2019 BK Häcken season
| 2019 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Anders Billström | 
| Manager | Andreas Alm | 
| Stadium | Bravida Arena | 
| Allsvenskan | 6th | 
| Svenska Cupen | Quarter-finals | 
| Europa League | Second qualifying round | 
| Top goalscorer | League: Paulinho (11) All: Paulinho (13)  | 
The 2019 BK Häcken season is BK Häcken's 79th season of existence, and its 19th season competing in the Allsvenskan, the top tier of football in Sweden. The club has been a fixture in the Allsvenskan each season since 2009. In addition to the 2019 Allsvenskan, BK Häcken will compete in the Svenska Cupen, and the UEFA Europa League.
Squad
Transfers and loans
From January 1, 2019. Arrivals include players returning from loans. Departures include players out on loan.
Arrivals
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Date | Fee | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | 1 January 2019 | None | ||
| DF | 12 January 2019 | Free Transfer | ||
| FW | Without Club | 1 February 2019 | None | |
| MF | 12 January 2019 | Free Transfer | ||
| DF | 1 July 2019 | None | ||
| FW | Without Club | 15 July 2019 | None | 
Departures
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Date | Fee | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Retired | 1 January 2019 | None | |
| DF | IF Brommapojkarna | 12 January 2019 | Free Transfer | |
| FW | Utsiktens BK | 12 January 2019 | Free Transfer | |
| DF | GAIS | 10 February 2019 | Free Transfer | |
| FW | Without Club | 18 July 2019 | Released | |
| FW | PFC Levski Sofia | 23 July 2019 | £225k | 
Non-competitive
Pre-season Friendlies
| 21.11.2018 | Norrby | 3-2 | BK Häcken | Borås | 
| 17:00 | Vukojevic  Savolainen Khayat  | 
Report | Ekpolo  Kornbakk  | 
Stadium: Borås Arena Attendance: 50 Referee: Fikret Buqa  | 
Competitive
Competition record
| Competition | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||
| Allsvenskan | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 46.67 | |
| Svenska Cupen | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 80.00 | |
| Europa League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 37 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 48.65 | |
Last updated: 5 February 2021.
Source: Competitive matches
Allsvenskan
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | AIK | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 62 | |
| 5 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 57 | |
| 6 | BK Häcken | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 49 | |
| 7 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] | 
| 8 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 43 | 
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
Notes:
- ^ IFK Göteborg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2019–20 Svenska Cupen.
 
