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IFK Kristianstad
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Full nameIFK Kristianstad
Short nameKristianstad, IFK (locally)
Founded7 November 1899; 124 years ago (1899-11-07)
ArenaKristianstad Arena,
Kristianstad
Capacity5200
PresidentJohan Cosmo
Head coachSweden Ola Lindgren
LeagueHandbollsligan
2016–17Champions
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Website
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Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Kristianstad (pronounced [krɪˈɧanːsta]) are a Swedish handball club based in Kristianstad. They play in Handbollsligan, the top level of Swedish men's handball, of which they are the current champions. The club was founded in 1899 as a multi-sport club. The handball team made its debut in 1925 and is currently the only section of the club. The club plays its home matches at Kristianstad Arena.

Kristianstad have won seven Swedish Championship (SM) gold medals. They won their first gold in 1941. From 1946 to 1957 they were a consistent top team, winning golds in 1948, 1952 and 1953. They were again a contender in the 1970s, losing the final in 1975. In the 1980s and 1990s, they mainly yo-yoed between the top two divisions. After spending the entire 2000s decade outside the top flight, Kristianstad have enjoyed a massive resurgence in the 2010s, culminating in three consecutive golds from 2015 to 2017.

In 2016–17, the team had an average attendance of 4764, the highest for any sport club in Sweden outside Fotbollsallsvenskan and the Swedish Hockey League.[1] While the club, like most IFK clubs, has a blue and white logo, its shirt colour is orange. The club uses the slogan Sveriges häftigaste handbollsklubb ("Sweden's coolest handball club").[2]

History

Adolf Johnson, founder of IFK Kristianstad (sitting in the middle)

IFK Kristianstad was founded on 7 November 1899[3] as a multi-sport club by Adolf Johnsson, a secondary school pupil from Broby. Johnsson was the first chairman of the club. The club previously had sections in field handball, football, cycling, athletics and gymnastics as well as women's handball, but is currently only a men's handball club.[4] The first City Championship in handball in Kristianstad was played in 1925. IFK Kristianstad competed against school and armed forces teams, as well as rival clubs. IFK Kristianstad won the tournament in 1925 and 1928. A Provincial Championship was first played in 1932. IFK Kristianstad won the tournament in 1933 and repeated the success in 1935. In 1933–34, IFK Kristianstad played in an unofficial league consisting of teams from the cities of Kristianstad and Ystad,[5] finishing second behind Ystads IF.[6]

The team made its debut in the league system in 1935,[7] coached by Oscar Meyer.[8] At the time the Swedish Championship (Svenska mästerskapet, SM) was decided as a knockout tournament independent of the league. Until 1946, the tournament was contested only by the Provincial champions.[9] Kristianstad reached the top division, at the time known as Allsvenskan, in 1936–37, but were immediately relegated.[10] In 1937 Meyer left as coach and former SM winner Eskil Gustafsson was signed from Majornas IK as player-coach.[8][11][12] They were promoted again in 1939 and finished second in the league in 1939–40.[10] However, they failed to win the Provincial Championship[13] and did not participate in SM.[14] They finished second in the league again in 1940–41.[10] The same year, they won their first SM gold. They eliminated IS Halmia, IFK Karlskrona and Västerås IK en route to the final, where they defeated IFK Uppsala by 17–8.[15]

In 1945, Gustafsson was replaced as coach by another player-coach, Karl Erik Nilsson.[8] In 1945–46, Kristianstad won the second division and were promoted back to the top division.[7] In the same season, they eliminated HK Drott and Karlskrona to reach the SM semi-finals, where they were beaten by Majorna.[16] From 1946 to 1957, Kristianstad finished top 4 in the league for 11 consecutive seasons.[10] Behind this success was a core of players from the club's youth system.[17] In 1946–47, the team finished third in the league,[10] but were eliminated by Ystads IF in the round of 16 of SM. Starting in this season, the SM tournament was contested by all top-flight teams and all Provincial champions, as well as invited lower-league teams.[16] Nilsson left in 1947 and Gustafsson returned as coach.[8] In 1947–48, Kristianstad finished second in the league behind Redbergslids IK.[10] In SM, they reached the final by eliminating Jönköpings BK, Örebro SK, Västerås HF and Västerås IK. They won their second gold after beating Redbergslid in the final by 8–7.[18] In 1948–49 they finished second in the league again.[10] They defeated IFK Hässleholm, F 11 IF and Sandvikens IF in SM, but their title defence ended in the semi-finals against IFK Lidingö.[19]

