Helsingborgs IF
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| Full name | Helsingborgs Idrottsförening | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Di Röe (The Reds) Mjölkkossan (The Milk Cow) | ||
| Short name | HIF | ||
| Founded | 1907 | ||
| Ground | Olympia, Helsingborg | ||
| Capacity | 17,173 | ||
| Chairman |  Sten-Inge Fredin | ||
| Manager | Bo Nilsson | ||
| League | Allsvenskan | ||
| 2008 | Allsvenskan, 4th | ||
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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 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).
History
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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.
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 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.
Current squad
As of 1 June 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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European cup history
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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| 1996-97 | UEFA Cup | 2Q | 
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Dinamo-93 Minsk | 1-1 | 3-0 | 4-1 | |
| 1st Round | 
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Aston Villa FC | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 (a) | |||
| 2nd Round | 
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Neuchâtel Xamax | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | |||
| 3Q | 
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RSC Anderlecht | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | |||
| 1997-98 | UEFA Cup | 2Q | 
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Ferencvárosi TC | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | |
| 1998-99 | UEFA Cup Winner's Cup | Qualifying Round | 
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FC Vaduz | 3-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | |
| 1st Round |
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Chelsea FC | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | |||
| 1999-00 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying Round | 
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FK Riga | 5-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 | |
| 1st Round | 
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FC Karpaty Lviv | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 (a) | |||
| 2nd Round | 
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Parma FC | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-4 | |||
| 2000-01 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q |
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FC BATE Borisov | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | |
| 3Q |
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Internazionale | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |||
| Group F | 
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FC Bayern München | 1-3 | 0-0 | ||||
| Group F | 
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Paris Saint-Germain FC | 1-1 | 1-4 | ||||
| Group F | 
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Rosenborg BK | 2-0 | 1-6 | ||||
| 2001-02 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying Round | 
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MyPa | 3-1 | 2-1 | 5-2 | |
| 1st Round |
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Odd Grenland BK | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 (a) | |||
| 2nd Round |
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Ipswich Town FC | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | |||
| 2002 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1st Round | 
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FC Koper | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |
| 2nd Round | 
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1. FC Synot | 2-0 | 0-4 | 2-4 | |||
| 2007-08 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | 
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FC Narva Trans | 6-0 | 3-0 | 9-0 | |
| 2Q | 
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Drogheda United FC | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | |||
| 1st Round | 
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SC Heerenveen | 5-1 | 3-5 | 8-6 | |||
| Group H | 
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Panionios | 1-1 | |||||
| Group H | 
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Galatasaray SK | 3-2 | |||||
| Group H | 
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FK Austria Wien | 3-0 | |||||
| Group H |
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FC Girondins de Bordeaux | 1-2 | |||||
| Round of 32 |
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PSV | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-4 | |||
| 2009-10 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | 
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FC MIKA | 3-1 | 1-1 | 4-2 | |
| 2Q | 
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FC Zestaponi | 2-2 aet | 2-1 | 4-3 | |||
| 3Q | 
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FK Sarajevo | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3(4-5p) |
Notable players
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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 1943–1962
- Most goals scored, Allsvenskan: 140, Knut Kroon 1925–1942
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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