BK Häcken

The beginning

The club was started by a group of 14- to 15-year-old youngsters who wanted not just to play football for fun but also to create an organisation and participate in the national league system. Originally they played under the name BK Kick, but that name had already been taken by another club, and so when they applied to join the Gothenburg Football Association, their local FA, they renamed themselves Bollklubben Häcken, referencing the hedge (sv: häck) which grew around the field where they practised. Bollklubben Häcken was formally registered on 2 August 1940.

First decades

Following the first years the club only played sporadic matches, youth championships and a few other matches, but eventually they started to play at the senior level. As of 1943 the club started to take in the league system and success came in an instant. Between 1944 and 1947 the club won their league and climbed from west seniorclass 4 to seniorclass 1.

The start of the 1950s went as well as the 1940s had. The club won Division 4 in 1950 and when they won Division 3 the following year, they went from a local club to be known as a "comet team" in the national media. The club fought for a place in Allsvenskan in 1953 but saw themselves defeated by Kalmar FF, and in 1954 the club was relegated from Division 2. In 1955 the club set the record for the most spectators during a Division 3 game against IK Oddevold, when 18,229 people showed up for the game. BK Häcken played in…

Swedish Champions Winners (1): 2022

Leagues

Allsvenskan Champions (1): 2022 Runners-up (1): 2012 Superettan Champions (1): 2004 Runners-up (1): 2008 Division 1 Södra: Champions (2): 1990, 1999 Runners-up (1): 1997 Division 1 Västra Champions (1): 1992

Cups

Svenska Cupen Winners (4): 2015–16, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2024–25 Runners-up (2): 1989–90, 2020–21