 | |||
| Full name | Assyriska Fotbollsföreningen | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | AFF | ||
| Founded | 1974 | ||
| Ground | Södertälje Fotbollsarena, Södertälje, Sweden | ||
| Capacity | 8,500 | ||
| Chairman | Moussa Esa | ||
| Manager | Simon Hardman | ||
| League | Ettan Fotboll | ||
| 2022 | D2 Södra Svealand, 2nd of 14 | ||
|
| |||
Assyriska Fotbollsföreningen, also known simply as Assyriska FF, is a Swedish football club based in Södertälje, Stockholm County. The club, formed in 1974 by Assyrian immigrants, has advanced through the league system and is currently playing in the fourth highest Swedish league, Division 2. They played in the highest Swedish football league Allsvenskan in 2005 where their games were broadcast in over 80 countries.[1] The club has also played a final in Svenska Cupen, which was lost against IF Elfsborg in 2003.
Assyriska is often viewed as a substitute national team by the Assyrian people.[1][2]
The club has a fan base from all over the world[2][3] and has also their own pop song which is called "My Assyrian team – the team of my dream". A documentary film about Assyriska called "Assyriska: A National Team Without A Nation" was also made in 2006 by Nuri Kino and Erik Sandberg. The success of the documentary film made it possible to win the Golden Palm Award at the Beverly Hills Film Festival.
- ^ a b Reimegård, Claes (12 April 2005). "Assyriska laddar för festpremiär". Svenska Dagbladet. SVD. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Assyriska har blivit hela världens landslag" (in Swedish). DN. Archived from the original on 1 November 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2003.
- ^ "Assyriska ska värva stjärnor". Expressen. 4 December 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2013.