Hammarby IF Bandy

Hammarby IF Bandy is one of the oldest bandy clubs in Sweden, founded in 1905 as a department of sports club Hammarby IF. At this time, there were several other Stockholm teams who also played bandy – AIK, IFK Stockholm, Djurgårdens IF, IF Swithiod and Djursholm. The different teams played friendly matches and local tournaments.[1]

In 1906, the Swedish Football Association took over the organization of bandy in Sweden. The Swedish championship premiered in 1907 but Hammarby IF failed to qualify for the play-offs until 1916. One year before, Hammarby had merged with Klara SK that provided a big supplement of talented players to the team. Another merge took place in 1918, when Johanneshovs IF joined Hammarby. At this time, Hammarby often played their home games at Hammarby IP in Södermalm, an area the club considers its heartland.[1]

By the end of the 1920s, Hammarby IF had established themselves among the top bandy clubs in Sweden. In the first year of bandy league system in Sweden, 1930–31, Hammarby entered in Division 1 Norra together with AIK, IF Vesta, IFK Rättvik, IK Sirius, Skutskärs IF, SK Tirfing, and Västerås SK and finished 8th.[2]

Since then, as of 2017, Hammarby has not dropped below either the highest or second highest division in Sweden.[1]

In 1957, Hammarby reached their first Swedish championship final, but lost 1–2 to Örebro SK at Stockholms stadion.[3]

Hammarby got relegated to the second division in 1979 and went on a hard struggle for several decades to come. There were even talks that the club would cease its operations. In 1995 Hammarby, however, won their promotion and returned to the top tier.[4]

During the 2000s, Hammarby has achieved much success in both domestic and international competitions. Hammarby has been crowned World Champions three times: beating Ljusdals BK 7–0 in 1999, Sandvikens AIK 2–1 in 2001 and Zorky Krasnogorsk 6–2 in 2009.

They won the Swedish Cup, a knockout cup competition, for the first time in 2007, beating Sandviken in the final. They also won the cup back-to-back in 2013 and 2014.

Hammarby IF won their first national championship title in 2009–10 after beating Bollnäs GoIF in the final match at Studenternas IP. They also won the gold medal in 2013, beating Sandviken, as the final for the first time was played indoors at Friends Arena, that drew a record crowd of 38,474.[5] The club ended as runners-up in the seasons of 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06 and 2006–07.[4]

The club was before the 2007–08 season in big economic problems and a campaign called "Rädda Hammarby Bandy" (save Hammarby Bandy) was set up. In the autumn of 2007 they became a joint-stock company and sold over 400 shares and they got over 2 million sek. Hammarby have strong links with fellow Stockholm-based club GT-76, with many players moving between the clubs.

Hammarby took part in an event in January 2018, where Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge learned more about bandy during a visit to Stockholm.[6]

Hammarby play most of their home games at the outdoor rink Zinkensdamms IP, but some major home games are played at the new Tele2 Arena since 2014, for instance the home games in the Elitserien play-off 2014.[7]

As of 12 October 2022[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 7 MF  SWE Kasper Milerud 8 FW  SWE Melker Broberg 9 FW  SWE David Jansson 11 DF  SWE David Pizzoni Elfving (captain) 16 DF  SWE Felix Nyman 17 MF  SWE Robin Sundin (vice captain) 19 FW  SWE Isac Karlsson 20 MF  SWE David Brodén 23 DF  SWE Olle Öijer 26 GK  SWE Matteo Tuveson

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 MF  SWE Niklas Gifting 30 GK  SWE Filip Mörkdal 34 DF  SWE Arvid Kihlström 39 MF  RUS Ivan Lebedev 40 MF  SWE Adam Gilljam 51 FW  SWE Pontus Nordenfors 55 DF  SWE Robert Rimgård 61 GK  SWE Viktor Birgersson 63 DF  SWE Tom Nyström 75 MF  SWE Lucas Dalin

List criteria:

• player has won at least two Swedish championships with Hammarby IF, or[9]
• has been awarded the prize of Swedish Bandy Player of the Year by the Swedish Bandy Association while at the club, or[10]
• has received the honorary award Stora Grabbars Märke from the Swedish Bandy Association playing the majority of their career at the club, or[11][12]
• is a member of Hammarby IF's official Hall of Fame, or[13]
• is a member of the Swedish Bandy Hall of Fame, starting or playing the majority of their career at the club.[14]

Name	Nationality	Position	Hammarby IF Bandy career	Club titles	Individual honours	Hall of Fame
Sigfrid Öberg	Sweden	Forward	1925–1939		Stora Grabbars Märke
Åke Andersson	Sweden	Midfielder	1934–1958		Stora Grabbars Märke	Hammarby IF's Hall of Fame
Leif Fredblad	Sweden	Forward	1955–1973		Stora Grabbars Märke	Swedish Bandy Hall of Fame Hammarby IF's Hall of Fame
Jonas Claesson	Sweden	Forward	1996–2002		Stora Grabbars Märke Swedish bandy player of the year in 1999 and 2000	Swedish Bandy Hall of Fame Hammarby IF's Hall of Fame
Göran Rosendahl	Sweden	Defender	1997–2006		Stora Grabbars Märke	Hammarby IF's Hall of Fame
Stefan Jonsson	Sweden	Defender	2001–2008		Stora Grabbars Märke	Swedish Bandy Hall of Fame
Stefan Erixon	Sweden	Midfielder	2002–2007 2008–2015	2 Swedish Championships	Stora Grabbars Märke	Hammarby IF's Hall of Fame

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