Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional
football club
A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...
based in
Gothenburg
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. It currently plays in
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
, the top tier of Swedish football. Formed on 2 August 1940, Häcken has played sixteen seasons in Allsvenskan, debuting in the league in
1983
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.
The club is affiliated to
Göteborgs Fotbollförbund
Göteborgs Fotbollförbund ''(Gothenburg Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Gothenburg and surrounding municipalities.
Background
Göteborg ...
and play their home games at
Bravida Arena
Nya Rambergsvallen, currently known as Bravida Arena for sponsorship reasons, and as Hisingen Arena for UEFA competitions, is an association football stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The project was initiated by Allsvenskan side BK Häcken and Go ...
. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are yellow and black.
History
The beginning
The club was started by a group of 14- to 15-year-old youngsters, and they had a wish to not just play football for fun but to create an organisation and play in the national league system. The boys turned to ''
Göteborgs Fotbollförbund
Göteborgs Fotbollförbund ''(Gothenburg Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Gothenburg and surrounding municipalities.
Background
Göteborg ...
'', the local FA, the boys had been playing under the name BK Kick earlier. However, the name was already taken by another organisation, the name was then changed to ''Bollklubben Häcken'' after the huge
hedge
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(sv: häck) which grew around the field the boys used to practise on. The organisation Bollklubben Häcken came into existence on 2 August 1940.
First decades
Following the first years the club only played sporadic matches, youth championships and a few other matches, but eventually they started to play at the senior level. As of 1943 the club started to take in the league system and success came in an instant. Between 1944 and 1947 the club won their league and climbed from ''west seniorclass 4'' to ''seniorclass 1''.
![BK Häcken League Performance](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/BK_H%C3%A4cken_League_Performance.png)
The start of the 1950s went as well as the 1940s had. The club won Division 4 in 1950 and when they won Division 3 in 1951 they went from a local club to be known as a "comet team" in the national media. The club fought for a place in
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
in 1953 but saw themselves defeated by
Kalmar FF
Kalmar Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Kalmar FF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Kalmar. The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Guldfågeln Arena. Formed on 15 June 1910, the clu ...
, and in 1954 the club was relegated from Division 2. In 1955 the club set the record for the most spectators during a Division 3 game against
IK Oddevold
IK Oddevold is a Swedish football club located in Uddevalla, the name "Oddevold" being an older form of Uddevalla. The club, formed on 3 July 1932, currently plays in Sweden's third-flight league, Division 1. They play most of their home game ...
, when 18,229 people showed up for the game. BK Häcken eventually won the league but returned soon again and played in Division 3 for the rest of the decade.
The 1960s started with the opening of the club's new clubhouse, now known as ''Häckensborg''. Häcken spent most of the decade as a stable Division 3 team, but in 1967 they were relegated to Division 4 and it was struck by some severe economical and internal problems.
The 1970s started just as badly as the previous decade ended. The club fell out of Division 4 and held discussions with
IF Warta
IF Warta is a Swedish football club located in Hisingen, Göteborg.
Background
Idrottsföreningen Warta, a football club from Hisingen in Gothenburg, was founded in 1929. The name Warta is said to be named after a rusty old boat that was moored ...
about a merger. A discussion had been up several times earlier but had not gone as far as now, at the day of the voting the IF Warta members voted for a merging while the BK Häcken members voted against it. In 1971 the club won Division 5, the club then played in Division 4 until 1975 when they won it and in 1977 they won Division 3 with former Swedish international
Agne Simonsson
Tore Klas Agne Simonsson (19 October 1935 – 22 September 2020) was a Swedish footballer who played as a striker. Beginning his career with Örgryte IS in 1953, he went on to represent Real Madrid and Real Sociedad in La Liga in the early 1960 ...
as manager, when the club earlier won Division 3 in 1951 they climbed directly up to Division 2, however this time they had to play a qualifier against
IK Brage
Idrottsklubben Brage, also known as IK Brage or simply Brage, is a Swedish football club located in Borlänge. The club is affiliated with Dalarnas Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Domnarvsvallen. The club colours, reflected in their ...
,
Motala AIF
Motala AIF is a Swedish football club located in Motala in Östergötland. Other sports that the club promotes include athletics, orienteering, ice hockey, road cycling, and skiing.
Background
Since their foundation on 29 August 1907 Motala ...
and
Degerfors
Degerfors () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Degerfors Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden, with 7,160 inhabitants in 2010. Degerfors is the sixth-largest city in Örebro County. It is located at the southern shore of lake Mö ...
