Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF is a football (soccer) club from Sweden.
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Helsingborgs IF (alternative spelling Hälsingborgs IF between 1912 and 1971), most commonly referred to as HIF, or Helsingborg, is a Swedish Football (soccer) located in Helsingborg. The club, formed 4 June 1907, has won six national championship titles and three national cup titles. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Helsingborg was the latest Swedish team to qualify for the UEFA Champions League (in the 2000/2001 season).
History
1907 to 1920
Helsingborgs IF was formed in 1907 after the merger of Svithiod and Stattena and Helsingborgs IF played their first game on the 6 June 1907, beating neighbours IFK Helsingborgs 6-2. Otto Malm was the undisputed star of the team, and in the 1911-12 season he scored an astonishing 69 goals in only 24 games. At the end of his time at Helsingborgs IF he had played 500 games and scored an amazing 735 goals. The year after Helsingborgs IF's formation, John Pettersson joined as club president, and under his presidency, Helsingborgs IF won the league five times. The year after, Helsingborgs IF changed their kit from white shirts and blue shorts to red shirts and blue shorts, as well as winning the Scandinavian Championships. In 1914 Helsingborgs IF lost in the final of the Swedish Cup and also in the Svenssons Cup. That year Helsingborgs IF were invited to play in the Swedish Series, but Helsingborgs IF decided not to enter because they thought that playing friendlies brought higher attendances, and also because the players did not play for Helsingborgs IF full-time, so it would have been hard to play away matches. On the 30 May 1915, Helsingborgs IF lost 5-4 to Gӧta in the District Championships. 1918 again saw Helsingborgs IF finish second the Swedush Cup, after losing to IFK Gӧteborg.
2005: Failed year
In 2005, Helsingborg opened strong with four wins from their first five matches. But they ended at sixth place in Allsvenskan losing both derbys with rivals Malmö FF in the process.
2006: A successful Autumn
Helsingborg went through the spring of the 2006 Allsvenskan season very slowly. They once again lost the derby against Malmö FF and their manager Peter Swärdh was fired. Following the 2006 FIFA World Cup break however, Henrik Larsson arrived at Helsingborg along with a new manager, Stuart Baxter, and Helsingborg started to win matches. After victory in the derby and a 3-2 win at home against IFK Göteborg, Helsingborg finished in fourth place in the league and as winners in the Svenska Cupen after a 2–0 victory over Gefle IF in the cup final.
As of 1 June 2009
Out on loan
European cup history
Notable players
- Gustaf Andersson
- Sven Andersson
- Erik Edman
- Hans Eklund
- Andreas Granqvist
- Andreas Jakobsson
- Ulrik Jansson
- Mattias Jonson
- Knut Kroon
- Marcus Lantz
- Henrik Larsson
- Anders Linderoth
- Mats Magnusson
- Ola Nilsson
- Roland Nilsson
- Magnus Powell
- Rade Prica
- Kalle Svensson
- Razak Omotoyossi
- Claudinei Resende†
- Álvaro Santos
- Atiba Hutchinson
- René Makondele
- Stuart Baxter
- Tarmo Neemelo
- Luton Shelton
- McDonald Mariga
Achievements
- Allsvenskan:
- - Winners (6): 1928–29, 1929–30, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1940–41, 1999
- - Runners-up (6): 1927–28, 1948–49, 1953–54, 1995, 1998, 2000
- Svenska Mästerskapet:
- - Runners-up (2): 1914, 1918
- Svenska Cupen:
- - Winners (3): 1941, 1997–98, 2006
- - Runners-up (2): 1950, 1993–94
- Supercupen:
- - Runners-up (1): 2007
Records
- Most appearances, Allsvenskan: 349, Karl Svensson (goalkeeper) 1943–1962
- Most goals scored, Allsvenskan: 140, Knut Kroon 1925–1942
Related pages
AIK, Djurgårdens IF, Elfsborg, GAIS, Gefle IF, GIF Sundsvall, Halmstads BK, Hammarby IF, Helsingborgs IF, IFK Göteborg, IFK Norrköping, Kalmar FF, Ljungskile SK, Malmö FF, Trelleborgs FF, Örebro SK