Hammarby IF
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Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhâmːarˌbyː] or, especially locally, [-ˌbʏ]), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of different sports.
Full name | Hammarby Idrottsförening |
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Nickname | Bajen |
Founded | 10 April 1889; 135 years ago (1889-04-10) (as Hammarby Roddförening) 7 March 1897; 127 years ago (1897-03-07) (as Hammarby Idrottsförening) |
Based in | Stockholm, Sweden |
Colors | Green and white |
Chairman | Henrik Appelqvist |
Website | www |
It was founded in 1889 as Hammarby Roddförening ("Hammarby Rowing Association"), but by 1897 the club had diversified and was participating in different sports, leading to the renaming to Hammarby IF.[1]
In 1999, the club was reorganized into a legal format referred to in Swedish as an alliansförening ("alliance association"), with each of the club's departments becoming a separate legal entity cooperating under the "Hammarby IF" umbrella.[1]
As of 2020, the club had record high number of 22,746 active members in all of its sections.[2]