Hammarby IF Bandy

Hammarby IF Bandy
Hometown Stockholm, Sweden
Founded 1897
National champions 1 (2010)
World Cup champions 3 (1999, 2001, 2009)
Homeground Zinkensdamms IP
Coach Stefan Karlsson

Hammarby IF Bandy is a Swedish Bandy club from Södermalm, Stockholm, a section of the sports club Hammarby IF (disambiguation). Hammarby IF currently play in elitserien, which is the highest division. They are in their 39th season in Elitserien. Hammarby have strong links with fellow Stockholm-based club GT-76 with many players moving between the clubs.

The club was before the 2007/2008 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 IF have been crowned World Champions three times beating Ljusdals BK 7-0 in 1999, Sandvikens AIK 2-1 in 2001 and Zorky 6-2 in 2009. They won the Swedish Cup 2007, their first win, beating Sandviken in the final. In 2008 they lost to Sandvikens AIK in the Semi-finals with 3-1 in games. Hammarby IF won their first national title in 2009/2010 after beating Bollnäs GoIF in the final match. They have been runner-ups in the seasons 1956/1957, 1999/2000, 2000/2001, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2005/2006 and 2006/2007.

Squad

As of 17 October 2010: Squad for 2010/2011

No. Position Player
2 DF Olov Englund
4 MF Johan Östblom
8 MF Per Einarsson
9 MF Ulf Einarsson
10 MF Stefan Erixon
11 MF David Elfving
13 GK Patrik Hedberg
15 FW Aksel Ekblom
No. Position Player
17 MF Robin Sundin
18 DF Robert Rimgård
19 FW Patrik Nilsson
23 MF Rickard Koch
24 FW Willy Johansson
36 GK Rickard Johansson
53 MF Lars Bryngelsson
75 MF Jesper Ericsson
-- MF Pavel Jakushev

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