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.
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
AWAY
Sports Hall information
Name: – Helsingin Urheilutalo City: – Helsinki Capacity: – 860 Address: – Helsinginkatu 25, 00510 Helsinki, Finland
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2023–24 season
HIFK HandbollGoalkeepers 12 Martin Börjes 26 Viljo Ukkonen 29 Niklas Zilliacus Left Wingers 38 Linus Svensson 64 Jakob Meinander Right Wingers 3 Altti Kolkki 22 Vladimir Knopinskii 60 Vili Leppänen Line Players 6 Viktor Grönmark 14 Nicolas Reenpää 18 Samuel Elmvik
Left Backs 23 André Udd 34 Oskari Suopajärvi Central Backs 10 Kristian Jansson 91 Joel Hagström Right Backs 13 Rui Rolo
Technical staff Head coach: Rostislav Grinishin Coach: Tommy Suoraniemi Physiotherapist: Ronny Zetterborg
Transfers
Transfers for the 2023–24 season
Joining Linus Svensson (LW) from IFK Ystad HK Martin Börjes (GK) from Täby HBK Niklas Zilliacus (GK) from GrIFK Kristian Jansson (CB) from ÅIFK
Leaving Evgeny Semenov (RB) (retires) Aliaksandr Tsitou (LP) (retires) 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
Rank Team Points155 HSC Suhr Aarau29156 MMTS Kwidzyn29157 Pallamano Conversano28158 HIFK Handboll27159 VÍF26160 MRK Trogir26161 RK Leotar26
Former club members
Notable former players
Kristofer Karlsson (2018–2021) Evgeny Semenov (2021–2023) Aliaksandr Tsitou (2021–2023)
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