Mjällby AIF

Mjällby AIF

Full name	Mjällby Allmänna Idrottsförening
Founded	1 April 1939 (1939-04-01)
Ground	Strandvallen, Hällevik
Capacity	6,750
Chairman	Magnus Emeus
Head coach	Marcus Lantz
League	Allsvenskan
2019	Superettan, 1st
Website	http://www.maif.se/index.php
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A chart showing the progress of Mjällby AIF through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.

Mjällby AIF players lining up before a 2013 Allsvenskan game.

Main entrance to Strandvallen.

Mjällby Allmänna Idrottsförening, also known simply as Mjällby AIF, Mjällby or (especially locally) MAIF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Hällevik. The club is affiliated to Blekinge Fotbollförbund and play its home games at Strandvallen. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are yellow and black. Formed on 1 April 1939, the club have played eight seasons in Sweden's highest football league Allsvenskan, the club's first season in the league was in 1980. The club are currently playing in Allsvenskan (top division). With nine seasons in the top division Allsvenskan, Mjällby AIF is the most successful football team from the province of Blekinge.

Former Sweden national football team players Christian Wilhelmsson and Mattias Asper began their careers at the club. Both players also ended their playing careers in Mjällby.

Players

First-team squad

As of 9 March 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SWE	Noel Törnqvist
2	DF	SWE	Adi Terzic
3	DF	SWE	Amer Eriksson Ibragic
5	DF	IRQ	Mohanad Jeahze
6	DF	SWE	Eric Björkander
7	MF	SWE	Viktor Gustafson
8	MF	GAM	Bubacarr Jobe
9	FW	SWE	Joel Nilsson
10	FW	GHA	Mamudo Moro
11	DF	SWE	Max Watson
12	MF	SWE	David Löfquist (captain)
13	GK	FIN	Carl-Johan Eriksson

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	MKD	Besard Sabovic
16	FW	SWE	Jacob Bergström
17	DF	MAR	Jasin Khayat
18	DF	SWE	Jesper Löfgren (on loan from Brann)
19	FW	NGA	Moses Ogbu
21	MF	SWE	Adam Petersson
22	MF	SWE	Jesper Gustavsson
24	FW	SWE	Taylor Silverholt
26	FW	SWE	Erik Pärsson
30	GK	SWE	Marko Johansson (on loan from Malmö FF)
32	MF	ESP	David Batanero

Managers

See also: Category:Mjällby AIF managers

• Johnny Ringerg (1954–56)
• Sven-Olle Malmberg (1956–58)
• John Nilsson (1959)
• Gösta Färm (1960–61)
• Elon Nilsson (1962)
• Folke Jönsson (1963)
• Arne Lindskog (1964)
• Bror Sjöholm (1965–66)
• Kjell Larsson (1967)
• Gösta Färm (1968)
• Adolf Vogel (1969–70)
• Arne Svensson (1971–74)
• Jan-Ove Jansson (1975–78)
• Bo Nilsson (1979–80)
• Håkan Håkansson (1981)
• Göran Bogren (1982–84)
• Anders Linderoth (1985–89)

• Ingvar Johansson (1990)
• Peter Antoine (Jan 1, 1991 – June 30, 1993)
• Jan Mattsson (1993)
• Peter Antoine (1994–96)
• Sergei Prigoda (1997–98)
• Hans Larsson (1999–02)
• Sören Cratz (2003–05)
• Thomas Andersson-Borstam (2005 – Dec 31, 2008)
• Peter Swärdh (Jan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2012)
• Anders Torstensson (Jan 1, 2013 – Oct 16, 2013)
• Lars Jacobsson (Oct 16, 2013–14)
• Anders Linderoth (July 21, 2014– May 18, 2015)
• Hasse Larsson (May 19, 2015– Dec 31, 2015)
• Patrik Rosengren (Jan 1, 2016– Aug 31, 2016)
• Mattias Asper (Aug 31, 2016– Sep 5, 2016)
• Jonas Andersson (Sep 5, 2016– Jun 18, 2018)
• Milos Milojevic (Jun 19, 2018- )

Achievements

League

• Superettan:
  • Winners (2): 2009, 2019
• Division 1 Södra:
  • Winners (1): 2018
  • Runners-up (1): 1988

External links

• Mjällby AIF – official site
• Sillastrybarna – official supporter club site
• Mjällby AIF at svenskafans.com – supporter site