The 2017 season was AIK's 126th in existence, their 89th season in Allsvenskan and their 12th consecutive season in the league. The team competed in Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen and UEFA Europa League.

Season events

Winter

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

Jesper Nyholm Jesper Gunnar Fernando Nyholm (born September 10, 1993) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, center back for the Philippines national football team, Philippines national ...

from Dalkurd on a contract until the end of 2019, and the departure of Niclas Eliasson to

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play their ...

after they exercised an option in the loan agreement to make the move permanent. On 1 January,

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 organiza ...

joined

Muaither Muaither ( ar, معيذر) is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. Etymology Referencing the area's geography, 'muaither' is derived from the Arabic 'mathar', meaning "place where animals are kept". ...

on loan until 31 May. On 23 January, AIK announced that

Alexander Isak Alexander Isak (; born 21 September 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Sweden national team. Starting off his professional career with AIK in 2016, Isak represent ...

had been sold to

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

. On 25 January, AIK and

Jos Hooiveld Jos Hooiveld (; born 22 April 1983) is a retired Dutch footballer. Hooiveld is known for his strong physical performances. Born in Zeijen, Drenthe, he started his career with Eredivisie club Heerenveen in 2003, before moving to Eerste Divisie ...

mutual agreed to end their contract early, with Hooiveld going on to sign for

Twente Twente ( nl, Twente , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germ ...

. On 31 January, AIK announced the signing of

Kristoffer Olsson Mats Kristoffer Olsson (born 30 June 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish club FC Midtjylland, on loan from Belgian club Anderlecht, and the Sweden national team. Club career Early career Born in Nor ...

from

Midtjylland The Central Denmark Region ( da, Region Midtjylland), or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid Jutland, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish muni ...

until the end of 2020, and the departure of

Ebenezer Ofori Ebenezer Ofori (born 1 July 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Danish club Vejle Boldklub as a midfielder. Club career New Edubiase Ofori started his career in his native country Ghana, playing in the Ghana Premier Leag ...

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

. On 4 February, AIK announced the loan signing of

Simon Thern Johan Simon Thern (born 18 September 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg. Club career Early career Thern started his professional career in IFK Värnamo. He was soon signe ...

from

Heerenveen Heerenveen (, fry, It Hearrenfean ) is a town and municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the municipality had a population 50,859 (1 July). ...

for the season. On 8 February, AIK announced the loan signing of Stipe Vrdoljak from

NK Novigrad NK Novigrad is a Croatian association football club founded in 1947 and based in the town of Novigrad in Istria County. It currently plays in the Istrian Third Football League. History The club reached the third Croatian league for the first ti ...

until 31 July, with an option to make the transfer permanent. On 3 March, AIK announced the signing of

Sulejman Krpić Sulejman Krpić (born 1 January 1991) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar. He also played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Club career Early career Born in Br ...

from Sloboda Tuzla until the end of 2019, and the return of

Henok Goitom Henok Goitom (; born 22 September 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward, currently assistant manager of AIK. He spent most of his 18-year career with AIK (two spells) and in Spain, where he played 215 matches ...

on a contract until the end of 2018. On 28 March,

Patrick Kpozo Patrick Kpozo (born 15 July 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for FC Sheriff Tiraspol as a defender. Club career Kpozo made his professional debut for AIK in a Svenska Cupen match against Ekerö IK in 2015. On 28 March 20 ...

joined

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on loan until 20 July, with an option to extend the loan until the end of the season.

Summer

On 30 June, AIK announced that Stipe Vrdoljak's loan had been ended and that they had not taken up the option of making the move permanent, and that they had signed Nicolás Stefanelli from

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

on a contract until 31 December 2020. On 3 July, AIK announced the signing of

Rasmus Lindkvist Rasmus Lindkvist (born 16 May 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays professionally for GIF Sundsvall as a wing back. Club career On 7 January 2022, Lindkvist returned to Sweden and signed a two-year deal with GIF Sundsvall. Career statistic ...

from

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on a contract until 31 December 2020. The following day, 4 July, AIK announced the singing of Robert Taylor from

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also on a contract until 31 December 2020. On 7 July, AIK announced that

had left the club to return to Sloboda Tuzla. On 20 July,

Sauli Väisänen Sauli Väisänen (born 5 June 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Cosenza and the Finland national team. He began his senior club career playing for Honka , before signing with AIK at age 20 in ...

left AIK to sign for

SPAL Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor, commonly known as S.P.A.L. (), is a professional football club based in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The team plays in Serie B, the second tier of the Italian football league system. Founded in 1907, since ...

. On 26 July, AIK announced the loan signing of Agustin Gómez from

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

for the remainder of the season, and the return of

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 ...

on a contract until the end of the season. On 4 August,

left AIK to join

Östersund Östersund (; sma, Staare) is an urban area (city) in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-largest lake, Storsjön, ...

Squad

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Allsvenskan

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Svenska Cupen

2016–17

=Group stage

=Knockout phase

2017–18

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="16", ''Players away on loan:'' , - , colspan="16", ''Players who appeared for AIK but left during the season:''

Season events

Winter

Summer

Squad

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Allsvenskan

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Svenska Cupen

2016–17

=Group stage

=Knockout phase

2017–18

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Goal scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References