2007 Helsingborgs IF season explained

Season:	2007
League Result:	8th
League Topscorer:	Razak Omotoyossi (15)
Cup1 Result:	Last 32
Cup2 Result:	Last 16
Nextseason:	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.

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

• Daniel Andersson
• Oscar Berglund

Defenders

• Andreas Landgren
• Andreas Jakobsson
• Leandro Castán
• Samir Beloufa
• Christoffer Andersson
• Erik Wahlstedt
• Oskar Rönningberg
• Joel Ekstrand

Midfielders

• Isaac Chansa
• Fredrik Svanbäck
• Andreas Dahl
• Marcus Lantz
• Ólafur Ingi Skúlason
• René Makondele
• Martin Kolář
• Babis Stefanidis
• Andreas Dahl
• Mathias Unkuri

Attackers

• Gustaf Andersson
• Razak Omotoyossi
• Henrik Larsson
• Fredrik Olsson
• Patrik Åström

Allsvenskan

Matches

• Halmstad–Helsingborg 2–1
  • • • 0–1 Razak Omotoyossi 1–1 Tomas Žvirgždauskas 2–1 Emra Tahirović Helsingborg–Gefle 3–1
    • 1–0 Andreas Jakobsson 1–1 Yannick Bapupa 2–1 Daniel Bernhardsson
  • 3–1 Henrik Larsson Djurgården–Helsingborg 3–1
    • • • 0–1 Andreas Jakobsson 1–1 Mattias Jonson 2–1 Mattias Jonson 3–1 Jones Kusi-Asare Helsingborg–Elfsborg 0–1
  • 0–1 Andreas Augustsson AIK–Helsingborg 0–1
  • 0–1 Razak Omotoyossi Helsingborg–Malmö FF 0–1
  • 0–1 Ola Toivonen Brommapojkarna–Helsingborg 1–1
    • 0–1 McDonald Mariga 1–1 Arash Talebinejad Helsingborg–Örebro 4–1
      • • • 0–1 Fredrik Nordback 1–1 Olivier Karekezi 2–1 Henrik Larsson 3–1 Babis Stefanidis 4–1 Razak Omotoyossi Kalmar FF–Helsingborg 2–0
    • 1–0 César Santín 2–0 César Santín Helsingborg–GAIS 1–1
    • 0–1 Eyjólfur Héðinsson 1–1 Babis Stefanidis Trelleborg–Helsingborg 2–3
      • • • 0–1 Razak Omotoyossi 0–2 Andreas Dahl 1–2 Erik Sundin 2–2 Erik Sundin 2–3 Andreas Jakobsson Helsingborg–Hammarby 4–2
            • 1–0 Samir Beloufa 2–0 Razak Omotoyossi 3–0 Henrik Larsson 3–1 Sebastián Castro Tello 3–2 Paulinho Guará 4–2 McDonald Mariga Helsingborg–IFK Göteborg 2–2
        • 0–1 Marcus Berg 0–2 Marcus Berg 1–2 Razak Omotoyossi 2–2 Razak Omotoyossi Helsingborg–AIK 2–3
          • 1–0 Henrik Larsson 1–1 Mauro Óbolo 1–2 Wílton Figueiredo 1–3 Lucas Valdemarín 2–3 Andreas Jakobsson Malmö FF–Helsingborg 1–1
    • 1–0 Júnior 1–1 Razak Omotoyossi GAIS–Helsingborg 0–3
      • 0–1 Andreas Landgren 0–2 Razak Omotoyossi 0–3 Olivier Karekezi Helsingborg–Kalmar FF 5–0
        • • 1–0 Fredrik Svanbäck 2–0 Andreas Dahl 3–0 Henrik Larsson 4–0 Razak Omotoyossi 5–0 Henrik Larsson Elfsborg–Helsingborg 0–0
• Helsingborg–Djurgården 1–4
  • • • • • 0–1 Thiago Quirino 0–2 Daniel Sjölund 0–3 Thiago Quirino 1–3 René Makondele 1–4 Mikael Dahlberg Helsingborg–Brommapojkarna 1–1
    • 1–0 Fredrik Svanbäck 1–1 Håkan Malmström Örebro–Helsingborg 4–3
      • • • • • 0–1 Razak Omotoyossi 0–2 Henrik Larsson 1–2 Sebastian Henriksson 2–2 Fredrik Nordback 3–2 Patrik Anttonen 4–2 Stefan Rodevåg 4–3 Henrik Larsson Helsingborg–Trelleborg 1–1
    • 1–0 Andreas Dahl 1–1 Michael Mensah Hammarby–Helsingborg 0–2
    • 0–1 Razak Omotoyossi 0–2 Razak Omotoyossi Gefle–Helsingborg 4–0
      • • 1–0 Johan Oremo 2–0 Daniel Westlin 3–0 Johan Oremo 4–0 Jonas Lantto Helsingborg–Halmstad 9–0

