Hammarby Talang FF
Full nameHammarby Talangfotbollförening Herrfotboll
Nickname(s)HTFF
Founded
  • 2003; 21 years ago (2003) (as Hammarby Talang Fotbollförening)
  • 2016; 8 years ago (2016) (as Hammarby Talang Fotbollförening)
  • 4 March 2021; 3 years ago (4 March 2021) (as Hammarby Talangfotbollförening Herrfotboll)
GroundHammarby IP, Stockholm, Sweden
Capacity3,700
ChairmanStephan Thernström
Head coachFredrik Samuelsson
LeagueEttan
20226th
WebsiteClub website
Departments of Hammarby IF
Athletics Arm wrestling Bandy Basketball
Boules Bowling Boxing Floorball
Football
(Men's)		 Football Feeder
(Men's)		 Football
(Women's)		 Goalball
Golf Handball
(Men's)		 Ice Hockey
(current)		 Ice Hockey
(historic)
Motorcycle
speedway		 Orienteering Rowing Rugby union
(Men's)
Skiing Table Tennis

Hammarby Talang FF, more commonly known as Hammarby TFF or HTFF for short, is a Swedish football club from Stockholm. Originally founded in 2003, the club was dissolved in 2011 before being re-incorporated in 2016 and again in 2021.[1][2]

Competing in Ettan, the domestic third tier, it is the feeder team of Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan and is focused on providing experience and training for young players.[3]

The club holds home matches at the stadium Hammarby IP in the district of Södermalm, accommodating 3,700 spectators.[4]

Its colours are black and yellow, as an homage to its latest predecessor, IK Frej.[3] The same colours are worn by HTFF's parent club, Hammarby IF, as an alternative jersey.

Hammarby Talang FF is affiliated with the Stockholms Fotbollförbund (Stockholm Football Association).

History

2003–2011: First edition

The team was founded in 2003 when Pröpa SK was renamed and reformed to Hammarby Talang FF. The last coach was Roger Franzén. The team played their final season of 2011 in the third tier of Swedish football, in Division 1 Norra, before being dissolved.[5]

2016–2020: Second edition

In 2016, Hammarby IF decided to form a new affiliated club with the name Hammarby Talang FF, focused on youth football for players between the age of 15 and 19. In 2019, they also established a senior team that played in Division 5 and Division 4, Sweden's seventh and sixth tier, for two seasons before being discontinued. The squads mostly consisted of older amateur players.[6]

2021–: Third edition

On 3 February 2021, the senior team of IK Frej changed its legal name to Stockholm TFF. After several years of financial difficulties, the board of IK Frej decided to withdraw from Division 1, the domestic third tier, to join Division 4 instead. Affiliated club Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, which had provided resources in the form of funds and loaned players to IK Frej for several years, then decided to continue operations in a new form. The club's vision is to provide experience and training for young players, who can be temporarily loaned out and recalled.[7][3][8][9]

The new name Stockholm TFF was, however, not accepted by the Stockholm Football Association since its abbreviation, STFF, was too similar to their own. On 4 March 2021, the board instead changed its name to Hammarby Talangfotbollsförening Herrfotboll, or Hammarby Talang FF for short, which was then re-incorporated.[1][2]

Players

First-team squad

As of 15 March 2024[10][11]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
– GK Sweden SWE Liam Rönnelöw
– GK Sweden SWE Simon Andersson
– DF Sweden SWE Gustav Hedin
– DF Sweden SWE Liam Mahachai Källman
– DF Sweden SWE Jesper Lindahl
– DF Sweden SWE Kalle Stregart
– MF Sweden SWE Ludvig Lundvall
– MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Melvin Bajrović
– MF Albania ALB Gent Elezaj
No. Pos. Nation Player
– MF Sweden SWE Egon Kurtulus
– MF Sweden SWE Wilgot Marshage
– MF Ghana GHA Nicholas Ablido
– MF Sweden SWE Oscar Steinke Brånby
– MF Ghana GHA Rasmus Granath
– FW Sweden SWE Elton Hedström
– FW Sweden SWE Adam Akimey
– FW Sweden SWE Samuel Dawid Rydz

Management

Position Staff
Sporting director Sweden Mikael Hjelmberg
Head coach Sweden Fredrik Samuelsson
Assistant coach Sweden Magnus Österberg
Goalkeeper coach Sweden Mikael "Mille" Olsson
Fitness coach Sweden Gustav Pettersson
Team administrator Sweden Anders Mörk

Season-to-season

Up until the 2011 season, Hammarby TFF had the following results:

Season Level League Pos Top goalscorer
2003 Tier 4 Division 3 Östra Svealand 8th Haris Laitinen 11
2004 Tier 4 Division 3 Östra Svealand 1st (P) Vasilis Birbas 13
2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 8th Giannis Tsombos 11
2006[a] Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Svealand 7th Alagie Sosseh 11
2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Svealand 10th Christer Gustafsson 10
2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 3rd Alagie Sosseh 16
2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 1st (P) Christer Gustafsson 14
2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 4th
2011 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 12th
  1. ^ League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level[12]

Attendances

Up until the 2011 season, Hammarby TFF had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level
2005 143 Div 2 Östra Svealand Tier 3
2006 93 Div 2 Östra Svealand Tier 4
2007 64 Div 2 Östra Svealand Tier 4
2008 295 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4
2009 320 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4
2010 396 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2011 226 Div 1 Norra Tier 3

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hammarby Talangfotbollförening Herrfotboll nya namnet för IK Frej Täby Herrfotboll" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Rapport från Extra Årsmötet 2021-03-04" (in Swedish). IK Frej. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Angående samarbetet med IK Frej" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Klart: Här spelar nya IK Frej sina matcher" (in Swedish). Mitt I. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Stockholms Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  6. ^ "HTFF startar seniorlag igen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Rapport från Årsmötet 2021-02-03" (in Swedish). IK Frej. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  8. ^ "IK Frej Täby FF – Seniorverksamhet" (in Swedish). IK Frej. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Klubbchefen sörjer inte IK Frejs öde: "Glädjen större än sorgen"" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  10. ^ "A-lagens och HTFF:s trupp och tröjnummer för 2023" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Hammarby TFF Herrfotboll" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  12. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Hammarby TFF". Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  13. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 9 December 2010.
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