IF Brommapojkarna
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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 | vacant | ||
| League | Allsvenskan | ||
| 2024 | Allsvenskan 10th | ||
| Website | http://ifbp.se/ | ||
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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.
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 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
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- As of 18 January 2025[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
[edit]List 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
[edit]In 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 (1 January 2004 – 31 December 2004)
- Claes Eriksson (1 January 2005 – 31 December 2007)
- Kim Bergstrand (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)[10]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "INTERVIEW-Soccer-Djordjic hails Bromma's Swedish academy". Reuters. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "IF Brommapojkarna – Dana Cup". 16 January 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Stockholms Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Celta Vigo sign John Guidetti on free transfer". Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "BP tillbaka i allsvenskan". Svenska Dagbladet. 16 November 2008. Archived from the original on 30 March 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
- ^ "Herr". BP Fotboll. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Hall of Fame" (in Swedish). IF Brommapojkarna. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Västra Frölunda IF". Retrieved 7 September 2010. [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ^ "Luis Pimenta lämnar Brommapojkarna i allsvenskan". 5 September 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
External links
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- Official website (in Swedish)
- IF Brommapojkarna on Facebook
