AIK Fotboll
AIK Fotboll (LSE: 0DI2), more commonly known simply as AIK (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɑ̂ːiːˌkoː]), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning the public or general sports club), is a Swedish professional football club competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The club was founded 1891 in Stockholm and the football department was formed in 1896. AIK's home ground is Friends Arena, located in Solna, just north of the Stockholm City Centre.
| Full name | Allmänna Idrottsklubben | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Gnaget | ||
| Short name | AIK | ||
| Founded | 15 February 1891 | ||
| Ground | Friends Arena | ||
| Capacity | 54,329 (50,653 international) | ||
| Chairman | Mikael Jomer | ||
| Head coach | Henning Berg | ||
| League | Allsvenskan | ||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan, 11th of 16 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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League champions in 2018, AIK has 12 championship titles and is third in the all-time Allsvenskan table. The club holds the record for having played the most seasons in the Swedish top flight.
In Europe, AIK reached the quarter-finals of the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, qualified for the 1999–00 UEFA Champions League group stage, and competed in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League group stage.