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.
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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 |
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| Website Official site | |
Helsinki
Location of HIFK Handboll
History edit
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
Kits edit
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2018–20 |
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Sports Hall information edit
- Name: – Helsingin Urheilutalo
- City: – Helsinki
- Capacity: – 860
- Address: – Helsinginkatu 25, 00510 Helsinki, Finland
Team edit
Current squad edit
- Squad for the 2023–24 season[1]
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Technical staff edit
- Head coach:
Rostislav Grinishin - Coach:
Tommy Souraniemi - Physiotherapist:
Ronny Zetterborg
Transfers edit
- Transfers for the 2023–24 season
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Titles edit
- SM-liiga
- Winner (7) : 1945, 1951, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1974
- Finnish Cup
- Winner (14) : 1975, 1981, 1984, 1988, 2014
EHF ranking edit
- As of 6/12/2023[2]
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| 155 |  HSC Suhr Aarau |
29 |
| 156 |  MMTS Kwidzyn |
29 |
| 157 |  Pallamano Conversano |
28 |
| 158 |  HIFK Handboll |
27 |
| 159 |  VÍF |
26 |
| 160 |  MRK Trogir |
26 |
| 161 |  RK Leotar |
26 |
Former club members edit
Notable former players edit
Kristofer Karlsson (2018–2021)
Evgeny Semenov (2021–2023)- Aliaksandr Tsitou (2021–2023)
