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{{Short description|Swedish association football club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
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| nickname = ''Di Röe'' (the Red ones, in [[Scanian dialect]])
| ground = [[Olympia (Helsingborg)|Olympia]], [[Helsingborg]]
| capacity = 16,500
| clubname = Helsingborgs IF
| image = Helsingborgs IF logo.svg
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| fullname = Helsingborgs Idrottsförening
| short name = HIF
| founded = {{Start date and age|1907|6|4|df=y}}
| chairman = Fredrik Karlsson
| manager = [[Stevie Grieve]]
| league = [[Superettan]]
| season = [[2025 Superettan|2025]]
| position = [[Superettan]], 7th of 16
| current = 2025 Helsingborgs IF season
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'''Helsingborgs Idrottsförening''', commonly referred to as '''Helsingborgs IF''', '''Helsingborg''' or (especially locally) '''HIF''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈhôːiːˌɛf|IPA}}), is a Swedish professional [[Football club (association football)|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 [[List of Swedish football champions|national championship]] titles and five [[Svenska Cupen|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.<ref name="Svff">{{Cite web | url=https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/lag/?flid=25511 | title=Helsingborgs IF | work=svenskfotboll.se | access-date=2012-08-08 | language=sv | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005084901/http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/lag/?flid=25511 | archive-date=5 October 2017}}</ref>{{refn|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 Mästerskapet]], a stand-alone cup tournament. No club were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league [[Allsvenskan]] was played. In 1931, the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a [[Allsvenskan play-offs|play-off]] 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 [[Mästerskapsserien]], an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/historik/|title=Svenska mästare 1896–1925, 1931–|work=svenskfotboll.se|access-date=2009-11-25|language=sv|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202133827/http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/historik/|archive-date=2 December 2009}}</ref>|name=Swedish champions|group=upper-alpha}}

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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?ffid=14|title=Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar&nbsp;– Skånes Fotbollförbund&nbsp;– Svenskfotboll.se|access-date=2011-01-12|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207095803/http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?ffid=14|archive-date=7 December 2011}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:HälsingborgsIF 1968.jpg|thumb|1968 team photo of HIF]]
[[File:Helsingborgs IF League Performance.png|thumb|right|A chart showing the progress of Helsingborgs IF through the [[Swedish football league system]]. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.]]

Helsingborgs IF was formed in 1907 as a result of the merger of Svithiod and Stattena (not to be confused with the [[Stattena IF]] of today), and the club played their first game on 6 June 1907, beating neighbours IFK Helsingborg 6–2. [[Otto Malm (footballer)|Otto Malm]] was the star of the team in this era; in the 1911–12 season he scored 69 goals in only 24 games, and by the end of his time at Helsingborgs IF, he had played 500 games and scored an incredible 735 goals. The year after the club's formation, John Pettersson joined as club president, and during his tenure the club won the league five times. The year after, the club changed their kit from white shirts and blue shorts to red shirts and blue shorts, as well as winning the Scandinavian Championships. In 1914, the club lost in the final of the [[Svenska Cupen|Swedish Cup]] and also in the Svenssons Cup. That year the club was invited to play in the Swedish Series, but declined because they thought that playing friendlies brought higher attendances. Additionally, the club's players were part-time, meaning that regular away matches would have been impractical. On 30 May 1915, the club lost 5–4 to Gӧta in the District Championships. 1918 again saw the club finish second in the Swedish Cup, after losing to [[IFK Göteborg]] in the final.

At the time of the club's relegation second division in 1968, Helsingborg IF was the current leader of the [[Allsvenskan]] marathon table. In 1969 the club won their second division league, but ultimately failed to qualify for [[Allsvenskan]] and the following year of 1970 would become the beginning of the club's most difficult period. In August 1970, things seemed to be at the lowest point after losing the top match to hungry local rivals [[Landskrona BoIS]]. This led to the rival club winning the second division, and later qualifying for Allsvenskan. This caused a number of notable players to either quit or move and some HIF-players even moved to Landskrona BoIS, which during the following decade became the primary club in North-West Scania.

