Halmstads BK
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Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club
located in Halmstad
in the southwest of Sweden
. The club, formed 6 March 1914, competes in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan
, and has won 4 national championship titles and 1 national cup
title. However, after 19 consecutive seasons in Allsvenskan, the club will play the 2012 season
in Superettan
, Sweden's second highest league, due to sports results.
The club gained some European recognition in 1995, when they defeated the successful Italian club Parma A.C. 3-0 at Gamla Ullevi
(in Göteborg) in the first of two matches in the Cup Winners' Cup. However, their second encounter, in Parma
, ended with a crushing 0-4 defeat, eliminating them from the tournament.
Since the club's return to Allsvenskan in 1993 they have brought forward several known players such as Niclas Alexandersson, Petter Hansson
, Fredrik Ljungberg
and Dusan Djuric
.
.
On 6 March 1914, the club was allowed entrance to Riksidrottsförbundet; the following year they played in their first competition, Pokalserien, a local tournament in which they faced IS Halmia
and Halmstads Kamraterna; the club ended up last with 2 points and 5-16 in goal difference, in 1916 the same result was seen again, but this time the club only managed to score 1 goal totally. In 1917 the club was able to defeat Halmstads Kamraterna twice and end up in second place behind IS Halmia
; the same year athletics was made a part of the club. The final in the district championship was reached in 1918, but yet again IS Halmia proved to strong. In 1919 the club was for the first time able to defeat IS Halmia and Gustav "Pytt" Söderholm became top goalscorer in the tournament, swimming
was made a part of the club.
In 1920 the club won their first district championship title by defeating Falkenbergs FF
with 4–0 in the final and boxing was introduced by the club. In 1921 the club yet again won the championship, this time by defeating IS Halmia, the club also won Hallandspostens pokal after defeating Halmstads IF 5–0, a women's section was added to the athletics part of the club. Halmstads BK won the Bernhard Aronssons vandringspris after defeating IS Halmia in 1922; the club also won a series of tournaments in Jönköping
, Malmö
and Ängelholm
, however the district championship was lost to Varberg this year. By winning Hallandsserien the club was able to reach Sydsvenskan in 1923, which led to third place in 1924 after Varbergs GIF and Malmö FF
, an international exchange of matches was started with FC Rudolfshügel from Austria
and Danish B 03. In 1925 the club won the district championship and came in second place in Sydsvenskan. Halmstads BK was able to win Sydsvenskan in 1926 and was to play qualifying matches against IF Elfsborg
to reached Allsvenskan
, however Elfsborg proved to be too strong and won 2–1 after three matches. Halmstad only reached third place in 1927, a large series of injuries made the club use 32 different players in total. In 1928 the club took part in the newly formed Division 2 Söder; the club also employed amateur coach Henning Helgesson, Örjans Vall was only selected as the second-best arena in the series duo to the lack of warm showers. In 1929 Halmstads BK celebrated 15 years with a match against SpVgg Sülz
from Cologne
, Germany
; 1600 people watched the game in heavy rain, SpVgg Sülz won 5–2, the club also failed to win Division 2 Söder after a hard race with Stattena IF
and Redbergslids IK
, ending up in third place.
did pull a large audience, the Spanish team won with 6-5. After a late league start in 1931, due to heavy snowing, the club ended up in 4th place yet again. IS Halmia won the league in 1932 and in a campaign in the local newspapers tried to get the better Halmstads BK players to join the team, this failed however, Halmstads BK defeated IS Halmia in a charity match for the city's unemployed, the swimmers also left the club and founded SK Laxen. Under the leadership of playing manager Gunnar Olsson Halmstads BK was able to reach Division 1
, the top league at the time, in 1933 for the first time in the clubs history, this after defeating BK Drott and Helsingborgs IF
for the league title and then defeating Krokslätts FF with 4-0 totally. Unexpected the club won bronze their first season in the top league as when they finished in 4th place, Emil Carlsson also became the club first player in the Swedish national team
. The club was unable to repeat last seasons result and ended up in 9th place in 1935, handball
was also made a part of the club this year. Halmstads BK left the top league in 1936 after ending up second last, the club would have been able to stay if they had won over IK Sleipner
in the last game, however the team lost with 2-4. The club was able to return to Division 1 in 1937, but a defeat against top competitor Helsingborgs IF saw them come in 2nd, former English professional player Harry Bruce became the first non-Swedish manager for the club. 1938 was a middle year for Halmstads BK as they ended up in 6th position at the end of the season, English club Sheffield United played a friendly against the club and won with 5-2. In 1939 the club celebrated its 25th year and won Division 2, however IFK Göteborg
proved to strong in the qualify and won with 1-5 over the club.
Due to the ongoing Second World War
Sweden focused more on military readiness in case of an invasion than on sport, this led to Halmstads BK being forced to use 29 different players during the season and the result came thereafter as the club ended up in 3rd place behind Malmö BI and winners IS Halmia. Halmstads BK was the superior team in 1941 Division 2 but failed to defeat GAIS
in the qualify for Division 1. Halmstads BK won Division 2 after hard competition with local rivals IS Halmia in 1942 and in the qualify the club was able to defeat Lundby IF
with 3-2. The club ended up in 6th place in 1943, only 1 point from earning a medal. Halmstad was close to fall out of the top division in 1944 but a series of victories saved them in the end. 1945 saw the club end up in 8th place. In 1946 the club ended up second from last after a poor season, however the clubs youth squad won the unofficial youth championship, first defeating IFK Göteborg and then playing 4-4 against AIK
in the final, winning on drawing the winning lot, in the youth squad there where players like Sylve Bengtsson
, Gunnar Johansson, Olle Ericsson, Östen Ståhl and Åke Hallström, who all later became noted players in the clubs history. Halmstads BK returned to Division 1 after only 1 season in Division 2, the club crushed Örgryte IS
with 6-1 in the 1947 qualify, the team also played their first match outside Sweden this year, they defeated Helsingør IF with 8-2 and the youth squad won the youth championship again after defeating Djurgårdens IF with 2-1. Just like the year before Halmstads BK time in Division 1 only became 1 year as they ended up dead last in 1948. In 1949 Kalmar FF
proved to strong and Halmstads BK ended up in 3rd place in the league, the club also refused to participate in the district championship as a protest to the "unsporting behavior" the district association had showed the club the previous year.
The 1950s started poorly as the club reached 2nd place behind Råå IF
; several injuries to key players disturbed the season, and in 1951 the club board decided to rejuvenate the squad and which led to a 7th place. In 1952 the club yet again ended up in 2nd place, the club also went on a trip, first to Germany, where they played a series of matches, and then to the French Riviera
where the club played a game and enjoyed the weather and beach, they then returned home and played a game against Brazilian team Corinthians
with a mixed team of Halmstads BK and IS Halmia players, the Brazilians won with 10-1, Sylve Bengtsson returned from the 1952 Summer Olympics
with a bronze medal. 1953 saw a change in the league system and Halmstads BK was lucky as the club was able to stay only because of better goal difference as 6 teams was relegated. Things changed in 1954 as Halmstads BK dominated the new league and won promotion with 12 points ahead of IK Sleipner in second place, then made yet again a trip south, this time to North Africa and Spain
, bowling
was added to the club. Halmstads BK reached their best position so far in 1954-55 season as the club ended up in 2nd place, winning Stora Silvret (eng: The Big Silver), then during 1955-56 season, Halmstads BK biggest victory was recorded as they club crushed Västerås SK
with 9-0, Östen Ståhl scored 6 goals in the match, Sylve Bengtsson also became the leagues top goal scorer with 22 goals, Halmstads BK ended in 7th position. Just as in the beginning of the decade the end was far from good, the club ended up in 8th place both in 1957 and 1958, during 1958 Sweden hosted FIFA World Cup
and 2 matches, Northern Ireland against Czechoslovakia (1-0) and Argentina against Northern Ireland (3-1) where played at Örjans Vall, and in 1959 the club was relegated back to Division 2 after ending up second to last.
and IK Oddevold
helped the club to 9th place, this year saw ice hockey
become a part of the clubs organization. Halmstads BK won Division 2 in 1964, but in the new qualify for Allsvenskan, a group of the four different Division 2 winners, the club played poorly and ended up dead last. 1965 was the darkest year for the club so far as it was relegated to Division 3 for the first time ever in club history, it took the club 2 years to return Division 2 again after ending up in 2nd place both 1966 and 1967, then in 1968 the club dominated Division 3 and had a goal difference of 87-23, a record in the Swedish league system, the ice hockey left the organization and started their own. The club made a strong return in Division 2 and ended up in 4th position, Lennart Alexandersson
, Ingvar Andersson, Roland Fransson and Lars Nordin became the first contracted players in the club.