The 1952–53 Swedish Championship-winning IFK Kristianstad squad

In 1949–50, Kristianstad won the league[10] but were eliminated from SM by IK Baltichov in the round of 16.[20] In 1950, Gustafsson was replaced by co-player-coaches Karl Fridlundh, Åke Moberg and Evert Sjunnesson.[8] In the 1950–51 season, the club finished third in the league[10] and reached the SM final by defeating IFK Malmö, IFK Trelleborg, Västerås HF and Örebro. However, they were beaten in the final by second-tier team AIK.[21] The followng season they won the league[10] and set up a re-match against AIK in the SM final by eliminating IFK Malmö, Trelleborg, Sandviken and cross-town rivals Näsby IF. They defeated AIK by 16–15 after extra time to win their third SM gold.[22] After this season, the SM tournament was discontinued and the SM title was awarded to the league winners. In 1952–53, they won the league which earned them their fourth SM gold.[23] They finished second in the league in 1953–54 and 1954–55, behind Redbergslid and IK Heim, respectively.[10] In 1954, three Kristianstad players (Moberg, Sjunnesson and Carl-Erik Stockenberg) were members of the Swedish team that won the World Championship.[24] Between 1953 and 1957, several key players left the team and their success started declining.[25]

Kristianstad suffered two successive relegations in 1959 and 1960. After spending two seasons at the third level they were promoted to the second division, where they remained until being promoted back to Allsvenskan in 1970.[7] By this time, a playoffs featuring the top 4 in the league had been introduced to determine the champions. The 1970s was the first time that the club featured a significant number of players from outside the Kristianstad area, including Thomas Persson, Einar Jakobsson and Lars-Göran Jönsson.[26] In 1971–72, Sjunnesson coached the team to a fourth place in the league, earning them a spot in the playoffs,[8][10] but they were eliminated by SoIK Hellas in the semi-finals.[27] In 1972, Kristianstad players Sten Olsson and Persson were included in Sweden's squad for the Olympics.[28] Coached by Leif Rosenberg, Kristianstad finished second in the league in 1974–75 and qualified for the playoffs.[8][10] They won the semi-finals against Heim but lost the finals to Drott.[27] The club was relegated in 1981 and only played 3 of 11 seasons in the top flight from 1981 to 1992.[10]

From 1990–91 until 2002–03, Swedish league handball was split into autumn and spring leagues. The eight highest-ranked teams in the autumn edition of the top division, now known as Elitserien, qualified for the spring league whereas the remaining four were relegated to Allsvenskan along with teams from each of the two Division 1 leagues. In 1994–95, coach Urban Harju led the team to sixth place in the spring league,[8][10] which earned them a spot in the playoffs. However, they lost the quarterfinal series against IFK Skövde by 2–1.[29] In 1996–97, now with Dragan Mihailovic as coach,[8] they finished fifth in the sping league,[10] but lost the quarter-final series against Guif by 2–0.[30] The following season, they finished 11th in the league[10] and were relegated after finishing 7th in Allsvenskan.[7]

The relegation was followed by a period of financial trouble for the club. By the end of 2000, it had 2.7 million SEK in debt, and was unable to pay its players and staff. Additionally, in 2002, a former chairman and three board members were charged with tax evasion, being accused of having evaded taxes for payments of 1.7 million SEK between 1995 and 1997. Bankruptcy was a very real possibility for the club. However, the tax evasion trial was cancelled due to one of the suspects, whom the prosecutor believed to hold key information, falling severely ill. By 2003, the club had stabilised its economy and paid its debts.[2] This period was also the club's on-field nadir; they sank as low as the fourth level in the spring of 2000 and the spring of 2002.[7]

