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30-399: It was opened in 1937, although there had already existed stadiums at the site; the earliest opened in 1910. The inaugural match took place on 18 April 1937 when AIK played against Malmö FF , AIK won the match 4–0, with Axel Nilsson scoring the historical first goal. Råsunda has a capacity of 35,000–36,608 depending on usage. The 1910 stadium hosted some of the football and some of

60-714: Is Djurgården , also formed in 1891 in Stockholm, just three weeks after AIK. Widely considered the fiercest rivalry in Swedish – and arguably also Nordic – football, the fixture between the clubs is known as Tvillingderbyt ( the Twin derby ). AIK also maintains a strong animosity towards the third major Stockholm side Hammarby . The club's biggest rival outside the Stockholm urban area is IFK Göteborg , followed by Malmö FF . In 2023, AIK had an average attendance of 25 739 ,

90-538: 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 . The first shirt is black and the second shirt is white. Shorts are white or, on rare occasions, black. Socks are striped in black and yellow; second socks are all white. A yellow third jersey

120-521: The 2017–18 UEFA Champions League as the title holders of Europa League. They were unable to defend their title as they qualified for the Champions League knockout phase , and were eliminated by Sevilla in the round of 16 . A total of 190 teams from all 55 UEFA member associations participated in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients

150-529: The Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2017 UEFA club coefficients . In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format . The group winners and runners-up advanced to

180-527: The round of 32 , where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage . The matchdays were 14 September, 28 September, 19 October, 2 November, 23 November, and 7 December 2017. A total of 29 national associations were represented in the group stage. Arsenal , Atalanta , Fastav Zlín , TSG Hoffenheim , İstanbul Başakşehir , 1. FC Köln , Lugano , Milan , Östersunds FK , Real Sociedad , Red Star Belgrade , Vardar and Vitesse made their debut appearances in

210-593: The shooting events at the 1912 Summer Olympics . The stadium was the home stadium for AIK , and was used for many derbies between Stockholm clubs. It also hosted the headquarters of the Swedish Football Association and staged 75% of the home matches of the national football team each year, with most other matches being played at Ullevi in Gothenburg . These two stadiums are UEFA 4-star rated football stadiums . The record attendance

240-542: The 2013 season, AIK play their home games at the Nationalarenan (known for sponsorship reasons as Strawberry Arena since 2024), which also houses the Sweden national team . The decision which arena would replace Råsunda , the club's home up until the 2012 season , was made by a vote of the club's members, held in 2011, which resulted in a large majority favoring Nationalarenan over Tele2 Arena . AIK's main rival

270-622: The British-Kenyan folk singer Roger Whittaker . The recording that has been used as AIK's entrance music since the mid 00s was released in 2002, an arrangement somewhat closer to Elvis Presley 's 1976 cover of the song. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. 1 – Supporters of the club Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The following list ranks

300-574: The Europa League group stage was vacated, and the following changes to the default allocation system were made: A Europa League place was vacated when a team qualified for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualified for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place was vacated, it was redistributed within the national association by the following rules (regulations Articles 3.03 and 3.04): The labels in

330-532: The UEFA Europa League group stage (although Milan and Red Star Belgrade had appeared in the UEFA Cup group stage). Vardar were the first team from Macedonia to play in either the Champions League or Europa League group stage. Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in

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360-405: The allocation based on the country coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Europa League, as noted below: In the default access list, Manchester United entered the group stage (as the sixth-placed team of the 2016–17 Premier League ). However, since they qualified for the Champions League as the Europa League title holders, the spot which they qualified for in

390-543: The biggest in Allsvenskan, despite not going well in the league. In 2006 AIK had an average attendance of over 21,000, the highest in Sweden that season. In 2007 AIK had an average attendance of over 20,000. AIK have had the highest average attendance 41 times, the most of all clubs in Sweden of all time, second is city rival IFK Göteborg with 23 times. AIK finished the 2013 season with an average attendance of 18,900,

420-403: The brand of their kit provider Nike , AIK has the logos of the following sponsors visible on their shirt and shorts: Truecaller a caller-ID app ; Svea, a financial group; German automakers Volkswagen ; Stadium, a sports retailer, and league sponsors Svenska Spel , a government-owned gambling company (whose logo is mandatory on the right sleeve of the shirts of all Allsvenskan teams). Since

450-814: The current position of AIK in UEFA ranking: As of 2 January 2024. Club coefficients | UEFA Coefficients 2017%E2%80%9318 UEFA Europa League The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League was the 47th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA , and the 9th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League . The final was played at the Groupama Stadium in Décines-Charpieu , France. Atlético Madrid defeated Marseille to win their third Europa League title. As winners, Atlético Madrid earned