. In 1976 Halmstads BK hired Roy Hodgson
as new manager and success came directly as the club went on and won Allsvenskan for the first time ever, the title was won in the second last game against IFK Norrköping
, the last match against Östers IF
was seen by 16000 people cheering for the team. Halmstads BK ended up in 8th place in 1977 season and Dynamo Dresden
proved to strong in the first round of European Cup, yet again the club ended in 8th place in 1978, Mats Jingblad
was moved up from the clubs youth system this year. Halmstads BK won their second title in 1979.
Just like after last time winning Allsvenskan, Halmstad ended up in 8th place in 1980 and in the European Cup Danish Esbjerg fB
proved to strong with 0-0 home and 2-3 away, Roy Hodgson also left during the autumn to take over Bristol City. To the 1981 season Halmstads BK hired Dutch manager Jan Mak
and with him came Frank Schinkels
, the first non Swedish player in the club, but with a poor start saw the club end up in 9th place. In 1982 the club ended up in 8th and earnd a spot in the play-off, but IFK Göteborg proved to strong with 2-4 totally. In 1983 the club climbed two positions much due to British goalkeeper Ken Allen
. 1984 started with a fight between the board and manager Jan Mak and it ended it with Jan Mak leaving the club, he was replaced by Stefan Lundin
, the club reached 8th place and IFK Göteborg proved to strong in the play-off again. Halmstads BK topt the table during the spring of 1985 but a poor ending of the season saw the club end in 7th place. During the middle of the 1986 season Stefan Lundin left the club for Portugies C.S. Marítimo and was replaced by Kenneth Rosén, the season ended with a 5th place and Stig Nilsson became the new chairman. A series of injuries on keyplayers saw the club end up second to last and was relegated from Allsvenskan for the first time in 14 years in 1987. Stuart Baxter
became new manager in 1988 and ever after losing several keyplayers and trailing after Mjällby AIF
with 7 point, the club was able to claim the top spot on better goal difference. The club ended up in a 5th place in their return to Allsvenskan in 1989.
, ending up in 7th place and was forced to play relegation play-off against team 8-10 in Allsvenskan and the Division 1 champions, it went poorly and the club was relegated. 1992 saw two league victories for Halmstads BK, first Division 1 Södra and then in the promotion/relegation play-off for Allsvenskan. Henrik Bertilsson became Allsvenskan's top goalscorer in 1993 with 18 goals, sharing the top spot with Trelleborgs FF
s Mats Lilienberg
, this helped the club to a 5th place. The club ended up in 7th place in 1994 and Henrik Bertillson left for French FC Martigues
, it went better for the youth squad as they reached the final in the youth championship, but Djurgårdens IF proved to strong and won with 1-0. 1995 became a hard year for Halmstads BK supporters to forget as they for the first time ever won Svenska Cupen
and the club ended up in 3rd place, winning Lilla Silvret, but it was the home match against Parma F.C.
in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup that drew most attention as Halmstads BK won with 3-0 on Gamla Ullevi in Göteborg, however the returned ended with a major defeat, 4-0 to Parma. Tom Prahl
took over as manager in 1996 and lead the team to a 7th place in Allsvenskan and in the first round of the UEFA Cup Newcastle United
proved the stronger team. In 1997 Halmstads BK celebrated their third championship title after 3-0 in the last game against Ljungskile SK
, Mats Lilienberg, now in Halmstads BK, became league top goalscorer with 14 goals, along side Christer Mattiasson, IF Elfsborg
, and Dan Sahlin
, Örebro SK
. 1998 saw the club end up in 8th place and the UEFA Champions League adventured ended quickly after defeat with 3-2 in total against Litex Lovech
, from Bulgaria, in the first qualifying round, own product Fredrik Ljungberg
was sold to Arsenal F.C.
for 40 million SEK
. A poor start of the 1999 season didn't prevent Halmstads BK from fighting for the league title until the second last match, the club had to be satisfied with 3rd place and Lilla Silvret.
Halmstads BK started the new millennium with taking their fourth Allsvenskan title, they also reached second round in the UEFA Cup after defeating S.L. Benfica, but then TSV 1860 München
proved to strong, Halmstad also became the last team to win the Von Rosen Trophy as it was revealed that Clarence von Rosen was a Nazi
sympathiser, it was replaced in 2001 with the Lennart Johansson Trophy. Stefan Selakovic
became league top goalscorer with 15 goals as the club ended 7th place, R.S.C. Anderlecht
was to strong in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round and then Sporting Clube de Portugal in the second round of the UEFA Cup, Tom Prahl left the club for Allsvenskan rival Malmö FF
, he was replaced by former Swedish international player Jonas Thern
. 2002 started extremely bad for the club as after 15 rounds it lay dead last, but a spell of 11 games undefeated saw the club get saved from relegation. During the 2003 season Halmstad had a chance for a medal until the end of the season where the club lost 7 of the 8 last games and ended up in 9th place, Jonas Thern decided to leave the club during the autumn and assistant manager Janne Andersson became new manager. Halmstads BK was 36 minutes from winning their fifth Allsvenskan title after leading Allsvenskan most of the season, but only managed 1–1 against IFK Göteborg in the last game, while Malmö FF, on the same point prior to the last match, managed to win with 1-0 against IF Elfsborg, Markus Rosenberg
, on loan from Malmö FF, became league top goalscorer with 14 goals. 2005 became a bad year for Halmstads BK as they struggled to a 10th place, Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson became league top goalscorer with 16 goals, however in Europe things went a bit better as the club managed to qualify for the new group stage in the UEFA Cup after winning on away goal against last year runners-up Sporting Clube de Portugal, however the club failed to take a single point in the group and only scored 1 goal. 2006 was much like the year before and the club didn't score until the 7th match of the season when defender Per "Texas" Johansson
scored the only goal of the match against Örgryte IS
, the club ended in 11th place. 2007 started promising and the club was one of the teams fighting for the Allsvenskan title until the 18 round, in the game against IFK Göteborg, Finnish goalkeeper Magnus Bahne
got injured and missed the rest of the season, Kazakh goalkeeper David Loriya was brought in, but in his seven games Halmstads BK failed to win a single one and in the last game, away against Helsingborgs IF, the club lost with 0-9, the second biggest defeat in the club history; Halmstads BK ended up in 7th place.
The 2011 season
was not a good season for neither Halmstad nor its fans. With just 14 points after 26 rounds, and at least another 10 points needed to reach the relegation playoffs, Halmstad had to win against Syrianska FC
in the following round. Halmstad lost the game 1–0 and thus were relegated to Superettan
for the 2012 season
, after 19 consecutive seasons in Allsvenskan.
Halmstads BK have an average of 4000-6000 spectators when playing home, when playing teams like Djurgårdens IF, IFK Göteborg or Malmö FF then audience can rise to 8000-10000 people, however much because of the away supporters.
Prior to the 2009 season
Kvastarna where dissolved and a new supporter group where created, named BollKlubben Support.
, which they share together with local rivals IS Halmia
.
However since Örjans Vall is an old stadium, built in 1922, it doesn't meet the present European demands for stadiums, forcing Halmstads BK to play their European games on Olympia
, Helsingborg
, or at Ullevi
, Göteborg.
