Mjällby AIF

Mjällby AIF

Full name	Mjällby Allmänna Idrottsförening
Founded	1 April 1939; 85 years ago (1939-04-01)
Ground	Strandvallen, Hällevik
Capacity	6,750
Chairman	Magnus Emeus
Head coach	Anders Torstensson
League	Allsvenskan
2023	Allsvenskan, 10th of 16
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Mjällby Allmänna Idrottsförening, also known simply as Mjällby AIF, Mjällby or (especially locally) MAIF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Hällevik in Sölvesborg Municipality. The club is affiliated to Blekinge Fotbollförbund and play 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 have played eight seasons in Sweden's highest football league Allsvenskan, the club's first season in the league was in 1980. The club are currently playing in Allsvenskan (top division). With nine seasons in the top division Allsvenskan, Mjällby AIF is the most successful football team from the province of Blekinge.

Former Sweden national football team players Christian Wilhelmsson and Mattias Asper began their careers at the club. Both players also ended their playing careers in Mjällby.

On 11 May 2023, Mjällby AIF played the Swedish Cup final at Strandvallen, losing 1–4 to BK Häcken.^[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 27 March 2024^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SWE Noel Törnqvist 3 DF  SWE Arvid Brorsson 4 DF  SWE Rasmus Wikström 5 DF  NOR Colin Rösler 6 MF  SWE Imam Jagne 7 MF  SWE Viktor Gustafson 10 MF  DEN Nicklas Røjkjær 11 DF  SWE Adam Ståhl 13 DF  DEN Jakob Kiilerich (on loan from Kolding) 14 DF  SWE Herman Johansson 15 DF  SWE Liam Svensson 16 FW  SWE Alexander Johansson 17 DF  SWE Elliot Stroud 18 FW  SWE Jacob Bergström

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  GAM Abdoulie Manneh 20 DF  SWE Johan Persson Åhstedt 21 MF  SWE Adam Petersson 22 MF  SWE Jesper Gustavsson 23 DF  SWE Filip Linderoth 24 DF  SWE Tom Pettersson 26 MF  SWE Kimmen Nennesson 27 MF  SWE Ludvig Tidstrand 28 MF  SWE Vilmer Lindberg 28 DF  SWE Tim Malmström 29 MF  SWE Isaac Johnsson 30 GK  SWE Hugo Fagerberg 31 FW  NGA Silas Nwankwo 35 GK  SWE Alexander Lundin

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  KOS Argjend Miftari (at Olympic until 30 November 2024) — MF  ISL Guðmundur Baldvin Nökkvason (at Stjarnan until 31 December 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  NGA Yusuf Abdulazeez (at Varberg until 30 November 2024) — FW  SWE Love Björnson (at AFC Eskilstuna until 30 November 2024)

Managers

Achievements

League

• Superettan:
  • Winners (2): 2009, 2019
• Division 1 Södra:
  • Winners (1): 2018
  • Runners-up (1): 1988

Cup

• Svenska Cupen:
  • Runners-up (1): 2022–23

Footnotes

References

External links

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