Football in Stockholm

Location of Greater Stockholm teams of the national league system.
Red: Allsvenskan; Yellow: Superettan; Blue: Division 1 Norra; Blue: Division 2 Norra Svealand; Green: Division 2 Södra Svealand; Purple: Division 3 Östra Svealand; 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, five in the second-tier Superettan, four in the third-tier Division 1.

Stockholm's most successful teams are AIK and Djurgårdens IF, with eleven national championships. 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 greatest stadium in the country.

History

AIK squad of 1900.

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, IF Sleipner, IF Swithiod, Norrmalms SK, and Östermalms SK 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[lower-alpha 1] Friends Arena 54,000
Djurgårdens IF 1891[lower-alpha 2] Tele2 Arena 30,001
Hammarby IF 1889[lower-alpha 3] Tele2 Arena 30,001
Superettan (5)
AFC United Vilundavallen 4,000
Assyriska Föreningen 1974 Södertälje Fotbollsarena 7,500
IF Brommapojkarna 1942 Grimsta IP 8,000
IK Frej 1968 Vikingavallen 1,250
Syrianska FC 1977 Södertälje Fotbollsarena 7,500
Division 1 (4)
Akropolis IF 1968 Akalla BP 2,000
Huddinge IF 1912 Källbrinks IP
Södertälje FK 2012 Södertälje IP
Vasalunds IF 1934 Skytteholms IP 3,000
Division 2 (10)
Arameiska-Syrianska Botkyrka IF 1980[lower-alpha 4] Brunna IP
BKV Norrtälje 1933 Norrtälje Sportcentrum 1,000
Ekerö IK 1921 Träkvistavallen
Enskede IK 1914 Enskede IP 1,000
IFK Aspudden-Tellus Aspuddens IP
IFK Stockholm 1895 Vårbergs IP
Konyaspor KIF 1989 Alby IP
Nacka FF Boovallen
Sollentuna FF 2013 Sollentunavallen 4,500
Värmdö IF 1948 Värmdövallen
Division 3 (17)
Älta IF 1941 Älta IP
Älvsjö AIK 1915 Älvsjö IP
Bele Barkarby FF Veddestavallen
Enebybergs IF
FOC Farsta Farsta IP
IFK Haninge/Brandbergen Torvalla IP
IFK Österåker 1928 Åkersberga IP
IFK Viksjö 1983 Viksjövallen
Järna SK 1924
Karlbergs BK 1912 Kristinebergs IP
Märsta IK 1927
Segeltorps IF 1925 Segeltorps IP
Spårvägens FF 1919 Skarpnäcks sportfält
Srbija FF Vårbergs IP
Sundbybergs IK 1893 Sundbybergs IP
Täby FK
Vallentuna BK 1919 Vallentuna IP

Most successful teams

Team Swedish champions Svenska Cupen Supercupen Domestic total
AIK 11 8 1 19
Djurgårdens IF 11 4 0 15
Hammarby IF 1 0 0 1

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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