AIK Fotboll explained

Clubname:AIK
Fullname:Allmänna Idrottsklubben
Nickname:Gnaget
Short Name:AIK
Ground:Strawberry Arena
Capacity:54,329 (50,653 international)[1]
Chairman:Mikael Jomer
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Mikkjal Thomassen
League:Allsvenskan
Season:2024
Position:Allsvenskan, 3rd of 16
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Current:2024 AIK Fotboll season

AIK Fotboll, more commonly known simply as AIK (pronounced as /sv/), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning the public or general sports club), is a Swedish professional football club from Stockholm,[2] competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The club was founded 1891 in the district of Norrmalm, and the football department was formed in 1896. AIK's home ground is Strawberry Arena, located in Solna, just north of the Stockholm City Centre.

League champions in 2018, AIK has 12 championship titles and is third in the all-time Allsvenskan table. The club holds the record for having played the most seasons in the Swedish top flight.

In Europe, AIK reached the quarter-finals of the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, qualified for the 1999–00 UEFA Champions League group stage, and competed in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League group stage.

History

See main article: History of AIK Fotboll.

Kit

The first shirt is black and the second shirt is white. Shorts are white or, on rare occasions, black. Socks are striped in black and yellow; second socks are all white. A yellow third jersey was used in 2004, an orange third jersey was used in 2007, a dark-blue third jersey was used in 2010 and a grey commemorative third jersey was used in 2016. A dark-blue first shirt was used for the 2017–2018 UEFA Europa League qualification campaign.

When Adidas was the kit provider, new kits were launched every even year. Nike, however, releases a new AIK kit every year, before the start of the new season.

Apart from the brand of their kit provider Nike, AIK has the logos of the following sponsors visible on their shirt and shorts: Truecaller a caller-ID app; Svea, a financial group; German automakers Volkswagen; Stadium, a sports retailer, and league sponsors Svenska Spel, a government-owned gambling company (whose logo is mandatory on the right sleeve of the shirts of all Allsvenskan teams).

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (chest)
1975–77 AdidasNone
1978–80 Puma
1981 HummelEldorado (grocery brand)
1982–84 UmbroBPA (technical installation)
1985–88 NikeBPA or Första Sparbanken (banking company)
1989–90 PumaFolksam (insurance company)
1991Folksam or Kombilott (lottery)
1992Folksam or Trippellott (lottery)
1995–96Scandic (hotel chain)
1997Hyundai (automaker)
1998–2016 AdidasÅbro (brewery)
2017Hjärt-Lungfonden (charity)
Åbro
2018–2022 Nike[3] Notar (real-estate agent)[4]
2023–Truecaller (caller-ID app)[5]

Stadium

See main article: Strawberry Arena. Since the 2013 season, AIK play their home games at the Nationalarenan (known for sponsorship reasons as Strawberry Arena since 2024), which also houses the Sweden national team. The decision which arena would replace Råsunda, the club's home up until the 2012 season, was made by a vote of the club's members, held in 2011, which resulted in a large majority favoring Nationalarenan over Tele2 Arena.

Support

Rivalries

AIK's main rival is Djurgården, also formed in 1891 in Stockholm, just three weeks after AIK. Widely considered the fiercest rivalry in Swedish – and arguably also Nordic – football,[6] the fixture between the clubs is known as Tvillingderbyt (the Twin derby). AIK also maintains a strong animosity towards the third major Stockholm side Hammarby. The club's biggest rival outside the Stockholm urban area is IFK Göteborg, followed by Malmö FF.

Attendances

In 2023, AIK had an average attendance of 25 739, the biggest in Allsvenskan, despite not going well in the league.[7] In 2006 AIK had an average attendance of over 21,000, the highest in Sweden that season.[8] [9] In 2007 AIK had an average attendance of over 20,000.

AIK have had the highest average attendance 41 times,[10] the most of all clubs in Sweden of all time, second is city rival IFK Göteborg with 23 times. AIK finished the 2013 season with an average attendance of 18,900, the highest number in Scandnavia.[11] That was also the first season with the new arena. In 2018, AIK broke the record for most sold tickets in an Allsvenskan game in the derby against Hammarby two weeks before the game was played.[12]

Club culture

The club's entrance music and hymn is "Å vi e AIK" (meaning "Oh we are AIK"), a Swedish-lyric version (written in the 1980s) of a 1971 song, "The Last Farewell", originally performed by its co-writer, the British-Kenyan folk singer Roger Whittaker. The recording that has been used as AIK's entrance music since the mid 00s was released in 2002, an arrangement somewhat closer to Elvis Presley's 1976 cover of the song.