Örjans Vall was the site of 2 games during the 1958 FIFA World Cup
, Northern Ireland–Czechoslovakia and Argentina–Northern Ireland.
In later years, demands for a new stadium have been louder, but nothing have been decided yet.
to print their match programmes, aside from AIK
, Djurgårdens IF and Hammarby IF
, who signed a deal with newspaper competitor Expressen
. Halmstads BK rejected the offer and chose to print their own match program, making them currently the only club in the top league with their own match programme.
The club also print a minor newspaper known as Tidningen HBK (eng: Newspaper HBK), witch contains interviews with players, fans and other people connected to the club. It comes out as a supplement to the local newspaper Hallandsposten
. It is also available to download on the clubs homepage.
and Tage Danielsson
, also known as Hasse och Tage, made an act about former HBK manager Roy Hodgson
when Halmstads BK won Allsvenskan in 1976, known as Fotbollstränare Bob Lindeman (eng: Footballcoach Bob Lindeman).
Listed in alphabetical order (debute year in parentheses):
Sweden
Finland
Netherlands
Iceland
Kazakhstan
Macedonia
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To see other Halmstads BK players: Halmstads BK players
Supporter sites:
Football (soccer)
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located in Halmstad
Halmstad
Halmstad is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of Nissan in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County...
in the southwest of Sweden
Sweden
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. The club, formed 6 March 1914, competes in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
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, and has won 4 national championship titles and 1 national cup
Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...
title. However, after 19 consecutive seasons in Allsvenskan, the club will play the 2012 season
2012 Superettan
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in Superettan
Superettan
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, Sweden's second highest league, due to sports results.
The club gained some European recognition in 1995, when they defeated the successful Italian club Parma A.C. 3-0 at Gamla Ullevi
Gamla Ullevi
Gamla Ullevi meaning Old Ullevi was a football stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was built in 1915-1916 and opened on 17 September 1916 with the game between IFK Göteborg-AB København...
(in Göteborg) in the first of two matches in the Cup Winners' Cup. However, their second encounter, in Parma
Parma
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, ended with a crushing 0-4 defeat, eliminating them from the tournament.
Since the club's return to Allsvenskan in 1993 they have brought forward several known players such as Niclas Alexandersson, Petter Hansson
Petter Hansson
Petter Hansson ; born December 14, 1976 in Söderhamn) is a Swedish footballer who is currently playing in the French Ligue 2 at AS Monaco.- Söderhamns FF and Halmstads BK :...
, Fredrik Ljungberg
Fredrik Ljungberg
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and Dusan Djuric
Dusan Djuric
Dusan Djurić is a Swedish football midfielder of Serbian decent, who plays for Swiss team FC Zürich.-Career:...
.
In the beginning
In 1913 a group of youngsters, who called themselves Viking, wishing to create a more serious organization, met at Hotel Lugnet and decided to create an organization. They gave their new organization the name Halmstads Bollklubb and chose Axel Winberg as the club's first chairman. They also applied for membership in the Riksidrottsförbundet, or the Swedish Sports ConfederationSwedish Sports Confederation
The Swedish Sports Confederation is the umbrella organisation of the Swedish sports movement. Through its member organisations, it has three million members in 22 000 clubs. The Confederation was formed in 1903...
.
On 6 March 1914, the club was allowed entrance to Riksidrottsförbundet; the following year they played in their first competition, Pokalserien, a local tournament in which they faced IS Halmia
IS Halmia
IS Halmia is a football club, located in Halmstad, Sweden.- Background :IS Halmia was founded on 16 June 16, 1907 and currently plays in Division 2 Södra Götaland. In 1932 the club became the first team from Halmstad to reach the Allsvenskan, the highest football league in Sweden. In total IS...
and Halmstads Kamraterna; the club ended up last with 2 points and 5-16 in goal difference, in 1916 the same result was seen again, but this time the club only managed to score 1 goal totally. In 1917 the club was able to defeat Halmstads Kamraterna twice and end up in second place behind IS Halmia
IS Halmia
IS Halmia is a football club, located in Halmstad, Sweden.- Background :IS Halmia was founded on 16 June 16, 1907 and currently plays in Division 2 Södra Götaland. In 1932 the club became the first team from Halmstad to reach the Allsvenskan, the highest football league in Sweden. In total IS...
; the same year athletics was made a part of the club. The final in the district championship was reached in 1918, but yet again IS Halmia proved to strong. In 1919 the club was for the first time able to defeat IS Halmia and Gustav "Pytt" Söderholm became top goalscorer in the tournament, swimming
Swimming (sport)
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was made a part of the club.
In 1920 the club won their first district championship title by defeating Falkenbergs FF
Falkenbergs FF
Falkenbergs FF, also known simply as Falkenberg or FFF, is a Swedish football club based in Falkenberg. The club, formed on 3 January 1928 and the ladies section was created in 1955, is currently playing in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan. Falkenberg are affiliated to the Hallands...
with 4–0 in the final and boxing was introduced by the club. In 1921 the club yet again won the championship, this time by defeating IS Halmia, the club also won Hallandspostens pokal after defeating Halmstads IF 5–0, a women's section was added to the athletics part of the club. Halmstads BK won the Bernhard Aronssons vandringspris after defeating IS Halmia in 1922; the club also won a series of tournaments in Jönköping
Jönköping
-Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...
, Malmö
Malmö
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and Ängelholm
Ängelholm
Ängelholm is a locality and the seat of Ängelholm Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 22,532 inhabitants in 2005.It is known for its clay cuckoos — a special kind of ocarina. This is however a dying tradition as there is now only one producer of clay cuckoos, Sofia Nilsson.Tourism is an...
, however the district championship was lost to Varberg this year. By winning Hallandsserien the club was able to reach Sydsvenskan in 1923, which led to third place in 1924 after Varbergs GIF and Malmö FF
Malmö FF
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, an international exchange of matches was started with FC Rudolfshügel from Austria
Austria
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and Danish B 03. In 1925 the club won the district championship and came in second place in Sydsvenskan. Halmstads BK was able to win Sydsvenskan in 1926 and was to play qualifying matches against IF Elfsborg
IF Elfsborg
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to reached Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
, however Elfsborg proved to be too strong and won 2–1 after three matches. Halmstad only reached third place in 1927, a large series of injuries made the club use 32 different players in total. In 1928 the club took part in the newly formed Division 2 Söder; the club also employed amateur coach Henning Helgesson, Örjans Vall was only selected as the second-best arena in the series duo to the lack of warm showers. In 1929 Halmstads BK celebrated 15 years with a match against SpVgg Sülz
1. FC Köln
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from Cologne
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, Germany
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; 1600 people watched the game in heavy rain, SpVgg Sülz won 5–2, the club also failed to win Division 2 Söder after a hard race with Stattena IF
Stattena IF
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and Redbergslids IK
Redbergslids IK Fotboll
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, ending up in third place.
Division 2 and upwards
Halmstads BK started the next decade with ending up in 4th place in the league, a visit by CD EuropaCE Europa
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did pull a large audience, the Spanish team won with 6-5. After a late league start in 1931, due to heavy snowing, the club ended up in 4th place yet again. IS Halmia won the league in 1932 and in a campaign in the local newspapers tried to get the better Halmstads BK players to join the team, this failed however, Halmstads BK defeated IS Halmia in a charity match for the city's unemployed, the swimmers also left the club and founded SK Laxen. Under the leadership of playing manager Gunnar Olsson Halmstads BK was able to reach Division 1
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
, the top league at the time, in 1933 for the first time in the clubs history, this after defeating BK Drott and Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF , commonly referred to as Helsingborg and locally HIF, is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...
for the league title and then defeating Krokslätts FF with 4-0 totally. Unexpected the club won bronze their first season in the top league as when they finished in 4th place, Emil Carlsson also became the club first player in the Swedish national team
Sweden national football team
The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...
