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AIK Fotboll–Hammarby Fotboll rivalry

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Locale
  
Stockholm, Sweden

First meeting
  
20 May 1920

Teams
  
AIK Hammarby IF

Most wins
  
AIK (57)

Latest meeting
  
15 March 2016 AIK–Hammarby IF(3-5 e.p.)

Next meeting
  
24 July 2016 Allsvenskan

The fixture between AIK and Hammarby is a local derby in Stockholm, Sweden.

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History

The first competitive match was played in 1920.

Rivalry culture

The rivalry between AIK and Hammarby is generally considered to be a massive derby in Stockholm. AIK and Hammarby are arguably the two football clubs with the biggest support in Sweden. In 2015, two of the games between these two teams had an attendance of 41 063 and 41 630 respectively, which is more than any other matches in the nordic countries. AIK was founded in the Norrmalm district but has since 1937 been based in the municipality of Solna and have the largest portion of their support in the northern and western parts of the city. Hammarby, meanwhile, was founded in the Södermalm district and has most of its support in the south, meaning the game symbolizes the struggle between different parts of Stockholm.

Played for one club, managed the other

  • Andreas Alm (played for AIK and Hammarby, managed AIK)
  • Sven Bergqvist (played for AIK and Hammarby, managed Hammarby)
  • Michael Borgqvist (played for AIK, managed Hammarby)
  • Per Kaufeldt (played for AIK, managed AIK and Hammarby)
  • Rolf Zetterlund (played for AIK, managed AIK and Hammarby)

    • Managed both clubs

    1 Only competitive matches are counted.

    References

    AIK Fotboll–Hammarby Fotboll rivalry Wikipedia
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