1971 brought a new low for HIF when another relegation struck, and HIF would play the coming season in the third division. The Swedish third tier in the early 1970s was very far from the modern professional football, and Division 3 in 1971 comprised some dozen regional leagues. The 1972 season would prove to be even a new low, with HIF losing to ''Gunnarstorp'', a small local club located some 20&nbsp;km outside the city limits, and ultimately failing immediate promotion from third tier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hd.se/2007-05-31/okenvandringen-varade-i-24-langa-ar|title=Ökenvandringen varade i 24 långa år|website=hd.se|date=31 May 2007 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819021558/https://www.hd.se/2007-05-31/okenvandringen-varade-i-24-langa-ar|archive-date=19 August 2017}}</ref> The club spent more than two decades outside the finest Swedish football assembly, but returned to Allsvenskan after a successful qualification against [[GIF Sundsvall]] by November 1992 with much help from young, future star player, [[Henrik Larsson]].

With the arrival of Norwegian manager [[Åge Hareide]] things started to look bright for the first time in many years. During Hareide's first year HIF finished 2nd in the league and won [[Allsvenskan]] in [[1999 Allsvenskan|1999]], for the first time since 1941 and had a successful spell in the [[UEFA Champions League]], definitely bringing Helsingborg back to the top of Swedish football.

The following years between 2003 and 2010 HIF could not reach any success in Allsvenskan with only a fourth place to show for, however winning the Swedish cup in 2007 in returning Henrik Larsson's first season. In 2010 HIF finished second after rivals [[Malmö FF]], but the following year would mean regained glory as Helsingborg won the Allsvenskan. The SM-gold was followed up by another 4 domestic titles, leading to Helsingborg winning five consecutive domestic titles in a row, including the first ever Swedish [[Treble (association football)|treble]], in the 2011 season.

In 2016 HIF was relegated to Swedish [[Superettan]] after failing to beat [[Halmstads BK]] in the two qualifying games, and spent two seasons in the second division, before re-entering [[Allsvenskan]] ahead of the 2019 season. HIF finished 10th in their returning season.

=== International competitions ===
HIF's second place in Allsvenskan of 1995 meant that HIF, for the first time, would qualify to enter European football competition. In the 1996–97 [[UEFA cup|Uefa cup]] the team managed to reach third round where Belgian side [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|RSC Anderlecht]] proved a number too large, and after 0–0 at Olympia followed by a 0–1 loss at [[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium|Constant Vanden Stock]], Anderlecht moved through.

During the season of 1998 Helsingborg entered the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners Cup]] for the first and only time by beating Vaduz in the qualifying round. In the main competition [[Chelsea F.C.]] awaited. After two close games, the series again ended in a 0–1 defeat after [[Frank Leboeuf]] scoring the winning goal at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/181043|title=HIF i Europa|website=svenskafans.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-19}}</ref>

After winning Allsvenskan in 1999 HIF got the chance to qualify for the 2000/2001 edition of the [[UEFA Champions League]]. Drawing Bate Borisov in the second round, Helsingborg easily moved on following a 6–1 victory, but the following team would be a much more challenging task. Italian giants [[Inter Milan]] was drawn in the third and final qualifying round. Helsingborg managed to secure a 1–0 win in the first game at [[Olympia (Helsingborg)|Olympia]] after Michael Hansson scoring in the 81st minute following a corner kick, and the pressure was on the Italians for the second game in Milan. In the second game, after producing multiple high quality chances, Inter had still not scored when the 90 minutes were played. However, following a missed reception in the 90th minute from [[Robbie Keane]], the ball was deflected on to [[Ola Nilsson]]'s hand and a penalty was awarded. [[Álvaro Recoba]] was given the task, but failed to deliver after [[Sven Andersson (footballer, born 1963)|Sven Andersson]]'s giant save, sending Helsingborg through to the group stage.

In the group stage Helsingborg drew [[Rosenborg BK]], [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.]] and [[FC Bayern Munich]]. After a tough start to the group stage with 3 losses and a devastating goal difference of 3–13, Helsingborg moved into the restart rounds with more confidence and continued on to beating [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] in Olympia, drawing [[FC Bayern Munich]] in the Munich Olympiastadion and finishing the series with a 1–1 draw against [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain F.C]] with a late equaliser from Helsingborg, after [[Nicolas Anelka]]'s opening goal. [[FC Bayern Munich]] later moved on all the way to win the [[2001 UEFA Champions League Final|final]] in San Siro beating [[Valencia CF]] in penalties, beating every team in their home ground except for Helsingborg.