. The club was unable to repeat last seasons result and ended up in 9th place in 1935, handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
was also made a part of the club this year. Halmstads BK left the top league in 1936 after ending up second last, the club would have been able to stay if they had won over IK Sleipner
IK Sleipner
Idrottsklubben Sleipner is a sports club in Norrköping, Sweden; the main sports are football and ten-pin bowling. It was founded in 1903, and named after Odin's horse Sleipnir. Currently, the club's senior men's team plays football in the Division 1 Södra...
in the last game, however the team lost with 2-4. The club was able to return to Division 1 in 1937, but a defeat against top competitor Helsingborgs IF saw them come in 2nd, former English professional player Harry Bruce became the first non-Swedish manager for the club. 1938 was a middle year for Halmstads BK as they ended up in 6th position at the end of the season, English club Sheffield United played a friendly against the club and won with 5-2. In 1939 the club celebrated its 25th year and won Division 2, however IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups....
proved to strong in the qualify and won with 1-5 over the club.
Due to the ongoing Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Sweden focused more on military readiness in case of an invasion than on sport, this led to Halmstads BK being forced to use 29 different players during the season and the result came thereafter as the club ended up in 3rd place behind Malmö BI and winners IS Halmia. Halmstads BK was the superior team in 1941 Division 2 but failed to defeat GAIS
GAIS
Göteborgs Atlet- och Idrottssällskap is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg, currently playing in Allsvenskan. The club is commonly referred to simply as GAIS, while its fans also refers to the club as grönsvart or the mackerels because of the traditional shirt colours...
in the qualify for Division 1. Halmstads BK won Division 2 after hard competition with local rivals IS Halmia in 1942 and in the qualify the club was able to defeat Lundby IF
Lundby IF
Lundby IF is a football club formed in 1919 located in Hisingen, Göteborg, Sweden. The club currently plays in Division 6.- 1940s:In 1939-1940, during the time the team played in Division 3. After winning the league, the team was promoted to Division 2. The following year the club won the Division...
with 3-2. The club ended up in 6th place in 1943, only 1 point from earning a medal. Halmstad was close to fall out of the top division in 1944 but a series of victories saved them in the end. 1945 saw the club end up in 8th place. In 1946 the club ended up second from last after a poor season, however the clubs youth squad won the unofficial youth championship, first defeating IFK Göteborg and then playing 4-4 against AIK
AIK Fotboll
AIK, , an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben, , when needed internationally AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish football club based at Råsunda stadium in Solna, a municipality in Stockholm County bordering to Stockholm City Centre...
in the final, winning on drawing the winning lot, in the youth squad there where players like Sylve Bengtsson
Sylve Bengtsson
Sylve Bengtsson was a Swedish football player, who played forward.- Career :He started his career in Halmstads BK at the age of 17 in 1947 against Djurgårdens IF, a 0-5 defeat...
, Gunnar Johansson, Olle Ericsson, Östen Ståhl and Åke Hallström, who all later became noted players in the clubs history. Halmstads BK returned to Division 1 after only 1 season in Division 2, the club crushed Örgryte IS
Örgryte IS
Örgryte IS, also commonly referred to as ÖIS, is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg.-History:The club was founded on 4 December 1887 and participated in the first football match in Sweden on 22 May 1892. Örgryte IS has won 12 national championship titles and one national cup title. After...
with 6-1 in the 1947 qualify, the team also played their first match outside Sweden this year, they defeated Helsingør IF with 8-2 and the youth squad won the youth championship again after defeating Djurgårdens IF with 2-1. Just like the year before Halmstads BK time in Division 1 only became 1 year as they ended up dead last in 1948. In 1949 Kalmar FF
Kalmar FF
Kalmar FF is a Swedish football club located in Kalmar. Formed 10 January 1910, the club has won three national cup titles and 1 league title. Kalmar FF currently play in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan....
proved to strong and Halmstads BK ended up in 3rd place in the league, the club also refused to participate in the district championship as a protest to the "unsporting behavior" the district association had showed the club the previous year.
The 1950s started poorly as the club reached 2nd place behind Råå IF
Råå IF
Råå IF is a Swedish football club located in Råå, south of Helsingborg.-Background:Råå Idrottsförening is a Swedish sports club that was established on 25 March 1921 by a group of high school students in a basement in Tågaborg. The first club committee included Åke Gyllander , K.E. Sundberg and G....
; several injuries to key players disturbed the season, and in 1951 the club board decided to rejuvenate the squad and which led to a 7th place. In 1952 the club yet again ended up in 2nd place, the club also went on a trip, first to Germany, where they played a series of matches, and then to the French Riviera
French Riviera
The Côte d'Azur, pronounced , often known in English as the French Riviera , is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France, also including the sovereign state of Monaco...
where the club played a game and enjoyed the weather and beach, they then returned home and played a game against Brazilian team Corinthians
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
with a mixed team of Halmstads BK and IS Halmia players, the Brazilians won with 10-1, Sylve Bengtsson returned from the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
with a bronze medal. 1953 saw a change in the league system and Halmstads BK was lucky as the club was able to stay only because of better goal difference as 6 teams was relegated. Things changed in 1954 as Halmstads BK dominated the new league and won promotion with 12 points ahead of IK Sleipner in second place, then made yet again a trip south, this time to North Africa and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
was added to the club. Halmstads BK reached their best position so far in 1954-55 season as the club ended up in 2nd place, winning Stora Silvret (eng: The Big Silver), then during 1955-56 season, Halmstads BK biggest victory was recorded as they club crushed Västerås SK
Västerås SK Fotboll
Västerås SK is a Swedish football club based in Västerås. The club, formed on 29 January 1904, is currently playing in the third highest Swedish league, Division 1 Norra.-Players:...
with 9-0, Östen Ståhl scored 6 goals in the match, Sylve Bengtsson also became the leagues top goal scorer with 22 goals, Halmstads BK ended in 7th position. Just as in the beginning of the decade the end was far from good, the club ended up in 8th place both in 1957 and 1958, during 1958 Sweden hosted FIFA World Cup
1958 FIFA World Cup
The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European...
and 2 matches, Northern Ireland against Czechoslovakia (1-0) and Argentina against Northern Ireland (3-1) where played at Örjans Vall, and in 1959 the club was relegated back to Division 2 after ending up second to last.
The dark decade
The 1960s wasn't Halmstads BK's decade, the club ended up in 4th place in 1960 even after Kjell "Lill-Goggo" Karlsson and Sylve Bengtsson had scored 34 goals together, in 1961 the club ended up in 7th position after poor play, in 1962 the club went through a rejuvenation and only won 9 matches out of 22, making the club end in 6th place, then in 1963 two victories against Norrby IFNorrby IF
Norrby IF is a Swedish football club from Borås. The club was founded April 27, 1927.-Background:The club's best achievement was being promoted to Allsvenskan , after winning the second division in 1955...
and IK Oddevold
IK Oddevold
IK Oddevold is a Swedish football club located in Uddevalla, the name "Oddevold" being an older form of Uddevalla. The club, formed on 3 July 1932, currently plays in Sweden's third-flight league, Division 1...
helped the club to 9th place, this year saw ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
become a part of the clubs organization. Halmstads BK won Division 2 in 1964, but in the new qualify for Allsvenskan, a group of the four different Division 2 winners, the club played poorly and ended up dead last. 1965 was the darkest year for the club so far as it was relegated to Division 3 for the first time ever in club history, it took the club 2 years to return Division 2 again after ending up in 2nd place both 1966 and 1967, then in 1968 the club dominated Division 3 and had a goal difference of 87-23, a record in the Swedish league system, the ice hockey left the organization and started their own. The club made a strong return in Division 2 and ended up in 4th position, Lennart Alexandersson
Lennart Alexandersson
Lennart Alexandersson is best known being football players Niclas and Daniel Alexandersson's father. Alexandersson was also a football player who played for Halmstads BK in the 1960s....
, Ingvar Andersson, Roland Fransson and Lars Nordin became the first contracted players in the club.
