2006 Helsingborgs IF season

Helsingborgs IF had a successful season with the return of prodigal son Henrik Larsson from Barcelona putting the club into international spotlight. Following a dire start to the season, coach Peter Swärdh was sacked and replaced by Stuart Baxter, the Englishman's first Swedish job for five years. A strong end to the season saw Helsingborg briefly go into title contention, but that was not to be. Instead, Helsingborg beat Gefle 2-0 in the cup final, qualifying for the UEFA Cup as an effect.

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Daniel Andersson
• Oscar Berglund
• Pär Hansson

Defenders

• Tony Mahr
• Adama Tamboura
• Jacob Augustsson
• Andreas Jakobsson
• Andreas Granqvist
• Franco Miranda
• Erik Wahlstedt
• Fredrik Björck
• Oskar Rönningberg
• Andreas Landgren

Midfielders

• Fredrik Svanbäck
• Andreas Dahl
• McDonald Mariga
• Babis Stefanidis
• Fahrudin Karišik
• Eldin Karišik
• Patrik Åström

Attackers

• Olivier Karekezi
• Luton Shelton
• Henrik Larsson
• Gustaf Andersson
• Tobias Holmqvist
• Alexander Zaim

Allsvenskan

Matches

• Hammarby-Helsingborg 4-2
• 1-0 Paulinho Guará  20'
• 2-0 Paulinho Guará  32'
• 3-0 Björn Runström  35'
• 3-1 Gustaf Andersson  68'
• 4-1 Max von Schlebrügge  84'
• 4-2 McDonald Mariga  89'
• Helsingborg-GAIS 1-0
• 1-0 Olivier Karekezi  25'
• IFK Göteborg-Helsingborg 2-2
• 0-1 Olivier Karekezi  15'
• 0-2 McDonald Mariga  18'
• 1-2 Thomas Olsson  25'
• 2-2 Jonas Wallerstedt  47'
• Helsingborg-AIK 1-1
• 0-1 Wílton Figueiredo  25'
• 1-1 Babis Stefanidis  81'
• Gefle-Helsingborg 1-0
• 1-0 Kristen Viikmäe  55'
• Helsingborg-Öster 4-0
• 1-0 Luton Shelton  43'
• 2-0 Olivier Karekezi  45'
• 3-0 Olivier Karekezi  63'
• 4-0 Babis Stefanidis  74'
• Malmö FF-Helsingborg 3-1
• 1-0 Edward Ofere  19'
• 1-1 Babis Stefanidis  52'
• 2-1 Afonso Alves  78'
• 3-1 Marcus Pode  88'
• Helsingborg-Halmstad 1-1
• 1-0 Luton Shelton  3'
• 1-1 Dušan Đurić  8'
• Elfsborg-Helsingborg 0-0
• Helsingborg-Häcken 1-3
• 0-1 Hans Berggren  17'
• 1-1 Olivier Karekezi  45'
• 1-2 Robert Mambu-Mumba  72'
• 1-3 Daniel Larsson  90'
• Örgryte-Helsingborg 1-1
• 1-0 Aílton Almeida  77'
• 1-1 Gustaf Andersson  87'
• Helsingborg-Kalmar FF 2-1
• 0-1 Viktor Elm  58'
• 1-1 Henrik Larsson  69'
• 2-1 Luton Shelton  89'
• Djurgården-Helsingborg 2-1
• 1-0 Matias Concha  40'
• 1-1 Luton Shelton  70'
• 2-1 Tobias Hysén  74'
• Helsingborg-Djurgården 1-1
• 1-0 Luton Shelton  14'
• 1-1 Mattias Jonson  25'
• Helsingborg-Hammarby 3-1
• 0-1 Max von Schlebrügge  18'
• 1-1 Henrik Larsson  45'
• 2-1 Henrik Larsson  47'
• 3-1 Fredrik Svanbäck  69'
• GAIS-Helsingborg 0-2
• 0-1 McDonald Mariga  70'
• 0-2 Olivier Karekezi  75'
• Helsingborg-Malmö FF 3-1
• 0-1 Jonatan Johansson  23'
• 1-1 Luton Shelton  53'
• 2-1 Luton Shelton  66'
• 3-1 Gustaf Andersson  90'
• Halmstad-Helsingborg 1-1
• 0-1 Henrik Larsson  20'
• 1-1 Martin Fribrock  64'
• Helsingborg-Gefle 2-0
• 1-0 Babis Stefanidis  28'
• 2-0 Olivier Karekezi  75'
• Öster-Helsingborg 0-3
• 0-1 Olivier Karekezi  7'
• 0-2 Henrik Larsson  20'
• 0-3 McDonald Mariga  82'
• Helsingborg-IFK Göteborg 3-2
• 1-0 Fredrik Svanbäck  13'
• 2-0 Babis Stefanidis  32'
• 3-0 Henrik Larsson  40'
• 3-1 Stefan Selaković  89'
• 3-2 Pontus Wernbloom  90'
• AIK-Helsingborg 2-2
• 0-1 Luton Shelton  39'
• 1-1 Miran Burgič  47'
• 2-1 Nicklas Carlsson  60'
• 2-2 own goal  90'
• Helsingborg-Örgryte 2-1
• 1-0 Olivier Karekezi  3'
• 1-1 Ola Toivonen  6'
• 2-1 Olivier Karekezi  82'
• Kalmar FF-Helsingborg 2-4
• 1-0 Ari  9'
• 1-1 own goal  11'
• 1-2 Luton Shelton  25'
• 1-3 Henrik Larsson  61'
• 2-3 Ari  72'
• 2-4 Henrik Larsson  83'
• Helsingborg-Elfsborg 1-1
• 0-1 Mathias Svensson  62'
• 1-1 Olivier Karekezi  64'
• Häcken-Helsingborg 3-0
• 1-0 Dioh Williams  34'
• 2-0 Teddy Lučić  46'
• 3-0 Jonas Henriksson  65'

Topscorers

• Olivier Karekezi 11
• Luton Shelton 9
• Henrik Larsson 8
• McDonald Mariga 4
• Babis Stefanidis 4
• Gustaf Andersson 3