Following a few years absence from European football, Helsingborg made its return in the [[2007–08 UEFA Cup]]. After eliminating [[JK Narva Trans]] (9–0 on agg.), [[Drogheda United F.C.]] (4–1 on agg.), Dutch side [[SC Heerenveen]] was to be the final opponent before heading in to group stage. Helsingborg lost the first game in [[Abe Lenstra Stadion]] after a 5–3 result which left most fans in despair for the home game. However, after a confident 5–1 win at Olympia<ref>{{Citation|title=Helsingborgs IF – Heerenveen (5–1) 2007 (Hela matchen)| date=21 August 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRijYhusTws |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/NRijYhusTws| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2019-12-19}}{{cbignore}}</ref> with the opening goal from Helsingborg legend [[Henrik Larsson]], Helsingborg once again moved on to the group stage. [[Galatasaray S.K.]], [[FK Austria Wien]], [[Panionios F.C.]] and [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux]] was drawn. The second group stage would also prove to be more successful as Helsingborg beat Galatasaray in a 3–2 away victory<ref>{{Citation|title=Galatasaray – Helsingborgs IF (2–3) 2007 (Hela matchen)| date=21 August 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_kS-nN_T-k |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/q_kS-nN_T-k| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2019-12-19}}{{cbignore}}</ref> followed up by a confident 3–0 win against [[FK Austria Wien]]. Despite losing against Bordeaux in the final game, Helsingborg moved on to the round of 32 where Dutch side [[PSV Eindhoven]] awaited. The Dutch team would end Helsingborg's spell, winning 4–1 on aggregate.

Second place in the [[2010 Allsvenskan]] once again gave Helsingborg the chance to compete in for European glory in the first ever [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League]]. The adventure would prove to be short, and after reaching the third qualifying round, Helsingborg was knocked out by Bosnian side [[FK Sarajevo]] in a penalty shootout.

In 2011 Helsingborg finally managed to win the [[2011 Allsvenskan|Allsvenskan]] and again qualify for the Champions League qualifying rounds. The campaign was introduced in Wales where Helsingborg beat [[The New Saints F.C.]] on 4–1 aggregate. In the second round Polish champions [[Śląsk Wrocław]] were eliminated after a confident 3–0 victory in the first game, followed by a 3–1 victory at home with [[Thomas Sørum]] scoring a hat trick for the Scanian side. In the play off round Helsingborg drew the Glasgow team [[Celtic F.C.]] but after losing 0–2 in both legs, Helsingborg instead qualified for the [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League]] where they would draw [[Hannover 96]], [[FC Twente]] and [[Levante UD]]. Helsingborg played well in the group stage but after a 3–2 loss in Germany against [[Hannover 96]], a finishing 3–1 victory against [[FC Twente]] away from home would not be enough for Helsingborg to qualify for the round of 32.

