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  CLUB PROFILE
About Halmstads BK
 
The club, formed 6 March 1914, competes in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, and has won 4 national championship titles and 1 national cup title. The club is known to be successful despite limited resources, being located in a relatively small town. The current manager, Janne Andersson, has been in the club's organization for many seasons as assistant manager and has been manager since 2004.

The club gained some European recognition in 1995, when they defeated the successful Italian club Parma A.C. 3-0 at Gamla Ullevi (in Gothenburg) in the first of two matches in the in the Cup Winners' Cup. However, their second encounter, in Parma, ended with a crushing 0-4 defeat, eliminating them from the tournament.

The club has a reputation for bringing forth talented new players, such as Michael Svensson, Petter Hansson and Fredrik Ljungberg.

Club Information
Nickname: HBK
Division: Allsvenskan
City: Halmstad
Country: Sweden
Head Coach: Janne Andersson
Stadium: Orjans Vall
Stadium Capacity: 16000

Club Honors
* Swedish Champions: 1976, 1979, 1997, 2000 * Allsvenskan: 1976, 1979, 1997, 2000 * Svenska Cupen: 1994–95 * Division 1: 1932–33, 1938–1939, 1940–1941, 1941–1942, 1946–1947, 1953–1954, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1988, 1992

Club Website
http://www.hbk.se/extra/pod/