2018 Hammarby Fotboll season
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| 2018 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Richard von Yxkull |
| Head coach | Stefan Billborn |
| Stadium | Tele2 Arena |
| Allsvenskan | 4th |
| 2017–18 Svenska Cupen | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Nikola Đurđić (13) All: Jiloan Hamad Nikola Đurđić (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 31 810 (4 November vs BK Häcken, Allsvenskan) |
| Lowest home attendance | 7 108 (25 February vs GAIS, Svenska Cupen) |
| Average home league attendance | 23 679 |
The 2018 season was Hammarby Fotboll's 103rd in existence, their 49th season in Allsvenskan and their 4th 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. Stefan Billborn made his first season as manager.
In the off-season, on 4 January 2018, the board and Jesper Jansson, director of football, chose to sack manager Jakob Michelsen, citing differences regarding the view on transfers and playing style, as well as a disappointing development of the team and its results. Hammarby finished 9th in Allsvenskan 2017.[1]
Players
Squad information
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Johan Wiland | 37 | 2017 | 39 | 0 | 2019[2] | Undisclosed | ||
| 2 | DF | Simon Sandberg | 24 | 2018 | 23 | 0 | 2019[3] | Free | ||
| 3 | DF | Neto Borges | 22 | 2018 | 26 | 0 | 2021 (June)[4] | Undisclosed | ||
| 4 | DF | Bjørn Paulsen | 27 | 2017 | 58 | 13 | 2019[5] | Undisclosed | ||
| 5 | DF | David Fällman | 28 | 2018 | 27 | 0 | 2020[6] | Free | ||
| 6 | MF | Jiloan Hamad (vice captain) | 28 | 2017 | 54 | 15 | 2018[7] | Undisclosed | ||
| 7 | FW | Imad Khalili | 31 | 2015 | 55 | 4 | 2019[8] | Free | ||
| 8 | MF | Jeppe Andersen | 26 | 2017 | 41 | 1 | 2020 (June)[9] | Free | ||
| 9 | FW | Sander Svendsen | 21 | 2017 | 29 | 6 | 2021 (June)[10] | Undisclosed | ||
| 10 | MF | Kennedy Bakircioglu (captain) | 38 | 2012 | 269 | 79 | 2018[11] | Free | ||
| 11 | MF | Vladimir Rodić | 25 | 2018 | 14 | 3 | 2021[12] | Undisclosed | ||
| 13 | DF | Mads Fenger | 28 | 2017 | 29 | 2 | 2020 (June)[13] | Free | ||
| 14 | MF | Junes Barny | 29 | 2018 | 13 | 1 | 2018[14] | Free | ||
| 16 | MF | Leo Bengtsson | 20 | 2016 | 28 | 0 | 2019 (June)[15] | Youth system | ||
| 17 | MF | Dušan Jajić | 20 | 2015 | 8 | 0 | 2019[16] | Undisclosed | On loan to IK Frej[A] | |
| 18 | MF | Rebin Asaad | 24 | 2017 | 10 | 0 | 2018[17] | Free | On loan to IK Frej[A] | |
| 19 | MF | Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali | 26 | 2017 | 47 | 2 | 2020 (June)[18] | Undisclosed | ||
| 20 | MF | Abdul Halik Hudu | 18 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2021 (June)[19] | Undisclosed | ||
| 21 | DF | Oscar Krusnell | 19 | 2017 | 5 | 0 | 2020 (June)[20] | Undisclosed | ||
| 22 | FW | Muamer Tanković | 23 | 2017 | 42 | 8 | 2020 (June)[21] | Undisclosed | ||
| 23 | DF | Marcus Degerlund | 20 | 2016 | 22 | 0 | 2021 (June)[22] | Youth system | On loan to IFK Göteborg | |
| 25 | GK | Davor Blažević | 25 | 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2019 [23] | Free | ||
| 27 | GK | Benny Lekström | 37 | 2017 | 10 | 0 | 2018[24] | Free | ||
| 40 | FW | Nikola Đurđić | 32 | 2018 | 27 | 13 | 2021[25] | Free | ||
| 77 | DF | Mats Solheim | 31 | 2015 | 84 | 5 | 2019[26] | Undisclosed |
- Last updated: 14 November 2018
- Source: Hammarby Fotboll and players' Wikipedia articles
- Ordered by squad number.
