Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish
football club
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located in
Halmstad
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in the county of
Halland
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. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and approved membership in the
Swedish Sports Confederation
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on 6 March the same year. The club competes in the highest tier of Swedish football,
Allsvenskan
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, and has won four
national championship
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titles and one
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title. HBK is a member-controlled club.
The club gained some European recognition in October 1995, when they defeated the successful Italian club
Parma A.C. 3–0 at
Gamla Ullevi
Gamla Ullevi () is a football stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, that opened on 5 April 2009. The stadium replaced the city's previous main football stadium, also called Gamla Ullevi, and is the home ground of GAIS, IFK Göteborg and Örgryte IS. ...
(in
Gothenburg
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) in the first of two matches in the
Cup Winners' Cup
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. However, their second encounter, in
Parma
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in November of the same year, ended with a crushing 0–4 defeat, eliminating them from the tournament.
History
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
Swedish Sports Confederation
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(Swedish: ''Riksidrottsförbundet'').
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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 a football club, located in Halmstad, Sweden.
Background
IS Halmia was founded on 16 June 16, 1907 and currently plays in Division 2 Västra Götaland.
In early years, the club also played bandy. The first ever bandy game betwe ...
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 an
athletics
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* Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
department was made part of the club. The final in the district championship was reached in 1918, but yet again IS Halmia proved too 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. In 1919, a
swimming department was made a part of the club.
In 1920 the club won its first district championship title by defeating
Falkenbergs FF
Falkenbergs Fotbollsförening, also known simply as Falkenbergs FF, Falkenberg or (especially locally) FFF, is a Swedish football club based in Falkenberg. Formed on 3 January 1928, the club plays in the second highest Swedish league, Superetta ...
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. The same year, 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 (, ) is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland.
The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipali ...
,
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...
and
Ängelholm
Ängelholm is a locality and the seat of Ängelholm Municipality in Skåne, Sweden with 39,612 inhabitants in 2010.
History
The old settlement ''Rynestad'' was mentioned around the year 1600.
The city was founded in 1516 as Engelholm by King Chri ...
, however the district championship was lost to Varberg this year. The local rivalry with Halmia was also seen in
bandy
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. The first-ever bandy game between two organised teams in Halland, is thought to have been played between these rival clubs in 1922.
By winning ''Hallandsserien'' the club was able to reach ''Sydsvenskan'' in 1923, which led to third place in 1924 after
Varbergs GIF
Varbergs GIF FK is a Swedish football club located in Varberg.
Background
Varbergs Gymnastik- och Idrottsförening was formed on 28 May 1905 and shortly afterwards included football in their programme. In the same year the club became founder me ...
and
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, ...
, an international exchange of matches was started with
FC Rudolfshügel
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from
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
Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spent ...
to reach
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
, 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
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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 is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. The club played two seasons in the Allsvenskan in 1927–28 and 1929–30.
Background
The original club Stattena was one of the two clubs which in 1907 formed Helsingborgs IF. The ...
and
Redbergslids IK
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Redbergslid is ...
, ending up in third place.
Division 2 and upwards
![Halmstads BK League Performance](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Halmstads_BK_League_Performance.png)
Halmstads BK started the next decade by ending up in 4th place in the league, a visit by
CD Europa
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did pull a large audience, the Spanish team won 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 club's history, this after defeating
BK Drott
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and
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF (full name Helsingborgs Idrottsförening), commonly referred to as HIF (), is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish first tier, Allsvenskan, following promotion in the 2021 Superet ...
for the league title and then defeating
Krokslätts FF with 4–0 totally. Unexpectedly, the club won bronze in their first season in the top league as when they finished in 4th place,
Emil Carlsson also became the club's first player in the
Swedish national team. The club was unable to repeat last season's result and ended up in 9th place in 1935,
handball
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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
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 the deity Odin's horse Sleipnir from Norse mythology. Currently, the club's senior men's te ...
in the last game, however, the team lost 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
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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
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or simply Göteborg, is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it is the ...
proved too strong in the qualify and won with 1–5 over the club.
Halmstads BK also took part in the
bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ...
district championships in
Halland
Halland () is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap''), on the western coast of Götaland, southern Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Scania and the sea of Kattegat. Until 1645 and the Second Treaty of Brömsebro ...
in the 1930s.
Due to the ongoing
Second World War
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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
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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 is a football club formed in 1919 located in Hisingen, Göteborg, Sweden. The club currently plays in Division 6.