Champions
With only 3 point in total in all away games saw Halmstads BK end up in 6th place in 1970. The year 1971 was turbulent, as manager Janne Holmberg left in the middle of the season due to a dispute with the board, former top player Sylve Bengtsson replaced him and then the club defeated Perstorp SK in the seriefinal and qualifid to Allsvenskan, they ended up in 2nd place and was promoted to Allsvenskan, however the spell in the top league became only 1 year as the club ended up dead last and with only 14 goals scored in 1972, but the spell was yet again 1 year, under the leadership of Sven Agne Larsson, as the club was able to play 20 games in a row without a defeat, the club was close to be relegated back to Division 2, first in 1974 the club ended in 11th place out of 14 and then in 1975 only survived because of better goal difference then GAISGAIS
Göteborgs Atlet- och Idrottssällskap is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg, currently playing in Allsvenskan. The club is commonly referred to simply as GAIS, while its fans also refers to the club as grönsvart or the mackerels because of the traditional shirt colours...
. In 1976 Halmstads BK hired Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson is a former English footballer and current head coach of West Bromwich Albion.Hodgson, who has managed sixteen different teams in eight countries, guided the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996; Switzerland had not qualified...
as new manager and success came directly as the club went on and won Allsvenskan for the first time ever, the title was won in the second last game against IFK Norrköping
IFK Norrköping
IFK Norrköping is a Swedish football club based in Norrköping. The club, formed on 29 May 1897, is currently playing in the first division of Swedish football, Allsvenskan...
, the last match against Östers IF
Östers IF
Östers IF is a Swedish football club located in Växjö. The club, formed 20 April 1930 , is currently playing in the second Swedish league called Superettan. In 1968, Öster won Allsvenskan as newcomers. The club is affiliated to the Smålands Fotbollförbund...
was seen by 16000 people cheering for the team. Halmstads BK ended up in 8th place in 1977 season and Dynamo Dresden
Dynamo Dresden
SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
proved to strong in the first round of European Cup, yet again the club ended in 8th place in 1978, Mats Jingblad
Mats Jingblad
Mats Jingblad is a retired football striker. He is now a football coach.During his club career, Jingblad played for BK Astrio and Halmstads BK...
was moved up from the clubs youth system this year. Halmstads BK won their second title in 1979.
Just like after last time winning Allsvenskan, Halmstad ended up in 8th place in 1980 and in the European Cup Danish Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber also referred to as Esbjerg fB or simply EfB is a professional Danish football club from the port city of Esbjerg in West Jutland. The club was formed in 1924, as a merger between Esbjerg Boldklub af 1898 and Esbjerg Amatørklub af 1911. The club has training facilities...
proved to strong with 0-0 home and 2-3 away, Roy Hodgson also left during the autumn to take over Bristol City. To the 1981 season Halmstads BK hired Dutch manager Jan Mak
Jan Mak
-Career:He was caretaker at amateurside HVV Den Haag in 1971.After managing FC Volendam in his native Netherlands, Mak took charge of Swedish sides Halmstads BK between 1981 and 1984, IS Halmia, IK Brage and IF Elfsborg between 1988 and 1990...
and with him came Frank Schinkels
Frank Schinkels
Frank "Frenkie" Schinkels is a former professional football midfielder and Austrian international team player, who is the manager of First Vienna FC .-Club career:...
, the first non Swedish player in the club, but with a poor start saw the club end up in 9th place. In 1982 the club ended up in 8th and earnd a spot in the play-off, but IFK Göteborg proved to strong with 2-4 totally. In 1983 the club climbed two positions much due to British goalkeeper Ken Allen
Kenny Allen (footballer)
Kenneth Richard Allen in Thornaby-on-Tees is a retired English professional football goalkeeper.Kenny Allen began his career as an amateur with Hartlepool United, who he joined in August 1968 from non-league Tow Law Town, a side later to produce Chris Waddle...
. 1984 started with a fight between the board and manager Jan Mak and it ended it with Jan Mak leaving the club, he was replaced by Stefan Lundin
Stefan Lundin
Stefan Lundin is a former Swedish football player and manager. He became the youngest manager in the Allsvenskan in 1982 when he took over at Gefle IF aged 27.-Career:As player*Brynäs *AIK *Örebro...
, the club reached 8th place and IFK Göteborg proved to strong in the play-off again. Halmstads BK topt the table during the spring of 1985 but a poor ending of the season saw the club end in 7th place. During the middle of the 1986 season Stefan Lundin left the club for Portugies C.S. Marítimo and was replaced by Kenneth Rosén, the season ended with a 5th place and Stig Nilsson became the new chairman. A series of injuries on keyplayers saw the club end up second to last and was relegated from Allsvenskan for the first time in 14 years in 1987. Stuart Baxter
Stuart Baxter
Stuart Baxter is a Scottish football manager and former player. During his years as a professional player he played for a number of clubs in England, Scotland, Australia, Sweden and in the United States...
became new manager in 1988 and ever after losing several keyplayers and trailing after Mjällby AIF
Mjällby AIF
Mjällby AIF is a Swedish football club located in Mjällby. The club, formed in 1939, won the title of Sweden's second-level of football Superettan in the 2009 season and thus gained promotion to the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...
with 7 point, the club was able to claim the top spot on better goal difference. The club ended up in a 5th place in their return to Allsvenskan in 1989.
Allsvenskan and Europe
The 1990s decade started far from promising for the club; in 1990 season the club ended in 9th place and a new play-off was started in 1991, Halmstads BK just missed the play-off on goal difference to IFK NorrköpingIFK Norrköping
IFK Norrköping is a Swedish football club based in Norrköping. The club, formed on 29 May 1897, is currently playing in the first division of Swedish football, Allsvenskan...
, ending up in 7th place and was forced to play relegation play-off against team 8-10 in Allsvenskan and the Division 1 champions, it went poorly and the club was relegated. 1992 saw two league victories for Halmstads BK, first Division 1 Södra and then in the promotion/relegation play-off for Allsvenskan. Henrik Bertilsson became Allsvenskan's top goalscorer in 1993 with 18 goals, sharing the top spot with Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs FF, or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. The club, formed 6 December 1926, will during the season of 2012 play in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan...
s Mats Lilienberg
Mats Lilienberg
Mats Lilienberg is a Swedish football player currently playing for Höör IF.-Honours:* Allsvenskan top scorer: 1993 , 1997 .* Allsvenskan champion: 1995, 1996, 1997.-External links:...
, this helped the club to a 5th place. The club ended up in 7th place in 1994 and Henrik Bertillson left for French FC Martigues
FC Martigues
FC Martigues play in the Championnat National, which is the third level of football in France. The club was formed in 1921 and played regional football until the early 1970s when the club gained promotion to the professional Second Division.The club's greatest achievement was winning promotion to...
, it went better for the youth squad as they reached the final in the youth championship, but Djurgårdens IF proved to strong and won with 1-0. 1995 became a hard year for Halmstads BK supporters to forget as they for the first time ever won Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...
and the club ended up in 3rd place, winning Lilla Silvret, but it was the home match against Parma F.C.
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...
in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup that drew most attention as Halmstads BK won with 3-0 on Gamla Ullevi in Göteborg, however the returned ended with a major defeat, 4-0 to Parma. Tom Prahl
Tom Prahl
Tom Prahl is a Swedish retired former football player and manager.-Coaching career:Since 1990 to the 2000's, Prahl was one of Sweden's most successful managers, winning three league titles. He debuted in 1992 in Allsvenskan with Trelleborgs FF. He won the league since then with both Malmö FF and...
took over as manager in 1996 and lead the team to a 7th place in Allsvenskan and in the first round of the UEFA Cup Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
proved the stronger team. In 1997 Halmstads BK celebrated their third championship title after 3-0 in the last game against Ljungskile SK
Ljungskile SK
Ljungskile SK is a Swedish football club located in Ljungskile, a town within Uddevalla Municipality. The club, formed 1926 currently play in Superettan. Ljungskile SK is famous for their promotions between 1990 to 1997...
