HIFK Handboll

Finnish handball club
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HIFK Handboll is a Finnish professional handball club from Helsinki. HIFK Handboll is the handball section of HIFK. The club is playing in the Finnish Handball League (SM-liiga), and play their home matches in Helsingin Urheilutalo.

Location of HIFK Handboll
Helsinki
Helsinki
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Location of HIFK Handboll

History

HIFK was founded in 1897. The handball department was founded in the club in 1943. The Finnish handball championship has existed since 1944, HIFK was already a founding member of the championship series in the first season. In 1945, the team became champion in its second league season, and won the second gold in 1951. So far, the club is a total of 7 champions and 5 cup winners.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

HOME

2011–12

2016–17

2018–20

2022–23
AWAY

2018–20

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Helsingin Urheilutalo
  • Name: – Helsingin Urheilutalo
  • City: – Helsinki
  • Capacity: – 860
  • Address: – Helsinginkatu 25, 00510 Helsinki, Finland

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season[1]
HIFK Handboll
Goalkeepers
  • 12 Sweden Martin Börjes
  • 26 Finland Viljo Ukkonen
  • 29 Finland Niklas Zilliacus
Left Wingers
  • 38 Sweden Linus Svensson
  • 64 Finland Jakob Meinander
Right Wingers
  • 03 Finland Altti Kolkki
  • 22 Russia Vladimir Knopinskii
  • 60 Finland Vili Leppänen
Line Players
  • 06 Finland Viktor Grönmark
  • 14 Finland Nicolas Reenpää
  • 18 Finland Samuel Elmvik
Left Backs
  • 23 Finland André Udd
  • 34 Finland Oskari Suopajärvi
Central Backs
  • 10 Finland Kristian Jansson
  • 91 Finland Joel Hagström
Right Backs
  • 13 Portugal Rui Rolo

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Russia Rostislav Grinishin
  • Coach: Sweden Tommy Souraniemi
  • Physiotherapist: Finland Ronny Zetterborg

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season
Joining
  • Sweden Linus Svensson (LW) from Sweden IFK Ystad HK
  • Sweden Martin Börjes (GK) from Sweden Täby HBK
  • Finland Niklas Zilliacus (GK) from Finland GrIFK
  • Finland Kristian Jansson (CB) from Finland ÅIFK
Leaving
  • Belarus Evgeny Semenov (RB) (retires)
  • Belarus Aliaksandr Tsitou (LP) (retires)
  • Finland Oscar Udd (LB) (retires)

Titles

  • SM-liiga
    • Winner (7) : 1945, 1951, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1974
  • Finnish Cup
    • Winner (14) : 1975, 1981, 1984, 1988, 2014

EHF ranking

As of 12 June 2023[2]
Rank Team Points
155 Switzerland HSC Suhr Aarau 29
156 Poland MMTS Kwidzyn 29
157 Italy Pallamano Conversano 28
158 Finland HIFK Handboll 27
159 Faroe Islands VÍF 26
160 Croatia MRK Trogir 26
161 Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Leotar 26

Former club members

Notable former players

  • AustraliaSweden Kristofer Karlsson (2018–2021)
  • Belarus Evgeny Semenov (2021–2023)
  • Belarus Aliaksandr Tsitou (2021–2023)

References

  1. ^ https://hifk-handball.fi/miehet/edustusjoukkue/
  2. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

External links

  • Official website
  • HIFK Handboll on Facebook