History
1940s
In 1939–1940, during the time the team played in Division 3. After winning the league, the team was pr ...
with 3–2. The club ended up in 6th place in 1943, only 1 point from earning a medal. Halmstad was close to falling 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 club's youth squad won the unofficial youth championship, first defeating IFK Göteborg and then playing 4–4 against
AIK
AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), is a Swedish football club competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The ...
in the final, winning on drawing the winning lot, in the youth squad there were players like
Sylve Bengtsson, Gunnar Johansson, Olle Ericsson, Östen Ståhl and Åke Hallström, who all later became noted players in the club's history. Halmstads BK returned to Division 1 after only 1 season in Division 2, the club crushed
Örgryte IS
Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte () or (especially locally) ÖIS or Öis, is a Swedish sports club based in Gothenburg. It consists of four departments, namely bowling, football, athletics and wrestling. H ...
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
Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm.
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The club is named ...
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 Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Kalmar FF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Kalmar. The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Guldfågeln Arena. Formed on 15 June 1910, the clu ...
proved too 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
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; 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
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, where the club played a game and enjoyed the weather and beach, they then returned home and played a game against Brazilian team
Corinthians
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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
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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
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, i ...
,
bowling
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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 league's 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
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and 2 matches
Northern Ireland against Czechoslovakia(1–0) an
(3–1) were 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 IF
Norrby IF is a Swedish professional football club based in Borås. Founded on 27 April 1927, the club is currently competing in the Superettan.
Background
The club's best achievement was being promoted to Allsvenskan (top level of Swedish ...
and
IK Oddevold
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helped the club to 9th place, this year saw
ice hockey
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become a part of the club's 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 (born 31 March 1947) is a Swedish former footballer who played for Halmstads BK in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the father of football players, Niclas and Daniel Alexandersson.
In 1965, Halmstads was demoted to Division 3. ...
, 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 the club subsequently defeated
Perstorps SK in the league final, securing 2nd place and qualifying for promotion to Allsvenskan. The spell in the top league lasted only 1 year, however, as the club ended up dead last, scoring only 14 goals that year. 1973 saw the club again achieve promotion, this time under the leadership of Sven Agne Larsson, who led the club through 20 games in a row without a defeat. The club spent the next two years in Allsvenskan fighting off relegation, finishing in 11th place in 1974 and, in 1975, only surviving by beating
GAIS
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on goal difference. In 1976 Halmstads BK hired
Roy Hodgson
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He managed 22 different teams in eight countries, beginning in Sweden with Halmstads BK in the 1976 season. He later guided the Switzerland national team to th ...
as new manager and success came immediately, as the club went on to win Allsvenskan for the first time ever. The title was won in the second last game against
IFK Norrköping
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play their ...
. The last match against
Östers IF
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The club has ...
was seen by 16000 people cheering for the team. Halmstads BK ended up in 8th place in 1977 season and
Dynamo Dresden
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proved too strong in the first round of
European Cup
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. Yet again the club ended in 8th place in 1978.
Mats Jingblad
Mats Olof Jingblad (born 9 August 1958) is a Swedish football coach and former footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Jingblad played for BK Astrio and Halmstads BK. He made a total of 216 appearances for Halmstads BK.
International ...
was moved up from the club's 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
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Danish
Esbjerg fB
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proved too strong with 0–0 home and 2–3 away, Roy Hodgson also left during the autumn to take over
Bristol City
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. To the 1981 season Halmstads BK hired Dutch manager
Jan Mak
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Career
He was caretaker at amateur side HVV Den Haag in 1971.
After managing FC Volendam in his native Netherlands, Mak took charge of Swedish sides Hal ...
and with him came
Frank Schinkels
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Schinkels started his career in the Feyenoord youth squ ...
, 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 earned a spot in the play-off, but IFK Göteborg proved too strong with 2–4 totally. In 1983 the club climbed two positions much due to British goalkeeper
Ken Allen
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. 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 too 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
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and was replaced by
Kenneth Rosén
Kenneth Rosén (16 September 1951 – 27 December 2004) was a Swedish football goalkeeper and later manager.
He was born in Sundsvall and started his playing career in Skellefteå. He also played for Örebro SK.
He started his manager career in ...
, 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 William Baxter (born 16 August 1953) is a British football manager and former player who most recently managed South African Premier Soccer League side Kaizer Chiefs.
Born in England of Scottish parentage, and brought up in both countr ...
became new manager in 1988 and ever after losing several keyplayers and trailing after
Mjällby AIF
Mjällby Allmänna Idrottsförening, also known simply as Mjällby AIF, Mjällby or (especially locally) MAIF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Hällevik. The club is affiliated to Blekinge Fotbollförbund and play its home ...
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 Norrköping
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play their ...
