Hammarby IF Fotbollförening (), commonly known as Hammarby IF (), Hammarby Fotboll () or simply Hammarby, 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 3Arena.
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. The club has won Svenska Cupen, the domestic cup competition, four times: in 1994, 1995, 2023 and 2025.
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.
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. 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. In 1973, he also coached the Swedish women's national team in their first ever official international game, a 0–0 home draw against Finland. Four players from Hammarby took part in the historical fixture: Gun Hellestig, Ingalill Arvling, Birgitta Johansson and Ann Jansson. About a year later, on 26 July 1974, Jansson would score Sweden's first ever international goal in a 1–0 away win against the same opponent, Finland.
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. Another 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.
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.
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 silver. 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).
In 1999, Hammarby IF was reorganized when all the underlying sections got separated into an umbrella organization, with Hammarby IF DFF being founded.
2000–2022: Yo-yo club and attendance record The team's form declined from 2005 and in 2011 it was relegated to First Division for the first time.2011 table in Soccerway.com 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 since the competition's foundation in 1988.
In recent years, Hammarby has been a typical yo-yo club. They finished the 2014 Elitettan season in 2nd place and 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.Damallsvenskan statistics in the Swedish Football Association's website
Before the start of the 2017 season, the side merged with Hammarby IF Fotboll, which previously only included the men's division.
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.
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. The club also won the 2023 Damallsvenskan, becoming Swedish champions for the second time in its history. 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. Later the same day, thousands of fans gathered at Medborgarplatsen in Stockholm to celebrate the title.
Players First-team squad
Out on loan
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 player is a member of the Swedish football Hall of Fame. NameNationalityHammarbycareerTotalappearancesTotalgoalsDiamantbollenHall of FameSweden 1988–1996 2008–2010 222 37 19942004Lilie PerssonSweden 1983–1986 1989–1996 218 28Sweden 1988–1996 186 58Sweden 19861990–1996 129 38 1981 YesSweden 2000–2005 117 67Sweden 1973–1984 90 72 YesSweden 1997–2000 76 65Sweden 2011-2024 201 6
Management Coaching staff
PositionStaffHead Coach William StrömbergAssistant Coach Viktor Blom Marcus Rinvall Alfred Mörk-EidemGoalkeeper Coach Aleksandar VasilicFitness Coach Johan ÖlmedalTeam Managers Emmy Pettersson Parnevik Igor KubátTeam Doctor Jennifer SettergrenPhysiotherapists Ida Wiberg Frida Merrifield Emma Skarle
Club officials PositionStaffDirector of Football Johan LagerTechnical Director Adrian von HeijneSporting Director Arnór Smárason
Results and attendances In recent seasons Hammarby have had the following results and average attendances:
SeasonAverage attendanceDivision/sectionLevelPosition 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 30Matches were played behind closed doors, or with limited attendance, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Elitettan Tier 2 2 2021 2 119Matches were partly played with limited attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.
Honours League Damallsvenskan: Champions: 1985, 2023 Runners-up: 1994, 2025 Elitettan: Runners-up: 2014, 2016, 2020
Cups Swedish Cup: Champions: 1994, 1995, 2022–23, 2024–25, 2025–26 Runners-up: 1981, 1982, 1983
European Menton Tournament: Winners: 1986 UEFA Women's Europa Cup Runners-up: 2025–26
Futsal Damallsvenskan i futsal Champions: 1995, 2000
See also Hammarby Fotboll, men's team Hammarby IF, sports club
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External links Hammarby IF Damfotboll official site