. The club won and took the step up to Division 2. During 1978–79 the club played successfully in Division 2 with a 3rd place as the best position. In 1978 BK Häcken also started a ladies team.
Reaching Allsvenskan
The new decade started as strong as the last one ended, Agne Simonsen continued to bring success to the club as they won Division 2 and qualified for a position in Allsvenskan, however
IF Elfsborg
Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spent ...
proved too strong with a 0–1 home defeat at
Gamla Ullevi
Gamla Ullevi () is a football stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, that opened on 5 April 2009. The stadium replaced the city's previous main football stadium, also called Gamla Ullevi, and is the home ground of GAIS, IFK Göteborg and Örgryte IS. ...
and then a 1–1 result in
Borås
Borås ( , , ) is a city (officially, a locality) and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 66,273 inhabitants in 2010.
Geography
Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the ...
at
Ryavallen
Ryavallen is a multi-purpose stadium in Borås, Sweden, mainly used for soccer and track and field athletics. It was inaugurated on 17 August 1941 with a soccer game where IF Elfsborg defeated Team Sweden, 2–1.
It was the home ground for IF Elf ...
. However, during the game at Gamla Ullevi, BK Häcken sets the club record for biggest home audience with 19 205.
However the club was not let down by this and came in 2nd place in 1982 and this time they qualified for the promotion play-offs against
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 ...
, BK Häcken is able to reach a 2–0 result home at
Rambergsvallen
Rambergsvallen was a multi-use stadium on Hisingen in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was used mostly for football matches and served as the home ground of BK Häcken
Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Sw ...
and then achieve a 1–1 away at
Idrottsparken in
Norrköping
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and the club reached Allsvenskan for the first time in club history.
The time that BK Häcken spends in Allsvenskan is however short, the club's successful manager Agne Simonsen leaves for a local competitor and Reine Almqvist takes over, the club ends up last in the league and is relegated back to Division 2 where they play for the rest of the 1980s.
BK Häcken starts the 1990s with winning Division 1 söder and faces
GIF Sundsvall
Gymnastik- och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall, more commonly known as GIF Sundsvall (), Giffarna or simply Sundsvall, is a Swedish professional football club based in Sundsvall. The club is affiliated with Medelpads Fotbollförbund and plays its h ...
in the promotion play-offs, and despite an impressive 5–2 victory at home for Häcken, Sundsvall is able to come back in and win the match in
Sundsvall
Sundsvall () is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of 58,807 as of 2020; more than 95,000 live in the municipal area. It is Sweden's 21st largest city by population.
History
Th ...
and gets promoted to Allsvenskan. The club was also successful plying in
Svenska Cupen
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and reaches the final, but are defeated again, this time 3–0 by
Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm.
Name
The club is named ...
.
The club is close in reaching Allsvenskan again in 1991, but a 2–2 home and 1–1 away sees them losing the position to
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF (full name Helsingborgs Idrottsförening), commonly referred to as HIF (), is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish first tier, Allsvenskan, following promotion in the 2021 Superet ...
.
1992 is more successful as they reach Allsvenskan through a 4th place in Kvalsvenskan and this time the spell in the top league is not as short as earlier, BK Häcken ends up on in 6th place in 1993 and gets to play a second year in Allsvenskan, however the club ends up last in the league in 1994 and following some turbulence on the leadership side of the club it stays in Division 1 until 1997 as the club ended up in 2nd place and qualifies for the play-offs against
Västerås SK, with a 1–1 home and with a 4–2 away BK Häcken climbs up to Allsvenskan again.
The club is however relegated again in 1998 after ending up second last, but returns in 1999 after winning Division 1 Södra, this year
Kim Källström
Kim Mikael Källström (; born 24 August 1982) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was noted for his play-making ability and free-kick taking.
He started his career at several clubs in Sweden, winning cons ...
also makes his debut for the club.
New millennium
The new millennium continues as the last decade did, the club is able to defend its Allsvenska position in a relegation/promotion play-off against
Mjällby AIF
Mjällby Allmänna Idrottsförening, also known simply as Mjällby AIF, Mjällby or (especially locally) MAIF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Hällevik. The club is affiliated to Blekinge Fotbollförbund and play its home ...
in the end of the
2000 season after penalties, Kjell Pettersson leaves the club and
Torbjörn Nilsson
Torbjörn Anders Nilsson (born 9 July 1954) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Considered one of the best Swedish footballers of all time, he is best remembered for his time with IFK Göteborg with which he won ...
takes over as manager.
