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 the largest football club in Europe in terms of the number of active youth teams of all ages[1][2] – 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.
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| Full name | Idrottsföreningen Brommapojkarna | ||
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| Short name | BP | ||
| Founded | 13 April 1942 | ||
| Ground | Grimsta IP, Stockholm | ||
| Capacity | 6,820 | ||
| Chairman | Fredrik Bergholm | ||
| Head coach | Olof Mellberg | ||
| League | Allsvenskan | ||
| 2024 | Allsvenskan 10th | ||
| Website | http://ifbp.se/ | ||
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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.[3]
History
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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 the Red Devils in 1999. However, this deal has since expired as BP believed it would weaken talks with other Premiership 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 Vigo in 2015.[4]
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.[5] It guaranteed remain in Allsvenskan for 2010 season despite losing 3–0 to home match against IFK Göteborg on October 23, 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
editFirst-team squad
edit- As of 2 November 2024[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
editList criteria:
- player has been inducted into the official "Hall of Fame" of IF Brommapojkarna.[7]
| Name | Nationality | Position | Brommapojkarna career |
Total appearances |
Total goals |
Year of induction |
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| Bo Lundberg | Sweden | Forward | 1971–1981 | 212 | 67 | 2014 |
| Kjell Jonevret | Sweden | Forward | 1979–1983 1985–1987 |
163 | 96 | 2014 |
| Anders Limpar | Sweden | Midfielder | 1981–1986 2000–2002 |
96 | 23 | 2014 |
| Olof Guterstam | Sweden | Forward | 2002–2007 2009–2010 |
211 | 54 | 2014 |
| Pontus Segerström | Sweden | Defender | 1998–2004 2010–2014 |
245 | 8 | 2015 |
| Sten-Ove Ramberg | Sweden | Midfielder | 1973–1978 | 119 | 12 | 2015 |
| Jon Persson | Sweden | Defender | 2000–2009 | 237 | 10 | 2015 |
| Berndt Magnusson | Sweden | Goalkeeper | 1985–1997 | 271 | 0 | 2016 |
| Daniel Majstorović | Sweden | Defender | 1986–1997 | 34 | 1 | 2016 |
| Björn Jonasson | Sweden | Goalkeeper | 1958–1972 | 208 | 11 | 2017 |
| Per Ferm | Sweden | Forward | 1985–1990 1992–1996 |
234 | 70 | 2017 |
| Jan Seipel | Sweden | Forward | 1965–1974 1979 |
178 | 62 | 2018 |
| Bengt-Erik Gårdefors | Sweden | Forward | 1977–1985 | 177 | 76 | 2018 |
| Tomas Antonelius | Sweden | Defender | 1991–1996 | 103 | 4 | 2018 |
| Dejan Kulusevski | Sweden | Forward/Midfielder | 2006–2016 |
European record
edit| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  VPS
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2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| 2Q |  Crusaders
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4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 3Q |  Torino
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0–3 | 0–4 | 0–7 |
- Notes
- 1Q: First qualifying round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
- 3Q: Third qualifying round
Season to season
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* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [8] |
Attendances
editIn recent seasons IF Brommapojkarna have had the following average attendances:
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [9] |
Honours
edit- Superettan:
- Division 1 Norra:
- Winners (1): 2016
- Division 2 Östra Svealand:
- Winners (3): 1998, 2000, 2001
Managers
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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 (Jan 1, 2004 – Dec 31, 2004)
- Claes Eriksson (Jan 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2007)
- Kim Bergstrand (2008–10)
- Roberth Björknesjö (Oct 1, 2010 – Nov 30, 2013)
- Stefan Billborn (2013–14)
- Magni Fannberg Magnússon (2014–15)
- Olof Mellberg (Nov 27, 2015 – Nov 21, 2017)
Luís Pimenta (Dec 13, 2017–September 5, 2018)[10]- Roberth Björknesjö (Sep 10, 2010 – Aug 31, 2019)
- Kjell Jonevret (Sep 1, 2019 – Nov 30, 2019)
Shaun Constable (Dec 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2020)- Christer Mattiasson (Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2022)
- Olof Mellberg & Andreas Engelmark (Jan 1, 2023 – Present)
Footnotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "INTERVIEW-Soccer-Djordjic hails Bromma's Swedish academy". Reuters. 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "IF Brommapojkarna - Dana Cup". 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Stockholms Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ "Celta Vigo sign John Guidetti on free transfer". Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ "BP tillbaka i allsvenskan". Archived from the original on 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ "Herr". BP Fotboll. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Hall of Fame" (in Swedish). IF Brommapojkarna. Archived from the original on 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Västra Frölunda IF". Retrieved 7 September 2010. [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ "Luis Pimenta lämnar Brommapojkarna i allsvenskan". Archived from the original on 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
External links
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- Official website (in Swedish)
- IF Brommapojkarna on Facebook