Hässleholms IF is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 football club located in Hässleholm

Hässleholm

Hässleholm is a locality and the seat of Hässleholm Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 17,730 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Hässleholm was gradually developed from 1860 in connection with the construction of the main Stockholm to Malmö railway line. There was no settlement on the spot before...

 in Skåne County

Skåne County

Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...

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Background

Hässleholms Idrottsförening were founded on the 1st May 1922. In addition to football, the club over the years has run sections covering wrestling, table tennis, handball, bandy and ice hockey. HIF also has a basketball section with youth teams for boys and girls. Later the club has added a section for those with disabilities. For several years HIF had great success in youth football reflecting the development of this section of the club.

Since their foundation Hässleholms IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system

Swedish football league system

The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 276 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels...

. The club currently plays in Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Österås IP in Hässleholm.

Hässleholms IF are affiliated to Skånes Fotbollförbund

Skånes Fotbollförbund

The Skånes Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the non-administrative province of Scania.- Background :...

. Local rivals IFK Hässleholm

IFK Hässleholm

IFK Hässleholm is Swedish football club from Hässleholm that was established in 1905. The team is currently playing in Division 2 Östra Götaland. Several well known players have played at the club including England international striker Peter Crouch as well as Swedish footballers Jon Jönsson,...

play in the same division.

Recent History

In recent seasons Hässleholms IF have competed in the following divisions:

2011 - Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland

2010 - Division 4 Skåne Östra

2009 - Division 4 Skåne Norra

2008 - Division 3 Södra Götaland

2007 - Division 4 Skåne Norra

2006 - Division 4 Skåne Norra

2005 - Division 5 Skåne Mellersta

2004 - Division 5 Skåne Nordöstra

2003 - Division 5 Skåne Nordöstra

2002 - Division 5 Skåne Nordöstra

2001 - Division 4 Skåne Östra

2000 - Division 4 Skåne Norra

1999 - Division 4 Skåne Norra

Attendances

In recent seasons Hässleholms IF have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2007	Not available	Div 4 Skåne Norra	Tier 6
2008	86	Div 3 Södra Götaland	Tier 5
2009	Not available	Div 4 Skåne Norra	Tier 6
2010	75	Div 4 Skåne Östra	Tier 6

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.

External links

• Hässleholms IF - Official Website
• Hässleholms IF Facebook