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.

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