# HIFK Handboll

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**HIFK Handboll** is a [Finnish](/source/Finland) professional [handball](/source/Team_handball) club from [Helsinki](/source/Helsinki). **HIFK Handboll** is the [handball](/source/Team_handball) section of [HIFK](/source/HIFK). The club is playing in the [Finnish Handball League](/source/Finnish_Handball_League) (SM-liiga), and play their home matches in Helsingin Urheilutalo.

## 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

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## Sports Hall information

- **Name:** – [Helsingin Urheilutalo](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsingin_urheilutalo)
- **City:** – [Helsinki](/source/Helsinki)
- **Capacity:** – 860
- **Address:** – Helsinginkatu 25, 00510 [Helsinki](/source/Helsinki), [Finland](/source/Finland)

## Team

### Current squad

- *Squad for the 2023–24 season*[1]

HIFK Handboll Goalkeepers 12 Martin Börjes 26 Viljo Ukkonen 29 Niklas Zilliacus Left Wingers 38 Linus Svensson 64 Jakob Meinander Right Wingers 3 Altti Kolkki 22 Vladimir Knopinskii 60 Vili Leppänen Line Players 6 Viktor Grönmark 14 Nicolas Reenpää 18 Samuel Elmvik Left Backs 23 André Udd 34 Oskari Suopajärvi Central Backs 10 Kristian Jansson 91 Joel Hagström Right Backs 13 Rui Rolo

### Technical staff

- Head coach: [Rostislav Grinishin](/source/Rostislav_Grinishin)
- Coach: [Tommy Suoraniemi](/source/Tommy_Suoraniemi)
- Physiotherapist: [Ronny Zetterborg](/source/Ronny_Zetterborg)

### Transfers

- *Transfers for the 2023–24 season*

**Joining**

- [Linus Svensson](/source/Linus_Svensson) (LW) from [IFK Ystad HK](/source/IFK_Ystad_HK)
- [Martin Börjes](/source/Martin_B%C3%B6rjes) (GK) from [Täby HBK](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A4by_Handbollsklubb)
- [Niklas Zilliacus](/source/Niklas_Zilliacus) (GK) from [GrIFK](/source/GrIFK_(men's_handball))
- [Kristian Jansson](/source/Kristian_Jansson) (CB) from [ÅIFK](/source/%C3%85bo_IFK)

**Leaving**

- [Evgeny Semenov](/source/Evgeny_Semenov) (RB) *(retires)*
- [Aliaksandr Tsitou](/source/Aliaksandr_Tsitou) (LP) *(retires)*
- [Oscar Udd](/source/Oscar_Udd) (LB) *(retires)*

## Titles

- **[SM-liiga](/source/Finnish_Handball_League)** - **Winner (7)** : 1945, 1951, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1974
- **Finnish Cup** - **Winner (14)** : 1975, 1981, 1984, 1988, 2014

## EHF ranking

[2]

style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#FF0000|Rank style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#FF0000|Team style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#FF0000|Points 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

### Notable former players

- [Kristofer Karlsson](/source/Kristofer_Karlsson) (2018–2021)
- [Evgeny Semenov](/source/Evgeny_Semenov) (2021–2023)
- [Aliaksandr Tsitou](/source/Aliaksandr_Tsitou) (2021–2023)

## References

1. ["Edustusjoukkue"](https://hifk-handball.fi/miehet/edustusjoukkue/)

1. ["Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball"](http://www.eurotopteam.com/handball/club.php)

## External links

- [Official website](https://hifk-handball.fi/)
- [HIFK Handboll](https://www.facebook.com/HIFKHandball) on Facebook

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