== European cup history ==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="8" |'''Helsingborg in Europe'''
|-
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Country
! Club
! Home
! Away
! Aggregate
|-
|rowspan=4|[[1996–97 UEFA Cup|1996–97]]
|rowspan=4|[[UEFA Cup]]
|2Q
|{{flag|Belarus}}
|[[FC Dinamo-93 Minsk|Dinamo-93 Minsk]]
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |3–0
| align="center" |4–1
|-
|1st Round
|{{flag|England}}
|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |1–1 (a)
|-
|2nd Round
|{{flag|Switzerland}}
|[[Neuchâtel Xamax]]
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |3–1
|-
|3rd Round
|{{flag|Belgium}}
|[[RSC Anderlecht]]
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |0–1
| align="center" |0–1
|-
|[[1997–98 UEFA Cup|1997–98]]
|[[UEFA Cup]]
|2Q
|{{flag|Hungary}}
|[[Ferencvárosi TC]]
| align="center" |0–1
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |1–1
|-
|rowspan=2|[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99|1998–99]]
|rowspan=2|[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]
|Qualifying Round
|{{flag|Liechtenstein}}
|[[FC Vaduz]]
| align="center" |3–0
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |5–0
|-
|1st Round
|{{flag|England}}
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |0–1
| align="center" |0–1
|-
|rowspan=3|[[UEFA Cup 1999-2000|1999–00]]
|rowspan=3|[[UEFA Cup]]
|Qualifying Round
|{{flag|Latvia}}
|[[FK Riga]]
| align="center" |5–0
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |5–0
|-
|1st Round
|{{flag|Ukraine}}
|[[FC Karpaty Lviv]]
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |2–2 (a)
|-
|2nd Round
|{{flag|Italy}}
|[[Parma FC]]
| align="center" |1–3
| align="center" |0–1
| align="center" |1–4
|-
|rowspan=5|[[2000–01 UEFA Champions League|2000–01]]
|rowspan=5|[[UEFA Champions League]]
|2Q
|{{flag|Belarus}}
|[[FC BATE Borisov]]
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |3–0
| align="center" |3–0
|-
|3Q
|{{flag|Italy}}
|[[Internazionale]]
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |1–0
|-
|rowspan=3|Group F
|{{flag|Germany}}
|[[FC Bayern Munich]]
| align="center" |1–3
| align="center" |0–0
|rowspan=3 align="center"|4th
|-
|{{flag|France}}
|[[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |1–4
|-
|{{flag|Norway}}
|[[Rosenborg BK]]
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |1–6
|-
|rowspan=3|[[2001–02 UEFA Cup|2001–02]]
|rowspan=3|[[UEFA Cup]]
|Qualifying Round
|{{flag|Finland}}
|[[MyPa]]
| align="center" |3–1
| align="center" |2–1
| align="center" |5–2
|-
|1st Round
|{{flag|Norway}}
|[[Odd Grenland]]
| align="center" |2–2
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |3–3 (a)
|-
|2nd Round
|{{flag|England}}
|[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
| align="center" |1–3
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |1–3
|-
|rowspan=2|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup 2002|2002]]
|rowspan=2|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
|1st Round
|{{flag|Slovenia}}
|[[FC Koper]]
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |1–0
|-
|2nd Round
|{{flag|Czech Republic}}
|[[1. FC Synot]]
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |0–4
| align="center" |2–4
|-
|rowspan=8|[[2007–08 UEFA Cup|2007–08]]
|rowspan=8|[[UEFA Cup]]
|1Q
|{{flag|Estonia}}
|[[FC Narva Trans]]
| align="center" |6–0
| align="center" |3–0
| align="center" |9–0
|-
|2Q
|{{flag|Ireland}}
|[[Drogheda United FC]]
| align="center" |3–0
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |4–1
|-
|1st Round
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|[[SC Heerenveen]]
| align="center" |5–1
| align="center" |3–5
| align="center" |8–6
|-
|rowspan=4|Group H
|{{flag|Greece}}
|[[Panionios F.C.|Panionios]]
| align="center" |1–1
|
| align="center" rowspan=4|2nd
|-
|{{flag|Turkey}}
|[[Galatasaray S.K. (football team)|Galatasaray S.K.]]
|
| align="center" |3–2
|-
|{{flag|Austria}}
|[[FK Austria Wien]]
| align="center" |3–0
|
|-
|{{flag|France}}
|[[FC Girondins de Bordeaux]]
|
| align="center" |1–2
|-
|Round of 32
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|[[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
| align="center" |1–2
| align="center" |0–2
| align="center" |1–4
|-
|rowspan=3|[[UEFA Europa League 2009-10|2009–10]]
|rowspan=3|[[UEFA Europa League]]
|1Q
|{{flag|Armenia}}
|[[FC MIKA]]
| align="center" |3–1
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |4–2
|-
|2Q
|{{flag|Georgia}}
|[[FC Zestaponi]]
| align="center" |2–2 aet
| align="center" |2–1
| align="center" |4–3
|-
|3Q
|{{flag|Bosnia}}
|[[FK Sarajevo]]
| align="center" |2–1
| align="center" |1–2
| align="center" |3–3(4-5p)
|-
|rowspan=2|[[UEFA Europa League 2011-12|2011–12]]
|rowspan=2|[[UEFA Europa League]]
|3Q
|{{flag|Israel}}
|[[Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C.|Bnei Yehuda]]
| align="center" |3–0
| align="center" |0–1
| align="center" |3–1
|-
|Play-Off
|{{flag|Belgium}}
|[[Standard Liège]]
| align="center" |1–3
| align="center" |0–1
| align="center" |1–4
|-
|rowspan=3|[[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|2012–13]]
|rowspan=3|[[UEFA Champions League]]
|2Q
|{{flag|Wales}}
|[[The New Saints F.C.]]
| align="center" |3–0
| align="center" |0–0
| align="center" |3–0
|-
|3Q
|{{flag|Poland}}
|[[Śląsk Wrocław]]
| align="center" |3–1
| align="center" |3–0
| align="center" |6–1
|-
|Play-Off
|{{flag|Scotland}}
|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
| align="center" |0–2
| align="center" |0–2
| align="center" |0–4
|-
|rowspan=3|[[UEFA Europa League 2012-13|2012–13]]
|rowspan=3|[[UEFA Europa League]]
|rowspan=3|Group L
|{{flag|Spain}}
|[[Levante UD]]
| align="center" |1–3
| align="center" |0–1
| align="center" rowspan=3|3rd
|-
|{{flag|Germany}}
|[[Hannover 96]]
| align="center" |1–2
| align="center" |2–3
|-
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|[[FC Twente|Twente]]
| align="center" |2–2
| align="center" |3–1
|-
|}

