Hammarby IF Handboll

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

Hammarby Handboll

Full name

Hammarby Idrottsförening Handbollsförening

Short name

Hammarby

Founded

1897 (team handball section: 1939)

Arena

Eriksdalshallen,
Stockholm

Capacity

2,600

President

Pelle Rydell

Head coach

Kalle Matsson

League

Elitserien

2011/2012

13th

Home

Away

Website
Official site

Hammarby IF Handboll is the handball section of Swedish sports club Hammarby IF from Stockholm. Hammarby IF currently play in the Elitserien. Hammarby IF won their first Swedish championship in 2006, and won again in 2007 and 2008.

History

The handboll section of Hammarby IF was founded 31 October 1939. During the 1950s the handboll section ceased its activities. The club made a comeback in the 1970s when another local team, Lundens BK, merged with the club.

Current squad

NR	Name	Nationality
1	Michael Åström
2	Jonatan Wenell
4	Oskar Byren
5	Andreas Halvarsson
6	Adam Johansson
7	Thröstur Thrainsson
8	Rasmus Andén
9	Nils Pettersson
10	Josef Pujol
11	Martin Dolk
12	Viktor Jakobsson
13	Gunnar Pettersson
15	Johan Nilsson
16	Carl Vedin
17	Elvar Fridriksson
21	Anders Wiik-Rydberg
22	Lasse Arvidsson
23	Rasmus Båverud
25	John Olof Lindblom

References

External links

Hammarby IF Handball Official Website

Hammarby Idrottsförening

Departments	Bandy Floorball Football (men's) Football (women's) Handball Ice hockey Rugby Speedway

Venues	Hammarby IP Tele2 Arena Zinkensdamms IP

Elitserien

2014–15 teams	Alingsås HK Eskilstuna Guif H 43 Lund Hammarby IF HK Drott HK Malmö IFK Kristianstad IFK Skövde IK Sävehof Lugi HF Önnereds HK Redbergslids IK Ricoh HK Ystads IF

Former teams	AIK BK Heid BK Söder Borlänge HK Djurgårdens IF F11 Nyköping IF Flottans IF Karlskrona Flottans IF Stockholm GF Frithiof GF Kroppskultur GIK Wasaiterna GoIF Fram Göteborgs BoIS Göteborgs IK HF Linköpings Lejon HK Aranäs HK Cliff HK Olympia HP Warta IF Hallby IF Start IFK Borås IFK Karlskrona IFK Lidingö IFK Malmö IFK Örebro IFK Trelleborg IFK Tumba IFK Ystad IK Baltichof IK Göta IK Heim IK Tord Irsta HF IS Göta IVH Västerås Karlskrona BK Karlstads BIK Katrineholms AIK KFUM Borås Kiruna AIF LIF Lindesberg Ludvika HF Lundens BK Lysekils HK Majornas IK Malmbergets AIF Näsby IF Örebro SK OV Helsingborg Rimbo HK Sandvikens HK Sanna IF Skånela IF Skövde AIK Skövde HF SoIK Hellas Stavstens IF Stockholmspolisens IF Studenternas IF UoIF Matteuspojkarna Upsala IF Upsala Studenters IF Västerås HF Västerås IK VästeråsIrsta HF Västra Frölunda IF Växjö HF Vikingarnas IF Visby IF Gute

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