2001 BK Häcken plays its sixth season overall in Allsvenskan but ends second last and is relegated to
Superettan
Superettan (; meaning the super first (division)) is an association football league and the second highest league in the league system of Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Al ...
, through a cooperation with
Floda BoIF
Floda BoIF is a Swedish football club located in Floda, Lerum, near Gothenburg.
Background
Since their foundation on 11 February 1935 Floda Boll-och Idrottsförening has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish footba ...
future Liberian national
Dulee Johnson
Dulee Johnson (born 7 November 1984) is a Liberian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and striker. He is best remembered for his time with AIK with which he won the 2009 Allsvenskan and 2009 Svenska Cupen. A full interna ...
arrives at the club and in 2002 and he gets company from
Jimmy Dixon
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and
Dioh Williams.
BK Häcken stays in Superettan until 2004, being close to take the step up both in 2002, failing on goal difference, and in 2003, defeated by GIF Sundsvall in the play-offs, in 2004 the clubs reaches Allsvenskan by winning Superettan.
The club brings in former Swedish international
Teddy Lučić
Teddy Mark Šime Lučić (; born 15 April 1973) is a Swedish former footballer and manager. He played as a centre-back. Lučić made his debut for Sweden in 1995, and represented his country at three FIFA World Cups (1994, 2002, and 2006) an ...
and Danish international
Stig Tøfting
Stig Tøfting (born 14 August 1969), commonly known as Tøffe, is a former Danish professional footballer and assistant coach, who most recently was the assistant of Erik Rasmussen at AGF.
Tøfting was a hard-hitting combative defensive midfi ...
in 2005 in an attempt to reach a higher position the earlier, the club reaches 8th places.
The 2006 season gets harder as Stig Tøfting and Dulee Johnson leaves the club and the club is forced to play against a qualify against
IF Brommapojkarna
Idrottsföreningen Brommapojkarna, more commonly known as Brommapojkarna (meaning ''the Bromma boys'') or simply BP, is a Swedish football club located in the borough of Bromma, in the western parts of Stockholm municipality. Brommapojkarna is t ...
, BK Häcken is defeated by a total of 4–1 and is relegated to Superettan.
In 2010, Häcken earned the Fair Play award for the Allsvenskan. This resulted in the team earning a spot in the 1st Qualifying Round of the
2011–12 UEFA Europa League
The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League was the third season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 41st edition overall including its predecessor, the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with t ...
when Sweden won third place in the
UEFA Fair Play ranking
The UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking was used by UEFA from 1995 to the 2015–16 season to grant three berths for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Since that time it has granted a monetary prize to winning associations.
Qualific ...
.
In 2012, BK Häcken finished second in Allsvenskan, which is their best performance in the league so far. During this season, the Ghanaian striker
Waris Majeed scored 23 goals, which made him the Allsvenskan top scorer of the year. In 2016, Häcken secured their first main title, as they beat
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, ...
in the final of the
Svenska Cupen
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, and won the cup title. In 2019, Häcken secured their second main title, as they beat
AFC Eskilstuna
Athletic Football Club Eskilstuna, also known as AFC Eskilstuna or simply AFC, is a Swedish football club located in Eskilstuna. The club has previously been known under the names FC Café Opera and Väsby United before switching ownership and th ...
in the final of the
Svenska Cupen
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with 3–0 at
Bravida Arena
Nya Rambergsvallen, currently known as Bravida Arena for sponsorship reasons, and as Hisingen Arena for UEFA competitions, is an association football stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The project was initiated by Allsvenskan side BK Häcken and Go ...
.
The club won the
2022 edition of Allsvenskan, becoming Swedish champions for the first time in their history.
Rivalries
Häcken's main rivals are the three other main
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
teams
IFK Göteborg
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or simply Göteborg, is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it is the ...
,
GAIS
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and
Örgryte IS
Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte () or (especially locally) ÖIS or Öis, is a Swedish sports club based in Gothenburg. It consists of four departments, namely bowling, football, athletics and wrestling. H ...
, with IFK being considered the biggest rival.
A lesser rivalry also consists between Häcken and
IF Elfsborg
Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spent ...
from
Borås
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Geography
Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the ...
, as well as with some teams from the island of
Hisingen
Hisingen () is the fifth-largest island of Sweden (after Gotland, Öland, Södertörn and Orust), with an area of . It is a river island, formed by the split of the Göta Älv at Bohus, and is defined to the east and south by the main arm of tha ...
in the names of
IF Warta
IF Warta is a Swedish football club located in Hisingen, Göteborg.
