Football in Stockholm

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Location of Greater Stockholm teams of the national league system.
Red pog.svg Red: Allsvenskan; Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Superettan; Orange pog.svg Orange: Division 1 Norra; Blue pog.svg Blue: Division 2 Norra Svealand; Green pog.svg Green: Division 2 Södra Svealand; Purple pog.svg Purple: Division 3 Östra Svealand; Pink pog.svg Pink: Division 3 Södra Svealand.

Football in Stockholm organises about 60,000 players[1] and is governed by Stockholm Football Association since 1917. Stockholm has several of Sweden's leading football clubs, and the city is home to 39 teams in the national league system and more than 100 amateur leagues regulated by the Stockholm Football Association. At the moment there are three Stockholm teams in the first-tier Allsvenskan, four in the second-tier Superettan, four in the third-tier Division 1.

Stockholm's most successful team is AIK, with twelve national championship golds and eight cup golds. Djurgårdens IF has twelve national championship golds and five cup golds. Hammarby IF has one national championship gold, which was won in 2001. AIK played their first national championship final in 1898 Svenska Mästerskapet.[2]

Friends Arena in Solna, is the national stadium of Sweden national football team and the largest stadium in Sweden. It is also home ground to AIK. Tele2 Arena is the home ground for both Hammarby IF and Djurgårdens IF since 2013. The old ground of AIK was called Råsunda Stadium and was active up until 2012. Djurgårdens IF played at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium until 2013 and Hammarby IF had their home games at Söderstadion until 2013.

History[]

AIK squad of 1900.
AIK–Djurgårdens IF in 2013.

AIK started a football department in 1896 and played in the 1898 Svenska Mästerskapet final, which they lost to Örgryte IS of Gothenburg.[3] In 1899, AIK played Djurgårdens IF, in their first match, which ended 2–1 to AIK on Ladugårdsgärdet.[4] Their rivalry later became Tvillingderbyt.

Football in Stockholm was early organised into leagues and in the 1902 season AIK, AIK II, Djurgårdens IF, , , , and played in the Svenska Bollspelsförbundets första serie that Djurgården won.[5]

In the 1924–25 season, AIK and Hammarby IF participated in the first Allsvenskan. Later also Westermalms IF (debut in 1926–27), Djurgårdens IF (debut in 1927–28), Reymersholms IK (debut in 1941–42), Assyriska Föreningen (debut in 2005), IF Brommapojkarna (debut in 2007) and Syrianska FC (debut in 2011) have participated in Allsvenskan.

In 2001, three Stockholm teams ended top-three in Swedish top-tier Allsvenskan, Hammarby IF won, Djurgårdens IF Fotboll finished second and AIK finished third.

Teams[]

Team Founded Stadium Capacity
Allsvenskan (3)
AIK 1891[a] Friends Arena 54,000
Djurgårdens IF 1891[b] Tele2 Arena 30,001
Hammarby IF 1897[c] Tele2 Arena 30,001
Superettan (3)
IF Brommapojkarna 1942 Grimsta IP 8,000
IK Frej 1968 Vikingavallen 1,250
Syrianska FC 1977 Södertälje Fotbollsarena 7,500
Division 1 (3)
Akropolis IF 1968 Akalla BP 2,000
Sollentuna FK 2013 4,500
Vasalunds IF 1934 Skytteholms IP 3,000
Division 2 (6)
Assyriska Föreningen 1974 Södertälje Fotbollsarena 7,500
Arameisk-Syrianska IF 1980[d]
Enskede IK 1914 1,000
Huddinge IF 1912 Källbrinks IP 2,5000
IFK Aspudden-Tellus
Södertälje FK 2012 Södertälje IP 1,5000
Division 3 (19)
Älta IF 1941
Älvsjö AIK 1915
Bele Barkarby FF
BKV Norrtälje 1933 Norrtälje Sportcentrum 1,000
FOC Farsta
IFK Haninge/Brandbergen
IFK Österåker 1928
IFK Viksjö 1983
1924
Karlbergs BK 1912
1927
Segeltorps IF 1925
Spårvägens FF 1919
Srbija FF
Sundbybergs IK 1893
Täby FK
Vallentuna BK 1919
Värmdö IF 1948

Most successful teams[]

Team Swedish champions Svenska Cupen Supercupen Domestic total
AIK 12 8 1 19
Djurgårdens IF 12 4 0 15
Hammarby IF 1 1 0 2

Notes[]

  1. ^ Football department in 1896.
  2. ^ Football department in 1899.
  3. ^ Football department in 1915.
  4. ^ as Arameiska-Syrianska KIF

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.stff.se/om-stff/fakta/
  2. ^ Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; et al., eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken. Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
  3. ^ Cederquist, Jonas (2010). Stockholms fotbollshistoria 1880–2010 [History of Football in Stockholm 1880–2010] (in Swedish). Stockholmia förlag. ISBN 978-91-7031-222-9.
  4. ^ Cederquist, Jonas (2010). Stockholms fotbollshistoria 1880–2010 [History of Football in Stockholm 1880–2010] (in Swedish). Stockholmia förlag. ISBN 978-91-7031-222-9.
  5. ^ Cederquist, Jonas (2010). Stockholms fotbollshistoria 1880–2010 [History of Football in Stockholm 1880–2010] (in Swedish). Stockholmia förlag. ISBN 978-91-7031-222-9.
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