2025 BK Häcken season

BK Häcken
2025 season
ManagerJens Gustafsson
StadiumBravida Arena
Svenska CupenWinners
Average home league attendance4,806[1]

The 2025 BK Häcken season was the club's 86th year in existence and their 17th consecutive season in the Swedish top flight. The club competed in the 2024–25 Svenska Cupen, the 2025–26 Svenska Cupen, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Conference League. They finished the 2024–25 Svenska Cupen as champions.

Summary

On 27 December 2024, Jens Gustafsson was announced as the club's manager.[2]

First-team squad

As of 30 January 2025[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SWE Andreas Linde
2 DF  FIN Leo Väisänen
3 DF  SWE Johan Hammar
4 DF  NOR Marius Lode
5 DF  NOR Brice Wembangomo
7 DF  DEN Jacob Barrett Laursen
8 MF  DEN Silas Andersen
11 FW  SWE Julius Lindberg
14 MF  SWE Simon Gustafson (captain)
15 MF  SWE Samuel Leach Holm
16 MF  SWE Pontus Dahbo
17 DF  SWE Ben Engdahl
18 MF  DEN Mikkel Rygaard
19 FW  SRB Srđan Hrstić
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  SWE Adam Lundkvist
22 DF  SRB Nikola Zečević
24 FW  TUN Amor Layouni
25 DF  SEN Abdoulaye Faye
26 GK  SWE Peter Abrahamsson
29 FW  SWE Zeidane Inoussa
31 DF  SWE Charlie Axede
32 GK  SWE Oscar Jansson
33 FW  UGA John Paul Dembe
34 FW  CIV Severin Nioule
35 MF  SWE Sigge Jansson
39 MF  SWE Isak Brusberg

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  SWE Johannes Engvall (at Norrby IF until 30 November 2025)
— MF  SWE Joel Hjalmar (at Norrby IF until 30 November 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  SWE Jeremy Agbonifo (at Lens until 30 June 2025)

Transfers in

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Notes Date Source
FW Adrian Svanbäck Helsingborgs IF Transfer 29 June 2025 [4]
DF Olle Samuelsson Sandvikens IF Transfer 1 July 2025 [5]
MF Sanders Ngabo AC Horsens Transfer 2 July 2025 [6]
MF Lasse Madsen Silkeborg IF Transfer 8 July 2025 [7]
MF Danilo Al-Saed SC Heerenveen Transfer 16 July 2025 [8]
MF Sabri Kondo Singida SC Transfer 1 August 2025 [9]
MF Christ Wawa RC Abidjan Transfer 12 August 2025 [10]
DF Filip Helander AC Omonia Loan 29 August 2025 [11]
DF Filip Helander AC Omonia Permanent transfer 11 December 2025 [12]

Transfers out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Notes Date Source
MF Joel Hjalmar Norrby IF Loan 29 January 2025 [13]
MF Jeremy Agbonifo RC Lens Transfer 26 April 2025 [14]
MF Zeidane Inoussa Swansea City Transfer 5 May 2025 [15]
DF Abdoulaye Faye Bayer Leverkusen Transfer 27 June 2025 [16]

Friendlies

16 June 2025 Tromsø IL v BK Häcken Sarpsborg Stadion
Report

Competitions

Allsvenskan

Main article: 2025 Allsvenskan

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 IF Elfsborg 30 12 4 14 45 51 −6 40
9 IK Sirius 30 11 6 13 53 51 +2 39
10 BK Häcken 30 9 8 13 42 50 −8 35
11 Halmstads BK 30 10 5 15 24 50 −26 35
12 IF Brommapojkarna 30 9 4 17 40 47 −7 31
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).


Matches

20 April 2025 Round 4 IFK Göteborg 2–3 BK Häcken Gothenburg
16:30 Þórðarson 38'
Fenger 45' (pen.)		 Report Hrstić 23'
Layouni 45+2'
Gustafson 90+7'		 Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 17,318
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
14 May 2025 9 Häcken 3-3 AIK Göteborg
19:00
Report
Stadium: Bravida Arena
Attendance: 5,884
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
26 May 2025 Match 11 Djurgården 1–1 Häcken Stockholm
19:10 CET
Report
Stadium: 3Arena
Attendance: 16,483
Referee: Adi Aganovic
1 June 2025 Matchday 12 Malmö FF 3–0 BK Häcken Malmö
14:00 Karlsson 9'
Busuladžić 33'
Kiese Thelin 85'		 Report Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 17,341
Referee: Adam Ladebäck
27 July 2025 Match 17 Häcken 1–6 Djurgården Gothenburg
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Bravida Arena
Attendance: 6,015
Referee: Richard Sundell
15 September 2025 Round 23 BK Häcken 1–2 IFK Göteborg Gothenburg
19:10 Rygaard 40' Report Heintz 13', 71' Stadium: Bravida Arena
Attendance: 6,316
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
2 November 2025 Matchday 29 BK Häcken v Malmö FF Gothenburg
Report Stadium: Bravida Arena