Topscorers

• Razak Omotoyossi 14
• Henrik Larsson 9
• Andreas Jakobsson 5
• René Makondele 3

UEFA Cup

1st round

• Helsingborg–Trans Narva 6–0
  • • • • • • 1–0 Razak Omotoyossi 2–0 Andreas Dahl 3–0 Henrik Larsson 4–0 Henrik Larsson 5–0 Olivier Karekezi 6–0 Christoffer Andersson Trans Narva–Helsingborg 0–3

2nd round

• Drogheda–Helsingborg 1–1
  • • 0–1 Henrik Larsson 1–1 Eamon Zayed Helsingborg–Drogheda 3–0

3rd round

• Heerenveen–Helsingborg 5–3
  • • • • • • • • 1–0 Michael Bradley 2–0 Gerald Sibon 3–0 Gerald Sibon 3–1 Henrik Larsson 3–2 Razak Omotoyossi 4–2 Kristian Bak Nielsen 5–2 Michael Bradley 5–3 Henrik Larsson Helsingborg–Heerenveen 5–1

Group stage

• Helsingborg–Panionios 1–1
  • • 0–1 Fanouris Goundoulakis 1–1 Henrik Larsson Galatasaray–Helsingborg 2–3
      • • • 0–1 Henrik Larsson 0–2 Razak Omotoyossi 1–2 Shabani Nonda 1–3 Christoffer Andersson 2–3 Shabani Nonda Helsingborg–Austria Wien 3–0
      • 1–0 Ólafur Ingi Skúlason 2–0 Razak Omotoyossi 3–0 Razak Omotoyossi Bordeaux–Helsingborg 2–1

Last 32

• PSV Eindhoven–Helsingborg 2–0
  • • 1–0 Timmy Simons 2–0 Danko Lazović Helsingborg–PSV Eindhoven 1–2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Helsingborgs IF Allsvenskan 2007 fixture and results . 2024-03-25 . football-lineups.com . en.
2. Web site: Svenska Cupen 2007 resultat, Fotboll Sverige - Flashscore . 2024-03-25 . www.flashscore.se . sv.
3. Web site: Helsingborg 3-0 Trans Narva (2 Aug, 2007) Final Score - ESPN (UK) . 2024-04-07 . ESPN . en.
4. Web site: UEFA.com . 2007-10-04 . Helsingborg lead Swedish celebrations UEFA Europa League . 2024-04-07 . UEFA.com . en.
5. Web site: UEFA.com . 2007-11-08 . Helsingborg leave Galatasaray reeling UEFA Europa League . 2024-04-07 . UEFA.com . en.
6. Web site: UEFA.com . 2007-11-29 . Helsingborg go through with goal rush UEFA Europa League . 2024-04-07 . UEFA.com . en.
7. Web site: UEFA.com . 2008-02-21 . PSV too strong for Helsingborg UEFA Europa League . 2024-03-25 . UEFA.com . en.