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AIK
AIK logo.svg
Full name Allmänna Idrottsklubben
Nickname(s) Gnaget
Short name AIK
Founded 15 February 1891; 134 years ago (1891-02-15)
Ground Strawberry Arena
Ground Capacity 54,329 (50,653 international)
Chairman Mikael Jomer
Head coach Mikkjal Thomassen
League Allsvenskan
2024 Allsvenskan, 3rd of 16
Third colours

AIK Fotboll, often called simply AIK, is a professional football club from Stockholm, Sweden. Its full name, Allmänna Idrottsklubben, means "the general sports club". AIK plays in Allsvenskan, which is the top football league in Sweden.

The club was started in 1891. The football part of the club began in 1896. AIK's home stadium is Strawberry Arena, located in Solna, just north of Stockholm.

AIK has won the Swedish championship 12 times, with their most recent win in 2018. They are third in the all-time Allsvenskan table. AIK holds the record for playing the most seasons in Sweden's top league.

In European competitions, AIK has done well too. They reached the quarter-finals of the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. They also played in the main group stages of the UEFA Champions League in 1999 and the UEFA Europa League in 2012.

Club History

AIK has a long and interesting history in Swedish football. They were founded in 1891 and quickly became a major club. The football section was added a few years later in 1896.

Team Kits and Sponsors

AIK's main home kit is black. Their away kit is white. The shorts are usually white, but sometimes they are black. The socks are black and yellow stripes, or all white for the away kit.

The club's kits are made by Nike. New kits are released every year before the season starts. You can see logos of different sponsors on their shirts and shorts. Some of these sponsors include Truecaller, a phone app, and Volkswagen, a car company.

Home Stadium

Since 2013, AIK has played its home games at the Strawberry Arena. This stadium is also where the Swedish national team plays. Before this, AIK played at Råsunda Stadium until 2012. The club's members voted in 2011 to choose Strawberry Arena as their new home.

Friendsarena
The Strawberry Arena, AIK's home ground.

Fan Support

AIK has a very strong and loyal fan base. Their supporters are known for creating a great atmosphere at games.

Club Rivalries

AIK has a big rivalry with Djurgården. Both clubs were formed in Stockholm in 1891, just a few weeks apart. Their matches are called "the Twin Derby" and are very exciting. AIK also has a rivalry with another Stockholm team, Hammarby. Outside of Stockholm, their biggest rivals are IFK Göteborg and Malmö FF.

Game Attendance

AIK often has the highest attendance at their games in Sweden. In 2023, their average attendance was 25,739 fans. This was the highest in the Allsvenskan league, even though the team didn't perform as well that season. AIK has had the highest average attendance 41 times in history, more than any other Swedish club.

Club Culture

The club's official song, played when the team enters the field, is "Å vi e AIK". This song is a Swedish version of "The Last Farewell" by Roger Whittaker.

Players

First-team Squad

Here are the players currently in AIK's main team:

No. Position Player
2 Norway DF Eskil Edh
3 Sweden DF Thomas Isherwood
4 Sweden DF Sotirios Papagiannopoulos
5 Sweden MF Kazper Karlsson
6 Norway MF Martin Ellingsen
7 Sweden MF Anton Salétros (captain)
8 Norway MF Johan Hove
10 Kosovo MF Bersant Celina
11 Sweden FW John Guidetti
12 Sweden DF Charlie Pavey
15 Sweden GK Kristoffer Nordfeldt
16 Denmark DF Benjamin Tiedemann Hansen
17 Denmark DF Mads Døhr Thychosen
18 Sweden MF Abdihakim Ali
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Dino Beširović
No. Position Player
20 Norway FW Erik Flataker
21 Kenya MF Stanley Wilson
22 Finland DF Jere Uronen
24 Sweden MF Andreas Redkin
28 Sweden MF Linus Järeteg
29 Sweden FW Kevin Filling
30 Sweden GK Kalle Joelsson
32 Croatia DF Filip Benković
33 Hungary MF Áron Csongvai
34 Sweden DF Wilmer Olofsson
36 Nigeria MF Zadok Yohanna
43 Sweden MF Victor Andersson
45 Sweden FW Taha Ayari
46 Sweden MF Yannick Geiger
47 Sweden FW Alexander Fesshaie

Retired Numbers

  • 1 – This number is retired for the club's supporters, showing how important they are to AIK.