Results by round
Source: 
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Game-by-game review
| 01.04.2019 Round 1 | Malmö FF | 1–1 | Hacken | Malmö | 
| 19:00 | Bengtsson  Antonsson Christiansen  | 
Report | Ekpolo  Friberg Irandust  | 
Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Attendance: 17,543 Referee: Mohammed Al Hakim  | 
| 06.04.2019 Round 2 | Hacken | 2-1 | Helsingborg | Gothenburg | 
| 16:00 | Paulinho  Mohammed Jeremejeff  | 
Report | Randrup  Abubakari Moro  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 4,548 Referee: Victor Wolf  | 
| 13.04.2019 Round 3 | Falkenberg | 0-3 | Hacken | Falkenberg | 
| 13:30 | Peter  Joza  | 
Report | Jeremejeff  Ekpolo Paulinho  | 
Stadium: Falcon Alkoholfri Arena Attendance: 2,798 Referee: Glenn Nyberg  | 
| 21.04.2019 Round 4 | Hacken | 0-1 | Djurgården | Gothenburg | 
| 15:00 | Faltsetas  Berggren Mohammed Paulinho Lindgren  | 
Report | Karlstrom  Radetinac Berg  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 4,579 Referee: Bojan Pandzic  | 
| 24.04.2019 Round 5 | AIK | 1-0 | Hacken | Stockholm | 
| 19:00 | Sundgren  Larsson Linner  | 
Report | Lindgren  Ekpolo  | 
Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 11,131 Referee: Glenn Nyberg  | 
| 28.04.2019 Round 6 | Hacken | 3-0 | AFC Eskilstuna | Gothenburg | 
| 15:00 | Andersson  Paulinho  | 
Report | Rashkaj  Nalic  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 2,095 Referee: Fredrik Hansson  | 
| 05.05.2019 Round 7 | Hacken | 1-0 | Sundsvall | Gothenburg | 
| 15:00 | Paulinho  Jeremejeff  | 
Report | Ciercoles  Moreno Myrestam  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 2,561 Referee: Andreas Ekberg  | 
| 11.05.2019 Round 8 | Östersund | 1-1 | Hacken | Östersund | 
| 13:30 | Isherwood  | 
Report | Jeremejeff  Faltsetas Paulinho Ekpolo  | 
Stadium: Jamtkraft Arena Attendance: 4,904 Referee: Stefan Johannesson  | 
| 15.05.2019 Round 9 | Hacken | 1-0 | Kalmar | Gothenburg | 
| 19:00 | Andersson  Yasin Celik  | 
Report | Froling  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 2,731 Referee: Kaspar Sjoberg  | 
| 19.05.2019 Round 10 | Sirius | 3-4 | Hacken | Uppsala | 
| 15:00 | Lundholm  Ceesay Haglund Bjornstrom Razak  | 
Report | Jeremejeff  Ojala Paulinho Celik Friberg Yasin  | 
Stadium: Studenternas IP Attendance: 3,047 Referee: Adam Ladeback  | 
| 25.05.2019 Round 11 | Hacken | 1-2 | Goteborg | Gothenburg | 
| 16:00 | Yasin  Jeremejeff Friberg Toivio  | 
Report | Vibe  Yusuf Wernersson Ohlsson Erlingmark Soder  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 6,316 Referee: Mohammed Al Hakim  | 
| 02.06.2019 Round 12 | Elfsborg | 0-0 | Hacken | Borås | 
| 15:00 | Henriksson  Ellegaard Ishizaki Jonsson Strand  | 
Report | Lindgren  Celik Paulinho Jeremejeff  | 
Stadium: Borås Arena Attendance: 6,113 Referee: Andreas Ekberg  | 
| 01.07.2019 Round 13 | Hacken | 2-0 | Hammarby | Gothenburg | 
| 19:00 | Ekpolo  Mohammed Faltsetas Jeremejeff Hammar  | 
Report | Khalili  Fallman Fenger  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 4,897 Referee: Glenn Nyberg  | 
| 07.07.2019 Round 14 | IFK Norrköping | 2-1 | Hacken | Norrköping | 
| 15:00 | Larsson  Fransson Gerson Larsen Totte  | 
Report | Berggren  Paulinho  | 
Stadium: Ostgotaporten Attendance: 6,433 Referee: Martin Strombergsson  | 
| 14.07.2019 Round 15 | Hacken | 3-0 | Örebro | Gothenburg | 
| 15:00 | Irandust  Jeremejeff Paulinho  | 
Report | Rogic  Brorsson  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 5,162 Referee: Patrik Eriksson  | 
| 20.07.2019 Round 16 | Sundsvall | 0-1 | Hacken | Sundsvall | 
| 18:00 | Ciercoles  Sema Blomqvist  | 
Report | Abrahamsson  Friberg Irandust  | 
Stadium: NP3 Arena Attendance: 4,060 Referee: Magnus Lindgren  | 
| 28.07.2019 Round 17 | Djurgården | 2-0 | Hacken | Stockholm | 
| 15:00 | Une-Larsson  Chilufya  | 
Report | Yasin  | 
Stadium: Tele2 Arena Attendance: 10,748 Referee: Andreas Ekberg  | 
| 04.08.2019 Round 18 | Hacken | 4-1 | Sirius | Gothenburg | 
| 17:30 | Toivio  Friberg Berggren Jeremejeff Ekpolo Lundberg  | 
Report | Thor  Larson Bjornstrom Haglund  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 1,898 Referee: Fredrik Klitte  | 
| 11.08.2019 Round 19 | Hacken | 1-1 | Malmö FF | Gothenburg | 
| 15:00 | Ekpolo  Paulinho Friberg  | 
Report | Molins  Safari Lewicki Christiansen Brorsson  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 4,254 Referee: Mohammed Al Hakim  | 
| 18.08.2019 Round 20 | Örebro | 1-2 | Hacken | Örebro | 
| 15:00 | Bertilsson  Mehmeti  | 
