Hammarby IF DFF

This article is about Hammarby IF's football department. For other departments of the club, see Hammarby IF (disambiguation).

Hammarby DFF

Full name	Hammarby Idrottsförening Damfotbollsförening
Nickname(s)	Bajen
Founded	1970
Ground	Hammarby IP, Stockholm (Capacity: 3,700)
Chairman	Annika Vikander
Manager	Pär Lagerström
League	Div 1 Norrettan
2011	Damallsvenskan, 11th (relegated)
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Hammarby IF DFF is a football club from Stockholm, capital of Sweden. The letters DFF, meaning damfotbollsförening or women's football association, separates the club from Hammarby IF FF which is the men's division of the same name.

Hammarby IF DFF play their home games at Hammarby IP in Stockholm. The team colours are green and white. The club is affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund.

History

Hammarby IF Damfotbollförening was founded in 1970 as a section under Hammarby IF. In 1999 there was reorganization in the association and all the sections under Hammarby IF got separated. They are still linked through Hammarby IF Alliansförening where the brand and the central register of members are handled.

Hammarby DFF still considers that their founding year is 1970, and not 1999.

Hammarby won the 1985 national championship and two national cups in 1994 and 1995. In 1994 it was also the championship's runner-up. Previously, the team had been the cup's runner-up in its first three editions (1981-83). Hammarby declined from 2005 and in 2011 it was relegated to First Division for the first time. Before its relegation it was one of only two teams (the other one being LdB Malmö) to have played all 24 editions of the Damallsvenskan to date since the competition's foundation in 1988.

Current squad

As of February 29, 2012: Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Emelie Ekman 2 MF Josefin Nordin 3 MF Jenny Holappa 4 MF Cathrine Dahlström 5 MF Ellinor Lindbom 6 MF Sigrid Persson 7 MF Megan Mischler 8 DF Mathilda Hagman 9 FW Greta Holmberg 10 FW Helen Holmgren 11 DF Vilma Knapp

No. Position Player 14 MF Matilda Forslund 15 MF Ellen Gibson 16 FW Hanna Korell 18 DF Sofie Gauw 21 MF Erika Savela 22 FW Caroline Andersson 23 DF Lina Thenor-Ström 24 DF Sofie De Besch 31 GK Emmy Danielsson 84 GK Linnea Ericsson

Attendances

In recent seasons Hammarby IF DFF have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2003 998 Damallsvenskan Tier 1 2004 766 Damallsvenskan Tier 1 2005 571 Damallsvenskan Tier 1 2006 510 Damallsvenskan Tier 1 2007 642 Damallsvenskan Tier 1 2008 567 Damallsvenskan Tier 1 2009 602 Damallsvenskan Tier 1 2010 525 Damallsvenskan Tier 1 2011 728 Damallsvenskan Tier 1 * Attendances are provided in the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.

Honours

• Swedish League:
  • Champions (1): 1985
• Swedish Cups:
  • Champions (2): 1994, 1995
• Menton Tournament:
  • Champions (1): 1986

Other Damallsvenskan results

Position	Years
2	1994
3	—
4	1995, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2004
5	1997
6	1991, 1992, 1993, 2002
7	1999, 2000
8	1988, 1990, 2006, 2007, 2008
9	1989, 2001, 2005, 2009
10	2010
11	2011 (r)
12	—

Notable players

• Pia Sundhage
• Kristin Bengtsson
• Gunilla Paijkull

External links

• Hammarby IF Damfotboll Official site (Swedish)