Players on Loan

Some players from AIK are currently playing for other teams to gain more experience:

No. Position Player
Syria DF Ahmad Faqa (at Iceland FH Hafnarfjördur until 31 July 2025)
Sweden DF Rasmus Bonde (at Norway Raufoss IL until 31 December 2025)
Sweden FW Aaron Stoch Rydell (at Sweden Gefle IF until 31 December 2025)
Cyprus FW Andronikos Kakoullis (at Cyprus Aris Limassol until 9 July 2026)
No. Position Player
Sweden FW William Hofvander (at Sweden Örgryte IS until 31 December 2025)
Liberia FW Emmanuel Gono (at Norway IK Start until 31 December 2025)
Kenya FW Henry Atola (at Sweden AFC Eskilstuna until 31 December 2025)

Famous Past Players

Many great players have played for AIK throughout its history.

Club Staff

Backroom Staff

These are the people who work behind the scenes to help run the club:

Position Name
Managing Director Sweden Fredrik Söderberg
Finance Director Sweden Håkan Strandlund
Head Of Strategy England Jeremy Steele
Technical Director Sweden Peter Wennberg
Head Of Scouting And Recruitment Norway Fredrik Wisur Hansen

Coaching Staff

This team helps train the players and manage the games:

Position Staff
Head coach Faroe Islands Mikkjal Thomassen
Assistant coach Sweden Nils Heingård
Norway Morten Kalvenes
Goalkeeping coach Canada Kyriakos Stamatopoulos
Fitness coach Sweden Fernando Holmqvist Amu
Lithuania Lukas Sinkunas
Faroe Islands Elisabet Vang

Medical Staff

These people help players stay healthy and recover from injuries:

Position Staff
Physiotherapist Sweden Victor Lyberg
Naprapath Sweden Christian Andersson
Sweden Elias Morin

Other Staff

Other important people who help the club run smoothly:

Position Staff
Data analyst Germany Paul Kaminiczny
Equipment manager Sweden Håkan Sjöberg
Co-ordinator Sweden Thomas Thudin

Coaching History

Many different coaches have led AIK over the years. Here is a list of some of them:

  • England Fred Spiksley (1911)
  • Austria Ferdinand Humenberger (1930–32)
  • England Jimmy Elliott (1932–34)
  • Sweden Per Kaufeldt (1934–40)
  • Czechoslovakia Václav Simon (1940–44)
  • HungarySweden Istvan Wampetits (1944–48)
  • England George Raynor (1948–52)
  • Sweden Per Kaufeldt (1951–56)
  • Sweden Henry Carlsson (1956–58)
  • England Frank Soo (1958)
  • Sweden Erik "Lillis" Persson (1959)
  • Hungary Lajos Szendrödi (1960–61)
  • Sweden Hilding "Moggli" Gustafsson (1962–64)
  • Sweden Henry Carlsson (1965–66)
  • Sweden Ingemar Ingevik (1967–68)
  • Sweden Torsten Lindberg (1969–70)
  • Sweden Jens Lindblom (1971–74)
  • England Keith Spurgeon (1975)
  • Sweden Kurt Liander (1975)
  • Sweden Lars-Oscar Nilsson (1976)
  • Sweden Gunnar Nordahl (1977–78)
  • Sweden Olavus Olsson (1978)
  • Sweden Jens Lindblom (1979)
  • Sweden Bo Petersson (1979–80)
  • Sweden Rolf Zetterlund (1981–86)
  • Sweden Göran Åberg (1987)
  • Sweden Nisse Andersson (1987)
  • Sweden Sanny Åslund (1988–90)
  • Sweden Tommy Söderberg (1991–93)
  • Sweden Hans Backe (1994–95)
  • Sweden Erik Hamrén (1995–97)
  • Scotland Stuart Baxter (1998–2000)
  • Sweden Olle Nordin (2001–02)
  • Sweden Peter Larsson (2002)
  • Czech Republic Dušan Uhrin (2002)
  • England Richard Money (2003–04)
  • Sweden Patrick Englund (2004)
  • Sweden Rikard Norling (2005–08)
  • Sweden Mikael Stahre (2009–10)
  • Sweden Björn Wesström (interim) (2010)
  • Scotland Alex Miller (2010)
  • Sweden Andreas Alm (2011–16)
  • Sweden Rikard Norling (2016–20)
  • PolandSweden Bartosz Grzelak (2020–22)
  • Eritrea Henok Goitom (interim) (2022)
  • Sweden Andreas Brännström (2022–23)
  • Norway Henning Berg (2023–24)
  • Eritrea Henok Goitom (interim) (2024)
  • Faroe Islands Mikkjal Thomassen (2024 – Present)