, Mats Lilienberg, now in Halmstads BK, became league top goalscorer with 14 goals, along side Christer Mattiasson, IF Elfsborg
IF Elfsborg
IF Elfsborg is a Swedish football club located in Borås. The club has won five national championship titles, the latest in 2006, and two national cup titles. Currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Elfsborg is based at Borås Arena...
, and Dan Sahlin
Dan Sahlin
Dan Sahlin is a Swedish former professional football forward who won three caps for his country. At club level, he played in the Allsvenskan for Hammarby IF and Örebro SK, in the Football League for Birmingham City, and in the Danish Superliga for AaB.-Club career:Sahlin was born in Falun...
, Örebro SK
Örebro SK
Örebro SK, also known as ÖSK or just Örebro, is a Swedish football club based in Örebro. The club, formed on 28 October 1908, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan.-The first years:...
. 1998 saw the club end up in 8th place and the UEFA Champions League adventured ended quickly after defeat with 3-2 in total against Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...
, from Bulgaria, in the first qualifying round, own product Fredrik Ljungberg
Fredrik Ljungberg
Karl Fredrik "Freddie" Ljungberg is a Swedish footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan. Ljungberg was captain of the Swedish national team until he announced his international retirement after UEFA Euro 2008.Ljungberg was a model for Calvin Klein underwear...
was sold to Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
for 40 million SEK
Swedish krona
The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...
. A poor start of the 1999 season didn't prevent Halmstads BK from fighting for the league title until the second last match, the club had to be satisfied with 3rd place and Lilla Silvret.
TSV 1860 München
Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season...
proved to strong, Halmstad also became the last team to win the Von Rosen Trophy as it was revealed that Clarence von Rosen was a Nazi
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
sympathiser, it was replaced in 2001 with the Lennart Johansson Trophy. Stefan Selakovic
Stefan Selakovic
Stefan Selaković is a Swedish footballer who plays for IFK Göteborg as a forward. He previously played for SC Heerenveen, Halmstads BK and Varbergs GIF. Selaković can also play as a midfielder...
became league top goalscorer with 15 goals as the club ended 7th place, R.S.C. Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
was to strong in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round and then Sporting Clube de Portugal in the second round of the UEFA Cup, Tom Prahl left the club for Allsvenskan rival Malmö FF
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
, he was replaced by former Swedish international player Jonas Thern
Jonas Thern
Jonas Magnus Thern is a Swedish association football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder.- Early career :...
. 2002 started extremely bad for the club as after 15 rounds it lay dead last, but a spell of 11 games undefeated saw the club get saved from relegation. During the 2003 season Halmstad had a chance for a medal until the end of the season where the club lost 7 of the 8 last games and ended up in 9th place, Jonas Thern decided to leave the club during the autumn and assistant manager Janne Andersson became new manager. Halmstads BK was 36 minutes from winning their fifth Allsvenskan title after leading Allsvenskan most of the season, but only managed 1–1 against IFK Göteborg in the last game, while Malmö FF, on the same point prior to the last match, managed to win with 1-0 against IF Elfsborg, Markus Rosenberg
Markus Rosenberg
Nils Markus Rosenberg , born 27 September 1982 in Malmö) is a Swedish footballer currently playing for German side Werder Bremen. As of 11 February 2009, Rosenberg, who is nicknamed "Sillen" , has played 30 games and scored six times for the Swedish national team.-Early career:Rosenberg started his...
, on loan from Malmö FF, became league top goalscorer with 14 goals. 2005 became a bad year for Halmstads BK as they struggled to a 10th place, Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson became league top goalscorer with 16 goals, however in Europe things went a bit better as the club managed to qualify for the new group stage in the UEFA Cup after winning on away goal against last year runners-up Sporting Clube de Portugal, however the club failed to take a single point in the group and only scored 1 goal. 2006 was much like the year before and the club didn't score until the 7th match of the season when defender Per "Texas" Johansson
Per Johansson (footballer born 1978)
Per Johansson , aka Texas, is a former Swedish football player, who finished his career as a defender for Falkenbergs FF. Before that he played for Halmstads BK and Gais.- Career :...
scored the only goal of the match against Örgryte IS
Örgryte IS
Örgryte IS, also commonly referred to as ÖIS, is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg.-History:The club was founded on 4 December 1887 and participated in the first football match in Sweden on 22 May 1892. Örgryte IS has won 12 national championship titles and one national cup title. After...
, the club ended in 11th place. 2007 started promising and the club was one of the teams fighting for the Allsvenskan title until the 18 round, in the game against IFK Göteborg, Finnish goalkeeper Magnus Bahne
Magnus Bahne
Magnus Bahne is a Finnish footballer goalkeeper, currently playing for FC Inter Turku.-Club career:Bahne started his career in FC Inter Turku and at the age 20 he became the number one goalkeeper of the team...
got injured and missed the rest of the season, Kazakh goalkeeper David Loriya was brought in, but in his seven games Halmstads BK failed to win a single one and in the last game, away against Helsingborgs IF, the club lost with 0-9, the second biggest defeat in the club history; Halmstads BK ended up in 7th place.
Relegation to Superettan
Halmstad began the 2008 Allsvenskan season well enough, with four wins and three ties after the first ten rounds. The team continued on in this fashion, ending at a respectable 8th place with 41 points. But the following season did not end nearly as good. The team began very impressively, with consecutive wins and very few losses. But, following several losses, the team eventually found themselves in the bottom region of the table. However, the team ended the season better and finished 13th with 32 points, just three points from having to play in a relegation playoff series.The 2011 season
2011 Allsvenskan
The 2011 Allsvenskan, part of the 2011 Swedish football season, was the 87th season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The preliminary 2011 fixtures were released on 15 December 2010. The season began on 2 April 2011 and ended on 23 October 2011...
was not a good season for neither Halmstad nor its fans. With just 14 points after 26 rounds, and at least another 10 points needed to reach the relegation playoffs, Halmstad had to win against Syrianska FC
Syrianska FC
Syrianska Football Club, known as Syrianska FC and Suryoye , is a Swedish professional football club from Södertälje, a city south of Stockholm, Sweden. The club was formed in 1977, by Syriac immigrants as Suryoyo Sportklubb...
in the following round. Halmstad lost the game 1–0 and thus were relegated to Superettan
Superettan
Superettan is the second highest league in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 16 Swedish football teams. It was created in 2000. Before that, the second level league in Sweden had been Division 1....
for the 2012 season
2012 Superettan
* 1 Correct as of end of 2012 season-Personnel and kits:Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.-Managerial changes:-League table:...
, after 19 consecutive seasons in Allsvenskan.
Supporters
Halmstads BKs main supporter group is BollKlubben Support, it was earlier known as Kvastarna (eng: The Brooms), and where created in 1995, they are located in the center of the no seat section on Örjans Vall during the home games.Halmstads BK have an average of 4000-6000 spectators when playing home, when playing teams like Djurgårdens IF, IFK Göteborg or Malmö FF then audience can rise to 8000-10000 people, however much because of the away supporters.
Prior to the 2009 season
Allsvenskan 2009
Allsvenskan 2009, part of the 2009 Swedish football season, was the 85th Allsvenskan season played. AIK clinched their first Swedish title since 1998.- Participating teams :- Overview :- League table :- Results :...
Kvastarna where dissolved and a new supporter group where created, named BollKlubben Support.
Stadium
Halmstads BK plays it home matches on Örjans VallÖrjans Vall
Örjans Vall is a football stadium in Halmstad, Sweden, built in 1922.- History :It was finished on 30 July 1922 and was then named Halmstads Idrottsplats , it was opened by HRH The Crown Prince of Sweden Gustaf Adolf, later king of Sweden, 12 000 people had been allowed entrance to see the opening,...
