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Hammarby Handboll
Full nameHammarby Idrottsförening Handbollsförening
Short nameHammarby
Founded1897; 127 years ago (1897);
1939; 85 years ago (1939) (team handball section)
ArenaEriksdalshallen, Stockholm
Capacity2,600
PresidentMats Norrstad
Head coachPatrik Fahlgren
LeagueHandbollsligan
2021–227th
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Hammarby IF Handboll is the handball section of Swedish sports club Hammarby IF from Stockholm. Hammarby IF currently play in Handbollsligan, Sweden's first tier.

The club won three consecutive Swedish championships from 2006 to 2008.

History

The handboll section of Hammarby IF was founded on 31 October 1939. During the 1950s, the handboll section ceased its activities. The club made a comeback in the 1970s when another local team, Lundens BK, merged with the club.

Hammarby were promoted to Elitserien, Sweden's top tier, for the first time in 2002. In 2003, Hammarby signed the Swedish international Staffan Olsson, who returned to his native country after a long career in Germany. In 2004–05 Hammarby reached the semifinals, eliminating IF Guif in the quarterfinals before losing to IFK Skövde in the semifinals. The following season, Hammarby won their first Swedish championship, defeating IK Sävehof by 34–31 in the final, breaking the dominance of clubs from southern and western Götaland that had won all domestic titles since 1978. Olsson retired from playing in 2006, instead taking over as manager of Hammarby (a position that he stayed in until 2011). In 2006–07, Hammarby defended the title, winning the final against IFK Skövde by 34–22. They won their third consecutive title in 2008, again defeating IK Sävehof in the final, this time by 35–29. In 2008–09, Hammarby reached the semifinals, but were eliminated by Alingsås HK.

On November 14 2006, the match between Hammarby IF from Stockholm and LIF Lindesberg from Lindesberg was the highest scoring match ever in Elitserien. Hammarby won with the numbers 53–40. The total was 93 goals.

Between 2009 and 2018, Hammarby finished between 6th and 13th in the league and did not reached past the quarterfinals in the play-offs. In 2019, Hammarby was relegated to the second tier Allsvenskan, but won a promotion back to Handbollsligan two seasons later.

In 2023 Hammarby reached the final of the Swedish cup, a final played home and away against IFK Kristianstad. Hammarby won the away match 31–30, but in the home match they lost 35–32 after shoot-outs, and therefore got silver medal.

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Kits

HOME

2011–12

2014-18

2018-
AWAY

2011–12

2014-18

2018-
THIRD

2011–12

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Eriksdalshallen

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season
Goalkeepers
  • 01 Sweden Linus Bergh
  • 41 Finland Mikael Mäkelä
Left Wingers
Right Wingers
  • 10 Sweden Oliver Wigmark
  • 15 Sweden Johan Nilsson
Line players
  • 03 Sweden Kevin Johansson Eggan
  • 05 Sweden Alexander Morsten
Left Backs
  • 13 Sweden Max Gugolz
  • 21 Sweden Anders Wiik Rydberg
  • 30 Sweden Robin Sanderhem
Centre Backs
  • 14 Sweden Henrik Olsson
  • 22 Sweden Viktor Ahlstrand
  • 46 Sweden Mattias Windahl
  • 91 Sweden Josef Pujol
Right Backs
  • 07 Sweden Richard Lindström
  • 18 Sweden Edwin Aspenbäck

Technical staff

Name Role
Kalle Matsson Sporting director
Patrik Fahlgren Head coach
Martin Norrbom Goalkeeping coach
Sonny Andersson Fitness coach

Notable players

Honours

Hammarby's positions in the top division

References

  1. "Historia". Hammarby IF (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. "Placeringar i högsta serien" (PDF). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. "Handboll 2004/2005 Elitserien Herr Kvartsfinal". Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  4. "Handboll 2004/2005 Elitserien Herr Semifinal". Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. "Handboll 2005/2006 Elitserien Herr SM-Final". Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  6. "Handboll 2006/2007 Elitserien Herr SM-Final". Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  7. "Handboll 2007/2008 Elitserien Herr SM-Final". Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  8. "Handboll 2008/2009 Elitserien Herr semifinal". Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  9. "Cupguldet till Kristianstad". atgsvenskacupen.se. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

External links

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