2017 Hammarby Fotboll season

In the off-season, on 18 November 2016, the board chose to sack manager Nanne Bergstrand, citing "a need to get a new voice and new energy into the club's sporting development".

[2] The team had a disappointing run in the 2016-17 Svenska Cupen, getting knocked out in the group stage following a 0–1 away loss against Östersunds FK in a deciding fixture.

Hammarby sold 9 players, most notably defender Joseph Aidoo that moved to Genk in a reported club record transfer.

[6] In the second half of the campaign, Hammarby struggled to produce any sort of challenge in the league, and subsequently dropped of in the table.

Both manager Jacob Michelsen and several of the new signings suffered criticism from both supporters and pundits as the club eventually finished 9th in Allsvenskan.

Erik Israelsson left Hammarby during the off season. He was the club's top scorer of the 2016 season.
Kennedy Bakircioglu is the captain of Hammarby.
Tele2 Arena is the second largest stadium in Allsvenskan .