2024 Hammarby Fotboll season

On 9 January, Hammarby's men's team together with the women's team started the pre-season with an open training for supporters to visit at Hammarby IP where each team had one half of the pitch.^[2][3]

On 16 January, it was reported that Hammarby reached an agreement to sign Oscar Johansson Schellhas from IFK Värnamo for a undisclosed fee.^[4][5][6]

On 22 January, the team began their training camp in Marbella, Spain. The women's team also participated in the camp, but overlapped with the men's team, arriving a bit later on February 5. All training sessions were held at Dama de Noche training facility, and both training sessions and matches were open to the public and media.^[7]

All training matches from Marbella were broadcast on Aftonbladet Plus.^[8]

Hammarby played 3 friendly matches in Marbella:

• On January 24, against Hungarian Diósgyőri VTK
• On January 25, against Norwegian Bodø/Glimt
• On February 4, against Norwegian Sarpsborg 08

On 27 January, Hammarby announced on their official website that Nathaniel Adjei has reached an agreement with French club FC Lorient. Hammarby stated on their website: "The deal is a loan with an option for Lorient to buy, triggered if certain sporting goals, outlined in the contract, are met. If not, Adjei could return to Hammarby in the summer. The French club also has the option to permanently purchase the central defender at any time during the loan period."^[9] The Swedish tabloid Expressen reported on the possible total transfer fee to be 65 million SEK if certain bonus criterias is met.^[10] Aftonbladet claimed the deal could be worth 80 million SEK.^[11]

On 1 February, Isak Vural left for Italian Serie A club Frosinone.^[12]

Between February 17 and March 4, 2024, Hammarby participated in the national cup, Svenska Cupen. The team was drawn into Group 7, with the draw taking place on November 25, 2023.^[13] Hammarby played all three of their matches at their home ground, Tele2 Arena. Initially, they were scheduled for two home matches and one away match. However, following a request from GIF Sundsvall, the match scheduled for February 26 was moved to Tele2 Arena. The request was made by GIF Sundsvall due to safety concerns about conducting the match at available local venues.^[14] The Swedish Football Association’s competition committee approved the change, with Hammarby being listed as the home team for this match. The match took place as scheduled, at 18:30 on February 26, 2024.

Hammarby was unable to advance from the group stage. They played 1 win, 1 draw, and 1 loss. They finished second in the group with 4 points, while Mjällby advanced from the group with 7 points.