Hammarby Fotboll (women)

Hammarby Fotboll

Full name	Hammarby Idrottsförening Fotbollförening[1]
Nickname(s)	Bajen, Söderbönorna
Founded	1970 (1970), as Hammarby IF 1999 (1999), as Hammarby Idrottsförening Damfotbollsförening 2016 (2016), as Hammarby Idrottsförening Fotbollförening
Ground	Hammarby IP, Stockholm
Capacity	3,700
Chairman	Richard von Yxkull
Manager	Isak Dahlin
League	Damallsvenskan
2017	Damallsvenskan, 7th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Hammarby Idrottsförening Fotbollförening, commonly known as Hammarby IF, Hammarby Fotboll or simply Hammarby^[1] (Swedish pronunciation: [²hamːarˌbyː] or, especially locally, [-ˌbʏ]), is a women's association football team from Stockholm that currently competes in the Swedish top-tier league Damallsvenskan.

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

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

History

Before a match with Älta IF in 2013

The club has gone through several reconstructions through the years. The original women's team was first founded in 1970 as a section under Hammarby IF. In 1999 the association was reorganized and all the underlying sections got separated into an umbrella organization.^[4] The club Hammarby IF DFF was then founded, with the latter letters meaning damfotbollsförening. Before the start of the 2017 season, Hammarby IF DFF was merged with Hammarby Fotboll, which previously only included the men's division.^[5][6]

Hammarby Fotboll Dam however considers that their founding year is 1970, and not 1999 nor 2016.

Hammarby won the top tier Damallsvenskan in 1985 and two national cups in 1994 and 1995.^[7] In 1994 it was also the championship's runner-up. Previously, the team had been the cup's runner-up in its first three editions (1981–83).^[8]

The team declined from 2005 and in 2011 it was relegated to First Division for the first time.^[9] 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.^[10]

Current squad

As of 12 August 2018^[11][12]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Emma Holmgren 3 DF Alexandra Lindberg 5 FW Alma Nygren 6 MF Olga Ekblom (captain) 7 DF Cathrine Dahlström 8 MF Ellen Gibson 9 DF Amanda Johansson 10 FW Emma Jansson 11 MF Johanna Lindell 13 MF Madeleine Tegström 14 MF Hanna Lundqvist 17 MF Astrid Larsson

No. Position Player 19 MF Klara Folkesson 20 DF Helén Eke 21 MF Linda Hallin 22 DF Sejde Abrahamsson 24 MF Kelly Conheeney 25 FW Frida Sjöberg 28 MF Elise Kellond-Knight 90 GK Patricia Kaldoyo 91 GK Caroline Forsgren – DF Lotta Ökvist – FW Milica Mijatović – MF Lauren Kaskie

Current technical staff

As of 5 June 2018.^[13]

Results and attendances

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

Honours

References

External links

• Hammarby IF Damfotboll Official site (in Swedish)