2007 Helsingborgs IF season
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| 2007 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Stuart Baxter |
| Allsvenskan | 8th |
| UEFA Cup | Last 32 |
| Svenska Cupen | Last 16 |
| Top goalscorer | Razak Omotoyossi (15) |
In 2007, Helsingborgs IF competed in the Allsvenskan, the first division of professional soccer in Sweden, as well as the UEFA Cup and the Svenska Cupen. The club reached the UEFA Cup Round of 32, which was, up to that point, the furthest the club has advanced in a European competition.
Helsingborgs finished the Allsvenskan season in eighth place, winning 9 out of their 26 league matches.[1] In the Svenska Cupen, they were knocked out in the round of 16 in a 2-1 loss to Superettan side Landskrona BoIS.[2] In the UEFA Cup, Helsingborgs defeated Estonian side Narva Trans[3] and Irish side Drogheda United in the qualifying rounds. In the first round of the UEFA Cup, Helsingborgs defeated Dutch Eredivisie side SC Heerenveen 8–6 on aggregate to advance into the group stages.[4] In the group stages, they placed second in their group and secured victories over Turkish Super Lig side Galatasary and Austrian Bundesliga side FK Austria Wien. [5][6] In the Round of 32, Helsingborgs faced Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven, who defeated them 1–4 on aggregate.[7]
Squad
Goalkeepers
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