, 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
Ettan Fotboll, or simply Ettan ( en, the one), which also is its common name in everyday speech, is the third level in the Swedish football league system and consists of 32 Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden ...
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 Fotbollsförening, more commonly known as Trelleborgs FF or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. Formed 6 December 1926, the club plays in Superettan, the second tier in the Swedish Football system. T ...
'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
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The club plays at the Stade Francis Turcan, which has a ...
, it went better for the youth squad as they reached the final in the youth championship, but Djurgårdens IF proved too 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
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and the club ended up in 3rd place, winning ''Lilla Silvret'', but it was the home match against
Parma F.C.
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''Parma Football Club'' was originally founded in Decembe ...
in the
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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that drew most attention as Halmstads BK won with 3–0 on
Gamla Ullevi
Gamla Ullevi () is a football stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, that opened on 5 April 2009. The stadium replaced the city's previous main football stadium, also called Gamla Ullevi, and is the home ground of GAIS, IFK Göteborg and Örgryte IS. ...
in
Gothenburg
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, however the returned ended with a major defeat, 4–0 to Parma.
Tom Prahl
Tom Prahl (born 5 January 1949 in Smedstorp) is a Swedish former football player and manager.
Coaching career
From 1990 to the 2000s, Prahl was one of Sweden's most successful managers, winning three league titles. He debuted in 1992 in Allsv ...
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
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Newcastle United
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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 is a Swedish football club located in Ljungskile, a town within Uddevalla Municipality. They currently play in the Swedish third tier, Division 1.
History
Ljungskile SK, formed in 1926, is famous for their promotions between 19 ...
, Mats Lilienberg, now in Halmstads BK, became league top goalscorer with 14 goals, alongside
Christer Mattiasson,
IF Elfsborg
Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spent ...
, and
Dan Sahlin,
Örebro SK
Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Örebro. The club are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn A ...
. 1998 saw the club end up in 8th place and the
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
adventured ended quickly after defeat with 3–2 in total against
Litex Lovech
Litex ( bg, Литекс) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Lovech, which currently competes in the Second League. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Sports Club.
The club's home ground is the Gradski Stadion ...
, from Bulgaria, in the first qualifying round, own product
Freddie Ljungberg
Karl Fredrik "Freddie" Ljungberg (; born 16 April 1977) is a Swedish former professional footballer and manager who played as a winger. He was most recently a former assistant coach, and interim head coach of Arsenal.
He began his career at Hal ...
was sold to
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club, commonly referred to as Arsenal, is a professional football club based in Islington, London, England. Arsenal plays in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The club has won 13 league titles (inclu ...
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
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after defeating
S.L. Benfica
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, but then
TSV 1860 München
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proved too strong, Halmstad also became the last team to win the ''Von Rosen Trophy'' as it was revealed that Clarence von Rosen was a
Nazi
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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
; french: Les Mauves et Blancs)
, short name = R.S.C.A.
, founded =
, ground = Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
, capacity = 22,500
, owntitle = Chairman
, owner = Wouter Vandenhaute
, manager = Brian Riemer
, ...
was too strong in the
UEFA Champions League
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third qualifying round and then
Sporting Clube de Portugal
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in the second round of the
UEFA Cup
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, Tom Prahl left the club for Allsvenskan rival
Malmö FF
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and was replaced by former Swedish international player
Jonas Thern
Jonas Magnus Thern (born 20 March 1967) is a Swedish football manager who manages Allsvenskan club IFK Värnamo. He is also a former professional player who played as a midfielder. Starting off his career with Malmö FF in 1985, he went on to re ...
. 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
Jan Olof "Janne" Andersson (; born 29 September 1962) is a Swedish football coach who manages the Sweden national team. He is also a former player, with his playing career lasting 14 years between 1979 and 1993 playing for different Swedish cl ...
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
Nils Markus Rosenberg (; born 27 September 1982) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent the majority of his career with his boyhood club Malmö FF, as well as a notable five-year stint with German Bundesli ...
, 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
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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
Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte () or (especially locally) ÖIS or Öis, is a Swedish sports club based in Gothenburg. It consists of four departments, namely bowling, football, athletics and wrestling. H ...
, 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.
Relegation to Superettan
Halmstad began the
2008 Allsvenskan
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Participating clubs
Managers
League t ...
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 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 Football Club, also known as Syrianska FC or simply Syrianska, is a Swedish professional football club based in Södertälje in Stockholm County. The club was founded by Syriac-Aramean immigrants in 1977 as Suryoyo Sportklubb, or Sury ...
in the following round. Halmstad lost the game 1–0 and thus were relegated to
Superettan
Superettan (; meaning the super first (division)) is an association football league and the second highest league in the league system of Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Al ...
for the
2012 season, after 19 consecutive seasons in Allsvenskan.
