HIFK Handboll
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| HIFK Handboll | |
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| Full name | Idrottsföreningen kamraterna i Helsingfors |
| Short name | HIFK |
| Founded | 1943 |
| Arena | Helsingin Urheilutalo, Helsinki |
| Capacity | 860 |
| Head coach | Rostislav Grinishin |
| League | SM-liiga |
| Club colours | |
| Website Official site | |
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
History
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Kits
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Sports Hall information
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- Name: – Helsingin Urheilutalo
- City: – Helsinki
- Capacity: – 860
- Address: – Helsinginkatu 25, 00510 Helsinki, Finland
Team
[edit | edit source]Current squad
[edit | edit source]- Squad for the 2023–24 season[1]
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Technical staff
[edit | edit source]- Head coach: Russia Rostislav Grinishin
- Coach: Sweden Tommy Suoraniemi
- Physiotherapist: Finland Ronny Zetterborg
Transfers
[edit | edit source]- Transfers for the 2023–24 season
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Titles
[edit | edit source]- SM-liiga
- Winner (7) : 1945, 1951, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1974
- Finnish Cup
- Winner (14) : 1975, 1981, 1984, 1988, 2014
EHF ranking
[edit | edit source]- As of 6/12/2023[2]
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| 155 |  HSC Suhr Aarau |
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| 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
[edit | edit source]Notable former players
[edit | edit source]- AustraliaSweden Kristofer Karlsson (2018–2021)
- Belarus Evgeny Semenov (2021–2023)
- Belarus Aliaksandr Tsitou (2021–2023)
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References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
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