480-412: The first qualifying round was held on 19 June 2017, 13:00 CEST . The first legs were played on 29 June, and the second legs were played on 4 and 6 July 2017. The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2017, 14:30 CEST (after the completion of the first qualifying round draw). The first legs were played on 12 and 13 July, and the second legs were played on 20 July 2017. The draw for

510-481: The following 18 players as the squad of the tournament. Votes were cast by coaches of the 48 teams in the group stage, together with 55 journalists selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) group, representing each of UEFA's member associations. The coaches were not allowed to vote for players from their own teams. Jury members selected their top three players, with the first receiving five points,

540-498: The highest number in Scandnavia . That was also the first season with the new arena . In 2018, AIK broke the record for most sold tickets in an Allsvenskan game in the derby against Hammarby two weeks before the game was played. The club's entrance music and hymn is "Å vi e AIK" (meaning "Oh we are AIK"), a Swedish-lyric version (written in the 1980s) of a 1971 song, " The Last Farewell ", originally performed by its co-writer,

570-836: The men's final in the 1958 World Cup and the women's final in the 1995 Women's World Cup . The other stadium with this honor is the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California , USA (men in 1994 World Cup , women in 1999 Women's World Cup ). Råsunda Stadium hosted eight games of the 1958 FIFA World Cup , including the final match . Råsunda Stadium the final match of the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup . Så här blir nya Råsunda [REDACTED] Media related to Råsunda Stadium at Wikimedia Commons AIK Fotboll AIK Fotboll ( LSE :  0DI2 ), more commonly known simply as AIK ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɑ̂ːiːˌkoː] ), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning

600-429: The order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 16.01): In the knockout phase , teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows: The draw for the round of 32 was held on 11 December 2017, 13:00 CET . The first legs were played on 13 and 15 February, and

630-544: The parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: Notably two teams took part in the competition that were not playing in their national top division, Tirana ( 2nd tier ) and Vaduz (representing Liechtenstein, playing in Swiss second tier ). The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon , Switzerland, unless stated otherwise). Matches in

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660-582: 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 Strawberry Arena , located in Solna , just north of the Stockholm City Centre . League champions in 2018, AIK has 12 championship titles and

690-439: The qualifying, play-off, and knockout rounds could also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts. In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2017 UEFA club coefficients , and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties . Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. The draw for

720-493: The right to play against the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League , Real Madrid , in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup . Moreover, they would also have been automatically qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, but since they had already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved was given to the third-placed team of the 2017–18 Ligue 1 , the fifth-ranked association according to next season's access list. Manchester United qualified for

750-414: The second legs were played on 21 and 22 February 2018. The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2018, 13:00 CET . The first legs were played on 8 March, and the second legs were played on 15 March 2018. The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 March 2018, 13:00 CET . The first legs were played on 5 April, and the second legs were played on 12 April 2018. The draw for the semi-finals

780-413: The third qualifying round was held on 14 July 2017, 13:00 CEST . The first legs were played on 27 July, and the second legs were played on 2 and 3 August 2017. The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2017, 13:00 CEST . The first legs were played on 16 and 17 August, and the second legs were played on 24 August 2017. The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2017, 13:00 CEST , at

810-485: Was 52,943 and was set on 26 September 1965, when Sweden played West Germany . West Germany won the match 2–1. The last major concert held at the stadium was on 7 June 1986, when British rock band Queen kicked off their final tour, The Magic Tour , at Råsunda. That night, Queen played to about 37,500 fans. Råsunda was the first of two stadiums to have hosted the World Cup finals for both men and women. It hosted

840-514: Was held on 13 April 2018, 12:00 CEST . The first legs were played on 26 April, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2018. The final was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu on 16 May 2018. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw. Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round. The UEFA technical study group selected

870-427: Was used in 2004, an orange third jersey was used in 2007, a dark-blue third jersey was used in 2010 and a grey commemorative third jersey was used in 2016. A dark-blue first shirt was used for the 2017–2018 UEFA Europa League qualification campaign. When Adidas was the kit provider, new kits were launched every even year. Nike, however, releases a new AIK kit every year, before the start of the new season. Apart from

900-569: Was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association: Starting from this season, Gibraltar were granted two spots instead of one in the Europa League. Kosovo , who became a UEFA member on 3 May 2016, made their debut in the UEFA Europa League. For the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2016 UEFA country coefficients , which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2011–12 to 2015–16. Apart from

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