First and foremost. There is a book in swedish called "Va för jävla pack e ni" written by old school supporters from the three clubs in Stockholm (Hammarby, AIK and Djurgården). The book documents the supporter and hooligan culture in Stockholm that has existed since the 70's. For other Scandinavians who are interested could read it as a great source of information regarding this subject.
The first organized supporters in Sweden and Scandinavia began in the year 1970 in Hammarby. The autumn of 1970 Hammarby were close of being relegated from the league, but some supporters were inspired by the English terrace culture and decided to start singing their own chants and standing up.
Corteo with Hammarby supporters year
1970
Away trip with Hammarby
1978
Hammarby - Göteborg
1982
Organized hooligans has existed in Sweden since the 80's. In this period all type of supporters were in the same supporter group. Hammarby had Bajen Fans, AIK had Black Army and Djurgården had Blue Saints. All were formed in 1981.
Pitch invasion in Karlstad
1989
The first ultra group is Hammarby Ultras from 1993. It was in the 90's that Hammarby first adopted the usage of the term "Ultra". It was also in the 90's that the use of pyro, two pins, tifo, banners, flags and so on began. Here are some pictures.
Hammarby - Kalmar
1994
Hammarby - AIK
1994
Hammarby invades the pitch against Djurgården in
1995
Hammarby - Frölunda
1995
In Råsunda, burning a scarf of AIK
1995
Same game and same year against AIK
1995
Göteborg - Hammarby
1995. First away tifo in Sweden
The fence in Söderstadion filled with flags and banners,
1996
1996
1996
Contacts between Hammarby and Roma have existed since the 90's. This picture is from
1997.
Norrköping - Hammarby
1998
Hammarby in Gothenburg
1998
Söder Bröder were one of the first groups to use drums, here you can see a Ultra banner the same year Söder Bröder was formed in
1998
1999
Hammarby - AIK
1999
Ultra Boys was formed in 1999
Ultras banner
1997
This must be the earliest ultras banner that I can find. Its from
1995 against Gothenburg.
quick walkthrough of Swedish old school scene (hooliganism and ultras):
In Sweden the organized support started in the late 60's and early 70's in the big clubs (IFK Göteborg, Aik, Dif, Hammarby and somewhat in Malmö), the scene was very much inspired by the english scene. Even though fights and riots have been common at swedish football since the birth of the sport in this country the modern day hooliganism is said to have started when IFK Göteborg fans stormed the pitch against Örebro in 1970, attacking players, fans and goalposts, trying to get the game cancelled so they would not be relegated to the second league.
Örebro SK -
IFK Göteborg 1970
During the 80's hooliganism in Sweden was interlaced with the major supporterclubs, but as media and club critizism grew against the supporterclubs, hooligan firms would start breaking out in the 90's. First Firman Boys (Aik), then Järngänget (Dif), Wisemen (IFK) and later also KGB (Hammarby).
Early Firman Boys
In the 90's the first teams formed ultragroups (Hammarby, IFK Göteborg and Malmö) and in the 2000's a lot of teams followed. Sweden saw an attendance boom around '98/'99 wich contributed greatly to the ultras and tifo interest in Sweden and also smaller clubs started forming ultragroups and firms.
Hammarby IF - Trelleborgs FF 1996
Paris SG -
IFK Göteborg 1997
After the death of one Wisemen member in a fight against Firman Boys in 2002 the hooligan scene changed, weapons dissapeared and fairfights with equal numbers started.
Wisemen (IFK) - Frontline (Helsingborgs IF) 2006
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