Brommapojkarna

Idrottsföreningen Brommapojkarna, more commonly known as Brommapojkarna (meaning ''the Bromma boys'') or simply BP, is a Swedish football club based in the borough of Bromma, in the western parts of Stockholm municipality. Brommapojkarna is the largest football club in Europe in terms of the number of active youth teams of all ages – in 2007 there were 247 teams and 3,000 players. The men's team plays in the Allsvenskan, the first tier, and the women's team plays in the Damallsvenskan, the first tier.

The club is famous for its youth academy, which has produced numerous top-quality Swedish players throughout the years. The club is affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund.

History

The club was formed in 1942. It has earlier had many more sports on its programme, such as athletics, bandy and ice hockey.

They became affiliated with Manchester United after Bojan Djordjic was transferred to United in 1999. However, this deal has since expired as Brommapojkarna believed it would weaken talks with other Premier League clubs. The club now has a similar affiliation with local United rivals Manchester City, where former BP youth and Sweden International John Guidetti marked his trade, until his transfer to La Liga club Celta de Vigo in 2015.

The club was promoted to the Allsvenskan for the first time on 12 November 2006 after beating BK Häcken in the promotion-relegation play-offs. On 16 November 2008, the team reached Allsvenskan for the second time after a 1–1 draw against Ljungskile SK. It guaranteed remain in Allsvenskan for 2010 season despite losing 3–0 to home match against IFK Göteborg on 23 October 2009. In 2010, BP came in last and were relegated to Superettan, where they played in 2011 and 2012. In 2012 they finished 2nd in Superettan and were promoted to Allsvenskan for the third time.

Players

First-team squad

Out on loan

Notable players

List criteria:
* player has been inducted into the official "Hall of Fame" of IF Brommapojkarna.

European record

;Notes
* 1Q: First qualifying round
* 2Q: Second qualifying round
* 3Q: Third qualifying round

Season to season

Attendances

In recent seasons IF Brommapojkarna have had the following average attendances:

Honours

* Superettan:
** Winners (2): 2017, 2022
** Runners-up (1): 2012
* Division 1 Norra:
** Winners (1): 2016
* Division 2 Östra Svealand:
** Winners (3): 1998, 2000, 2001

Managers

* Gösta Sandberg (1959–61)
* Henry Carlsson (1969–71)
* Gösta Sandberg (1972–78)
* Tommy Söderberg (1982–85)
* Thomas Lyth (1986–89)
* Erik Hamrén (1990–91)
* Dan Sundblad (1991–93)
* Bo Petersson (1994)
* Kjell Jonevret (1995)
* Thomas Lyth (1995–97)
* Jari Pyykölä (1998–99)
* Dan Sundblad (1999)
* Benny Persson (2000–03)
* Anders Grönhagen (1 January 2004 – 31 December 2004)
* Claes Eriksson (2008–10)
* Roberth Björknesjö (1 October 2010 – 30 November 2013)
* Stefan Billborn (2013–14)
* Magni Fannberg Magnússon (2014–15)
* Olof Mellberg (27 November 2015 – 21 November 2017)
* Luís Pimenta (13 December 2017 – 5 September 2018)
* Roberth Björknesjö (10 September 2010 – 31 August 2019)
* Kjell Jonevret (1 September 2019 – 30 November 2019)
* Shaun Constable (1 December 2019 – 31 December 2020)
* Christer Mattiasson (1 January 2021 – 31 December 2022)
* Olof Mellberg & Andreas Engelmark (1 January 2023–present)

Footnotes

References

External links

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Allsvenskan clubs
Football clubs in Stockholm
Association football clubs established in 1942
Bandy clubs established in 1942
1942 establishments in Sweden
1940s establishments in Stockholm