Players

Retired numbers

1 – Supporters of the club[13]

Notable past players

Non-playing personnel

Backroom staff

PositionName
Managing Director Fredrik Söderberg
Finance Director Håkan Strandlund
Director of Sports Thomas Berntsen
Technical Director Peter Wennberg
Chief Scout Fredrik Wisur Hansen
Scout Tobias Ackerman

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Head coach Mikkjal Thomassen
Assistant coach Nils Heingård
Morten Kalvenes
Goalkeeping coach Kyriakos Stamatopoulos
Fitness coach Fernando Holmqvist Amu
Lukas Sinkunas
Elisabet Vang

Medical staff

PositionStaff
Physiotherapist Victor Lyberg
Naprapath Christian Andersson
Elias Morin

Other

PositionStaff
Data analyst Paul Kaminiczny
Equipment manager Håkan Sjöberg
Co-ordinator Thomas Thudin

Coaching history

Honours

League

Cups

Invitational

AIK in Europe

European games

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAgg.Notes
1964–65International Football CupGroup C2Angers4–11–3Placed 2nd
Sarajevo2–00–2
Slovnaft Bratislava3–21–7
1965–66Inter-Cities Fairs CupFirst roundBruxelles0–03–13–1
Second roundServette2–11–43–5
1966–67International Football CupGroup B3Carl Zeiss Jena0–01–4Placed 4th
Eintracht Braunschweig3–10–1
Górnik Zabrze1–12–3
1967International Football CupGroup B6AGF1–02–1Placed 3rd
Dynamo Dresden1–42–1
Košice1–10–4
1968–69Inter-Cities Fairs CupFirst roundSkeid2–11–13–2
Second roundHannover 964–22–56–7
1970International Football CupGroup B3Lausanne Sports1–12–2Placed 3rd
Marseille2–22–6
Zagłębie Sosnowiec2–11–2
1973International Football CupGroup 2Duisburg3–11–1Placed 3rd
PSV0–10–3
Slovan Bratislava1–10–0
1973–74UEFA CupFirst roundB 19031–11–22–3
1974International Football CupGroup 6Linz3–21–6Placed 4th
Spartak Trnava0–11–2
Wisła Kraków0–30–1
1975International Football CupGroup 5Tennis Borussia Berlin2–33–1Placed 4th
Polonia Bytom0–21–5
Zbrojovka Brno1–20–2
1975–76UEFA CupFirst roundSpartak Moscow1–10–11–2
1976International Football CupGroup 4Baník Ostrava0–10–2Placed 4th
Eintracht Braunschweig1–31–2
Tirol Innsbruck3–31–3
1976–77European Cup Winners' CupFirst roundGalatasaray1–21–12–3
1984International Football CupGroup 5Górnik Zabrze2–30–1Placed 1st
Magdeburg2–02–0
Nürnberg8–22–1
1984–85UEFA CupFirst roundDundee United1–00–31–3
1985International Football CupGroup 4Bohemians Praha2–11–1Placed 1st
St. Gallen0–16–1
Videoton3–00–1
1985–86European Cup Winners' CupFirst roundRed Boys Differdange8–05–013–0
Second roundDukla Prague2–20–12–3
1987International Football CupGroup 6Lech Poznań4–10–0Placed 1st
Lyngby3–12–0
Plastika Nitra0–00–1
1987–88UEFA CupFirst roundVítkovice0–21–11–3
1993–94UEFA Champions LeagueFirst roundSparta Prague1–00–21–2
1994International Football CupGroup 3Bayer Leverkusen3–2Placed 1st
Lausanne Sports2–1
Sparta Rotterdam2–2
Tirol Innsbruck2–0
1994–95UEFA CupPrel. roundMažeikiai2–02–04–0
First roundSlavia Prague0–02–22–2Away goal
Second roundParma0–10–20–3
1996–97UEFA Cup Winners' CupFirst roundKR1–11–02–1
Second roundNîmes Olympique0–13–13–2
Quarter-finalBarcelona1–11–32–4
1997–98UEFA Cup Winners' CupFirst roundPrimorje0–11–11–2
1999–00UEFA Champions LeagueSecond roundDnepr-Transmash Mogilev2–01–03–0
Third roundAEK Athens1–00–01–0
Group BArsenal2–31–3Placed 4th
Barcelona1–20–5
Fiorentina0–00–3
2000–01UEFA CupQual. roundGomel1–02–03–0
First roundHerfølge0–11–11–2
2001UEFA Intertoto CupFirst roundCarmarthen Town3–00–03–0
Second roundOB2–02–24–2
Third roundTroyes1–21–22–4
2002–03UEFA CupQual. roundÍBV2–03–15–1
First roundFenerbahçe3–31–34–6
2003–04UEFA CupQual. roundFylkir1–00–01–0
First roundValencia0–10–10–2
2007–08UEFA CupFirst qual. roundGlentoran4–05–09–0
Second qual. roundLiepājas Metalurgs2–02–34–3
First roundHapoel Tel Aviv0–10–00–1
2010–11UEFA Champions LeagueSecond qual. roundJeunesse Esch1–00–01–0
Third qual. roundRosenborg0–10–30–4
2010–11UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off roundLevski Sofia0–01–21–2
2012–13UEFA Europa LeagueSecond qual. roundFH1–11–02–1
Third qual. roundLech Poznań3–00–13–1
Play-off roundCSKA0–12–02–1
Group FDnipro2–30–4Placed 4th
Napoli1–20–4
PSV1–01–1
2014–15UEFA Europa LeagueSecond qual. roundLinfield2–00–12–1
Third qual. roundAstana0–31–11–4
2015–16UEFA Europa LeagueFirst qual. roundVPS4–02–26–2
Second qual. roundShirak2–02–04–0
Third qual. roundAtromitos1–30–11–4
2016–17UEFA Europa LeagueFirst qual. roundBala Town2–02–04–0
Second qual. roundEuropa FC1–01–02–0
Third qual. roundPanathinaikos0–10–20–3
2017–18UEFA Europa LeagueFirst qual. roundKÍ0–05–05–0
Second qual. roundŽeljezničar2–00–02–0
Third qual. roundBraga1–11–2 2–3
2018–19UEFA Europa LeagueFirst qual. roundShamrock Rovers1–11–02–1
Second qual. roundNordsjælland0–10–10–2
2019–20UEFA Champions LeagueFirst qual. roundArarat-Armenia3–11–24–3
Second qual. roundMaribor3−2 1–24−4 (a)
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qual. roundSheriff1–12–13–2
Play-off roundCeltic1–40–21–6
2022–23UEFA Europa Conference LeagueSecond qual. roundVorskla Poltava2−0 2–34−3
Third qual. roundShkëndija1–11–1 2–2
Play-off roundSlovácko0−10–30−4

