HIFK Handboll
Full nameIdrottsföreningen kamraterna i Helsingfors
Short nameHIFK
Founded1943 (1943)
ArenaHelsingin Urheilutalo, Helsinki
Capacity860
Head coachRostislav Grinishin
LeagueSM-liiga
Club colours   
Website
Official site

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.

Location of HIFK Handboll
Helsinki
Helsinki
Location of HIFK Handboll

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

Sports Hall information

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season[1]
HIFK Handboll

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Russia Rostislav Grinishin
  • Coach: Sweden Tommy Souraniemi
  • Physiotherapist: Finland Ronny Zetterborg

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Titles

  • SM-liiga
    • Winner (7) : 1945, 1951, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1974
  • Finnish Cup
    • Winner (14) : 1975, 1981, 1984, 1988, 2014

EHF ranking

As of 6/12/2023[2]
RankTeamPoints
155Switzerland HSC Suhr Aarau29
156Poland MMTS Kwidzyn29
157Italy Pallamano Conversano28
158Finland HIFK Handboll27
159Faroe Islands VÍF26
160Croatia MRK Trogir26
161Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Leotar26

Former club members

Notable former players

References

  1. https://hifk-handball.fi/miehet/edustusjoukkue/
  2. "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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