IF Hammaren was one of 417 clubs from Sweden that had teams playing during Gothia Cup 2012. They participated with one team in Kim Källström Trophy. In addition to IF Hammaren, 27 other teams from 13 different countries played in Kim Källström Trophy. They were divided into 6 different groups, whereof IF Hammaren could be found in Group 1 together with Grunden Bois Green, Husqvarna FF, Special Olympics Denmark and Special Olympics Romania. Hammaren comes from Forshaga which lies approximately 220 km from Göteborg, where Gothia Cup takes place. The area around Forshaga does also provide five additional clubs participating during Gothia Cup 2012 (FBK Karlstad, Östra Deje IK, Munkfors, IFK, Carlstad United and QBIK).