UEFA Team rank

The following list ranks the current position of AIK in UEFA ranking:

Rank Team Points
280 CS Fola Esch5.000
281 Aris Limassol4.945
282 AEL Limassol4.945
283 Kalmar FF4.875
284 AIK4.875
285 IFK Göteborg4.875
286 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih4.680
287 FC Polissya Zhytomyr4.680
288 Vorskla Poltava4.680
As of 25 December 2024. Club coefficients | UEFA Coefficients

External links

Official

Major fan websites

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Friends Arena – StadiumDB.com. stadiumdb.com. 9 April 2023. 26 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230326143655/http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/swe/friends_arena. live.
  2. Web site: AIK:s historia - år för år . AIK.se . sv . 6 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714235335/http://www.aik.se/klubben/info/historik_arforar.php#.U7ioDfl_t8E/ . 14 July 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: AIK Fotboll inleder nytt samarbete med Nike från 2018. sv. 9 May 2017. 13 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170513004654/http://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/aik-fotboll-inleder-nytt-samarbete-med-nike-fran-2018. live.
  4. Web site: Notar ny huvudsamarbetspartner till AIK Fotboll. 1 December 2017. 1 December 2017. 2 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171202052821/https://www.di.se/pressreleaser/2017/12/1/notar-ny-huvudsamarbetspartner-till-aik-fotboll/. dead.
  5. Web site: Truecaller ny officiell huvudpartner till AIK Fotboll – vill göra skillnad i samhället. 16 June 2022. 30 January 2023. 30 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230130231940/https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/truecaller-ny-officiell-huvudpartner-till-aik-fotboll-vill-gora-skillnad-i-samhallet. live.
  6. Web site: Marching With the Black Army. Sports. en-us. 11 September 2015. 1 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170302031233/https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/marching-with-the-black-army. 2 March 2017. dead.
  7. Web site: 41:a segern i publikligan . 2024-05-13 . AIK Fotboll . sv.
  8. Web site: AIK Fotboll. 17 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119171607/http://www.aikfotboll.se/Article.aspx?contentID=485. 19 November 2015. dead.
  9. Web site: Allsvensk statistik – svenskfotboll.se. 17 May 2015. 19 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119094729/http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/tidigare-ar/thylins-allsvenska-summering-2009/statistikligor/?scr=spl. live.
  10. Web site: Publiksnitt år för år. 30 January 2023. 30 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230130232642/https://www.aikfotboll.se/publiksnitt-ar-for-ar#:~:text=H%C3%A4r%20f%C3%B6ljer%20AIK%3As%20publiksnitt,275%20%C3%A5sk%C3%A5dare%20till%20Friends%20Arena.. live.
  11. Web site: Allsvensk statistik – svenskfotboll.se. 17 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150705073649/http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/statistikligor/?scr=spl. 5 July 2015. dead.
  12. Web site: Allmänna Idrottsklubben on Instagram: "Med 13 dagar till avspark i derbyt har vi nu passerat rekordnoteringen från 2015! Det här blir en dag för historieböckerna som du INTE vill…". https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bnia3v-HOf4 . 26 December 2021 . registration. Instagram. en. 2018-09-18.
  13. Web site: AIK Fotboll skänker tröja nummer 1 till publiken . AIK Fotboll . 1 April 2013 . sv . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202195349/http://www.aikfotboll.se/Article.aspx?contentID=514 . 2 February 2014 . dead .
  14. Web site: International Tournaments (Paris) 1904–1935: Tournoi de Pentecôte de Paris 1921. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Javier. García. 2009. 1 July 2022. 20 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200220162555/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/paris-tourn.html. live.
  15. Web site: 11th Edition of Community Shield to Open Inaugural Singapore Premier League Season. 27 March 2018. 8 August 2020. 25 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125022146/http://www.fas.org.sg/11th-edition-of-community-shield-to-open-inaugural-singapore-premier-league-season/. live.

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