IFK Hässleholm
Encyclopedia
IFK Hässleholm is Swedish
football
club from Hässleholm
that was established in 1905. The team is currently playing in Division 2 Östra Götaland. Several well known players have played at the club including England international
striker
Peter Crouch
as well as Swedish footballers Jon Jönsson, Andreas Dahl, and Tobias Linderoth
. In recent years the club has played in Division 2, which is the fourth tier of the Swedish football league system
. However, the club has played in second tier football (Division 1 Södra and Division 2 Södra) in 1972-1974, 1975–81, 1987–1988, and 1992-1998.
By the 1920s, the team slid down into Division 2. The club was hurting financially and in 1928, the club had to take out loans. Over the years, the team has struggled to maintain its former glory. In the 1930s, the club added a handball
team which was fairly successful. The handball team was outshining the football team at this point in time. However, World War II
broke up the football team. Once the team resumed playing, it was no longer able to compete in Division 2. The franchise therefore focused on handball. In 1948, the handball side won the Scanian Championship but the team had disintegrated by 1980. Despite the initial success of handball, football once again made its way back to the top in the 1950s. The team successful landed back in the Division 2 again. In 1962, the franchise built a club house on Svedje Mark Street. With some success in the 1970s, the construction of a new playing facility was erected called Österås IP which has a capacity of 6,000. Following that, the club won the 1972 Skane North East with players such as Bo Nilsson. In 1973, the team came in third place and in 1974 the team took part in their first qualifier.
The best years of the club were undoubtedly from 1991-1993. In 1991, the team returned to Division 1 and by 1993 nearly reached Allsvenskan
. The team's success boosted crowds up to 8,500, 1,500 fans over capacity. In the year 2000 there was a dramatic change in the club after Peter Crouch
and Alton Thelwell
were loaned from Tottenham Hotspur. Their loan brought new attention to the club resulting in Jon Jönsson being signed by Spurs.
IFK Hässleholm are affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund
. Local rivals Hässleholms IF
play in the same division.
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Peter Crouch
, 2000 Magnus Arvidsson Jon Jönsson Andreas Dahl Andrée Jeglertz
Daniel Nicklasson
Jimmie Augustsson
Jesper Westerberg
Christian Fegler Peter Olsson
, player with the most appearances Kampamba Chintu
Amethyst Bradley Ralani
, played for the club in the 1970s Anders Linderoth
Peter Swärdh
Sweden
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football
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club from Hässleholm
Hässleholm
Hässleholm is a locality and the seat of Hässleholm Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 17,730 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Hässleholm was gradually developed from 1860 in connection with the construction of the main Stockholm to Malmö railway line. There was no settlement on the spot before...
that was established in 1905. The team is currently playing in Division 2 Östra Götaland. Several well known players have played at the club including England international
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
Peter Crouch
Peter Crouch
Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur...
as well as Swedish footballers Jon Jönsson, Andreas Dahl, and Tobias Linderoth
Tobias Linderoth
Tobias Jan Håkan Linderoth is a former Swedish football player.-Club career:Linderoth played for Stabæk and then an unremarkable spell at Everton marred by injury, where he scored once against Charlton Athletic in the League Cup, before he joined Copenhagen in summer 2004...
. In recent years the club has played in Division 2, which is the fourth tier of the Swedish football league system
Swedish football league system
The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 276 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels...
. However, the club has played in second tier football (Division 1 Södra and Division 2 Södra) in 1972-1974, 1975–81, 1987–1988, and 1992-1998.
Background
The club was first established by factory owners and football enthusiast Knut Rydlund in 1905. When the club first started, the team played at Linnaeus Flats until Göinge Vallen was built in 1910. During the 1910s, IFK Hässleholm was considered to be one of the best football clubs in Sweden In 1918, the team won the Scanian Championship.By the 1920s, the team slid down into Division 2. The club was hurting financially and in 1928, the club had to take out loans. Over the years, the team has struggled to maintain its former glory. In the 1930s, the club added a 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...
team which was fairly successful. The handball team was outshining the football team at this point in time. However, World War II
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...
broke up the football team. Once the team resumed playing, it was no longer able to compete in Division 2. The franchise therefore focused on handball. In 1948, the handball side won the Scanian Championship but the team had disintegrated by 1980. Despite the initial success of handball, football once again made its way back to the top in the 1950s. The team successful landed back in the Division 2 again. In 1962, the franchise built a club house on Svedje Mark Street. With some success in the 1970s, the construction of a new playing facility was erected called Österås IP which has a capacity of 6,000. Following that, the club won the 1972 Skane North East with players such as Bo Nilsson. In 1973, the team came in third place and in 1974 the team took part in their first qualifier.
The best years of the club were undoubtedly from 1991-1993. In 1991, the team returned to Division 1 and by 1993 nearly 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...
. The team's success boosted crowds up to 8,500, 1,500 fans over capacity. In the year 2000 there was a dramatic change in the club after Peter Crouch
Peter Crouch
Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur...
and Alton Thelwell
Alton Thelwell
Alton Thelwell is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kettering Town.-Career:...
were loaned from Tottenham Hotspur. Their loan brought new attention to the club resulting in Jon Jönsson being signed by Spurs.
IFK Hässleholm are affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund
Skånes Fotbollförbund
The Skånes Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the non-administrative province of Scania.- Background :...
