Helsingborgs IF

Full name	Helsingborgs Idrottsförening
Nickname(s)	Di Röe (The Reds) Mjölkkossan (The Milk Cow)
Short name	HIF
Founded	1907
Ground	Olympia, Helsingborg (Capacity: 17,200)
Chairman	Sten-Inge Fredin
Manager	Conny Karlsson
League	Allsvenskan
2009	Allsvenskan, 8th
Home colours Away colours

Helsingborgs IF (alternative spelling Hälsingborgs IF between 1912 and 1971), most commonly referred to as HIF, or Helsingborg, is a Swedish football club 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).

Contents 1 History 1.1 1907 to 1920 1.2 2005: Failed year 1.3 2006: A successful Autumn 2 Current squad 3 European cup history 4 Notable players 5 Achievements 6 Records 7 External links

[edit] History

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[edit] 1907 to 1920

The club was formed in 1907 after the merger of Svithiod and Stattena and the club 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 the club's formation, John Pettersson joined as club president, and under his presidency, the club won the league five times. The year after, the club changed their kit from white shirts and blue shorts to red shirts and blue shorts, as well as winning the Scandinavian Championships. In 1914 the club lost in the final of the Swedish Cup and also in the Svenssons Cup. That year the club were invited to play in the Swedish Series, but the club decided not to enter because they thought that playing friendlies brought higher attendances, and also because the players did not play for the club full-time, so it would have been hard to play away matches. On the 30 May 1915, the club lost 5-4 to Gӧta in the District Championships. 1918 again saw the club finish second the Swedush Cup, after losing to IFK Gӧteborg.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 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.

[edit] Current squad

As of September 7, 2009.

No. Position Player 1 GK Daniel Andersson 3 DF Adama Tamboura 5 DF Hannu Patronen 6 MF May Mahlangu 9 MF Erik Sundin 10 MF Marcus Lantz 11 FW Rafael Porcellis 14 MF Marcus Bergholtz

No. Position Player 15 DF Marcus Holgersson 16 MF René Makondele 18 MF Mathias Unkuri 19 FW Rasmus Jönsson 20 MF Isaac Chansa 21 MF Christoffer Andersson 23 DF Erik Wahlstedt 24 DF Marcus Nilsson 26 DF Joel Ekstrand 30 GK Pär Hansson

Retired numbers

17. Henrik Larsson (1992-1993, 2006-2009), 163 competitive matches and 104 goals for HIF.

Out on loan

No. Position Player 22 GK Oscar Berglund (to Assyriska) MF Henrik Fribrock (to Ängelholm) DF Fredrik Liverstam (to Högaborg) GK Hampus Nilsson (to Högaborg) 7 FW Tobias Holmqvist (to GAIS)

For recent transfers, see List of Swedish football transfers winter 2009–10.

[edit] European cup history

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1996-97	UEFA Cup	2Q		Dinamo-93 Minsk	1-1	3-0	4-1
		1st Round		Aston Villa FC	0-0	1-1	1-1 (a)
		2nd Round		Neuchâtel Xamax	2-0	1-1	3-1
		3Q		RSC Anderlecht	0-0	0-1	0-1
1997-98	UEFA Cup	2Q		Ferencvárosi TC	0-1	1-0	1-1
1998-99	UEFA Cup Winner's Cup	Qualifying Round		FC Vaduz	3-0	2-0	5-0
		1st Round		Chelsea FC	0-0	0-1	0-1
1999-00	UEFA Cup	Qualifying Round		FK Riga	5-0	0-0	5-0
		1st Round		FC Karpaty Lviv	1-1	1-1	2-2 (a)
		2nd Round		Parma FC	1-3	0-1	1-4
2000-01	UEFA Champions League	2Q		FC BATE Borisov	0-0	3-0	3-0
		3Q		Internazionale	1-0	0-0	1-0
		Group F		FC Bayern München	1-3	0-0
		Group F		Paris Saint-Germain FC	1-1	1-4
		Group F		Rosenborg BK	2-0	1-6
2001-02	UEFA Cup	Qualifying Round		MyPa	3-1	2-1	5-2
		1st Round		Odd Grenland	2-2	1-1	3-3 (a)
		2nd Round		Ipswich Town FC	1-3	0-0	1-3
2002	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1st Round		FC Koper	1-0	0-0	1-0
		2nd Round		1. FC Synot	2-0	0-4	2-4
2007-08	UEFA Cup	1Q		FC Narva Trans	6-0	3-0	9-0
		2Q		Drogheda United FC	3-0	1-1	4-1
		1st Round		SC Heerenveen	5-1	3-5	8-6
		Group H		Panionios	1-1
		Group H		Galatasaray SK		3-2
		Group H		FK Austria Wien	3-0
		Group H		FC Girondins de Bordeaux		1-2
		Round of 32		PSV	1-2	0-2	1-4
2009-10	UEFA Europa League	1Q		FC MIKA	3-1	1-1	4-2
		2Q		FC Zestaponi	2-2 aet	2-1	4-3
		3Q		FK Sarajevo	2-1	1-2	3-3(4-5p)

[edit] Notable players

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Sweden: 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

Benin: Razak Omotoyossi Brazil: Claudinei Resende† Álvaro Santos Canada: Atiba Hutchinson Congo DR: René Makondele England: Stuart Baxter Jamaica: Luton Shelton Kenya: McDonald Mariga Mali: Adama Tamboura Zambia: Isaac Chansa

[edit] 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

[edit] Records

• Most appearances, Allsvenskan: 349, Karl Svensson 1943–1962
• Most goals scored, Allsvenskan: 140, Knut Kroon 1925–1942

[edit] External links

• Helsingborgs IF - official site
• Kärnan - official supporter club site
• HIF E-zine - supporter site
• tHIFo - the terrace arrangements group site
• Bakgatan - Supporter site
• Terraceworld - Supporter site in English

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