2006 Helsingborgs IF season

Helsingborgs IF had a successful season with the return of 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.

Helsingborgs IF

2006 season
Manager	Peter Swärdh Stuart Baxter
Allsvenskan	4th
Svenska Cupen	Champions
Top goalscorer	Olivier Karekezi (11)

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