Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs Idrottsförening, commonly referred to as Helsingborgs IF, Helsingborg or (especially locally ) HIF (IPA: [ˈhôːiːˌɛf]), is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish second tier, Superettan, following relegation in the 2022 Allsvenskan season. Formed in 1907, the club has won five national championship titles and five national cup titles. Helsingborgs IF have also won Allsvenskan on two occasions when the title of Swedish champions was not decided by the outcome of that league.
| Full name | Helsingborgs Idrottsförening | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Di Röe (the Red ones, in Scanian dialect) | ||
| Short name | HIF | ||
| Founded | 4 June 1907 | ||
| Ground | Olympia, Helsingborg | ||
| Capacity | 16,500 | ||
| Chairman | Elias Nilsson | ||
| Manager | Klebér Saarenpää | ||
| League | Superettan | ||
| 2022 | 15th in Allsvenskan | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Helsingborg was a founder member of Allsvenskan, and between 1924 and 1968 they spent all but two seasons in the top division, and won the league five times. At the end of the 1968 season, HIF were relegated, and while most people initially expected a quick return, they went on to spend the next 24 seasons in the lower leagues before finally getting promoted back to the top flight in 1992. Having returned to Allsvenskan in 1993, Helsingborg remained in the top division until 2016, winning the league twice in 1999 and 2011. They again returned to the top division twice in 2019 and 2022.
The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.