Transfers
In
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Simon Sandberg | 23 | Levski Sofia |
Bosman | Winter | 2019 | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se | |
| 30 | DF | Neto Borges | 21 | Tubarão |
Transfer | Winter | 2021 (June) | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se | |
| 25 | GK | Davor Blažević | 25 | Assyriska FF | Bosman | Winter | 2018 (May) | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se | |
| 5 | DF | David Fällman | 28 | Dalian Transcendence |
Bosman | Winter | 2020 | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se | |
| 26 | MF | Erkan Zengin | 32 | Eskişehirspor |
Bosman | Winter | 2018 (August) | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se | |
| 40 | FW | Nikola Đurđić | 31 | Randers FC |
Bosman | Winter | 2018 | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se | |
| 20 | MF | Abdul Halik Hudu | 18 | Inter Allies |
Transfer | Winter | 2021 (June) | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se | |
| 14 | MF | Junes Barny | 28 | GAIS | Bosman | Summer | 2018 | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se | |
| 11 | MF | Vladimir Rodić | 24 | Silkeborg IF |
Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
Out

Player statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 14 November 2018
| Number | Position | Name | 2018 Allsvenskan | 2017–18 Svenska Cupen 2018–19 Svenska Cupen |
Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK | Johan Wiland | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | Simon Sandberg | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | Neto Borges | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | Bjørn Paulsen | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 5 | ||
| 5 | DF | David Fällman | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | Jiloan Hamad | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 13 | ||
| 7 | FW | Imad Khalili | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 4 | ||
| 8 | MF | Jeppe Andersen | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 9 | FW | Sander Svendsen | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 10 | MF | Kennedy Bakircioglu | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 11 | MF | Vladimir Rodić | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 13 | DF | Mads Fenger | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 14 | MF | Junes Barny | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 16 | MF | Leo Bengtsson | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 19 | MF | Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 20 | MF | Abdul Halik Hudu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 21 | DF | Oscar Krusnell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 22 | FW | Muamer Tanković | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 | ||
| 25 | GK | Davor Blažević | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 27 | GK | Benny Lekström | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 40 | FW | Nikola Đurđić | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | ||
| 77 | DF | Mats Solheim | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Players that left the club during the season | ||||||||||
| 11 | MF | Arnór Smárason | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 14 | FW | Pa Dibba | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 17 | MF | Dušan Jajić | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | Rebin Asaad | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | Marcus Degerlund | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | Erkan Zengin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | Gershon Koffie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Disciplinary record
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Allsvenskan | Svenska Cupen | Total | Notes | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Johan Wiland | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Simon Sandberg | |||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Neto Borges | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| 4 | MF | Bjørn Paulsen | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||
| 5 | DF | David Fällman | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 6 | MF | Jiloan Hamad | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 7 | FW | Imad Khalili | |||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Jeppe Andersen | 9 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
| 9 | FW | Sander Svendsen | |||||||||||
| 10 | MF | Kennedy Bakircioglu | |||||||||||
| 11 | MF | Arnór Smárason | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 11 | MF | Vladimir Rodić | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 13 | DF | Mads Fenger | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 14 | MF | Junes Barny | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 14 | FW | Pa Dibba | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 16 | MF | Leo Bengtsson | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 17 | MF | Dušan Jajić | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 18 | MF | Rebin Asaad | |||||||||||
| 19 | MF | Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 20 | MF | Abdul Halik Hudu | |||||||||||
| 21 | DF | Oscar Krusnell | |||||||||||
| 22 | FW | Muamer Tanković | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 23 | DF | Marcus Degerlund | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 25 | GK | Davor Blažević | |||||||||||
| 26 | MF | Erkan Zengin | |||||||||||
| 27 | GK | Benny Lekström | |||||||||||
| 28 | MF | Gershon Koffie | |||||||||||
| 40 | FW | Nikola Đurđić | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 77 | DF | Mats Solheim | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Last updated: 14 November 2018
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 | |
| Assistant manager | |
| Assistant manager | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Club doctor | |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Equipment manager | |
| U19 head coach | |
| U19 assistant coach | |
| U17 head coach | |
| U17 assistant coach | |
| U19 and U17 goalkeeping coach | |
| U19 and U17 fitness coach |
Other information
| Chairman | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| Director of football | |
| Technical director | |
| Head of scouting | |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Tele2 Arena (33,000 / ) |
Pre-season and friendlies
Friendlies
| 13 January 2018 Friendly | HJK Helsinki | 3-4 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01) | Valenčič Banza Huhtala |
Report | Hamad Dibba Asaad Dibba |
Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 1 001 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen |
| 30 January 2018 Friendly | FK Jablonec | 2–1 | | Parchal, Portugal |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01) | Chramosta Chramosta |
Report | Bengtsson |
Stadium: Estádio Bela Vista |
| 3 February 2018 Friendly | Hammarby IF | 0–0 | | Faro, Portugal |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01) | Hamad |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Algarve Referee: Claúdio Pereira |
| 6 February 2018 Friendly | Stade Nyonnais | 1–2 | | Albufeira, Portugal |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01) | Kok |
Report | Tanković Tanković Odilon |
Stadium: Estádio da Nora |
| 10 February 2018 Friendly | IK Frej | 4–1 | Hammarby IF | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01) | Peter Gerbino Polo Stavrothanasopoulos Bouvin |
Report | Tanković |
Stadium: Vikingavallen Referee: Victor Wolf (Sweden) |
| 7 March 2018 Friendly | Västerås SK | 1–4 | Hammarby IF | Västerås, Sweden |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01) | Berisha |
Report | Svendsen Svendsen Solheim Martinsson Ngouali |
Stadium: Solid Park Arena Attendance: 604 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden) |
| 18 March 2018 Friendly | Hammarby IF | 3–0 | | Södertälje, Sweden |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01) | Fällman Hamad Dibba Svendsen |
Report | Mäenpää |
Stadium: Södertälje Fotbollsarena Referee: Patric Eriksson (Sweden) |
| 25 March 2018 Friendly | Hammarby IF | 3–2 | IFK Norrköping | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+1) | Khalili Bakircioglu Andersen Pa Dibba Andersen |
Report | Þórarinsson Lönn Sjölund |
Stadium: Tele2 Arena Attendance: 4 343 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) |
| 28 June 2018 Friendly | IK Sirius | 2–1 | Hammarby IF | Uppsala, Sweden |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Maholli Koita |
Report | Svendsen |
Stadium: Studenternas IP Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden) |