2007 Helsingborgs IF season

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Helsingborgs IF
2007 season
Manager Stuart Baxter
Allsvenskan 8th
UEFA Cup Last 32
Svenska Cupen Last 16
Top goalscorer Razak Omotoyossi (15)
  2006
2008  

Helsingborgs IF participated in the top tier of Swedish football, the Allsvenskan as well as the UEFA Cup and Svenska Cupen. The club reached the UEFA Cup Round of 32, the furthest they have been in a European competition.

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Season summary

Helsingborgs IF finished in eighth place, winning 9 out of their 26 league matches. [1] In the Svenska Cupen (national cup) they were knocked out in the RO16, 1–2 by Superettan side Landskrona BoIS. [2] In the UEFA Cup, Helsingborgs entered into the first qualifying round, beating Narva Trans [3] and Drogheda United. In the first round, Helsingborg beat eredivisie side SC Heerenveen 8–6 on aggregate to advance into the group stages, [4] where they placed second, defeating the likes of Galatasaray and Austria Wien. [5] [6] In the Round of 32, they faced PSV Eindhoven who defeated them 1–4 on aggregate. [7]

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Allsvenskan

Matches

Topscorers

UEFA Cup

1st round

2nd round

3rd round

Group stage

Last 32

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