==Fans==
The official anthem of Helsingborg is "På Gator Röda och Blå" by Björns Band.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt908e8q-4o |title=Björns band&nbsp;– På gator röda och blå |date=19 June 2009 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=14 July 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206031439/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt908e8q-4o |archive-date=6 December 2011}}</ref>

{|
| [[File:Helsingborg-Tifo.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tifo]] at a Helsingborg home game]]
| [[File:Kärnan-cropped.JPG|thumb|right|Helsingborg supporters displaying the red and yellow [[Scanian flag]]]]
|}

{{Clear}}

==Players==
===First-team squad===
{{updated|1 September 2025|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hif.se/herrar/|title=Truppen {{!}} Herrar|date=20 March 2021 |trans-title=The squad {{!}} Men's|language=Swedish|publisher=Helsingborgs IF|access-date=6 August 2025}}</ref>}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=SWE|pos=GK|name=[[Johan Brattberg]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=[[Jon Birkfeldt]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=Wilhelm Nilsson}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=DEN|pos=DF|name=[[Marcus Gudmann]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=[[Simon Bengtsson]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=[[Samuel Asoma]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=[[Wilhelm Loeper (footballer)|Wilhelm Loeper]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=Ervin Gigović}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=Adam Akimey}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=[[Max Svensson (footballer, born 1998)|Max Svensson]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=Lukas Kjellnäs}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=Ture Görefält}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=[[Alexander Johansson (footballer, born 2000)|Alexander Johansson]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=Casper Ljung Hofvendahl}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=Benjamin Örn}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=Baker Amer}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Max Bjurström}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=William Westerlund}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=[[Oscar Aga]]|other=on loan from [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=SWE|pos=GK|name=Emil Rådahl}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=Alvin Nordin}}
{{Fs player|no=41|nat=POL|pos=FW|name=[[Paweł Chrupałła]]|other=on loan from [[Halmstads BK|Halmstad]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=DEN|pos=FW|name=Milan Rasmussen|other=at [[Hellerup IK|HIK]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=GAM|pos=DF|name=Ebrima Bajo|other=at [[FC Rosengård|Rosengård]] until 30 November 2025}}
{{Fs end}}

===Retired numbers===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=SWE|pos=[[12th man (football)|12]]|name=The 12th man|other=fans of the club}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=[[Henrik Larsson]]|other=1992–1993, 2006–2009}}
{{Fs end}}

==Managers==
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*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Gunnar Olsson (football manager)|Gunnar Olsson]] (1935)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Harry Lundahl]] (1936–37)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Albin Dahl]] (1938–44)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Harry Lundahl]] (1944)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} Arno Nielsen (1945–46)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[William Burnikell]] (1947–49)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Dolfo Holländer]] (1949–50)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Albin Dahl]] (1950–54)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Eric Persson]] (1954–58)
*{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Adolf Vogel]] (1958–60)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[John Wikdahl]] (1961–64)
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Tivadar Szentpetery]] (1965)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Åke Jönsson]] (1965–68)
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Arne Sørensen (Danish footballer)|Arne Sörensen]] (1969–70)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Raoul Weimann]] (1971)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Arne Hagberg]] (1972–73)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[W Schnorrenberger]] (1974)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Lars-Göran Persson]] (1975)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Brian Birch]] (1976–77)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Bert Olsson]] (1977)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Bernt-Hugo Andersson]] (1978–80)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Bertil Hansson]] (1980–81)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Thomas Borg]] (1982–83)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Rolf Svensson]] (1984–86)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Bertil Hansson]] (1986)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Bosse Nilsson]] (1987–94)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Reine Almqvist]] (1994–97)
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Åge Hareide]] (1998–99)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Nanne Bergstrand]] (2000–01)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sören Cratz]] (2002)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Peter Swärdh]] (2002–06)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Hans Eklund]] (2006)
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stuart Baxter]] (1 June 2006&nbsp;– 7 Dec 2007)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Bosse Nilsson]] (2008–09)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Conny Karlsson (footballer)|Conny Karlsson]] (1 Jan 2010&nbsp;– 13 June 2012)
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Åge Hareide]] (20 June 2012&nbsp;– 31 Dec 2012)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Roar Hansen]] (1 Jan 2013&nbsp;– 10 Dec 2014)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Henrik Larsson]] (11 Nov 2014 – 23 Nov 2016)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Per-Ola Ljung]] (27 Nov 2016 – 15 Jun 2019)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Henrik Larsson]] (15 Jun 2019 – 23 Aug 2019)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Olof Mellberg]] (3 Sep 2019 – 1 Dec 2020)
*{{Flagicon|Sweden}} [[Jörgen Lennartsson]] (23 Dec 2020 – 22 May 2022)
*{{Flagicon|Sweden}} [[Mattias Lindström (footballer)|Mattias Lindström]] and {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Álvaro Santos]] (31 May 2022 – 17 April 2023)
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stuart Baxter]] (19 April 2023 – 4 Dec 2023)
*{{Flagicon|Sweden}} [[Klebér Saarenpää]] (6 Dec 2023 – 8 Nov 2025)
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stevie Grieve]] (30 Nov 2025 – present)

