OV Helsingborg HK

OV Helsingborg HK
OV Helsingborg HK
Full name	Olympia Vikingarna Helsingborgs Handbollsklubb
Founded	1994
Arena	Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Capacity	5,000
League	Allsvenskan
Club colours
Home	Away
	Website; Official site

Last updated June 10, 2023

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.

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Sports Hall information

Name: – Helsingborg Arena
City: – Helsingborg
Capacity: – 5000
Address: – Mellersta Stenbocksgatan 14, 254 37 Helsingborg, Sweden

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References

↑ "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.

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[Bildad-1] "Klubbinfo". Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

[SM-2] "SM-slutspel, herrar" (PDF). Retrieved 4 July 2017.

[Placeringar-3] "Placeringar i högsta serien" (PDF). Retrieved 4 July 2017.

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2022–23 teams	Alingsås HK Eskilstuna Guif Hammarby IF HK Aranäs HK Malmö IF Hallby IFK Kristianstad IFK Skövde IK Sävehof Lugi HF OV Helsingborg Redbergslids IK Ystads IF Önnereds HK
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