Kristianstad's positions in the top division from 1936 to 2017

A resurgence for the club started with the appointment of Kenneth Andersson as coach in 2007.[8] In 2007–08, Kristianstad finished third in the second division and qualified for the promotion playoffs.[31] However, they lost the series against Trelleborg by 2–0.[32] In 2008–09 they finished second in the division and were promoted automatically.[33] In 2009, the club hired club director Nikolas Larsson, who has been credited with a major part in the club's recent success. From 2009 to 2016, the club's equity went from −1.3 million SEK to +6.1 million SEK, the highest in the league. During the same time, the club's revenue has increased from 5.6 million SEK to 32.4 million SEK, the second highest in the league behind IK Sävehof (whose numbers include the annual Partille Cup and a dominant women's team).[34] In 2010, Kristianstad moved from Kristianstad Idrottshall to the newly-built Kristianstad Arena.[35] In both 2009–10 and 2010–11, they finished 11th in the league[36][37] and avoided relegation after finishing second in the relegation league both times.[38][39] Despite this, they had the highest average attendance in the league (2769) in 2010–11.[40]

In 2011–12, they finished sixth in the league and qualified for the playoffs.[41] In February that season, Andersson was replaced by Sweden coach Ola Lindgren, who continued to coach Sweden in addition to Kristanstad until 2016. They won the quarter-final series against Alingsås HK by 3–0[42] and upset league winners Guif by 3–2 in the semi-final series.[43] However, they had no chance in the final against Sävehof, who won by 29–21.[44] Lindgren made major changes in the squad in his first few years in charge in order to strengthen the team and introduce the right "attitude" in the squad.[45] In 2012–13, Kristianstad participated in the EHF Cup. They won against Slovak club Sporta Hlohovec,[46] but were eliminated by Guif in the second qualifying round.[47] They improved to third in the league[48] and reached their second consecutive final, defeating Alingsås (3–2)[49] and Sävehof (3–2)[50] in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, respectively. They went on to lose the final against Drott by 28–27.[51] They participated in the EHF Cup again in the following season. They eliminated Handball Esch of Luxembourg[52] and SMD Bacău of Romania in the qualifying rounds,[53] but finished last in their group behind Pick Szeged of Hungary, Nantes of France and Tatran Prešov of Slovakia.[54] They finished second in the league[55] and defeated Hammarby IF (3–2)[56] in the quarter-finals, but lost the semi-finals to Lugi (3–1).[57]

A match between Kristianstad and HK Malmö in December 2014

In 2014–15, the club again played in the EHF Cup. They eliminated Greek club Diomidis Argous[58] and Slovenian club Maribor Branik,[59] but lost in the last qualifying round on away goals to German powerhouse HSV Hamburg.[60] The same season, Kristianstad won the league[61] and defeated Hammarby (3–2)[62] and Ystads IF (3–1)[63] en route to their third final in four years. They defeated Alingsås in the final by 28–25 to win their fifth SM gold and first in 62 years.[64] In 2015–16, they played in the Champions League. They were placed in the top 16 (groups A and B). They finished seventh in their group and were eliminated on head-to-head record behind Montpellier.[65] Domestically, they won 30 of 32 matches in the regular season and won the league by 16 points (2 points for a win).[66] They swept Redbergslid[67] and Sävehof[68] in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, respectively, before winning the final against Alingsås by 27–18.[69] Kristianstad player Jerry Tollbring was selected for Sweden's squad in the 2016 Olympics.[70]

In 2016–17, Kristianstad participated in the Champions League again and were again placed in the top 16. They finished last in the group, a single point behind Zagreb on the knockout stage spots.[71] In the same season, they won the regular season again.[72] They swept Guif in the quarterfinal series[73] and won the semi-final series against Ystads IF by 3–1.[74] They won their third consecutive SM gold, again defeating Alingsås in the final, this time by 31–25.[75] For the third consecutive season, Kristianstad will play in the top 16 of the Champions League in 2017–18.[76] During the team's current era of success, they have frequently lost important players to foreign teams.[45] After the 2015–16 season, six full internationals left the team,[77] and after 2016–17 key players Tollbring and Nebojša Simić joined other clubs.[78]

Colours and crest

Unlike most IFK clubs, who play in blue and white kits, Kristianstad play in orange shirts. It is unknown why they use this colour. One explanation is that they chose the colour to avoid the need for an away kit, although this is unconfirmed. Club historian Alf Braun states that the team played in orange when the handball section started in the 1930s, and played the 1933 Provincial Championship final in orange shirts and brown trousers. He says that they later started using blue and white shirts in 1948, but switched back to orange in during the 1950–51 season. According to former player Uno Kvist, they used blue and white in 1953 but later played "mostly" in orange.[79]

The club does, however, have a blue and white logo. The logo features a four-pointed star, which is a symbol for IFK,[79] on a shield split diagonally in a white and a blue half, along with the club's name and year of establishment.[28] The logo has had a similar design at least since the early 1950s.[80] The team had only the four-pointed star on their shirts until the 1970s, when they replaced it with the full logo.[81]


Arenas

Kristianstad play their home matches at Kristianstad Arena.

