2020 Hammarby Fotboll season explained

Club:	Hammarby Fotboll
Season:	2020
Chairman:	Richard von Yxkull
Manager:	Stefan Billborn
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Stadium:	Tele2 Arena
League:	Allsvenskan
League Result:	8th
Cup1:	2019–20 Svenska Cupen
Cup1 Result:	Quarter final
Cup2:	Europa League
Cup2 Result:	Second qualifying round
League Topscorer:	Aron Jóhannsson (12)
Season Topscorer:	Aron Jóhannsson (15)
Highest Attendance:	14 518 (24 February vs Varbergs BoIS, Svenska Cupen)
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Prevseason:	2019
Nextseason:	2021

The 2020 season was Hammarby Fotboll's 105th in existence, their 51st season in Allsvenskan and their 6th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen and Europa League during the year. League play was planned to start in early April, but was postponed until June due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Stefan Billborn made his third season as manager.

Summary

In a season postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the side disappointedly finished 8th in the Allsvenskan table.^[1] The club won 3–0 against Puskás Akadémia in the first round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, but was eliminated from the tournament in the second round against Lech Poznań through a 0–3 loss.^{[2] [3]}

Players

Transfers

Out

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

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Club

Coaching staff

Name Role Stefan Billborn Head coach Joachim Björklund Assistant coach Tony Gustavsson First-team coach Jimmy Lidberg Fitness coach Mikael "Mille" Olsson Goalkeeping coach Mathias Eriksson Team manager Wadda Tamimi Assistant team manager David Sumpter Data scientist Mikael Klots Rubin Head of medical team Andreas Gavelius Physiotherapist Anders Bitén Equipment manager Fredrik Samuelsson U19 head coach Jonas Holtbäck U17 head coach Gustav Scheutz U19 and U17 goalkeeping coach Other information Pre-season and friendlies Friendlies Competitions Allsvenskan See main article: 2020 Allsvenskan. Matches Kickoff times are in (UTC+01) unless stated otherwise. December Svenska Cupen 2019–20 The tournament continued from the 2019 season. See main article: 2019–20 Svenska Cupen. Kickoff times are in UTC+1. Knockout stage 2020–21 The tournament continues into the 2021 season. See main article: 2020–21 Svenska Cupen. Qualification stage UEFA Europa League Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise. 2020–21 See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. Qualifying phase and play-off round See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round. =First qualifying round = =Second qualifying round = References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jesper Janssons besked: Stefan Billborn tränar Hammarby 2021. Fotboll STHLM. Swedish. 3 December 2020. 31 May 2021.
2. Web site: Hammarby 3 – 0 Puskás Akadémia. 18 March 2021. UEFA. English.
3. Web site: Hammarby 0 – 0 Lech. 12 May 2021. UEFA. English.