title: 2016 Hammarby Fotboll season
text: # 2016 Hammarby Fotboll season
  
  The 2016 season was Hammarby Fotboll's 101st in existence, their 47th season in Allsvenskan and their 2nd consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen during the year. League play started in early April and lasted until early November. Nanne Bergstrand made his third season as manager.
  
  ## Summary
  
  The team had a strong run in the 2015-16 Svenska Cupen. They won against Djurgårdens IF in the group stage, before eliminating their other local rival AIK in the quarter-finals after a penalty shoot-out. Eventually Hammarby lost in the semi-final against BK Häcken, finishing joint third in the tournament.
  
  However, during the first half of the league play Hammarby struggled in their fixtures, only winning 3 of the 15 games. One of the few highlights were the performances of midfielder Erik Israelsson who managed to score 8 goals during the same period.
  
  Mid through the campaign, manager Nanne Bergstrand chose to swap the two central defenders, with youngster Joseph Aidoo and newly signed David Boo Wiklander making their entrances as regular starters. Out of the following 11 games Hammarby won an impressive 7 – also keeping a clean sheet in 6 consecutive away fixtures. Boo Wiklander was later voted player of the year by the club's supporters.
  
  During the end of the season, Hammarby struggled to stay in the new found mid regions of the table, losing 3 out of the 4 last fixtures. Eventually the club, to some disappointingly, finished 11th in Allsvenskan. However, on match day 26, Hammarby managed to beat local rivals Djurgården in a spectacular derby fixture. The Brazilian striker Rômulo scored a hat-trick while securing a 4-2 win for his side.
  
  In the off-season, on 18 November, the board chose to sack manager Nanne Bergstrand, citing "a need to get a new voice and new energy into the club's sporting development".
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Squad information
  
  | N | Pos. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | Ögmundur Kristinsson | 27 | 2015 | 45 | 0 | 2018 | Free | |
  | 2 | DF | Birkir Már Sævarsson | 32 | 2014 | 55 | 3 | 2017 | Undisclosed | |
  | 3 | DF | Richard Magyar | 25 | 2015 | 31 | 1 | 2017 (June) | Free | |
  | 4 | MF | Erik Israelsson | 27 | 2013 | 76 | 20 | 2018 | Free | |
  | 5 | MF | Philip Haglund (second vice captain) | 29 | 2014 | 49 | 3 | 2016 | Free | |
  | 6 | DF | Joseph Aidoo | 21 | 2015 | 15 | 1 | 2018 | Undisclosed | |
  | 7 | FW | Alex | 26 | 2016 | 28 | 5 | 2016 | Undisclosed | |
  | 8 | MF | Johan Persson (vice captain) | 32 | 2013 | 76 | 4 | 2018 (June) | Undisclosed | |
  | 9 | DF | Stefan Batan | 31 | 2014 | 55 | 0 | 2016 | Undisclosed | |
  | 10 | MF | Kennedy Bakircioglu (captain) | 36 | 2012 | 236 | 77 | 2016 | Free | |
  | 11 | MF | Arnór Smárason | 28 | 2015 | 27 | 4 | 2018 | Undisclosed | |
  | 14 | MF | Fredrik Torsteinbø | 25 | 2014 | 65 | 10 | 2018 | Free | |
  | 16 | FW | Rômulo | 25 | 2016 | 26 | 5 | 2017 | Undisclosed | |
  | 17 | FW | Pa Dibba | 29 | 2016 | 10 | 2 | 2019 (June) | Undisclosed | |
  | 18 | DF | Oliver Silverholt | 22 | 2014 | 16 | 0 | 2017 | Free | |
  | 22 | DF | Ian Smith | 18 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Loan | On loan from Santos de Guápiles |
  | 23 | DF | Lars Sætra | 25 | 2014 | 62 | 3 | 2018 | Free | |
  | 24 | GK | William Eskelinen | 20 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Undisclosed | On loan to Enskede IK |
  | 25 | GK | Tim Markström | 30 | 2012 | 5 | 0 | 2017 | Free | |
  | 26 | MF | Dušan Jajić | 18 | 2015 | 5 | 0 | 2017 | Undisclosed | On loan to Enskede IK |
  | 27 | FW | Isac Lidberg | 18 | 2015 | 7 | 0 | 2017 | Youth system | On loan to Enskede IK |
  | 34 | MF | Leo Bengtsson | 18 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 2019 (June) | Youth system | |
  | 55 | FW | Imad Khalili | 36 | 2015 | 29 | 1 | 2019 | Free | |
  | 66 | DF | David Boo Wiklander | 32 | 2016 | 13 | 0 | 2016 | Free | |
  | 77 | DF | Mats Solheim | 29 | 2015 | 42 | 4 | 2017 | Undisclosed | |
  | | MF | Petter Andersson | 31 | 2016 | 103 | 21 | 2018 | Free | |
  
  * Last updated: 21 November 2016
  * Source: Hammarby Fotboll and players' Wikipedia articles
  * Ordered by squad number.
  