Club Achievements

AIK has won many titles and cups throughout its history.

  • Swedish Champions
    • Winners (12): 1900, 1901, 1911, 1914, 1916, 1923, 1931–32, 1936–37, 1992, 1998, 2009, 2018

League Titles

  • Allsvenskan:
    • Champions (6): 1931–32, 1936–37, 1983, 1998, 2009, 2018
    • Runners-up (15): 1930–31, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1938–39, 1946–47, 1972, 1974, 1984, 1999, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021
  • Superettan:
    • Winners: 2005
  • Mästerskapsserien:
    • Winners: 1992
  • Svenska Serien:
    • Runners-up (5): 1910, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1922–23, 1923–24

Cup Wins

  • Svenska Cupen (Swedish Cup)
    • Winners (8): 1949, 1950, 1975–76, 1984–1985, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2009
    • Runners-up (8): 1943, 1947, 1968–69, 1991, 1994–95, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002
  • Svenska Mästerskapet (Swedish Championship before Allsvenskan)
    • Winners (6): 1900, 1901, 1911, 1914, 1916, 1923
    • Runners-up: 1898, 1917
  • Allsvenskan play-offs
    • Runners-up: 1986
  • Svenska Supercupen (Swedish Super Cup)
    • Winners: 2010
    • Runners-up: 2012
  • Corinthian Bowl
    • Runners-up: 1912, 1913
  • Rosenska Pokalen
    • Runners-up: 1899, 1900
  • Wicanderska Välgörenhetsskölden
    • Winners: 1908, 1909, 1914, 1916
    • Runners-up: 1905, 1906, 1915

Other Wins

  • Tournoi de Pentecôte de Paris:
    • Winners (1): 1921
  • Singapore Community Shield:
    • Winners (1): 2010

AIK in European Competitions

AIK has played many matches against teams from other countries in Europe. They have competed in tournaments like the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

European Match Results

Here are some of AIK's results in European games:

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Agg. Notes
1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Belgium Bruxelles 0–0 3–1 3–1
Second round Switzerland Servette 2–1 1–4 3–5
1973–74 UEFA Cup First round Denmark B 1903 1–1 1–2 2–3
1975–76 UEFA Cup First round Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 1–1 0–1 1–2
1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Turkey Galatasaray 1–2 1–1 2–3
1984–85 UEFA Cup First round Scotland Dundee United 1–0 0–3 1–3
1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange 8–0 5–0 13–0
Second round Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 2–2 0–1 2–3
1987–88 UEFA Cup First round Czechoslovakia Vítkovice 0–2 1–1 1–3
1993–94 UEFA Champions League First round Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1–0 0–2 1–2
1994–95 UEFA Cup Prel. round Lithuania Mažeikiai 2–0 2–0 4–0
First round Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–0 2–2 2–2 Away goal
Second round Italy Parma 0–1 0–2 0–3
1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round Iceland KR 1–1 1–0 2–1
Second round France Nîmes Olympique 0–1 3–1 3–2
Quarter-final Spain Barcelona 1–1 1–3 2–4
1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round Slovenia Primorje 0–1 1–1 1–2
1999–00 UEFA Champions League Second round Belarus Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev 2–0 1–0 3–0
Third round Greece AEK Athens 1–0 0–0 1–0
Group B England Arsenal 2–3 1–3 Placed 4th
Spain Barcelona 1–2 0–5
Italy Fiorentina 0–0 0–3
2000–01 UEFA Cup Qual. round Belarus Gomel 1–0 2–0 3–0
First round Denmark Herfølge 0–1 1–1 1–2
2002–03 UEFA Cup Qual. round Iceland ÍBV 2–0 3–1 5–1
First round Turkey Fenerbahçe 3–3 1–3 4–6
2003–04 UEFA Cup Qual. round Iceland Fylkir 1–0 0–0 1–0
First round Spain Valencia 0–1 0–1 0–2
2007–08 UEFA Cup First qual. round Northern Ireland Glentoran 4–0 5–0 9–0
Second qual. round Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs 2–0 2–3 4–3
First round Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–1 0–0 0–1
2010–11 UEFA Champions League Second qual. round Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 1–0 0–0 1–0
Third qual. round Norway Rosenborg 0–1 0–3 0–4
2010–11 UEFA Europa League Play-off round Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0–0 1–2 1–2
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Second qual. round Iceland FH 1–1 1–0 2–1
Third qual. round Poland Lech Poznań 3–0 0–1 3–1
Play-off round Russia CSKA 0–1 2–0 2–1
Group F Ukraine Dnipro 2–3 0–4 Placed 4th
Italy Napoli 1–2 0–4
Netherlands PSV 1–0 1–1
2014–15 UEFA Europa League Second qual. round Northern Ireland Linfield 2–0 0–1 2–1
Third qual. round Kazakhstan Astana 0–3 1–1 1–4
2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qual. round Finland VPS 4–0 2–2 6–2
Second qual. round Armenia Shirak 2–0 2–0 4–0
Third qual. round Greece Atromitos 1–3 0–1 1–4
2016–17 UEFA Europa League First qual. round Wales Bala Town 2–0 2–0 4–0
Second qual. round Gibraltar Europa FC 1–0 1–0 2–0
Third qual. round Greece Panathinaikos 0–1 0–2 0–3
2017–18 UEFA Europa League First qual. round Faroe Islands 0–0 5–0 5–0
Second qual. round Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar 2–0 0–0 2–0
Third qual. round Portugal Braga 1–1 1–2 (aet) 2–3
2018–19 UEFA Europa League First qual. round Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 1–1 1–0 2–1
Second qual. round Denmark Nordsjælland 0–1 0–1 0–2
2019–20 UEFA Champions League First qual. round Armenia Ararat-Armenia 3–1 1–2 4–3
Second qual. round Slovenia Maribor 3–2 (aet) 1–2 4–4 (a)
UEFA Europa League Third qual. round Moldova Sheriff 1–1 2–1 3–2
Play-off round Scotland Celtic 1–4 0–2 1–6
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qual. round Ukraine Vorskla Poltava 2–0 (aet) 2–3 4–3
Third qual. round North Macedonia Shkëndija 1–1 1–1 (aet) 2–2 (3–2 p)
Play-off round Czech Republic Slovácko 0–1 0–3 0–4
2025–26 UEFA Conference League Second qual. round Estonia Paide Linnameeskond

UEFA Team Ranking

This table shows AIK's current position in the UEFA club rankings, which is based on how well teams perform in European competitions. As of December 25, 2024, AIK is ranked 284th.

Rank Team Points
280 Luxembourg CS Fola Esch 5.000
281 Cyprus Aris Limassol 4.945
282 Cyprus AEL Limassol 4.945
283 Sweden Kalmar FF 4.875
284 Sweden AIK 4.875
285 Sweden IFK Göteborg 4.875
286 Ukraine FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 4.680
287 Ukraine FC Polissya Zhytomyr 4.680
288 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava 4.680

Club coefficients | UEFA Coefficients

See also

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