. Local rivals Hässleholms IF
Hässleholms IF
Hässleholms IF is a Swedish football club located in Hässleholm in Skåne County. -Background:Hässleholms Idrottsförening were founded on the 1st May 1922. In addition to football, the club over the years has run sections covering wrestling, table tennis, handball, bandy and ice hockey. HIF also...
play in the same division.
Season to season
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| Season | Level | Division | Section | Position | Movements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Division 1 1993 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 1993.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Hammarby IF and Landskrona BoIS won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*... |
Tier 2 | Division 1 | Södra | 2nd | Promotion Playoffs |
| 1994 Division 1 1994 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 1994.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Djurgårdens IF and Örgryte IS won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*... |
Tier 2 | Division 1 | Södra | 3rd | |
| 1995 Division 1 1995 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 1995.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*... |
Tier 2 | Division 1 | Södra | 8th | |
| 1996 Division 1 1996 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 1996.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Västerås SK and IF Elfsborg won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*... |
Tier 2 | Division 1 | Södra | 6th | |
| 1997 Division 1 1997 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 1997.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Hammarby IF and Västra Frölunda IF won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*... |
Tier 2 | Division 1 | Södra | 7th | |
| 1998 Division 1 1998 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 1998.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Djurgårdens IF and Kalmar FF won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*... |
Tier 2 | Division 1 | Södra | 12th | Relegated |
| 1999 Division 2 1999 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1999.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:... |
Tier 3 | Division 2 | Södra Götaland | 4th | |
| 2000 Division 2 2000 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2000.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:... |
Tier 3 | Division 2 | Södra Götaland | 10th | Relegation Playoffs - Relegated |
| 2001 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Södra Götaland | 1st | Promoted |
| 2002 Division 2 2002 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2002.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:... |
Tier 3 | Division 2 | Södra Götaland | 4th | |
| 2003 Division 2 2003 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2003.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:... |
Tier 3 | Division 2 | Södra Götaland | 8th | |
| 2004 Division 2 2004 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2004.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:... |
Tier 3 | Division 2 | Södra Götaland | 3rd | |
| 2005 Division 2 2005 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2005.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:... |
Tier 3 | Division 2 | Södra Götaland | 3rd | |
| 2006 Division 1 2006 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 2006.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Enköpings SK and IF Sylvia won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*... * |
Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 13th | Relegated |
| 2007 Division 2 2007 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2007.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:... |
Tier 4 | Division 2 | Södra Götaland | 7th | |
| 2008 Division 2 2008 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2008.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:... |
Tier 4 | Division 2 | Södra Götaland | 5th | |
| 2009 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Södra Götaland | 6th | |
| 2010 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Östra Götaland | 10th | Relegation Playoffs - Relegated |
| 2011 | Tier 5 | Division 3 | Sydvästra Götaland |
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Notable players
Tobias LinderothTobias Linderoth
Tobias Jan Håkan Linderoth is a former Swedish football player.-Club career:Linderoth played for Stabæk and then an unremarkable spell at Everton marred by injury, where he scored once against Charlton Athletic in the League Cup, before he joined Copenhagen in summer 2004...
Peter Crouch
Peter Crouch
Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur...
, 2000 Magnus Arvidsson Jon Jönsson Andreas Dahl Andrée Jeglertz
Andrée Jeglertz
Andrée Alexander Jeglertz is a Swedish football manager and former professional player who currently manages Finland women's national football team.-Playing career:...
Daniel Nicklasson
Daniel Nicklasson
Daniel Nicklasson is a Swedish footballer , currently playing for Mjällby AIF.-External references:*...
Jimmie Augustsson
Jimmie Augustsson
Jimmie Augustsson is a Swedish footballer, currently playing for Assyriska FF.-External links:**...
Jesper Westerberg
Jesper Westerberg
Jesper Westerberg is a Swedish football player, who plays for Mjällby AIF.- Career :Started his career in Arkelstorps IF before moving to IFÖ Bromölla IF, and later on to Landskrona BoIS...
Christian Fegler Peter Olsson
Peter Olsson
Peter Olsson was the original bassist in the Swedish hard rock band Force, which would later change its name to Europe. Olsson formed Force in Upplands Väsby in 1979, together with vocalist and keyboardist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum and drummer Tony Reno.Olsson left the band in 1981 and...
, player with the most appearances Kampamba Chintu
Kampamba Chintu
Kampamba Chintu is a Zambian football defender currently playing for Bidvest Wits in the South African Premier Soccer League. He is a member of the Zambia national football team.-External links:* at National Football Teams...
Amethyst Bradley Ralani
Notable Chairman
John Paulsson, 2002-Hans-Inge Persson1999-2002Lennart Persson 1973-1999Karl-Erik Almqvist1964-1973Erik Leandersson 1951-1964Kjell Rydlund1950-1951Erik Leandersson 1936-1950Edgar Holm 1928-1936Knut Rydlund1905-1928Notable Managers
Bo NilssonBo Nilsson
Bo Nilsson , is a Swedish composer and lyricist.Bo Nilsson first drew notice as a composer at the age of 18 when his "Zwei Stücke" were performed in a 1956 West German Radio “Musik der Zeit” concert in Cologne...
, played for the club in the 1970s Anders Linderoth
Anders Linderoth
Anders Linderoth is a Swedish football coach and former player.He debuted in the Swedish Premier League for Helsingborgs IF, and during his spell with Östers IF he made his national team debut and received Guldbollen. In 1977 he moved to play professionally in Olympique de Marseille...
Peter Swärdh
Peter Swärdh
Peter Swärdh is a Swedish football manager. He is currently the manager of Mjällby AIF.-References:...