Report | Toivio  Lundberg Abrahamsson  | 
Stadium: Behrn Arena Attendance: 4,181 Referee: Glenn Nyberg  | 
| 25.08.2019 Round 21 | AFC Eskilstuna | 0-2 | Hacken | Eskilstuna | 
| 15:00 | Tsveiba  Kozica  | 
Report | Abrahamsson  Hammar Paulinho  | 
Stadium: Tunavallen Attendance: 1,876 Referee: Patrik Eriksson  | 
| 01.09.2019 Round 22 | Hacken | 4-1 | Falkenberg | Gothenburg | 
| 17:30 | Paulinho  Irandust Kizito  | 
Report | Pogrebnyak  Carlsson  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 2,452 Referee: Magnus Lindgren  | 
| 15.09.2019 Round 23 | Hacken | 1-2 | AIK | Gothenburg | 
| 15:00 | Lindgren  Paulinho Friberg  | 
Report | Obasi  Elyounoussi Larsson Mets Lindkvist  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 5,208 Referee: Glenn Nyberg  | 
| 21.09.2019 Round 24 | Kalmar | 1-1 | Hacken | Kalmar | 
| 16:00 | Elm  Magnusson Hagg-Johansson Holmstrom  | 
Report | Friberg  Ekpolo Paulinho Kizito  | 
Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena Attendance: 3,661 Referee: Martin Strombergsson  | 
| 25.09.2019 Round 25 | Hacken | 1–2 | Elfsborg | Gothenburg | 
| 19:00 | Yasin  Faltsetas  | 
Report | Karlsson  Portillo Nilsen Gojani Strand Ronning Simon Olsson  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 2,686 Referee: Victor Wolf  | 
| 29.09.2019 Round 26 | Goteborg | 0-0 | Hacken | Gothenburg | 
| 15:00 | Erlingmark  Da Graca Holm Titi  | 
Report | Kizito  | 
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 13,514 Referee: Bojan Pandžić  | 
| 06.10.2019 Round 27 | Hacken | 1-1 | Östersund | Gothenburg | 
| 15:00 | Toivio  Irandust Berggren  | 
Report | Ssewankambo  Attah Mensiro  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 2,122 Referee: Stefan Johannesson  | 
| 19.10.2019 Round 28 | Helsingborg | 0-2 | Hacken | Helsingborg | 
| 13:30 | Abubakari  Gero  | 
Report | Paulinho  Kizito  | 
Stadium: Olympia Attendance: 7,339 Referee: Patrik Eriksson  | 
| 27.10.2019 Round 29 | Hacken | 0-1 | IFK Norrköping | Gothenburg | 
| 15:00 | Ekpolo  Youssef Lindgren  | 
Report | Lauritsen  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 2,969 Referee: Magnus Lindgren  | 
| 02.11.2019 Round 30 | Hammarby | 4-1 | Hacken | Stockholm | 
| 13:00 | Fenger  Magyar Kacaniklic Djurdjic Lindgren Solheim  | 
Report | Youssef  Nilsson Lindgren  | 
Stadium: Tele2 Arena Attendance: 31,037 Referee: Mohammed Al Hakim  | 
Svenska Cupen
Initial Rounds
| 21.08.2019 Second round | Qviding | 1-3 | BK Häcken | Gothenburg | 
| 18:00 | Lindberg  | 
Report | Paulinho  Yasin  | 
Stadium: Valhalla IP Attendance: 789 Referee: Joakim Östling  | 
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BK Häcken | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage | 
| 2 | Östersunds FK | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | GAIS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Eskilsminne IF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | 
Source: Swedish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Highest ranked team
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Highest ranked team
| 23.02.2020 Round 1 | BK Häcken | 3-0 | GAIS | Gothenburg | 
| 16:30 | Lindgren  Lundberg Irandust Berggren Yasin Bengtsson  | 
Report | Yarsuvat  Celik  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 2,661 Referee: Glenn Nyberg  | 
| 29.02.2020 Round 2 | Eskilsminne | 0-4 | BK Häcken | Helsingborg | 
| 14:30 | Lundeberg  | 
Report | Toivio  Youssef Yasin  | 
Stadium: Olympiafältet Plan 10 konstgräs Attendance: 178 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson  | 
| 08.03.2020 Round 3 | BK Häcken | 2-0 | Östersund | Gothenburg | 
| 14:30 | Irandust  Yasin Ekpolo Lindgren Soderlund  | 
Report | Isherwood  Sonko-Sundberg Turgott  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 1,145 Referee: Joakim Östling  | 
Knockout stage
| 25.06.2020 Quarter-finals | BK Häcken | 1-2 | Elfsborg | Gothenburg | 
| 18:00 | Bengtsson  Yasin Andersson  | 
Report | Okumu  Frick Alm McVey Strand  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Glenn Nyberg  | 
UEFA Europa League
Second qualifying round
| 25.07.2019 1st leg |   | 0-0 |   | Alkmaar | 
| 20:30 | Wijndal  | 
Report | Ekpolo  Yasin  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 11,492 Referee:  | 
| 01.08.2019 2nd leg |   | 0-3 (0-3 agg.)  |   | Gothenburg | 
| 18:30 | Lindgren  | 
Report | Wuytens  Stengs Boadu Idrissi  | 
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 3,845 Referee:  | 
Statistics
Appearances
- As of 19 July 2019
 
