IS Halmia is a

football club A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...

, located in

Halmstad Halmstad () is a port, university, industrial and recreational city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Socia ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

Background

IS Halmia was founded on 16 June 16, 1907 and currently plays in

Division 2 Västra Götaland Division 2 is the fourth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 84 Swedish football teams. Division 2 had status as the official second level from 1928 to 1986 but was replaced by Division 1 in 1987. It then had status ...

. In early years, the club also played

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 ...

. The first ever bandy game between two organised teams in Halland, is thought to have been played between Halmia and local rival

Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish Association football, football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and approved members ...

in 1922. In 1932 Halmia won the Halland district championship in this sport. In 1932 the club also became the first team from Halmstad to reach the

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 ...

, the top-tier football league in Sweden. In total IS Halmia has played 11 seasons in the Allsvenskan, the last time being in 1979. The club's best spell was from 1944 until 1950 when they spent seven seasons at the top level. They have also enjoyed 44 seasons playing second tier Swedish football. However they have been less successful in recent years. The club shares

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 ...

with, its rival of many years,

. They still hold the record attendance of 20,381 spectators for a promotion playoff match in 1962. IS Halmia are affiliated to the

Hallands Fotbollförbund The Hallands Fotbollförbund ''(Halland Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football (soccer), football in the historical province of Halland. Background ...

. Key dates in the history of IS Halmia are as follows; *1907: The club was formed on 16 June 1907 with Axel Hagnell as chairman. The programme included football, athletics, gymnastics and wrestling. *1909: Lost 0–11 to Helsingborgs IF, a record defeat that still stands. *1912: Became Halmia Halland champions for the first time by defeating Halmstad IF 5–3 in the final. *1924: Played in Division 2 Sydsvenskan for the first time and finished fifth. *1925: Lost to

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in the promotion playoffs after winning Division 2 Sydsvenskan. *1932: Played in the Allsvenskan for the first time. Herbert Samuelsson signs from

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 ...

. *1934: Relegated from the Allsvenskan. *1940: After winning the Division 2 Södra title failed in the promotion playoff against

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. *1943: Regained place in the Allsvenskan after winning the Division 2 Södra title and the promotion playoff 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 ...

. *1944: Finished seventh in the Allsvenskan – a feat that was to be repeated in 1947 and 1948. *1950: Relegated from the Allsvenskan but went to the semifinals of the Swedish Cup. *1962: Winners of Division 2 Västra Götaland and won the promotion playoff group comprising

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 ...

Landskrona BOIS Landskrona Boll och Idrottsällskap ( en, Landskrona Ball and Sports Society, locally referred to as BoIS) is a Swedish professional football club located in Landskrona, Scania, which currently plays in Superettan, the second league tier of fo ...

and

IFK Holmsund Idrottsföreningen kamraterna Holmsund is a football club from Holmsund, Sweden, founded on 8 June 1923 that plays its home games at Kamratvallen. They took part in the 1967 Allsvenskan. They folded and were restarted in 1990. English footbal ...

. *1963: Disastrous season back in the Allsvenskan winning only one game. *1970: The club started running ladies teams. *1974: Frank Marshall was recruited as club coach with a promise that Allsvenskan football would be achieved within 5 years – a promise that he accomplished. *1978: The club win Division 2 Södra and are promoted to the Allsvenskan. *1979: Finished bottom of the Allsvenskan winning just two games. *1989: Relegated to Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland bringing tier 4 football to

for the first time. The league proved to be a real hornet's nest with many excellent Halland teams. *1991: A grim year for men's football with demotion to Division 4 Halland representing tier 5 football just 12 years after playing in the top tier. A missed penalty in the season's final match against Gislaved IS proved crucial. *1992: The club win Division 4 Halland. *1993: Another promotion with the club winning the Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland title. *1997: Winners of Division 2 Södra Götaland and won the promotion playoffs against Trollhättans FK and

Nybro IF Nybro Idrottsförening (Nybro Athletic Association) is a Swedish association football club located in Nybro. Background Nybro IF was founded in 1906 and has played in Sweden's second-highest division in football and men's top division in men's ic ...

*1998: Finishing last in Division 1 Södra proves a bitter disappointment. *1999: Another relegation this time from Division 2 Södra Götaland. *2000: The club face life in Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland with bankruptcy and the loss of coach Bjorn Andersson to

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. *2006: The club stabilises and the finances are under control but on the playing front following league re-structuring the first team are again playing tier 5 football. *2008: Winners of Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland and are promoted. *2012: Winners of Division 2 Södra Götaland. *2015: Relegated from Division 1 Södra. *2018: Finished runners-up in Division 2 Västra Götaland and therefore entered the promotion playoffs. *2020: Relegated from Division 2 Västra Götaland.

Season to season

Attendances

In recent seasons IS Halmia have had the following average attendances:

Footnotes

External links

IS Halmia
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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 ...

Allsvenskan clubs Association football clubs established in 1907 Bandy clubs established in 1907