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{{short description|Swedish handball club}}
{{about|Hammarby IF's handball department|other departments of the club|Hammarby IF}}
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| image       = 
| fullname    = Hammarby Idrottsförening Handbollsförening
| short name  = Hammarby
| founded     = {{start date and age|1897}};<br/>{{start date and age|1939}} (team handball section)
| ground      = [[:sv:Eriksdalshallen|Eriksdalshallen]], [[Stockholm]]
| capacity    = 2,600
| chairman    = Mats Norrstad
| manager     = [[Patrik Fahlgren]]
| league      = [[Handbollsligan]]
| season      = 2021–22
| position    = 7th
| website     = http://www.hammarbyhandboll.se/
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{{Hammarby IF sections}}
'''Hammarby IF Handboll''' is the [[Team handball|handball]] section of [[Sweden|Swedish]] sports club [[Hammarby IF]] from [[Stockholm]]. Hammarby IF currently play in [[Handbollsligan]], Sweden's first tier.

The club won three consecutive [[List of Swedish men's handball champions|Swedish championships]] from 2006 to 2008.

==History==
The handboll section of [[Hammarby IF]] was founded on 31 October 1939. During the 1950s, the handboll section ceased its activities. The club made a comeback in the 1970s when another local team, Lundens BK, merged with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hammarby-if.se/DettaarHammarbyIF/Historia|title=Historia|work=Hammarby IF|language=Swedish|access-date=24 December 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103170048/http://www.hammarby-if.se/DettaarHammarbyIF/Historia|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Hammarby were promoted to [[Handbollsligan|Elitserien]], Sweden's top tier, for the first time in 2002.<ref name=Placeringar/> In 2003, Hammarby signed the Swedish international [[Staffan Olsson]], who returned to his native country after a long career in Germany. In 2004–05 Hammarby reached the semifinals, eliminating [[Eskilstuna Guif|IF Guif]] in the quarterfinals<ref name=QF05/> before losing to [[IFK Skövde]] in the semifinals.<ref name=SF05/> The following season, Hammarby won their first Swedish championship, defeating [[IK Sävehof]] by 34–31 in the final, breaking the dominance of clubs from southern and western [[Götaland]] that had won all domestic titles since 1978.<ref name=F06/> Olsson retired from playing in 2006, instead taking over as manager of Hammarby (a position that he stayed in until 2011). In 2006–07, Hammarby defended the title, winning the final against IFK Skövde by 34–22.<ref name=F07/> They won their third consecutive title in 2008, again defeating IK Sävehof in the final, this time by 35–29.<ref name=F08/> In 2008–09, Hammarby reached the semifinals, but were eliminated by [[Alingsås HK]].<ref name=SF09/>

On November 14 2006, the match between Hammarby IF from Stockholm and LIF Lindesberg from Lindesberg was the highest scoring match ever in Elitserien. Hammarby won with the numbers 53–40. The total was 93 goals.

Between 2009 and 2018, Hammarby finished between 6th and 13th in the league and did not reached past the quarterfinals in the play-offs. In 2019, Hammarby was relegated to the second tier [[Allsvenskan (men's handball)|Allsvenskan]], but won a promotion back to Handbollsligan two seasons later. 

In 2023 Hammarby reached the final of the [[Swedish Handball Cup|Swedish cup]], a final played home and away against [[IFK Kristianstad]]. Hammarby won the away match 31–30, but in the home match they lost 35–32 after shoot-outs, and therefore got silver medal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cupguldet till Kristianstad |url=https://www.atgsvenskacupen.se/nyheter/atg-svenska-cupen/2023-03-14-cupguldet-till-kristianstad |access-date=13 March 2023 |website=atgsvenskacupen.se}}</ref>

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===Kits===

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==Sports Hall information==
[[File:Eriksdaslhallen 2009b.jpg|thumb|275px|Home hall: [[:sv:Eriksdalshallen|Eriksdalshallen]]]]

*'''Name:''' – [[:sv:Eriksdalshallen|Eriksdalshallen]]
*'''City:''' – [[Stockholm]]
*'''Capacity:''' – 2600
*'''Address:''' – Ringvägen 70, 118 61 [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]

