The 2016 season was AIK's 125th in existence, their 88th season in Allsvenskan and their 11th consecutive season in the league. The team competed in Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen and UEFA Europa League.

Season events

Prior to the start of the season, AIK announced the signing of

Daniel Sundgren Daniel Andreas Sundgren (born 22 November 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and the Sweden national team. Club career On 20 November 2015, he returned to AIK. In O ...

from

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on a contract until the end of 2019, the return of

Eero Markkanen Eero Pekka Sakari Markkanen (born 3 July 1991) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Gnistan. He is the son of former basketball player Pekka Markkanen and the older brother of basketball player Lauri Markkanen. Markka ...

on a contract until the end of 2018. On 4 January, AIK announced the singing of

Denni Avdić Denni Robin Avdić (born Deni Avdić; 5 September 1988) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Vasalunds IF. Beginning his professional career with IF Elfsborg, he has gone on to play professionally in Germany fo ...

from

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to a three-year contract. The following day, 5 January,

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joined AIK from

Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of ...

. On 7 January, AIK announced the signing of

Ahmed Yasin Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Hassan Yassin ( ar, الشيخ أحمد إسماعيل حسن ياسين; 1 January 1937 – 22 March 2004) was a Palestinian politician and imam who founded Hamas, a militant Islamist and Palestinian nationalist organi ...

from AGF on a two-year contract. On 4 August, AIK announced the singing of free-agent

Chinedu Obasi Chinedu Ogbuke "Edu" Obasi (born 1 June 1986) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward. Club career Lyn Born in Enugu, Nigeria, Obasi started his football career at River Lane Youth Club Enugu and JC Raiders in his homelan ...

to a short-term contract. Five days later, 11 August, AIK announced the signing of John Chibuike from

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until the end of the season.

Squad

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Allsvenskan

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Svenska Cupen

2015–16

=Group stage

=Knockout phase

2016–17

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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