Hammarby IF Fotbollforening, more commonly known as Hammarby Fotboll or Hammarby, is a Swedish football club from Stockholm founded in 1915.
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32 Facts About Hammarby Fotboll
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Hammarby Fotboll is one of largest football clubs in Europe in terms of the number of active players of all ages – with some 3,500 players in its organisation.
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In 1889, Hammarby Fotboll Roddforening was established in Sodermalm, with engineer Axel Robert Schonthal, the first chairman, being credited as the founder.
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An offer from Klara SK was accepted and Hammarby Fotboll officially established a football department on 13 August 1915.
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In 1916, Hammarby Fotboll competed in Svenska Masterskapet, a cup by then held to decide the Swedish Champions, for the first time.
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In 1918, Hammarby Fotboll merged with Johanneshofs IF, a club from the neighbouring district Johanneshov.
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In 1920, Hammarby Fotboll first competed in the Svenska Serien, by then the highest league in Swedish football, with key players like goalkeeper Victor Olsson, defender Gosta Wihlborg and forward Gustav Bjork.
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The Hammarby Fotboll squads finished consistently in the top six in the league every year through 1987.
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In 1988, Hammarby Fotboll finished last in the standings and were relegated to the second tier.
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Hammarby Fotboll would stay in the second tier in 1991 and 1992, but in 1993, the team finished in first place and were promoted to Allsvenskan.
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In 2008, Hammarby Fotboll finished ninth, but 2009 was a disastrous year where the team finished last in the league and was relegated to the second tier known as Superettan.
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In 2014, in the last round of the season, Hammarby Fotboll were promoted to the first tier, Allsvenskan, by finishing first in Superettan.
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In 2016 Hammarby Fotboll defeated the local rival Djurgarden in all three fixtures.
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Hammarby Fotboll however beat AIK in the Swedish cup, earlier in the year.
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In 2019, Hammarby Fotboll started the league play in a mediocre fashion, but made a strong finish to the season and ultimately finished 3rd in Allsvenskan.
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On 11 June 2021, Hammarby Fotboll decided to terminate manager Stefan Billborn's contract, with the club placed 8th in the 2021 Allsvenskan table after eight rounds.
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When Hammarby Fotboll Roddforening was founded in 1889, the club's crest consisted of a white flag with three green horizontal lines.
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Hammarby Fotboll eventually added a third stripe when it discovered that Goteborgs RF used a similar green-white flag with two stripes.
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When Hammarby Fotboll IF founded its football club in 1915, it determined the kit to be the following: a white hat with a five-pointed green star, a white shirt with "HIF" on its chest, white shorts and black socks.
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In 1978,60 years after the merger with Johanneshov, Hammarby Fotboll changed its home colours from black and yellow to white shirts, green shorts and white socks.
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Hammarby Fotboll has historically been regarded as a club with a mainly working-class fan base, due to its connection with the formerly working-class Sodermalm district of Stockholm.
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Hammarby Fotboll has strong ties to Soderort, the southern part of Stockholm urban area.
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Hammarby Fotboll has had a slew of celebrity fans throughout the years, mostly cultural professionals living in Sodermalm.
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Hollywood actors Alexander Skarsgard and Joel Kinnaman are supporters of Hammarby Fotboll, and have acted in several skits to promote the club.
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Hammarby Fotboll has several supporter clubs, the largest of which, Bajen Fans, had over 6,000 members in 2012 and is one of the largest in Scandinavia.
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Hammarby Fotboll has a number of ultras such as Hammarby Fotboll Ultras, Ultra Boys, Soder Broder, and E1 Ultras – who together organize the club's terrace choreography.
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Hammarby Fotboll Ultras won "tifo of the year" in both 2000 and 2005, an award handed out by the Swedish Football Association.
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Hammarby Fotboll has occasionally qualified for play in competitions where the team has competed with clubs from other European countries.
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Hammarby Fotboll won the top tier Damallsvenskan in 1985 and two national cups in 1994 and 1995.
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In May 2016, Hammarby Fotboll announced that they would establish a men's senior futsal team.
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In 2017, Hammarby Fotboll won promotion to the Swedish Futsal League, the premier championship.
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