HIFK Handboll is a Finnish professional

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HIFK HIFK, the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 on ...

. The club is playing in the Finnish Handball League (SM-liiga), and play their home matches in Helsingin Urheilutalo.

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

Sports Hall information

*Name: – Helsingin Urheilutalo *City: –

*Capacity: – 860 *Address: – Helsinginkatu 25, 00510

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Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2023–24 season''

Technical staff

* Head coach: Rostislav Grinishin * Coach:

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* Physiotherapist: Ronny Zetterborg

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season'' ;Joining *

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(LW) from

IFK Ystad HK IFK Ystad HK is a Swedish handball club based in Ystad, founded in 1927. History The club won promotion to the top division, at the time known as Allsvenskan, in 1941, but were relegated after one season. They did not return until 1997, when ...

* Martin Börjes (GK) from Täby HBK * Niklas Zilliacus (GK) from

GrIFK Grankulla IFK, or GrIFK as the name is commonly abbreviated, is a Finnish sports club from the city of Kauniainen. The club was formed in 1925 and the main activities covered are football, ice-hockey, handball, floorball and alpine. Each sp ...

* Kristian Jansson (CB) from ÅIFK ;Leaving * Evgeny Semenov (RB) ''(retires)'' * Aliaksandr Tsitou (LP) ''(retires)'' * Oscar Udd (LB) ''(retires)''

Titles

SM-liiga The Liiga, colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. The league comprises 16 teams from all around Finland with relegation and promotion between the Mest ...

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

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

* Kristofer Karlsson (2018–2021) * Evgeny Semenov (2021–2023) * Aliaksandr Tsitou (2021–2023)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:HIFK Handboll Handball clubs in Finland HIFK Handball clubs established in 1943 1943 establishments in Finland