IF Brommapojkarna

IF Brommapojkarna

Full name	Idrottsföreningen Brommapojkarna
Nickname(s)	BP
Founded	13 April 1942
Ground	Grimsta IP, Stockholm
Capacity	5,500
Chairman	Patrik Emanuelsson
Head coach	Olof Mellberg
League	Division 1 Norra
2015	Superettan, 16th (relegated)
Home colours Away colours

Idrottsföreningen Brommapojkarna, also called Bromma, BP or The Bromma Boys (the latter being a nickname which is a literal translation of "Brommapojkarna"), is a Swedish football club located in the borough of Bromma, in the western parts of Stockholm municipality. Brommapojkarna is the largest football club in Europe in terms of the number of active teams of all ages – in 2007 there were 247 teams and 3,000 players. The women's team plays in Division 2 Östra Svealand, the third tier. There is also a floorball division.

The club is famous for its youth academy, which has produced numerous top-quality Swedish players throughout the years. The club is affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund.^[1]

History

The club was formed in 1942. It has earlier had many more sports on its programme, such as athletics, bandy and ice hockey.

They became affiliated with Manchester United after Bojan Djordjic was transferred to the Red Devils in 1999. However, this deal has since expired as Bromma believed it would weaken talks with other Premiership clubs. The club now has a similar affiliation with local United rivals Manchester City, where former Bromma youth, and Sweden International John Guidetti marked his trade, until his transfer to La Liga club Celta Vigo in 2015.^[2]

The club was promoted to the Allsvenskan for the first time on 12 November 2006 after beating BK Häcken in the promotion-relegation play-offs. On 16 November 2008, the team reached Allsvenskan for the second time after a 1–1 draw against Ljungskile SK.^[3] It guaranteed remain in Allsvenskan for 2010 season despite losing 3–0 to home match against IFK Göteborg on October 23, 2009. In 2010, Bromma came in last and were relegated to Superettan, where they played in 2011 and 2012. In 2012 they finished 2nd in Superettan and were promoted to Allsvenskan for the third time.

Players

First-team squad

As of 23 February 2016^[4]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Davor Blažević 6 MF Gustav Sandberg Magnusson 8 MF Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali 10 MF Gabriel Özkan 12 FW Christian Kouakou 13 DF Daniel Stensson 14 MF Jacob Ortmark 15 DF Carl Starfelt 18 DF Niran Hansson 19 MF Stefano Vecchia 20 GK Rasmus Emanuelsson 21 FW Isak Nylén

No. Position Player 22 DF Felix Beijmo 23 MF Seth Hellberg 24 MF Alexander Seger 26 FW Love Reuterswärd - GK Viktor Göranzon - DF Nemrut Awrohum - DF Omar Jawo - DF Joel Qviberg - MF Christopher Brandeborn - MF Markus Gustafsson - FW Pablo Piñones-Arce

Current youth players with first-team experience

As of 8 August 2015^{[upper-alpha 1]}

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

No. Position Player 13 DF Daniel Stensson 14 MF Jacob Ortmark 22 DF Felix Beijmo 30 GK Viktor Göranzon — GK Sebastian Larsson

No. Position Player — GK Teodor Norhagen — DF Thomas Poppler Isherwood (on loan to FC Bayern Munich II) — MF Kevin Berg — MF Alexander Seger

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2014–15.

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2014–15	UEFA Europa League	1Q	VPS	2–0	1–2	3–2
		2Q	Crusaders	4–0	1–1	5–1
		3Q	Torino	0–3	0–4	0–7

Notes

• 1Q: First qualifying round
• 2Q: Second qualifying round
• 3Q: Third qualifying round

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 2003 Tier 2 Superettan 6th 2004 Tier 2 Superettan 10th 2005 Tier 2 Superettan 6th 2006 Tier 2 Superettan 3rd Promotion Playoff – Promoted 2007 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 14th Relegated 2008 Tier 2 Superettan 3rd Promotion Playoff – Promoted 2009 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 12th 2010 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 16th Relegated 2011 Tier 2 Superettan 6th 2012 Tier 2 Superettan 2nd Promoted 2013 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 13th 2014 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 16th Relegated 2015 Tier 2 Superettan 16th Relegated * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [5]

Attendances

In recent seasons IF Brommapojkarna have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2003 825 Superettan Tier 2 2004 855 Superettan Tier 2 2005 1,242 Superettan Tier 2 2006 1,144 Superettan Tier 2 2007 4,571 Allsvenskan Tier 1 2008 949 Superettan Tier 2 2009 2,860 Allsvenskan Tier 1 2010 2,262 Allsvenskan Tier 1 2011 1,065 Superettan Tier 2 2012 1,239 Superettan Tier 2 2013 1,532 Allsvenskan Tier 1 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [6]

Achievements

League

• Superettan:
  • Runners-up (1): 2012
• Division 2 Östra Svealand:
  • Winners (3): 1998, 2000, 2001

Managers

• Gösta Sandberg (1959–61)
• Henry Carlsson (1969–71)
• Gösta Sandberg (1972–78)
• Tommy Söderberg (1982–85)
• Erik Hamrén (1990–91)
• Bo Petersson (1994)
• Kjell Jonevret (1995)
• Jari Pyykölä (1998–99)
• Anders Grönhagen (Jan 1, 2004 – Dec 31, 2004)
• Claes Eriksson (Jan 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2007)
• Kim Bergstrand (2008–10)
• Roberth Björknesjö (Oct 1, 2010 – Nov 30, 2013)
• Stefan Billborn (Jan 1, 2014–2015)
• Olof Mellberg (Nov 27, 2015)

Footnotes

1. Current youth players who at least have sat on the bench in a competitive match.

References

1. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Stockholms Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-13.
2. "Celta Vigo sign John Guidetti on free transfer". Retrieved 2015-09-18.
3. "BP tillbaka i allsvenskan"
4. "Truppen" (in Swedish). IF Brommapojkarna. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
5. "GAIS – Lagfacta – Västra Frölunda IF". Retrieved 07.09.2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
6. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-11-16.

External links

• Official website (Swedish)
• IF Brommapojkarna on Twitter
• IF Brommapojkarna on Facebook