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Location of Greater Stockholm teams of the national league system.
Red: Allsvenskan; Yellow: Superettan; Orange: 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, 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 (The Twin derby).

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) and IF Brommapojkarna (debut in 2007) 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
Division 1 (3)
Sollentuna FK 2013 Sollentunavallen 4,500
Vasalunds IF 1934 Skytteholms IP 3,000
Division 2 (6)
Enskede IK 1914 Enskede IP 1,000
Huddinge IF 1912 Källbrinks IP 2,500
IFK Aspudden-Tellus Aspuddens IP
Södertälje FK 2012 Södertälje IP 1,500
Division 3 (19)
Älta IF 1941 Älta IP
Älvsjö AIK 1915 Älvsjö IP
Bele Barkarby FF Veddestavallen
BKV Norrtälje 1933 Norrtälje Sportcentrum 1,000
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
Sundbybergs IK 1893 Sundbybergs IP
Täby FK
Vallentuna BK 1919 Vallentuna IP
Värmdö IF 1948 Värmdövallen

Most successful teams

Team Swedish champions Svenska Cupen Supercupen Domestic total
AIK 12 8 1 19
Djurgårdens IF 12 5 0 15
Hammarby IF 1 1 0 2

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Football department in 1896.
  2. ^ Football department in 1899.
  3. ^ Football department in 1915.

References

  1. ^ "Fakta — Stockholms FF". www.stff.se. Archived from the original on 2013-05-10.
  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.