Mjällby Allmänna Idrottsförening, also known simply as Mjällby AIF, Mjällby or (especially locally) MAIF, 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 Hällevik. The club is affiliated to

Blekinge Fotbollförbund The Blekinge Fotbollförbund ''(Blekinge Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Blekinge County. Background Blekinge Fotbollförbund, commonl ...

and play its home games at

Strandvallen Strandvallen is a multi-use stadium in Hällevik, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Mjällby AIF Mjällby Allmänna Idrottsförening, also known simply as Mjällby AIF, Mjällby or (esp ...

. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are yellow and black. Formed on 1 April 1939, the club have played eight seasons in Sweden's highest football league

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 le ...

, the club's first season in the league was in

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. The club are currently playing in

(top division). With nine seasons in the top division

, Mjällby AIF is the most successful football team from the province of

Blekinge Blekinge (, old da, Bleking) is one of the traditional Swedish provinces (), situated in the southern coast of the geographic region of Götaland, in southern Sweden. It borders Småland, Scania and the Baltic Sea. It is the country's second- ...

. Former

Sweden national football team The Sweden national football team ( sv, svenska fotbollslandslaget) represents Sweden in men's international football and it is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body of football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground i ...

players

Christian Wilhelmsson Christian Ulf "Chippen" Wilhelmsson (; born 8 December 1979) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a winger. Beginning his career with Mjällby AIF in 1997, he went on to represent clubs in Norway, Belgium, France, Italy, Sp ...

and

Mattias Asper Nils Mattias Joacim Asper (born 20 March 1974) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Starting off his career with Mjällby AIF in the mid-1990s, he went on to play professionally in Spain, Turkey, and Norway befo ...

began their careers at the club. Both players also ended their playing careers in Mjällby.

Players

First-team squad

Out on loan

Managers

* Johnny Ringerg (1954–56) * Sven-Olle Malmberg (1956–58) *

John Nilsson John Oskar Emanuel "Long-John" Nilsson (27 April 1908 – 1 December 1987) was a Swedish footballer who played as a forward. He was the 1930–31 Allsvenskan top scorer while at GAIS and won two caps for the Sweden national team, scoring six go ...

(1959) * Gösta Färm (1960–61) * Elon Nilsson (1962) * Folke Jönsson (1963) *

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(1964) *

Bror Sjöholm Bror is a Scandinavian masculine given name which simply means 'brother'. The name has been found as early as in runestones in the form Brodhir. The name form Bror is known since the year 1536. It is also used heavily in a colloquial sense in the ci ...

(1965–66) * Kjell Larsson (1967) * Gösta Färm (1968) *

Adolf Vogel Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and to a lesser extent in vari ...

(1969–70) * Arne Svensson (1971–74) * Jan-Ove Jansson (1975–78) *

Bo Nilsson Bo Nilsson (1 May 1937 – 25 June 2018) was a Swedish composer and lyricist. Career Bo Nilsson was born in Skellefteå, and first drew notice as a composer at the age of 18 when his ''Zwei Stücke'' (Two Pieces) for flute, bass clarinet, per ...

(1979–80) * Håkan Håkansson (1981) *

Göran Bogren Göran or Jöran (both pronounced ) is the Swedish form of George, not to be confused with the Slavic Goran. Notable people with the name include: *Göran Andersson, Swedish sport sailor *Göran Bror Benny Andersson Swedish musician, composer ...

(1982–84) *

Anders Linderoth Anders Karl Gustaf Linderoth (born 21 March 1950) is a Swedish football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is best remembered for representing Helsingsborgs IF, Östers IF, Marseille, and Mjällby AIF during a club career t ...

(1985–89) * Ingvar Johansson (1990) * Peter Antoine (Jan 1, 1991 – June 30, 1993) * Jan Mattsson (1993) * Peter Antoine (1994–96) *

Sergei Prigoda Sergei Grigoryevich Prigoda (russian: Серге́й Григорьевич Пригода; 4 November 1957 in Moscow – 9 October 2017) was a Soviet football player and Russian coach. He coached Mjällby AIF and IK Brage. He died on 9 Octob ...

(1997–98) * Hans Larsson (1999–02) * Sören Cratz (2003–05) * Thomas Andersson-Borstam (2005 – Dec 31, 2008) * Peter Swärdh (Jan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2012) *

Anders Torstensson Count Anders Torstenson (20 January 16418 November 1686), Swedish statesman, son of Lennart Torstenson and member of the Privy Council, was from 1674 to 1681 Governor-General of Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a c ...

(Jan 1, 2013 – Oct 16, 2013) *

Lars Jacobsson Lasse Jacobsson (born 10 December 1960, in Jönköping) is a Swedish football manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the ...

(Oct 16, 2013–14) *

(July 21, 2014– May 18, 2015) *

Hasse Larsson Hasse is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Clara H. Hasse (1880–1926), American botanist * Helmut Hasse (1898–1979), German mathematician * Henry Hasse (1913–1977), US writer of science fiction ...

(May 19, 2015– Dec 31, 2015) *

Patrik Rosengren Patrik Rosengren (born 25 July 1971) is a Swedish football coach, currently for Mjällby AIF (U19), and former footballer who played as a defender. Personal life Rosengren is nicknamed Bagarn, Swedish slang for 'The Baker'. His son Otto Rosen ...

(Jan 1, 2016– Aug 31, 2016) *

(Aug 31, 2016– Sep 5, 2016) * Jonas Andersson (Sep 5, 2016– Jun 18, 2018) * Miloš Milojević (Jun 19, 2018– Dec 1, 2019) * Marcus Lantz (Jan 1, 2020– Dec 31, 2020) * Christian Järdler (Jan 1, 2021– Aug 3, 2021) *

(Aug 4, 2021– Dec 31, 2021) *

Andreas Brännström Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The name ...

(Jan 1, 2022– Dec 31, 2022) *

(Jan 1, 2023– Present)

Achievements

League

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 All ...

: ** Winners (2): 2009, 2019 * Division 1 Södra: ** Winners (1): 2018 ** Runners-up (1): 1988

Footnotes

References

External links

Mjällby AIF
nbsp;– official site
Sillastrybarna
nbsp;– official supporter club site
Mjällby AIF at svenskafans.com
nbsp;– supporter site {{DEFAULTSORT:Mjallby Aif Football clubs in Blekinge County Allsvenskan clubs Blekinge County Association football clubs established in 1939 1939 establishments in Sweden