This includes all competitive matches.[1]
| Rank | Pos | No. | Player | Allsvenskan | Svenska Cupen | UEFA Europa League | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | XX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
Goalscorers
- As of 19 July 2019
 
This includes all competitive matches.[2]
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Allsvenskan | Svenska Cupen | Europa League | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2 | FW | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | MF | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | MF | 99 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | DF | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | FW | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | FW | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | DF | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | MF | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | MF | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | DF | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | MF | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | DF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Assists
- As of 19 July 2019
 
This includes all competitive matches.[3]
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Allsvenskan | Svenska Cupen | UEFA Europa League | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | XX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Clean Sheets
- As of 19 July 2019
 
This includes all competitive matches.[4]
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Allsvenskan | Svenska Cupen | UEFA Europa League | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Disciplinary record
- As of 19 July 2019
 
This includes all competitive matches.[5]
| Rnk | Pos. | No. | Player | Allsvenskan | Svenska Cupen | Europa League | Total | ||||
| 1 | FW | XX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Awards
Team
| Award | Month | Source | 
|---|
Individual
| No. | Player | Award | Month | Source | 
|---|
References
- ^ "https://www.soccerway.com/teams/sweden/bollklubben-hacken/2398/"
 - ^ "https://www.soccerway.com/teams/sweden/bollklubben-hacken/2398/"
 - ^ "https://www.soccerway.com/teams/sweden/bollklubben-hacken/2398/"
 - ^ "https://www.soccerway.com/teams/sweden/bollklubben-hacken/2398/"
 - ^ "https://www.soccerway.com/teams/sweden/bollklubben-hacken/2398/"
 
- BK Häcken – official site
 - Supporterklubben Getingarna – official supporter club site
 - Sektion G – supporter site