Hammarby Fotboll
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| Full name | Hammarby Idrottsförening Fotbollsförening |
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| Nickname(s) | Bajen |
| Founded | 13 August 1915 (as Hammarby IF) |
| Ground | Tele2 Arena, |
| Capacity | 33,000 |
| Owner | Hammarby IF Fotbollförening – 51% AEG – 49% |
| Chairman | Richard von Yxkull |
| Head coach | Jakob Michelsen |
| League | Allsvenskan |
| 2016 | Allsvenskan, 11th |
| Website | Club home page |
Hammarby Fotboll, commonly known simply as Hammarby (Swedish pronunciation: [²hamːarˌbyː] or [²hamːarˌbʏ]) or (especially locally) Bajen (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbajɛn]), is a Swedish football club based at Tele2 Arena in Johanneshov but founded in the neighbouring Södermalm district of , an area the club considers its heartland.
Currently competing in Sweden's first tier, Allsvenskan, Hammarby are placed twelfth in the all-time Allsvenskan table, and won said league in 2001.
The club's colours are green and white, which is reflected in its crest and, since 1978, its kit (prior to 1978 the club played in black-and-yellow striped shirts).
Hammarby is known for its vociferous fans and for having the highest average attendance in the Nordic countries. Drawing inspiration from England, Hammarby fans introduced football chants to the Swedish terraces in 1970.
Hammarby Fotboll is affiliated with the (Stockholm Football Association).
In 1889, Hammarby Roddförening ("Hammarby Rowing Association") was established, with the engineer Axel Robert Schönthal being the first chairman. By 1897, it had diversified into different sports, and was renamed Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), or Hammarby IF for short. In 1915, the club established a football division when it merged with Klara SK. In 1918, Hammarby IF merged with Johanneshovs IF. In the early 1920s, they had a strong showing where they went to the finals of Svenska Mästerskapet in 1922, losing to GAIS, but qualified to compete in Allsvenskan's inaugural season in 1924.
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