  ### Transfers
  
  **In**
  
  | No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | DF | Joseph Aidoo | 20 | Inter Allies | Transfer | Winter | 2018 | Undisclosed | expressen.se |
  | 11 | MF | Arnór Smárason | 27 | Helsingborgs IF | Transfer | Winter | 2018 | Undisclosed | aftonbladet.se |
  | 21 | MF | Melker Hallberg | 20 | Udinese | Loan | Winter | 2016 (June) | Undisclosed | aftonbladet.se |
  | 7 | FW | Alex | 25 | Army United | Bosman | Winter | 2016 | Free | fotbollskanalen.se |
  | 16 | FW | Rômulo | 24 | Friburguense | Transfer | Winter | 2017 | Undisclosed | fotbollskanalen.se |
  | 66 | DF | David Boo Wiklander | 31 | IFK Norrköping | Bosman | Winter | 2016 | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se |
  | 22 | DF | Ian Smith | 18 | Santos de Guápiles | Loan | Summer | 2016 | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
  | | MF | Petter Andersson | 31 | Midtjylland | Bosman | Summer | 2018 | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se |
  | 17 | FW | Pa Dibba | 28 | GIF Sundsvall | Transfer | Summer | 2019 (June) | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
  | 34 | MF | Leo Bengtsson | 18 | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2019 (June) | – | hammarbyfotboll.se |
  
  **Out**
  
  | N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 21 | MF | Jan Gunnar Solli | 34 | Retirement | End of contract | Winter | Free | fotbolltransfers.com |
  | 26 | MF | Viktor Nordin | 19 | Sandvikens IF | End of contract | Winter | Free | fotbolltransfers.se |
  | 11 | FW | Pablo Piñones Arce | 34 | IF Brommapojkarna | End of contract | Winter | Free | brommapojkarna.se |
  | 17 | FW | Linus Hallenius | 26 | Helsingborgs IF | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | hif.se |
  | 22 | MF | Lars Fuhre | 26 | Mjøndalen | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | dt.no |
  | 21 | MF | Melker Hallberg | 20 | Udinese | Loan return | Summer | — | hammarbyfotboll.se |
  | 34 | FW | Måns Söderqvist | 23 | Kalmar FF | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
  | 20 | MF | Amadaiya Rennie | 26 | Antalyaspor | Transfer | Summer | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se |
  
  ## Player statistics
  
  ### Appearances and goals
  
      As of 21 November 2016
  
  | Number | Position | Name | 2016 Allsvenskan | 2016 Allsvenskan | 2015–16 Svenska Cupen 2016–17 Svenska Cupen | 2015–16 Svenska Cupen 2016–17 Svenska Cupen | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Number | Position | Name | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | Ögmundur Kristinsson | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | Birkir Már Sævarsson | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
  | 3 | DF | Richard Magyar | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
  | 4 | MF | Erik Israelsson | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 12 |
  | 5 | MF | Philip Haglund | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 4 |
  | 6 | DF | Joseph Aidoo | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
  | 7 | FW | Alex | 28 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 8 |
  | 8 | MF | Johan Persson | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 2 |
  | 9 | DF | Stefan Batan | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | Kennedy Bakircioglu | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 7 |
  | 11 | MF | Arnór Smárason | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 5 |
  | 14 | MF | Fredrik Torsteinbø | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
  | 16 | FW | Rômulo | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
  | 17 | FW | Pa Dibba | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
  | 18 | DF | Oliver Silverholt | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 22 | DF | Ian Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 23 | DF | Lars Sætra | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
  | 24 | GK | William Eskelinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 25 | GK | Tim Markström | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 26 | MF | Dušan Jajić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 27 | FW | Isac Lidberg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 34 | MF | Leo Bengtsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 55 | FW | Imad Khalili | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
  | 66 | DF | David Boo Wiklander | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
  | 77 | DF | Mats Solheim | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
  | | MF | Petter Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Players that left the club during the season |||||||||
  | 20 | MF | Amadaiya Rennie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | Melker Hallberg | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
  | 34 | FW | Måns Söderqvist | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
  | N | P | Name | Allsvenskan | Allsvenskan | Svenska Cupen | Svenska Cupen | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | DF | Birkir Már Sævarsson | 3 | | | | 3 | |
  | 3 | DF | Richard Magyar | 4 | | | | 4 | |
  | 4 | MF | Erik Israelsson | 5 | | 2 | | 7 | |
  | 5 | MF | Philip Haglund | 4 | | 2 | | 6 | |
  | 6 | DF | Joseph Aidoo | 2 | | | | 2 | |
  | 7 | FW | Alex | 6 | | 1 | | 7 | |
  | 8 | MF | Johan Persson | 7 | 1 | 2 | | 9 | 1 |
  | 9 | DF | Stefan Batan | 2 | | 1 | | 3 | |
  | 10 | MF | Kennedy Bakircioglu | 2 | | | | 2 | |
  | 11 | MF | Arnór Smárason | 7 | | 1 | | 8 | |
  | 14 | MF | Fredrik Torsteinbø | 1 | | | | 1 | |
  | 16 | FW | Rômulo | 1 | | | | 1 | |
  | 17 | FW | Pa Dibba | 1 | | | | 1 | |
  | 18 | DF | Oliver Silverholt | 1 | | | | 1 | |
  | 21 | MF | Melker Hallberg | 2 | | | 1 | 2 | 1 |
  | 23 | DF | Lars Sætra | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 5 | 1 |
  | 66 | DF | David Boo Wiklander | 3 | | | | 3 | |
  | 77 | DF | Mats Solheim | 2 | | | | 2 | |
  