, which they share together with local rivals IS Halmia
IS Halmia
IS Halmia is a football club, located in Halmstad, Sweden.- Background :IS Halmia was founded on 16 June 16, 1907 and currently plays in Division 2 Södra Götaland. In 1932 the club became the first team from Halmstad to reach the Allsvenskan, the highest football league in Sweden. In total IS...
.
However since Örjans Vall is an old stadium, built in 1922, it doesn't meet the present European demands for stadiums, forcing Halmstads BK to play their European games on Olympia
Olympia (stadium)
Olympia, sometimes referred to as Olympiastadion , is a football stadium in Helsingborg, Sweden. It was opened in 1898, but has been rebuilt both 1993 and 1997, and has a capacity of 17,200 . All stands can be converted into seaters, giving a capacity of around 13,000)...
, Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
, or at Ullevi
Ullevi
Ullevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992...
, Göteborg.
Örjans Vall was the site of 2 games during the 1958 FIFA World Cup
1958 FIFA World Cup
The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European...
, Northern Ireland–Czechoslovakia and Argentina–Northern Ireland.
In later years, demands for a new stadium have been louder, but nothing have been decided yet.
Match programmes and newspaper
In 2006 all Swedish clubs in Allsvenskan was given an offer from AftonbladetAftonbladet
Aftonbladet is a Swedish tabloid founded by Lars Johan Hierta in 1830 during the modernization of Sweden. It is one of the larger daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. Aftonbladet is owned by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and Norwegian media group Schibsted, and its editorial page...
to print their match programmes, aside from AIK
AIK Fotboll
AIK, , an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben, , when needed internationally AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish football club based at Råsunda stadium in Solna, a municipality in Stockholm County bordering to Stockholm City Centre...
, Djurgårdens IF and Hammarby IF
Hammarby IF
Hammarby Fotboll is a Swedish football club based in Johanneshov - just south of Södermalm, the southernmost district of Stockholm city centre...
, who signed a deal with newspaper competitor Expressen
Expressen
Expressen is one of two nationwide evening tabloid newspapers in Sweden, the other being Aftonbladet. Expressen was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and slogans "it stings" or "Expressen to your rescue", always on the reader's side....
. Halmstads BK rejected the offer and chose to print their own match program, making them currently the only club in the top league with their own match programme.
The club also print a minor newspaper known as Tidningen HBK (eng: Newspaper HBK), witch contains interviews with players, fans and other people connected to the club. It comes out as a supplement to the local newspaper Hallandsposten
Hallandsposten
Hallandsposten is a newspaper printed in Halmstad, Sweden, that was founded 1850. It is the major newspaper of Halmstad, Hylte and Laholm municipalities. It is printed daily since 1900, before that it was printed two times a week. It has a distribution of 32,000.- External links :*...
. It is also available to download on the clubs homepage.
In popular culture
Swedish comedians Hans AlfredsonHans Alfredson
Hans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson is a Swedish actor, film director, writer and comedian. He was born in Malmö, Sweden. He is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson...
and Tage Danielsson
Tage Danielsson
Tage Danielsson was a Swedish author, actor, poet and film director. He was born in Linköping and died in Stockholm...
, also known as Hasse och Tage, made an act about former HBK manager Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson is a former English footballer and current head coach of West Bromwich Albion.Hodgson, who has managed sixteen different teams in eight countries, guided the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996; Switzerland had not qualified...
when Halmstads BK won Allsvenskan in 1976, known as Fotbollstränare Bob Lindeman (eng: Footballcoach Bob Lindeman).
Current squad
Out on loan
For season transfers, see transfers winter 2011–2012.Technical staff
- As of 5 July 2011.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jens Gustavsson |
Manager |
| Vacant | Assistant manager |
| Torbjörn Arvidsson Torbjörn Arvidsson Torbjörn Arvidsson was a Swedish football player, who plays defender for Halmstads BK.- Career :Starting his career in Kalmar FF he early moved to Halmstads BK in 1989, where he played until 2005... |
Coach |
| Anders Smith |
Coach |
| Lennart Ljung |
Goalkeeping coach |
| Conny Johansson Conny Johansson Conny Johansson is a former Swedish football player, who played as goalkeeper and currently works as goalkeeper coach for Halmstads BK.-Career:... |
Goalkeeping coach |
| Claes Norryd |
Club physician |
| Simon Bakkioui |
Medical assistant |
| Carl Hultefors |
Medical assistant |
Notable former players
This list contains players that have excelled themselves in the club by either playing for the national team while playing for the club, Allsvenskan top scorer, holder of a club record or other significant contribution.Listed in alphabetical order (debute year in parentheses):
Sweden
- Niclas Alexandersson (1988)
- Robert Andersson (1993)
- Torbjörn ArvidssonTorbjörn ArvidssonTorbjörn Arvidsson was a Swedish football player, who plays defender for Halmstads BK.- Career :Starting his career in Kalmar FF he early moved to Halmstads BK in 1989, where he played until 2005...
(1989) - Rutger BackeRutger BackeRutger Backe is a Swedish football player, Falkenberg. He started his career in local club IF Böljan. He joined Allsvenskan club Halmstads BK in 1972, with whom he played until 1981. Backe played 207 matches in the top league, scoring 77 goals. He was the Allsvenskan top scorer with 21 goals,...
(1972) - Sylve BengtssonSylve BengtssonSylve Bengtsson was a Swedish football player, who played forward.- Career :He started his career in Halmstads BK at the age of 17 in 1947 against Djurgårdens IF, a 0-5 defeat...
(1947) - Joel BorgstrandJoel BorgstrandJoel Borgstrand is a Swedish football player, who played defender for Halmstads BK.Joel started his playing career in Halmstads BK in 1991, at the age of 20, he had earlier played his way up through the clubs youth system. He made is debut in 1992 against BK Häcken, , and in 1994 he was an...
(1991) - Dusan DjurićDusan DjuricDusan Djurić is a Swedish football midfielder of Serbian decent, who plays for Swiss team FC Zürich.-Career:...
(2002) - Petter HanssonPetter HanssonPetter Hansson ; born December 14, 1976 in Söderhamn) is a Swedish footballer who is currently playing in the French Ligue 2 at AS Monaco.- Söderhamns FF and Halmstads BK :...
(1998) - Mats JingbladMats JingbladMats Jingblad is a retired football striker. He is now a football coach.During his club career, Jingblad played for BK Astrio and Halmstads BK...
(1976) - Peter LarssonPeter Larsson (footballer born 1961)Peter Nils-Gösta Larsson, born 8 March 1961 in Nässjö, is a former Swedish football central defender.- Career :Larsson began his career in IF Hallby 1971–81. Later he played for Halmstads BK in Allsvenskan, after that he had a successful career at IFK Göteborg, where he won the Allsvenskan title...
(1982) - Peter Larsson (1999)
- Mats LilienbergMats LilienbergMats Lilienberg is a Swedish football player currently playing for Höör IF.-Honours:* Allsvenskan top scorer: 1993 , 1997 .* Allsvenskan champion: 1995, 1996, 1997.-External links:...
(1997) - Fredrik LjungbergFredrik LjungbergKarl Fredrik "Freddie" Ljungberg is a Swedish footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan. Ljungberg was captain of the Swedish national team until he announced his international retirement after UEFA Euro 2008.Ljungberg was a model for Calvin Klein underwear...
(1994) - Mikael NilssonMikael Nilsson (born 1978)Mikael "Micke" Nilsson is a Swedish footballer, who plays for Brøndby IF as a wingback and a midfielder.-Club career:...
(2000) - Markus RosenbergMarkus RosenbergNils Markus Rosenberg , born 27 September 1982 in Malmö) is a Swedish footballer currently playing for German side Werder Bremen. As of 11 February 2009, Rosenberg, who is nicknamed "Sillen" , has played 30 games and scored six times for the Swedish national team.-Early career:Rosenberg started his...
(2004) - Emil SalomonssonEmil SalomonssonEmil Salomonsson is a Swedish footballer, who plays as a defender for IFK Göteborg.-Career:Starting his career in Ekets GoIF, he then moved to Ängelholms FF in 2004...
