IFK Norrköping until 31 December 2024)
—	MF	SWE	Lykke Ihrfelt (at IK Uppsala until 31 December 2024)

Notable players

List criteria:

player has made more than 200 Damallsvenskan appearances for the club, or
player has scored more than 50 Damallsvenskan goals for the club, or
player has won Diamantbollen, or^[28]
player is a member of the Swedish football Hall of Fame.^[29]

Name	Nationality	Hammarby career	Total appearances^[A]	Total goals^[A]	Diamantbollen	Hall of Fame
Kristin Bengtsson	Sweden	1988–1996 2008–2010	222	37	1994 2004
Lilie Persson	Sweden	1983–1986 1989–1996	218	28
Anneli Olsson	Sweden	1988–1996	186	58
Pia Sundhage	Sweden	1986 1990–1996	129	38	1981	Yes
Salina Olsson	Sweden	2000–2005	117	67
Ann Jansson	Sweden	1973–1984	90	72		Yes
Minna Heponiemi	Sweden	1997–2000	76	65

Technical staff

As of 3 October 2024^[27]

Position	Staff
Director of football	Johan Lager
Technical director	Adrian von Heijne
Head coach	Martin Sjögren
Assistant coaches	William Strömberg
	Marcus Rinvall
	Viktor Blom
Goalkeeper coach	Sofia Lundgren
Fitness coach	Sebastian Larsson
Team administrators	John Fransson
Team administrators	Igor Kubát
Club doctor	Jennifer Settergren
Physios	Filippa Sparf
Physios	Frida Merrifield

Results and attendances

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

Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level	Position
2003	998	Damallsvenskan	Tier 1	4
2004	766	Damallsvenskan	Tier 1	5
2005	571	Damallsvenskan	Tier 1	9
2006	510	Damallsvenskan	Tier 1	7
2007	642	Damallsvenskan	Tier 1	8
2008	567	Damallsvenskan	Tier 1	8
2009	602	Damallsvenskan	Tier 1	9
2010	525	Damallsvenskan	Tier 1	10
2011	728	Damallsvenskan	Tier 1	11
2012	226	Norrettan	Tier 2	6
2013	309	Elitettan	Tier 2	4
2014	412	Elitettan	Tier 2	2
2015	805	Damallsvenskan	Tier 1	11
2016	402	Elitettan	Tier 2	2
2017	712	Damallsvenskan	Tier 1	7
2018	1 383	Damallsvenskan	Tier 1	11
2019	1 355	Elitettan	Tier 2	3
2020	30^{[note 1]}	Elitettan	Tier 2	2
2021	2 119^{[note 2]}	Damallsvenskan	Tier 1	7
2022	2 391	Damallsvenskan	Tier 1	5
2023	4 043	Damallsvenskan	Tier 1	1

* Attendances are provided in the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.^[30]

Honours

League

Damallsvenskan:
- Champions (2): 1985, 2023^[3]
- Runners-up (1): 1994
Elitettan:
- Runners-up (3): 2014, 2016, 2020

Cups

Swedish Cup:
- Champions (3): 1994, 1995, 2022–23
- Runners-up (3): 1981, 1982, 1983

European

Menton Tournament:
- Champions (1): 1986

Futsal

Swedish Champions
- Champions (2): 1995, 2000

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b Goals and appearances for Hammarby IF in Damallsvenskan.

