IS Halmia is a football club located in Halmstad, Sweden.
Background IS Halmia was founded on 16 June 1907 and currently plays in Division 3 Sydästra Götaland. The club originally ran football, track and field athletics, gymnastics and amateur wrestling.
In early years, the club also played bandy. The first bandy game between two organised teams in Halland is thought to have been played between Halmia and local rival Halmstads BK in 1922.svenskbandy.se: "Hallands bandyförbund går i graven", 7 June 2016 , retrieved 19 August 2017 In 1932 Halmia won the Halland district championship in this sport.Eric Sköld (ed.): Boken om bandy, Uppsala: Bygd och Folk Förlag (1948), p. 331 (in Swedish) In 1933, the handball team won the Halland district championship.
In 1932 the club also became the first team from Halmstad to reach the Allsvenskan, the top-tier football league in Sweden.
In total IS Halmia has played 11 seasons in the Allsvenskan, the last time being in 1979. The club's best spell was from 1944 until 1950 when they spent seven seasons at the top level. They have also enjoyed 44 seasons playing second-tier Swedish football. However, they have been less successful in recent years.
The club shares Örjans vall with its rival of many years, Halmstads BK. They still hold the record attendance of 20,381 spectators for a promotion playoff match in 1962. IS Halmia are affiliated to the Hallands Fotbollförbund.
Key dates in the history of IS Halmia are as follows;
1907: The club was formed on 16 June 1907 with Axel Hagnell as chairman. The programme included football, athletics, gymnastics and wrestling. 1909: Lost 0–11 to Helsingborgs IF, a record defeat that still stands. 1912: Became Halmia Halland champions for the first time by defeating Halmstad IF 5–3 in the final. 1924: Played in Division 2 Sydsvenskan for the first time and finished fifth. 1925: Lost to IFK Uddevalla in the promotion playoffs after winning Division 2 Sydsvenskan. 1932: Played in the Allsvenskan for the first time. Herbert Samuelsson signs from IFK Göteborg. 1934: Relegated from the Allsvenskan. 1940: After winning the Division 2 Södra title failed in the promotion playoff against Degerfors IF. 1943: Regained place in the Allsvenskan after winning the Division 2 Södra title and the promotion playoff against Örgryte IS. 1944: Finished seventh in the Allsvenskan – a feat that was to be repeated in 1947 and 1948. 1950: Relegated from the Allsvenskan but went to the semifinals of the Swedish Cup. 1962: Winners of Division 2 Västra Götaland and won the promotion playoff group comprising AIK, Landskrona BoIS and IFK Holmsund. 1963: Disastrous season back in the Allsvenskan winning only one game. 1970: The club started running ladies' teams. 1974: Frank Marshall was recruited as club coach with a promise that Allsvenskan football would be achieved within 5 years – a promise that he accomplished. 1978: The club win Division 2 Södra and are promoted to the Allsvenskan. 1979: Finished bottom of the Allsvenskan, winning just two games. 1989: Relegated to Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland bringing tier 4 football to Örjans vall for the first time. The league proved to be a real hornet's nest with many excellent Halland teams. 1991: A grim year for men's football with demotion to Division 4 Halland representing tier 5 football just 12 years after playing in the top tier. A missed penalty in the season's final match against Gislaved IS proved crucial. 1992: The club win Division 4 Halland. 1993: Another promotion with the club winning the Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland title. 1997: Winners of Division 2 Södra Götaland and won the promotion playoffs against Trollhättans FK and Nybro IF.
