OV Helsingborg HK, is a handball team from Helsingborg, Sweden, which currently plays in Handbollsligan, the top level of Swedish men's handball. The club was founded in 1994 as a merger of Vikingarnas IF (founded in 1941) and HF Olympia (founded in 1963).[1] Vikingarna have been Swedish champions three times (1961, 1967 and 1981).[2] They last played in the top level in 1990. Olympia were less successful, but played two seasons in the top division from 1977 to 1979. OV Helsingborg reached the top division in 2007, 2009 and 2017 but were immediately relegated all three times.[3] In 2019 and 2020 they played in the top division again for two seasons before they were relegated. They once again played the top division 2022/2023, but were relegated.
| OV Helsingborg HK | |||
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| Full name | Olympia Vikingarna Helsingborgs Handbollsklubb | ||
| Founded | 1994 | ||
| Arena | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| League | Allsvenskan | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
Kits
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Sports Hall information
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- Name: – Helsingborg Arena
- City: – Helsingborg
- Capacity: – 5000
- Address: – Mellersta Stenbocksgatan 14, 254 37 Helsingborg, Sweden
References
edit- ^ "Klubbinfo". Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "SM-slutspel, herrar" (PDF). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Placeringar i högsta serien" (PDF). Retrieved 4 July 2017.