Mjällby Allmänna Idrottsförening, also known simply as Mjällby AIF, Mjällby or (especially locally) MAIF, is a Swedish professional
football club
In association football, a football club (or association football club, alternatively soccer club) is a sports club that acts as an entity through which association football teams organise their sporting activities. The club can exist either as ...
based in
Hällevik in
Sölvesborg Municipality. The club is affiliated to
Blekinge Fotbollförbund and plays its home games at
Strandvallen. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are yellow and black. Formed on 1 April 1939, the club has played nine seasons in Sweden's highest football league
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system.
Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...
. The club's first season in the league was in
1980
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and is currently playing in Allsvenskan. With nine seasons, Mjällby AIF is the most successful football team from the province of
Blekinge
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.
Former
Sweden men's national football team
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players
Christian Wilhelmsson and
Mattias Asper began their careers at the club.
Both players also ended their playing careers in Mjällby.
On 18 May 2023, Mjällby AIF played the Swedish Cup final at Strandvallen, losing 1–4 to
BK Häcken
Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Gothenburg (Hisingen). It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Forme ...
.
Players
First-team squad
Out on loan
Managers
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Johnny Ringerg (1954–56)
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Sven-Olle Malmberg (1956–58)
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John Nilsson (1959)
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Gösta Färm (1960–61)
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Elon Nilsson (1962)
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Folke Jönsson (1963)
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Arne Lindskog (1964)
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Bror Sjöholm (1965–66)
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Kjell Larsson (1967)
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Gösta Färm (1968)
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Adolf Vogel (1969–70)
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Arne Svensson (1971–74)
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Jan-Ove Jansson (1975–78)
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Bosse Nilsson (1979–80)
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Håkan Håkansson (1981)
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Göran Bogren (1982–84)
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Anders Linderoth (1985–89)
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Ingvar Johansson (1990)
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Peter Antoine (1 January 1991 – 30 June 1993)
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Jan Mattsson (1993)
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Peter Antoine (1994–96)
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Sergei Prigoda (1997–98)
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Hans Larsson (1999–02)
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Sören Cratz (2003–05)
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Thomas Andersson-Borstam (2005 – 31 December 2008)
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Peter Swärdh (1 January 2009 – 31 December 2012)
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Anders Torstensson (1 January 2013 – 16 October 2013)
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Lars Jacobsson (16 October 2013 – 2014)
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Anders Linderoth (21 July 2014 – 18 May 2015)
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Hasse Larsson (19 May 2015 – 31 December 2015)
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Patrik Rosengren (1 January 2016 – 31 August 2016)
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Mattias Asper (31 August 2016 – 5 September 2016)
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Jonas Andersson (5 September 2016 – 18 June 2018)
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Miloš Milojević (19 June 2018 – 1 December 2019)
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Marcus Lantz (1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020)
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Christian Järdler (1 January 2021 – 3 August 2021)
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Anders Torstensson (4 August 2021 – 31 December 2021)
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Andreas Brännström (1 January 2022 – 31 December 2022)
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Anders Torstensson (1 January 2023 – present)
Honours
League
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Superettan
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:
** Winners (2):
2009
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,
2019
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Division 1 Södra:
** Winners (1): 2018
** Runners-up (1): 1988
Cup
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Svenska Cupen:
** Runners-up (1):
2022–23
References
External links
Mjällby AIFnbsp;– official site
Sillastrybarnanbsp;– official supporter club site (archived)
Mjällby AIF at svenskafans.comnbsp;– supporter site (archived)
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Football clubs in Blekinge County
Allsvenskan clubs
Association football clubs established in 1939
1939 establishments in Sweden
Sölvesborg Municipality
20th-century establishments in Blekinge County