Kristianstad have had four different arenas. From 1935 to 1947, the team played in Södra kaserns gymnastiksal. The field was only 13.5 meters wide, which meant that the goal-area lines crossed the side lines rather than the outer goal lines. Due to these unusual dimensions, the arena was commonly known as Korridoren ("the Corridor"). The separation between the spectators and the field was poor and it was possible for fans to trip opposing players. While the official capacity of the arena was between 1200 and 1300, the record attendance is 1655 in a match against Djurgårdens IF in December 1939.

Between 1947 and 1964, Kristianstad played at Sporthallen, which was created from a rebuilt horse riding arena and only intended as a temporary solution. The arena only had stands at the short ends. The record attendance at Sporthallen is 2464, in a top-of-the-league clash against Redbergslids IK in February 1948. At the end of 1964, the team moved to Kristianstads Idrottshall (Idrottshallen), its first "proper" arena. It was the first arena of the club to host international matches. The record attendance for Kristianstad at Idrottshallen is 2701, well above the allowed capacity of the arena, in the final series against HK Drott in 1975.[85]

Since 2010, Kristanstad play their home matches at Kristianstad Arena, which has a capacity of 5200.[86] It is adjacent to Idrottshallen.[87] Kristianstad played their first match at the new arena on 17 October 2010, a 31–31 draw against Redbergslid.[35] Kristianstad's highest attendance at the arena is 5218 in the 2017 semi-finals against Ystads IF.[88] Kristianstad Arena is a multi-purpose venue, which is also used for other sports (both major events and grassroot and school sport), concerts and other events.[89] The arena was used for the 2011 World Championship.[90]

Supporters and rivalries

Kristianstad's official supporter club is Södra Kurvan ("the South Stand"). It was formed in 2010 as a reaction to the relative lack of atmosphere at home matches after the move from Kristianstad Idrottshall to Kristianstad Arena, due to an inability to fill the much larger arena.[91] It is a nonprofit organisation with its own board and members.[92] Since its establishment, Södra Kurvan has gained over 500 members.[93] Kristianstad have drawn large crowds in recent years, having the highest average attendance in the league every season from 2010–11 to 2016–17.[2][94] The shirt number 8 is reserved for the fans, symbolising that they are the 8th player for the team.[95]

While Kristianstad do not have a traditional rival, matches against other Scania teams, including OV Helsingborg HK,[96] Lugi HF,[97] HK Malmö,[98] Ystads IF[99] and IFK Ystad HK,[100] are considered derbies.

Players

Current squad

Squad for the 2017–18 season[101]

Player records

[107][103]

Record and statistics

Kristianstad's all-time top scorer in the top division is Bo Ahlberg, who scored 926 goals between 1971 and 1986.[108] He also holds the club records for most goals in all divisions (1724 goals),[109] most top-flight matches played (222)[107] and most consecutive matches with a goal (97).[110] Johan Jepson has played the most matches for the club in all divisions, playing over 350 matches[111] from 2006[112] to 2016.[111] Four Kristianstad players have been the top scorer in the highest division: Åke Moberg in 1946–47, Carl-Erik Stockenberg for five consecutive seasons from 1949–50 to 1953–54, Ahlberg in 1975–76 and Lennarth Ebbinge in 1976–77.[113] Kristianstad's largest winning margin in the top flight is 22 goals in a 39–17 win against Guif in the 2017 quarter-finals.[114] Their biggest win in any division was a 42–12 (30 goals) win against Uddevalla HK in 2004. The club's largest losing margin in the top division is 21 goals against Redbergslid in 1995 (20–41) and 1997 (22–43), whereas their heaviest defeat in any division was a 15–47 (32 goals) loss to Stavstens IF in 1999.[115] In 2014–15, Kristianstad won 20 consecutive league matches, a record in the top division.[116] As of the end of the 2016–17 season, the team has 46 consecutive wins in domestic home matches.[88]