References

^ "Hammarby Fotboll: Kontakt" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
^ "Hammarbydamerna på Tele2 Arena". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 2 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Diamond, Drew (2023-11-12). "Hammarby win historic Damallsvenskan title after 38 year wait". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Stockholms Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-13.
^ ^a ^b "Historia" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Detta är Hammarby IF – Historik" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
^ "Tidigare förbundskaptener" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^ "Damfotbollens förste förbundskapten är död" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^ "Damernas värld" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 12 October 2003. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^ "Ann Jansson: En historisk tåfjutt" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll (women). Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^ "Fyra nya invalda i Hall of Fame" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^ "Ann Jansson och Peter Jonsson valda till hedersmedlemmar i Hammarby Fotboll" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^ "Årets nytillskott i Hall of Fame" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ "Svenska mästarinnor, publiksnitt och skyttedrottningar 1973-" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
^ "Hall of Fame's startelva presenterad" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 16 December 2003. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
^ "Svenska Cupen genom åren" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
^ 2011 table in Soccerway.com
^ Damallsvenskan statistics in the Swedish Football Association's website
^ "Hammarby Damfotboll går samman med Hammarby Fotboll". Hammarby Damfotboll (in Swedish). 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^ "Hammarby IF FF välkomnar damlaget och äldre flickor in i organisationen". Hammarby Fotboll (in Swedish). 11 November 2016.
^ "Publikrekord när Hammarby vann derbyt" (in Swedish). Damallsvenskan. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ "Nytt publikrekord i OBOS Damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ "Hammarby IF vinner Svenska Cupen 2022/23" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ "Hammarby svenska mästare 2023" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "Hammarby är svenska mästare efter 38 år – dubbeln 2023 i hamn!" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "The day Hammarby Women took 7,000 fans to an away game – and won the league" (in Swedish). The Guardian. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Lag" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
^ "Diamantbollen". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
^ "Alla invalda i Hall of Fame". svenskfotboll.se. Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
^ "Tabeller och fakta från säsongerna 2001–". Retrieved 2012-03-01.

Notes

^ Matches were played behind closed doors, or with limited attendance, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
^ Matches were partly played with limited attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

External links

Hammarby IF Damfotboll official site (in Swedish)

[stats-30] Goals and appearances for Hammarby IF in Damallsvenskan.

[club_name-1] "Hammarby Fotboll: Kontakt" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 2018-02-12.

[2] "Hammarbydamerna på Tele2 Arena". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 2 April 2015.

[Diamond-3] Diamond, Drew (2023-11-12). "Hammarby win historic Damallsvenskan title after 38 year wait". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

[4] "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Stockholms Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-13.

[history-5] "Historia" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[history2-6] "Detta är Hammarby IF – Historik" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2022-02-01.

[7] "Tidigare förbundskaptener" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

[8] "Damfotbollens förste förbundskapten är död" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

[9] "Damernas värld" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 12 October 2003. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

[10] "Ann Jansson: En historisk tåfjutt" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll (women). Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

[11] "Fyra nya invalda i Hall of Fame" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

[12] "Ann Jansson och Peter Jonsson valda till hedersmedlemmar i Hammarby Fotboll" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

[13] "Årets nytillskott i Hall of Fame" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

[14] "Svenska mästarinnor, publiksnitt och skyttedrottningar 1973-" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

[15] "Hall of Fame's startelva presenterad" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 16 December 2003. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

[16] "Svenska Cupen genom åren" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

[17] 2011 table in Soccerway.com

[18] Damallsvenskan statistics in the Swedish Football Association's website

[19] "Hammarby Damfotboll går samman med Hammarby Fotboll". Hammarby Damfotboll (in Swedish). 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[20] "Hammarby IF FF välkomnar damlaget och äldre flickor in i organisationen". Hammarby Fotboll (in Swedish). 11 November 2016.

[21] "Publikrekord när Hammarby vann derbyt" (in Swedish). Damallsvenskan. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[22] "Nytt publikrekord i OBOS Damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[23] "Hammarby IF vinner Svenska Cupen 2022/23" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[24] "Hammarby svenska mästare 2023" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[25] "Hammarby är svenska mästare efter 38 år – dubbeln 2023 i hamn!" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[26] "The day Hammarby Women took 7,000 fans to an away game – and won the league" (in Swedish). The Guardian. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

[squad-27] "Lag" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

[28] "Diamantbollen". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

[29] "Alla invalda i Hall of Fame". svenskfotboll.se. Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

[33] "Tabeller och fakta från säsongerna 2001–". Retrieved 2012-03-01.

[31] Matches were played behind closed doors, or with limited attendance, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[32] Matches were partly played with limited attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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