Halmstads BK
Full name	Halmstads Bollklubb
Founded	1914
Ground	Örjans vall, Halmstad
Capacity	16,000
Chairman	Arne Ekstrand
Manager	Janne Andersson
League	Allsvenskan
2006	Allsvenskan, 11th
Home colours Away colours

Halmstads BK, or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad. The club, formed 6 March 1914, is playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, and has won 4 national championship titles and 1 national cup title. They are known to be successful despite limited resources, being located in a relatively small town. Their coach, Janne Andersson, has been in the club's organization for many seasons and has been head coach since 2004. Image File history File links Halmstads_BK.png Logo of Halmstads BK File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Orjans Vall is a multi-use stadium in Halmstad, Sweden. ... Halmstad [hulm-stɑː(d)] is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of the Nissan River in Halland, south-western Sweden. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... This article is about the football league. ... The 2006 season in Swedish football, starting January 2006 and ending December 2006: // Events 18 January 2005: The Swedish national team plays a friendly in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia against the hosts, causing upset home in Sweden when it is revealed that no women are allowed at the stadium. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey with thin black sides File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... white soccer jersey with thin sides File links The following pages link to this file: Cambridge United F.C. Template talk:Football kit Drogheda United Sligo Rovers F.C. Template:Football kit/pattern list User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Halmstad [hulm-stɑː(d)] is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of the Nissan River in Halland, south-western Sweden. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the football league. ...

The club gained some European recognition in 1995, when they defeated the successful Italian club Parma A.C. with 3-0 on Gamla Ullevi in the first of two matches in their encounter in the Cup Winners' Cup. However, their second encounter, in Parma, ended with a crushing 0-4 defeat, sending out the Swedes. Parma Football Club (formerly Parma Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, nicknamed the Gialloblu. ... The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic cup competitions. ...

In 2005 they successfully qualified to the UEFA cup by beating 2004 runners up Sporting Clube de Portugal on away goals, totaly 4-4.[1] The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Sporting Clube de Portugal (pron. ...

Current squad

As of 31 August 2007. Players in bold have international caps. is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

No. Position Player 1 GK Conny Johansson 2 DF Per Johansson 3 DF Jesper Westerberg 4 DF Tommy Jönsson 5 MF Hasse Mattisson 6 DF Mikael Rosén 7 MF Martin Fribrock 8 FW Ajsel Kujovic 9 MF Sebastian Johansson 10 FW Magnus Arvidsson 12 DF Tomas Žvirgždauskas

No. Position Player 13 MF Andreas Johansson 14 MF Dusan Djuric 15 DF Peter Larsson 16 MF Tim Sparv 17 MF Hjalmar Öhagen 18 MF Björn Anklev 20 GK Magnus Bahne 21 DF Tibor Joza 22 GK David Loria 23 DF Emil Jensen - GK Marcus Sahlman (On loan to Trelleborg FF)

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Noted players

• Niclas Alexandersson
• Rutger Backe
• Dusan Djuric
• Tommy Jönsson
• Mats Lilienberg
• Fredrik Ljungberg
• Mikael Nilsson
• Markus Rosenberg
• Stefan Selakovic
• Petter Hansson
• Michael Svensson
• Artim Sakiri
• Robert Andersson
• Tomas Žvirgždauskas
• Sharbel Touma
• David Loria

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Achievements

• Swedish Champions:
  • Winners (4): 1976, 1979, 1997, 2000

• Allsvenskan:
  • Winners (4): 1976, 1979, 1997, 2000
  • Runners-up (2): 1954–55, 2004

• Svenska Cupen:
  • Winners (1): 1994–95

Lennart Johanssons Trophy, which has been awarded to the winners of Allsvenskan since 2001. ... This article is about the football league. ... Svenska Cupen (the Swedish Cup) is the main Swedish football Cup, which is qualifiyng for the UEFA Cup. ...

External links

• Halmstads BK - official site
• Kvastarna - official supporter club site
• Himlen är blå - supporter site