  Last updated: 21 November 2016 Source: hammarbyfotboll.se Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
  
  ## Club
  
  ### Coaching staff
  
  | Position | Staff |
  | - | - |
  | Manager | Nanne Bergstrand |
  | Assistant manager | Pablo Piñones-Arce |
  | First team coach | Patrik Hansson |
  | First team coach and head of scouting | Mikael Hjelmberg |
  | Goalkeeping coach | Mikael "Mille" Olsson |
  | Fitness coach | Claes Hellgren |
  | Mental coach | Anders Friberg |
  | Physician | Mikael Klotz |
  | Equipment manager | Anders Bitén |
  | U19 head coach | Andreas Brännström |
  | U19 assistant coach | Isak Dahlin |
  | U19 goalkeeping coach | Gustav Scheutz |
  | Head coach youth academy | Stefan Billborn |
  
  Source:
  
  ### Other information
  
  | Chairman | Richard von Yxkull |
  | - | - |
  | General Manager | Mats Jingblad |
  | Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Tele2 Arena (33,000 / ) |
  
  Source:
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overall
  
  | Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Allsvenskan | — | — | 11 | 4 April 2016 | 6 November 2016 |
  | 2015–16 Svenska Cupen | Round 2 | — | Semi final | 20 August 2015 | 20 March 2016 |
  
  Updated to match played 10 April 2016 Source: Competitions
  
  ### Allsvenskan
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Örebro SK | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 41 |
  | 10 | BK Häcken | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 40 |
  | 11 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 39 |
  | 12 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 35 |
  | 13 | GIF Sundsvall | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 30 |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
  | Result | D | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | L |
  | Position | 11 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
  
  **Matches**
  
  Kickoff times are in (UTC+01) unless stated otherwise.
  
  ### Svenska Cupen
  
  **2015–16**
  
  
      The tournament continues from the 2015 season.
  
  Kickoff times are in UTC+1.
  
  **2015–16**
  
  **Group stage**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HAM | SFC | DIF | LSK |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hammarby IF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage | — | 0–0 | — | 4–2 |
  | 2 | Syrianska FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | | — | — | 1–0 | — |
  | 3 | Djurgårdens IF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | | 1–3 | — | — | 2–1 |
  | 4 | Ljungskile SK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | | — | 0–1 | — | — |
  
  **2016–17**
  
  
      The tournament continues into the 2017 season.
  
  ## Footnotes
  
  * ↑ "Allsvenskan 2016 - Attendance".
  * ↑ "Spelprogram - Svenska Cupen, Slutspel". Svenska Fotbollförbundet. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  * ↑ "Erik Israelsson jagas av utländska klubbar". Expressen. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  * ↑ "Årets spelare 2016: David Boo Wiklander". Hammarby Fotboll. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  * ↑ "Rômulo stor derbyhjälte efter 4-2 mot DIF". Hammarby Fotboll. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  * ↑ "Nanne Bergstrand slutar som tränare i Hammarby Fotboll". Hammarby Fotboll. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  * ↑ "Klart: Hammarby presenterar ny målvakt" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Officiellt: Söderqvist och Sævarsson klara för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * 1 2 "Officiellt: Magyar och Khalili klara för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Hammarby förlänger med Erik Israelsson" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Officiellt: Philip Haglund klar för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Hammarby skriver kontrakt med Aidoo" (in Swedish). Expressen. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Hjälte mot Djurgården – nu vill Bajen förlänga" (in Swedish). Expressen. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Hammarby förlänger med Johan Persson" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Stefan Batan klar för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Officiellt: Kennedy Bakircioglu förlänger med Hammarby" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Arnór Smárason klar för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Hammarby förlänger med Fredrik Torsteinbø" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Officiellt: Ny brasseanfallare klar för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Pa Amat Dibba klar för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Halmstad-talangen klar för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Hammarby lånar Ian Smith säsongen ut" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Officiellt: Hammarby förlänger med Lars Saetra" (in Swedish). Silly Season. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Officiellt: Hammarby förlänger med William Eskelinen" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Officiellt: Hammarby förlänger med Tim Markström" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Officiellt: Hammarby IF värvar Dusan Jajic" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Hammarby flyttar upp anfallstalang" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Leo Bengtsson skriver A-lagskontrakt" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  * ↑ "David Boo Wiklander kvar i Hammarby säsongen ut" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "KLART: Hammarby värvar från allsvensk konkurrent" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  * ↑ "Petter tillbaka – redo för spel till nästa säsong" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  
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