(2008) - Stefan SelakovićStefan SelakovicStefan Selaković is a Swedish footballer who plays for IFK Göteborg as a forward. He previously played for SC Heerenveen, Halmstads BK and Varbergs GIF. Selaković can also play as a midfielder...
(1996) - Håkan SvenssonHåkan SvenssonHåkan Svensson is a former professional football goalkeeper, who currently is assistant manager at Falkenbergs FF in Superettan-Career:...
(1990) - Magnus Svensson (1994)
- Michael SvenssonMichael SvenssonMichael Lennart Svensson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Halmstads BK in Superettan. He is best known at club level for his playing career with Southampton...
(1998)
Finland
- Magnus BahneMagnus BahneMagnus Bahne is a Finnish footballer goalkeeper, currently playing for FC Inter Turku.-Club career:Bahne started his career in FC Inter Turku and at the age 20 he became the number one goalkeeper of the team...
(2007) - Tim SparvTim SparvTim Sparv is a Finnish footballer who plays for FC Groningen as a midfielder.-Club career:Born in Oravais, Ostrobothnia, Sparv signed for Southampton in 2003, leaving the Finnish third division outfit Norrvalla FF. He spent three years in the renowned youth academy of Southampton...
(2007)
Netherlands
- Frank SchinkelsFrank SchinkelsFrank "Frenkie" Schinkels is a former professional football midfielder and Austrian international team player, who is the manager of First Vienna FC .-Club career:...
(1981)
Iceland
- Eggert Gudmundsson (1982)
- Gunnar Heiðar ÞorvaldssonGunnar Heiðar ÞorvaldssonGunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson, commonly anglisised as Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson , is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays as a striker for Esbjerg fB, he is loaned to Fredrikstad FK and the Icelandic national team...
(2004)
Kazakhstan
- David LoriaDavid LoriaDavid Grigorievich Loria is a Kazakh football goalkeeper of Georgian descent born on 31 October 1981. He signed contract with PFC Spartak Nalchik at the start of 2009. He also plays for the Kazakhstan national football team since 2000.-International career:...
(2007)
Macedonia
- Artim SakiriArtim ŠakiriArtim Šakiri is a football midfielder from the Republic of Macedonia of Albanian ethnicity, who most recently played for FK Karabakh in Azerbijan.-Club career:...
(1997)
|}
To see other Halmstads BK players: Halmstads BK players
Noted managers
| Name | Period | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Henning Helgesson |
1928 | First manager |
| Gunnar Olsson (player/manager) |
1933–1935 | Lead Halmstads BK to their first time in Allsvenskan Allsvenskan Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan... |
 Harry BruceHarry Bruce (footballer) Henry "Harry" Bruce was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham, Gillingham, Torquay United, Rochdale and Reading. He went on to manage Swedish club Halmstads BK.-Football career:... |
1937–1939 | First foreign manager |
| Roy Hodgson Roy Hodgson Roy Hodgson is a former English footballer and current head coach of West Bromwich Albion.Hodgson, who has managed sixteen different teams in eight countries, guided the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996; Switzerland had not qualified... |
1976–1980 | Lead Halmstads BK to their first league title in 1976 1976 in Swedish football The 1976 season in Swedish football, starting April 1976 and ending November 1976:- Official titles :- Notes :... , again in 1979 1979 in Swedish football The 1979 season in Swedish football, starting April 1979 and ending November 1979:- Official titles :- Notes :... |
| Mats Jingblad Mats Jingblad Mats Jingblad is a retired football striker. He is now a football coach.During his club career, Jingblad played for BK Astrio and Halmstads BK... |
1992–1995 | Lead Halmstads BK to their first cup Svenska Cupen Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan... title in 1995 |
| Tom Prahl Tom Prahl Tom Prahl is a Swedish retired former football player and manager.-Coaching career:Since 1990 to the 2000's, Prahl was one of Sweden's most successful managers, winning three league titles. He debuted in 1992 in Allsvenskan with Trelleborgs FF. He won the league since then with both Malmö FF and... |
1996–2001 | Most successful manager, champion in 1997 1997 in Swedish football The 1997 season in Swedish football, starting January 1997 and ending December 1997:- Official titles :- Competitions :- Promotions :- Relegations :- International qualifications :- Allsvenskan 1997 :... and 2000 2000 in Swedish football The 2000 season in Swedish football, starting January 2000 and ending December 2000:- Official titles :- Competitions :- Promotions :- Relegations :- International qualifications :- Allsvenskan 2000 :... . Longest serving. |
Achievements
- Swedish ChampionsSwedish football championsSwedish football champions is a title held by the winners of the highest Swedish football league played each year, Allsvenskan. IFK Göteborg holds the record of most titles with 18 Swedish championships. After winning the 2011 Allsvenskan, Helsingborgs IF are the reigning Swedish football...
- Winners (4): 1976, 1979, 1997, 2000
League
- AllsvenskanAllsvenskanAllsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
:- Winners (4): 1976, 1979, 1997, 2000
- Runners-up (2): 1954–55, 2004
- Division 1:
- Winners (11): 1932–1933, 1938–1939, 1940–1941, 1941–1942, 1946–1947, 1953–1954, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1988, 1992
Records
- Most appearances, Allsvenskan: 306, Torbjörn ArvidssonTorbjörn ArvidssonTorbjörn Arvidsson was a Swedish football player, who plays defender for Halmstads BK.- Career :Starting his career in Kalmar FF he early moved to Halmstads BK in 1989, where he played until 2005...
(1989–2004) - Most goals scored, Allsvenskan: 77, Rutger BackeRutger BackeRutger Backe is a Swedish football player, Falkenberg. He started his career in local club IF Böljan. He joined Allsvenskan club Halmstads BK in 1972, with whom he played until 1981. Backe played 207 matches in the top league, scoring 77 goals. He was the Allsvenskan top scorer with 21 goals,...
(1972–1981) - Biggest victory: 12-0 vs. Fässbergs IK, 7 September 1968
- Biggest victory, Allsvenskan: 9-0 vs. Västerås SKVästerås SK FotbollVästerås SK is a Swedish football club based in Västerås. The club, formed on 29 January 1904, is currently playing in the third highest Swedish league, Division 1 Norra.-Players:...
, 23 October 1955 - Biggest defeat: 0-12 vs Malmö FFMalmö FFMalmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
, 3 June 1943 - Highest attendance (before renovation): 19 783 vs. Djurgårdens IF, 10 June 1955
- Highest attendance (after renovation): 16 867 vs. IFK GöteborgIFK GöteborgIFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups....
, 30 October 2004
Footnotes
- A. The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of Svenska MästerskapetSvenska MästerskapetSvenska Mästerskapet was a Swedish football cup held to decide the Swedish Champions between 1896 and 1925.-Previous winners:-Cup champions:...
, a stand-alone cup tournament. No club were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league AllsvenskanAllsvenskanAllsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
was played. In 1931 the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a play-offAllsvenskan play-offsThe Allsvenskan play-offs was a Swedish football cup held to decide the Swedish football champions between 1982 and 1990. The cup was created to increase the average attendance for Allsvenskan since public interest had dropped remarkably in the previous years. The four best placed teams in...
in cup format was held at the end of the league season to decide the champions. After the play-off format in 1991 and 1992 the title was decided by the winner of MästerskapsserienMästerskapsserienMästerskapsserien was a short-lived Swedish football league played 1991 and 1992 to decide the Swedish Champions. The top six teams from Allsvenskan qualified for Mästerskapsserien while the four bottom had to play the promotion and relegation Kvalsvenskan league with four and two teams from...
, an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.
External links
Official sites:- Halmstads BK - official site
- Halmstads BK - official SvFFSwedish Football AssociationThe Swedish Football Association is the governing body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues — Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women — and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in Solna and is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA...
site - Halmstads BK - official UEFA site
Supporter sites:
- Kvastarna - official supporter club site
- Himlen är blå - supporter site