*{{div col end}}

==Honours==
*'''[[Swedish football champions|Swedish Champions]]'''{{ref label|Swedish Champions|A|}}
** '''Winners (5):''' 1932–33, 1933–34, 1940–41, 1999, 2011

===League===
*'''[[Allsvenskan]]:'''
**'''Winners (7):''' [[1928–29 Allsvenskan|1928–29]], [[1929–30 Allsvenskan|1929–30]], [[1932–33 Allsvenskan|1932–33]], [[1933–34 Allsvenskan|1933–34]], [[1940–41 Allsvenskan|1940–41]], [[1999 Allsvenskan|1999]], [[2011 Allsvenskan|2011]]
**''Runners-up (7):'' [[1927–28 Allsvenskan|1927–28]], [[1948–49 Allsvenskan|1948–49]], [[1953–54 Allsvenskan|1953–54]], [[1995 Allsvenskan|1995]], [[1998 Allsvenskan|1998]], [[2000 Allsvenskan|2000]], [[2010 Allsvenskan|2010]]
* '''[[Superettan]]:'''
** '''Winners (1)''': [[2018 Superettan|2018]]
*'''[[Division 1 Södra]]:'''
** ''Runners-up (3):'' 1990, 1991, 1992

===Cups===
*'''[[Svenska Cupen]]:'''
**'''Winners (5):''' [[1941 Svenska Cupen|1941]], [[1997–98 Svenska Cupen|1997–98]], [[2006 Svenska Cupen|2006]], [[2010 Svenska Cupen|2010]], [[2011 Svenska Cupen|2011]]
**''Runners-up (2):'' [[1950 Svenska Cupen|1950]], [[1993–94 Svenska Cupen|1993–94]], [[2013–14 Svenska Cupen|2013–14]]
*'''[[Svenska Mästerskapet]]:'''
**''Runners-up (2):'' 1914, 1918
*'''[[Svenska Supercupen]]:'''
**'''Winners (2):''' [[2011 Svenska Supercupen|2011]], [[2012 Svenska Supercupen|2012]]
**''Runners-up (1):'' [[2007 Svenska Supercupen|2007]]

==Records==

=== Team records ===
* Most appearances, Allsvenskan: 349, {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Kalle Svensson]] (1943–62)
* Most goals scored, Allsvenskan: 140, {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Knut Kroon]] (1925–42)

=== Notable Swedish Club records ===
*Biggest win: 13–1: Helsingborgs IF – IFK Eskilstuna October 21, 1928
*Biggest half time lead: 9–0: Helsingborgs IF – IFK Eskilstuna October 21, 1928
*Most goals scored by home team''':''' 57, Season of 28/29
*Fastest hat-trick: 3 min: Knut Kroon, Helsingborgs IF – IFK Eskilstuna October 21, 1928
*Most hat-tricks combined''':''' 22: Harry Lundahl, Helsingborgs IF/IFK Eskilstuna

==See also==
*[[List of Helsingborgs IF players]]

==Footnotes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Helsingborgs IF}}
* [http://www.hif.se/ Helsingborgs IF]&nbsp;– official site
* [http://www.karnan.nu/ Kärnan]&nbsp;– official supporter club site
* [http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/hif/ HIF E-zine]&nbsp;– supporter site
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070123023147/http://www.thifo.se/ tHIFo]&nbsp;– the terrace arrangements group site
* [http://www.bakgatan.se/ Bakgatan]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812070134/http://www.bakgatan.se/ |date=12 August 2010 }}&nbsp;– Supporter site.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180831124343/http://www.hif1907.se/ HIF1907]&nbsp;– the leading HIF-blog

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