Bouncing back
HBK was now back in the second division, a division they had been away for 19 years. But as previously 4 times, they quickly bounced back through a play-off win against
GIF Sundsvall
Gymnastik- och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall, more commonly known as GIF Sundsvall (), Giffarna or simply Sundsvall, is a Swedish professional football club based in Sundsvall. The club is affiliated with Medelpads Fotbollförbund and plays its h ...
. The next year, 2013, ended with a 14th place and once again GIF Sundsvall was the opponent in the play-offs. But as in 2012 HBK ended up as the winner and could celebrate their 100-year anniversary in the top division.
Supporters
Halmstads BK's main supporter group is ''Bollklubben Support'', it was earlier known as ''Kvastarna'' (eng: The Brooms), and were created in 1995, they are located in the center of the terrace section of Örjans Vall during the home games.
Halmstads BK used to have an average of 4000–6000 spectators when playing home, when playing teams like Djurgårdens IF, IFK Göteborg or Malmö FF then audience it could rise to 8000-10000 people, however much because of the away supporters. Today the attendance is more modest and rises to maximum of 5000–6000 on the "big" games.
Stadium
Halmstads BK plays it home matches on
Örjans Vall
Örjans Vall is a football stadium in Halmstad, Sweden, built in 1922.
History
The stadium was originally named ''Halmstads Idrottsplats'' (eng: Halmstad's Sports Ground), and was inaugurated by the Crown Prince of Sweden Gustaf Adolf, later ...
, which they share together with local rivals
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 Västra Götaland.
In early years, the club also played bandy. The first ever bandy game betwe ...
.
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
The name Olympia may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film
* ''Olympia'' (1938 film), by Leni Riefenstahl, documenting the Berlin-hosted Olympic Games
* ''Olympia'' (1998 film), about a Mexican soap opera star who pursues a career as an athlet ...
,
Helsingborg
Helsingborg (, , , ) is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania (Skåne), Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania (after Malmö) and ninth-largest in Sweden, with a population of 113,816 (2020). Helsingborg is the cent ...
, or at
Ullevi
Ullevi, sometimes known as Nya Ullevi (, ''New Ullevi''), is a multi-purpose stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then has also hosted the World Allround Speed Skating Championships six times; the ...
,
Gothenburg
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.
Örjans Vall was the site of 2 games during the
1958 FIFA World Cup
The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the sixth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. It was the first FIFA World Cup to be played in a Nordic country.
Brazil be ...
, Northern Ireland–Czechoslovakia and Argentina–Northern Ireland.
Match programmes and newspaper
In 2006 all Swedish clubs in Allsvenskan was given an offer from
Aftonbladet
''Aftonbladet'' (, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries.
History and profile
The newspaper was founded by Lars Johan H ...
to print their match programmes, aside from
AIK
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,
Djurgårdens IF
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Name
The club is named ...
and
Hammarby IF
Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differe ...
, who signed a deal with newspaper competitor
Expressen
''Expressen'' (''The Express'') is one of two nationwide evening newspapers in Sweden, the other being '' Aftonbladet''. ''Expressen'' was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and its slogans are "it stings" or "''Expressen'' to your rescue".
...
. Halmstads BK rejected the offer and chose to print their own match program, making them the only club in the top league with their own match programme at the time.
The club also print a minor newspaper known as ''Tidningen HBK'' (eng: Newspaper HBK), which contains interviews with players, fans and other people connected to the club. It comes out as a supplement to the local newspaper
Hallandsposten
''Hallandsposten'' is a Swedish local morning newspaper printed in Halmstad, Sweden. It is the major newspaper of Halmstad, Hylte and Laholm municipalities
History and profile
''Hallandsposten'' was established in 1850. The first issue appe ...
. It is also available to download on the club's homepage.
In popular culture
Swedish comedians
Hans Alfredson
Hans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson (28 June 1931 – 10 September 2017) was a Swedish actor, film director, writer, and comedian. He was born in Malmö, Sweden. He is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson as the duo Hasse & Tage and their p ...
and
Tage Danielsson
Tage Danielsson (; 5 February 1928 – 13 October 1985) was a Swedish author, actor, comedian, poet and film director. He is best known for his collaboration with Hans Alfredson in the comedy duo Hasse & Tage.
Career
After graduation from ...
, also known as ''Hasse och Tage'', made a skit about former HBK manager
Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson (born 9 August 1947) is a former English football manager and player.