==Current squad==
:''Squad for the 2023–24 season''
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
;Goalkeepers
* {{0}}1 {{flagicon|SWE}} Linus Bergh
* 41 {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikael Mäkelä
;Left Wingers
* {{0}}9 {{flagicon|SWE}} Nils Pettersson
* 11 {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Martin Dolk]]
* 17 {{flagicon|SWE}} Ludvig Lindeberg
;Right Wingers
* 10 {{flagicon|SWE}} Oliver Wigmark
* 15 {{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Nilsson
;Line players
* {{0}}3 {{flagicon|SWE}} Kevin Johansson Eggan
* {{0}}5 {{flagicon|SWE}} Alexander Morsten
{{Col-2}}
;Left Backs
* 13 {{flagicon|SWE}} Max Gugolz
* 21 {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Wiik Rydberg
* 30 {{flagicon|SWE}} Robin Sanderhem
;Centre Backs
* 14 {{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Olsson
* 22 {{flagicon|SWE}} Viktor Ahlstrand
* 46 {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Windahl
* 91 {{flagicon|SWE}} Josef Pujol
;Right Backs
* {{0}}7 {{flagicon|SWE}} Richard Lindström
* 18 {{flagicon|SWE}} Edwin Aspenbäck
{{Col-end}}

===Technical staff===
{|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name

!Role
|-
|Kalle Matsson
|Sporting director
|-
|[[Patrik Fahlgren]]
|Head coach
|-
|Martin Norrbom
|Goalkeeping coach
|-
|Sonny Andersson
|Fitness coach
|-
|}
|}

==Notable players==
* [[Michael Apelgren]] (2003–2008)
* [[Martin Dolk]] (2006–2014, 2015–)
* [[Patrik Fahlgren]] (2017-2019, coach 2018–)
* [[Lukas Karlsson]] (2000–2007)
* [[Tobias Karlsson (handballer)|Tobias Karlsson]] (2003–2008)
* {{ill|Fredrik Larsson (handballer)|lt=Fredrik Larsson|de|Fredrik Larsson}} (2005–2009)
* [[Staffan Olsson]] (2003–2006, coach 2005–2011)
* [[Lucas Pellas]] (2014–2016)
* [[Fredric Pettersson]] (2008–2011)
* [[Josef Pujol]] (2005–2016, 2023–)

==Honours==
[[File:Hammarby IF Handboll league positions.png|thumb|Hammarby's positions in the top division]]

* '''[[List of Swedish men's handball champions|Swedish Champions]]'''
** '''Winners (3):''' 2006, 2007, 2008
* '''[[Swedish Handball Cup|Swedish Cup]]'''
** '''Runner-ups (1):''' 2023

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=Placeringar>{{cite web|url=http://www.svenskhandboll.se/ImageVaultFiles/id_2949/cf_31/Elit_Herrar_Placering_i_h-gsta_serien.PDF|title=Placeringar i högsta serien|access-date=4 July 2017}}</ref>
<ref name=QF05>{{cite web|url=http://www.everysport.com/sport/handboll/2004-2005/elitserien-herr/kvartsfinal/9725|title=Handboll 2004/2005 Elitserien Herr Kvartsfinal|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
<ref name=SF05>{{cite web|url=http://www.everysport.com/sport/handboll/2004-2005/elitserien-herr/semifinal/9884|title=Handboll 2004/2005 Elitserien Herr Semifinal|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
<ref name=F06>{{cite web|url=http://www.everysport.com/sport/handboll/2005-2006/elitserien-herr/sm-final/17871|title=Handboll 2005/2006 Elitserien Herr SM-Final|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
<ref name=F07>{{cite web|url=http://www.everysport.com/sport/handboll/2006-2007/elitserien-herr/sm-final/24671|title=Handboll 2006/2007 Elitserien Herr SM-Final|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
<ref name=F08>{{cite web|url=http://www.everysport.com/sport/handboll/2007-2008/elitserien-herr/sm-final/29408|title=Handboll 2007/2008 Elitserien Herr SM-Final|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
<ref name=SF09>{{cite web|url=http://www.everysport.com/sport/handboll/2008-2009/elitserien-herr/semifinal/34556|title=Handboll 2008/2009 Elitserien Herr semifinal|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.hammarbyhandboll.se//}} 
* {{facebook|hammarbyhandboll}}

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