2024–25 Svenska Cupen

The tournament continued from the 2024 season.
Main article: 2024–25 Svenska Cupen

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BKH ÖIF IKS HEL
1 BK Häcken 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 Advance to Knockout stage 3–0 0–2
2 Östers IF 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 1–0
3 IK Sirius 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6 0–3 2–1
4 Helsingborgs IF 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0 1–4
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2025. Source: SvFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Lowest disciplinary points; 6) Highest ranked team


17 February 2025 Matchday 1 BK Häcken 3–0 Östers IF Gothenburg
 Report Stadium: Nordic Wellness Arena
Attendance: 1,846
Referee: Fikret Buqa
23 February 2025 Matchday 2 Helsingborgs IF 1–4 BK Häcken
Report
Referee: Oscar Johnson
1 March 2025 Matchday 3 BK Häcken 0–2 IK Sirius Gothenburg
Report
Stadium: Nordic Wellness Arena
Attendance: 2,015
Referee: Joakim Sars
Knockout stage
8 March 2025 (2025-03-08) Quarter-finals Mjällby AIF 0–1 BK Häcken Hällevik
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Faye 90+4' Stadium: Strandvallen
Attendance: 1,908
Referee: Victor Wolf
16 March 2025 (2025-03-16) Semi–finals BK Häcken 3–1 IFK Norrköping Gothenburg
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Hrstić 24'
Lundkvist 45+1'
Holm 83'		 Report Prica 18' Stadium: Bravida Arena
Attendance: 3,688
Referee: Joakim Östling
29 May 2025 Final Malmö FF 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 BK Häcken Malmö
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 20,189
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
Penalties

2025–26 Svenska Cupen

Main article: 2025–26 Svenska Cupen

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League
10 July 2025 (2025-07-10) Spartak Trnava 0–1 BK Häcken Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava
20:15 Report[18]
  • Nioule 63'
 Attendance: 10,125[17]
Referee: Bence Csonka (Hungary)
17 July 2025 (2025-07-17) BK Häcken 2–2 Spartak Trnava Bravida Arena, Gothenburg
19:00
Report[20]
Attendance: 3,636[19]
Referee: Ívar Orri Kristjánsson (Iceland)
24 July 2025 (2025-07-24) Anderlecht 1–0 BK Häcken Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels
20:00
Report[22] Attendance: 12,291[21]
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)
31 July 2025 (2025-07-31) BK Häcken 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Anderlecht Bravida Arena, Gothenburg
19:00
Report[24]
Attendance: 4,016[23]
Referee: Patrik Kolarić (Croatia)
Penalties
7 August 2025 (2025-08-07) BK Häcken 0–2 Brann Bravida Arena, Gothenburg
19:00 Report[26]
Attendance: 4,516[25]
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
14 August 2025 (2025-08-14) Brann 0–1 BK Häcken Brann Stadion, Bergen
19:00 Report[28]
Attendance: 14,750[27]
Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League
21 August 2025 (2025-08-21) BK Häcken 7–2 CFR Cluj Bravida Arena, Gothenburg
19:00
Report[30]
Attendance: 3,173[29]
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)
28 August 2025 (2025-08-28) CFR Cluj 1–0 BK Häcken Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium, Cluj-Napoca
19:30 (20:30 UTC+3)
Report[32] Attendance: 3,321[31]
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
2 October 2025 (2025-10-02) Shelbourne 0–0 BK Häcken Tallaght Stadium, Dublin[note 1]
21:00 (20:00 UTC+1) Report[34] Attendance: 5,675[33]
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
23 October 2025 (2025-10-23) BK Häcken 2–2 Rayo Vallecano Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg[note 2]
18:45
Report[36]
Attendance: 6,408[35]
Referee: Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
6 November 2025 (2025-11-06) BK Häcken 1–2 Strasbourg Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg[note 2]
21:00
  • Dembe 61'
 Report[38]
Attendance: 4,082[37]
Referee: Luca Pairetto (Italy)
27 November 2025 (2025-11-27) Zrinjski Mostar 2–1 BK Häcken Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom, Mostar
18:45
Report[40]
Attendance: 3,100[39]
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)
11 December 2025 (2025-12-11) BK Häcken 1–1 AEK Larnaca Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg[note 2]
18:45
Report[42]
Attendance: 4,412[41]
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
18 December 2025 (2025-12-18) Slovan Bratislava 1–0 BK Häcken Tehelné pole, Bratislava
21:00
Report[44] Attendance: 7,879[43]
Referee: Florian Lata (Albania)

Notes

  1. ^ Shelbourne played their home matches at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, instead of their regular stadium, Tolka Park, Dublin, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  2. ^ a b c BK Häcken played their home matches at Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, instead of their regular stadium, Bravida Arena, Gothenburg, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

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