Hammarby IF Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Hammarby Fotboll or simply Hammarby, is a Swedish professional football club from Stockholm founded in 1915. The club is based at Tele2 Arena in Johanneshov but founded in the neighbouring Södermalm district of Stockholm City Centre, the area that is the club's heartland.
Axel Robert Schönthal is credited as the founding force of Hammarby Roddförening.
The Hammarby team of 1934.
Nacka Skoglund was a renowned Hammarby player.
Hammarby midfielder Nahir Besara wearing the 2013 home kit.
Stockholmsarenan, known as Tele2 Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a retractable roof multi-purpose Arena in Stockholm Globe City, Johanneshov, just south of Stockholm City Centre, Sweden. It is used mostly for concerts and football matches, hosting home matches of Allsvenskan teams Djurgårdens IF and Hammarby IF. The arena has a capacity of 30,000 to 35,000 spectators for football matches, depending on the number of people standing, and its facilities fulfill the requirements of FIFA and UEFA for hosting international games and tournaments. When configured for concerts, the arena has a capacity of 45,000 spectators.
Tele2 Arena
Stockholmsarenan in September 2014.
Stockholmsarenan under construction in April 2013.
Stockholmsarenan lit up in green and white during a Hammarby match.