He managed 22 different teams in eight countries, beginning in Sweden with Halmstads BK in the 1976 season. He later guided the Switzerland national team to th ...
when Halmstads BK won Allsvenskan in 1976, known as ''Fotbollstränare Bob
Lindeman Lindeman is a German, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish surname.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 58.8% of all known bearers of the surname ''Lindeman'' were residents of the United States (frequency 1:55,620), 16.5% of the Netherlands (1:9,286), 7 ...
'' (Eng: Football manager Bob Lindeman).
Players
First-team squad
Out on loan
Notable players
![Fredrik Ljungberg 2006](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Fredrik_Ljungberg_2006.jpg)
List criteria:
* player has made 250 or more appearances in
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
for the club, or
* player has won
Guldbollen
Guldbollen (''Golden Ball'') is a Swedish football award given by ''Aftonbladet'' and the Swedish Football Association to the best male Swedish footballer each year.
History
The award was created by Bengt Liljedahl and between 1946 to 1965 it was ...
, or
* player has received more than 50 caps for
Sweden
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or other national team.
Allsvenskan top goalscorers
Technical staff
:''As of 4 May 2022.''
Noted managers
![HappyHodgson](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/HappyHodgson.JPG)
This is a list of managers who have won one or more titles at the club.
Achievements
Domestic
Domestic
*
Swedish Champions
** Winners (4): 1976, 1979, 1997, 2000
League
*
Allsvenskan
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(Tier 1)
** Winners (4):
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
,
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
,
1997
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,
2000
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** Runners-up (2):
1954–55,
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
*
Superettan
Superettan (; meaning the super first (division)) is an association football league and the second highest league in the league system of Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Al ...
(Tier 2)
** Winners (1):
2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...
*
Division 1 Södra
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Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden ...
(Tier 2)
** Winners (2):
1988
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,
1992
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*
Division 2 (Tier 2)
** Winners (10):
1925–26,
1932–33,
1938–39,
1940–41,
1941–42,
1946–47,
1953–54,
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
,
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
,
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
** Runner-up (4):
1924–25,
1936–37,
1949–50,
1951–52
*
Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland (Tier 3)
** Winners (1):
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
** Runner-up (2):
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
,
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
* Hallandsserien (Tier 3)
** Winners (2): 1921–22, 1922–23
Cups
*
Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen (, ''The Swedish Cup'') 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 96 teams compe ...
** Winners (1):
1994–95
Records
* Most appearances, Allsvenskan: 306,
Torbjörn Arvidsson
Torbjörn Arvidsson (born May 6, 1968) is a former Swedish football player, who played as a defender for Halmstads BK. He is currently the assistant manager of Hajduk Split.
Career
Starting his career in Kalmar FF he early moved to Halmstad ...
(1989–2004)
* Most goals scored, Allsvenskan: 77,
Rutger Backe
Rutger Backe (born 14 January 1951 in Falkenberg) is a Swedish former football player and coach. 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 ma ...
(1972–1981)
* Most appearances, in European cups: 28,
Torbjörn Arvidsson
Torbjörn Arvidsson (born May 6, 1968) is a former Swedish football player, who played as a defender for Halmstads BK. He is currently the assistant manager of Hajduk Split.
Career
Starting his career in Kalmar FF he early moved to Halmstad ...
(1989–2004), Fredrik Andersson (1990–2001)
* Most goals scored, in European cups: 11,
Stefan Selakovic (1996–2001)
* Biggest victory: 12–0 vs.
Fässbergs IK, 7 September 1968
* Biggest victory, Allsvenskan: 9–0 vs.
Västerås SK, 23 October 1955
* Biggest defeat: 0–12 vs
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, ...
, 3 June 1943
* Highest attendance (before renovation): 19 783 vs.
Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm.
Name
The club is named ...
, 10 June 1955
* Highest attendance (after renovation): 16 867 vs.
IFK Göteborg
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or simply Göteborg, is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it is the ...
, 30 October 2004
Footnotes
References
External links
Official sites:
Halmstads BKnbsp;– official site
Halmstads BKnbsp;– official
SvFF
The Swedish Football Association ( sv, Svenska Fotbollförbundet, SvFF) is the governing and body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues – Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women – and the men's and women's nati ...
site
Halmstads BKnbsp;– official UEFA site
Supporter sites:
Kvastarnanbsp;– official supporter club site
Himlen är blånbsp;– supporter site
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Football clubs in Halland County
Allsvenskan clubs
Sport in Halmstad
Association football clubs established in 1914
Bandy clubs established in 1914
1914 establishments in Sweden
Defunct bandy clubs in Sweden
Svenska Cupen winners