Hammarby Talang FF

This article is about a Swedish football feeder team. For the main club, see Hammarby Fotboll.

Hammarby Talang FF

Full name	Hammarby Talangfotbollförening Herrfotboll
Nickname(s)	HTFF
Founded	2003;21 years ago (2003) (as Hammarby Talang Fotbollförening) 2016;8 years ago (2016) (as Hammarby Talang Fotbollförening) 4 March 2021;3 years ago (4 March 2021) (as Hammarby Talangfotbollförening Herrfotboll)
Ground	Hammarby IP, Stockholm, Sweden
Capacity	3,700
Chairman	Stephan Thernström
Head coach	Fredrik Samuelsson
League	Ettan
2022	6th
Website	Club website
Home colours

Hammarby Talang FF, more commonly known as Hammarby TFF or HTFF for short, is a Swedish football club from Stockholm. Originally founded in 2003, the club was dissolved in 2011 before being re-incorporated in 2016 and again in 2021. ^{[1] [2]}

Competing in Ettan, the domestic third tier, it is the feeder team of Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan and is focused on providing experience and training for young players. ^[3]

The club holds home matches at the stadium Hammarby IP in the district of Södermalm, accommodating 3,700 spectators. ^[4]

Its colours are black and yellow, as an homage to its latest predecessor, IK Frej. ^[3] The same colours are worn by HTFF's parent club, Hammarby IF, as an alternative jersey.

Hammarby Talang FF is affiliated with the Stockholms Fotbollförbund (Stockholm Football Association).

History

2003–2011: First edition

The team was founded in 2003 when Pröpa SK was renamed and reformed to Hammarby Talang FF. The last coach was Roger Franzén. The team played their final season of 2011 in the third tier of Swedish football, in Division 1 Norra, before being dissolved. ^[5]

2016–2020: Second edition

In 2016, Hammarby IF decided to form a new affiliated club with the name Hammarby Talang FF, focused on youth football for players between the age of 15 and 19. In 2019, they also established a senior team that played in Division 5 and Division 4, Sweden's seventh and sixth tier, for two seasons before being discontinued. The squads mostly consisted of older amateur players. ^[6]

2021–: Third edition

On 3 February 2021, the senior team of IK Frej changed its legal name to Stockholm TFF. After several years of financial difficulties, the board of IK Frej decided to withdraw from Division 1, the domestic third tier, to join Division 4 instead. Affiliated club Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, which had provided resources in the form of funds and loaned players to IK Frej for several years, then decided to continue operations in a new form. The club's vision is to provide experience and training for young players, who can be temporarily loaned out and recalled. ^{[7] [3] [8] [9]}

The new name Stockholm TFF was, however, not accepted by the Stockholm Football Association since its abbreviation, STFF, was too similar to their own. On 4 March 2021, the board instead changed its name to Hammarby Talangfotbollsförening Herrfotboll, or Hammarby Talang FF for short, which was then re-incorporated. ^{[1] [2]}

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 April 2024 ^{[10] [11]}

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   SWE Liam Rönnelöw 2 DF   SWE Jesper Lindahl 3 DF   SWE Gustav Hedin 4 MF   SWE Wilgot Marshage 5 DF   SWE Casper Eklund 6 MF   BIH Melvin Bajrović(captain) 7 FW   GHA Rasmus Granath 8 DF   SWE Jordan Simpson 9 FW   SWE Samuel Rydz 10 FW   SWE Nobel Gebrezgi 11 MF   SWE Elias Mohammad 14 MF   SWE Ludvig Lundvall 15 FW   SWE Elton Hedström

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF   SWE Marcus Rafferty 17 MF   ALB Gent Elezaj 18 MF   SWE Egon Kurtulus 19 FW   SWE Adam Akimey 20 MF   GHA Nicholas Ablido 21 DF   SWE Hampus Söderström 27 GK   SWE Sebastian Selin 33 MF   SWE Oscar Steinke 40 GK   SWE Simon Andersson 44 DF   SWE Noah John 66 DF   SWE Kalle Stregart 71 DF   SWE Liam Källman

Management

Position	Staff
Sporting director	Mikael Hjelmberg
Head coach	Fredrik Samuelsson
Assistant coach	Magnus Österberg
Goalkeeper coach	Mikael "Mille" Olsson
Fitness coach	Gustav Pettersson
Team administrator	Anders Mörk

Season-to-season

Up until the 2011 season, Hammarby TFF had the following results:

Season	Level	League	Pos	Top goalscorer
2003	Tier 4	Division 3 Östra Svealand	8th	Haris Laitinen	11
2004	Tier 4	Division 3 Östra Svealand	1st (P)	Vasilis Birbas	13
2005	Tier 3	Division 2 Östra Svealand	8th	Giannis Tsombos	11
2006 [lower-alpha 1]	Tier 4	Division 2 Östra Svealand	7th	Alagie Sosseh	11
2007	Tier 4	Division 2 Östra Svealand	10th	Christer Gustafsson	10
2008	Tier 4	Division 2 Södra Svealand	3rd	Alagie Sosseh	16
2009	Tier 4	Division 2 Södra Svealand	1st (P)	Christer Gustafsson	14
2010	Tier 3	Division 1 Norra	4th
2011	Tier 3	Division 1 Norra	12th

1. League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level ^[12]

Attendances

Up until the 2011 season, Hammarby TFF had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 143 Div 2 Östra Svealand Tier 3 2006 93 Div 2 Östra Svealand Tier 4 2007 64 Div 2 Östra Svealand Tier 4 2008 295 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2009 320 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2010 396 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2011 226 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [13]

References

1. "Hammarby Talangfotbollförening Herrfotboll nya namnet för IK Frej Täby Herrfotboll" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
2. "Rapport från Extra Årsmötet 2021-03-04" (in Swedish). IK Frej. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
3. "Angående samarbetet med IK Frej" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
4. "Klart: Här spelar nya IK Frej sina matcher" (in Swedish). Mitt I. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
5. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Stockholms Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se" . Retrieved 13 January 2011.
6. "HTFF startar seniorlag igen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll . Retrieved 9 March 2021.
7. "Rapport från Årsmötet 2021-02-03" (in Swedish). IK Frej. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
8. "IK Frej Täby FF – Seniorverksamhet" (in Swedish). IK Frej. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
9. "Klubbchefen sörjer inte IK Frejs öde: "Glädjen större än sorgen"" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
10. "A-lagens och HTFF:s trupp och tröjnummer för 2023" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
11. "Hammarby TFF Herrfotboll" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
12. "GAIS – Lagfacta – Hammarby TFF" . Retrieved 8 September 2010.
13. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se" . Retrieved 9 December 2010.