Background
Idrottsföreningen Warta, a football club from Hisingen in Gothenburg, was founded in 1929. The name Warta is said to be named after a rusty old boat that was moored ...
and
Hisingsbacka FC
Hisingsbacka FC is a Swedish football club located in Backa in Hisingen, Gothenburg.
Background
Hisingsbacka FC is a football club which was founded in 2005.
Since their foundation Hisingsbacka FC has participated mainly in the middle and lo ...
, especially between the younger sections of the teams.
Honours
Leagues
*
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
**Champions:
2022
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**Runners-up:
2012
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*
Superettan
Superettan (; meaning the super first (division)) is an association football league and the second highest league in the league system of Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Al ...
**Champions:
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
**Runners-up:
2008
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*
Division 1 Södra
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:
**Champions (2):
1990
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,
1999
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**Runners-up:
1997
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*
Division 1 Västra
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**Champions:
1992
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Cups
*
Svenska Cupen
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**Winners (2):
2015–16,
2018–19
**Runners-up:
1989–90,
2020–21
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European record
:''Accurate as of 29 July 2021''
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
Players
First-team squad
Out on loan
Retired numbers
2 – Johan Lind,
defender (1995–2010)
Managers
*
Sven-Agne Larsson
Sven-Agne Larsson (6 October 1925 – 5 January 2006) was a Swedish football midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in ...
(1958–59)
*
Agne Simonsson
Tore Klas Agne Simonsson (19 October 1935 – 22 September 2020) was a Swedish footballer who played as a striker. Beginning his career with Örgryte IS in 1953, he went on to represent Real Madrid and Real Sociedad in La Liga in the early 1960 ...
(1977–82)
*
Reine Almqvist
Rolf Reine Almqvist (born 12 April 1949) is a Swedish former professional football player and coach who played as striker.
Club career
Almqvist played for IFK Göteborg, Åtvidabergs FF, IFK Sundsvall, In 1980, he joined the Seattle Sounders ...
(1983, 1989–93)
*
Jan Sjöström
Jan Enar Christer "Janne" Sjöström (10 April 1948 – 12 September 2013) was a Swedish football player and manager, best known for representing Hammarby IF. A full international between 1972 and 1974, he won eight caps for Sweden.
Early life
S ...
(1984–86)
*
Stefan Lundin (1989–91)
* (1996–00)
*
Torbjörn Nilsson
Torbjörn Anders Nilsson (born 9 July 1954) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Considered one of the best Swedish footballers of all time, he is best remembered for his time with IFK Göteborg with which he won ...
(2001)
*
Jörgen Lennartsson
Dan Inge Jörgen Lennartsson (born 10 April 1965) is a Swedish football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Allsvenskan team Helsingborgs IF.
Career
Lennartsson was born in Växjö. He took over Elfsborg from Magnus ...
(2002–04)
*
Stefan Lundin (2005 – Sept 06)
*
Reine Almqvist
Rolf Reine Almqvist (born 12 April 1949) is a Swedish former professional football player and coach who played as striker.
Club career
Almqvist played for IFK Göteborg, Åtvidabergs FF, IFK Sundsvall, In 1980, he joined the Seattle Sounders ...
(Sept 2006–07)
* (2007–09)
*
Peter Gerhardsson
Kurt Peter Gerhardsson (born 22 August 1959) is a Swedish football manager and former football player. He was previously the manager of BK Häcken. Before the start of the 2013 Allsvenskan he was ranked as the best manager in the league by news ...
(2009–16)
*
Mikael Stahre
Mikael Lennart Tage Stahre (; born 5 July 1975) is a Swedish football manager who is currently head coach of Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.
Management career
Stahre was appointed as AIK's manager on 10 November 2008 immediately following the ...
(2017)
*
Andreas Alm
Andreas Alm (born 19 June 1973) is a Swedish football coach in charge of Odense Boldklub from June and a former football player.
He formerly managed AIK and is also a former player for the club. During his active career he played for the two Sto ...
(2018–21)
*
Per-Mathias Høgmo
Per-Mathias Høgmo (born 1 December 1959) is a football manager from Norway and former player. He is the former manager of the Norway national football team. He has previously been head coach of Norway women's national football team and the Tippel ...
(2021–)
Footnotes
References
External links
BK Häckennbsp;– official site
Supporterklubben Getingarnanbsp;– official supporter club site
Sektion Gnbsp;– supporter site
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Allsvenskan clubs
Football clubs in Gothenburg
Association football clubs established in 1940
1940 establishments in Sweden
Football clubs in Västra Götaland County
Svenska Cupen winners