1998: Finishing last in Division 1 Södra proves a bitter disappointment. 1999: Another relegation this time from Division 2 Södra Götaland. 2000: The club face life in Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland with bankruptcy and the loss of coach Bjorn Andersson to Bayern Munich. 2006: The club stabilises and the finances are under control but on the playing front following league re-structuring the first team are again playing tier 5 football. 2008: Winners of Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland and are promoted. 2012: Winners of Division 2 Södra Götaland. 2015: Relegated from Division 1 Södra. 2018: Finished runners-up in Division 2 Västra Götaland and therefore entered the promotion playoffs. 2020: Relegated from Division 2 Västra Götaland.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1923–24Tier 2Division 2 Sydsvenskan 5th1924–25Tier 2Division 2 Sydsvenskan 1stPromotion Playoff1925–26Tier 2Division 2 Sydsvenskan 8th1926–27Tier 2Division 2 Sydsvenskan 3rd1927–28Tier 2Division 2 Sydsvenskan 5th1928–29Tier 2Division 2 Södra 9th1929–30Tier 2Division 2 Södra 8th1930–31Tier 2Division 2 Södra 6th1931–32Tier 2Division 2 Södra 1stPromoted1932–33Tier 1 Allsvenskan 10th1933–34Tier 1 Allsvenskan 11th Relegated1934–35Tier 2Division 2 Södra 2nd1935–36Tier 2Division 2 Södra 8th1936–37Tier 2Division 2 Södra 8th1937–38Tier 2Division 2 Södra 8th1938–39Tier 2Division 2 Södra 2nd1939–40Tier 2Division 2 Södra 1st Promotion Playoff1940–41Tier 2Division 2 Södra 2nd1941–42Tier 2Division 2 Södra 2nd1942–43Tier 2Division 2 Södra 1st Promotion Playoff – Promoted1943–44Tier 1 Allsvenskan 7th1944–45Tier 1 Allsvenskan 9th1945–46Tier 1 Allsvenskan 9th1946–47Tier 1 Allsvenskan 7th1947–48Tier 1 Allsvenskan 7th1948–49Tier 1 Allsvenskan 9th1949–50Tier 1 Allsvenskan 12th Relegated1950–51Tier 2Division 2Sydvästra 3rd1951–52Tier 2Division 2Sydvästra 7th1952–53Tier 2Division 2Sydvästra 10th Relegated1953–54Tier 3Division 3Södra Götaland1stPromoted1954–55Tier 2Division 2Götaland 14th Relegated1955–56Tier 3Division 3Sydvästra Götaland1stPromoted1956–57Tier 2Division 2Västra Götaland 6th1957–58Tier 2Division 2Västra Götaland 9th1959Tier 2Division 2Västra Götaland 12th Relegated1960Tier 3Division 3Sydvästra Götaland1stPromoted1961Tier 2Division 2Västra Götaland 2nd1962Tier 2Division 2Västra Götaland 1stPromotion Playoff – Promoted1963Tier 1 Allsvenskan 12th Relegated1964Tier 2Division 2Västra Götaland 5th1965Tier 2Division 2Västra Götaland 6th1966Tier 2Division 2Södra Götaland 6th1967Tier 2Division 2Södra Götaland 3rd1968Tier 2Division 2Södra Götaland 8th1969Tier 2Division 2Södra Götaland 5th1970Tier 2Division 2Södra Götaland 9th1971Tier 2Division 2Södra Götaland 4th1972Tier 2Division 2Södra 5th1973Tier 2Division 2Södra 7th1974Tier 2Division 2Södra 7th1975Tier 2Division 2Södra 6th1976Tier 2Division 2Södra 8th1977Tier 2Division 2Södra 6th1978Tier 2Division 2Södra 1st Promoted1979Tier 1 Allsvenskan 14th Relegated1980Tier 2Division 2Södra 8th1981Tier 2Division 2Södra 2nd1982Tier 2Division 2Södra 7th1983Tier 2Division 2Södra 5th1984Tier 2Division 2Södra 10th1985Tier 2Division 2Södra 14th Relegated1986Tier 3Division 3Sydvästra Götaland5thRelegation Playoff1987Tier 3Division 2Västra7th1988Tier 3Division 2Södra13thRelegated1989Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland3rd1990Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland8th1991Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland10thRelegated1992Tier 5 Division 4 Halland1stPromoted1993Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland1stPromoted1994Tier 3Division 2Södra Götaland8th1995Tier 3Division 2Södra Götaland8th1996Tier 3Division 2Södra Götaland9th1997Tier 3Division 2Södra Götaland2ndPromotion Playoffs – Promoted1998Tier 2Division 1Södra 14th Relegated1999Tier 3Division 2Södra Götaland10thRelegated2000Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland6th2001Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland6th2002Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland8th2003Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland2ndPromotion Playoffs2004Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland6th2005Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland6th2006*Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland5th2007Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland3rd2008Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland1stPromoted2009Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland6th2010Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland2nd2011Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland5th2012Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland1st Promoted2013Tier 3Division 1Södra4th2014Tier 3Division 1Södra7th2015Tier 3Division 1Södra12th Relegated2016Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland2nd Promotion Playoffs2017Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland7th 2018Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland2ndPromotion Playoffs 2019Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland7th2020Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland13thRelegated2021Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland2nd
Attendances
In recent seasons IS Halmia have had the following average attendances:
SeasonAverage AttendanceDivision / SectionLevel2005185 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 42006165 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 52007286 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 52008276 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 52009261 Div 2 Västra Götaland Tier 42010258 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 42011210 Div 2 Västra Götaland Tier 42012470 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 42013408 Div 1 Södra Tier 32014292 Div 1 Södra Tier 32015287 Div 1 Södra Tier 32016313 Div 2 Västra Götaland Tier 42017331 Div 2 Västra Götaland Tier 42018329 Div 2 Västra Götaland Tier 42019? Div 2 Västra Götaland Tier 420200 Div 2 Västra Götaland Tier 42021? Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
Footnotes
External links IS Halmia – official website