Management

Organisation

As of 21 September 2017[117][118]

Name Role
Nikolas Larsson Club director
Jesper Larsson Director of sport
Johan Cosmo Chairman
Anna-Lena Lindahl Vice chairman
Marcus Kjellman Director
Susanne Olsson Director
Ulf Kvist Director
Anders Hallengren Director

Technical staff

Ola Lindgren is Kristianstad's current coach.

For the 2017–18 season[119][120][121][122]

Name Role
Ola Lindgren Head coach
Lars Olsson Assistant coach
Patrik Sigsjö Physiotherapist
Ingemar Gannby Physiotherapist/Masseur
Markus Walldén Club doctor
Stefan Ljunglöf Equipment manager
Jonas Carlström Fitness coach
Patrick Karlsson Team manager
Vickie Peolin Health and diet coach
Johan Ekengren Mental coach
Conny Jönsson Youth coach

Notable coaches

This is a list of coaches who have won a Swedish Championship (SM) gold or silver, won the regular season or coached the team in five or more seasons.

Name Years[8] Achievements[23][10][7] Notes
Eskil Gustafsson 1937–1945, 1947–1950 SM gold 1941, 1948; League winner 1949–50 Player-coach until 1944[11][123]
Karl Fridlundh 1950–1958 SM gold 1952, 1952–53; SM silver 1951, 1953–54, 1954–55; League winner 1951–52, 1952–53 Player-coach,[107] co-coach[8]
Åke Moberg 1950–1958, 1962–1963 SM gold 1952, 1952–53; SM silver 1951, 1953–54, 1954–55; League winner 1951–52, 1952–53 Player-coach,[8][107] co-coach until 1958[8]
Evert Sjunnesson 1950–1958, 1963–1973, 1976–1977 SM gold 1952, 1952–53; SM silver 1951, 1953–54, 1954–55; League winner 1951–52, 1952–53 Player-coach until 1957,[107] co-coach until 1958[8]
Leif Rosenberg 1973–1975 SM silver 1974–75
Ulf Larsson 1999–2003, 2004–2006
Kenneth Andersson 2007–2012[124]
Ola Lindgren 2012–present SM gold 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17; SM silver 2011–12, 2012–13; League winner 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17

Honours

Championships

  • Swedish Champions[23]
    • Winners (7): 1941, 1948, 1952, 1953, 2015, 2016, 2017
    • Runners-up (6): 1951, 1954, 1955, 1975, 2012, 2013

League

European record

[46][47][52][53][54][58][59][60][65][71]

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2012–13 EHF Cup Qualification stage Slovakia Sporta Hlohovec 31–24 28–21 59–45
Sweden Guif 24–22 23–26 47–48
2013–14 EHF Cup Qualification stage Luxembourg Handball Esch 32–19 30–28 62–47
Romania SMD Bacău 40–25 23–27 63–52
Group stage
Hungary Pick Szeged 23–26 18–29 4th place
France Nantes 23–27 23–25
Slovakia Tatran Prešov 34–27 37–30
2014–15 EHF Cup Qualification stage Greece Diomidis Argous 30–19 30–17 60–36
Slovenia Maribor Branik 25–26 36–24 61–50
Germany HSV Hamburg 27–29 28–26 55–55 (a)
2015–16 EHF Champions League Group Stage Spain Barcelona 24–31 32–34 7th place
Poland Vive Targi Kielce 35–35 27–35
North Macedonia Vardar 25–30 31–38
Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen 32–29 20–29
Hungary Pick Szeged 32–34 28–35
France Montpellier 29–30 26–30
Denmark KIF Kolding København 33–26 30–21
2016–17 EHF Champions League Group Stage North Macedonia Vardar 23–28 29–32 8th place
Poland Vive Tauron Kielce 29–25 28–38
Hungary Pick Szeged 21–29 28–33
Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen 29–31 29–30
Belarus Meshkov Brest 29–29 27–32
Croatia Zagreb 29–22 23–26
Slovenia Celje 29–29 28–27

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