2007 Helsingborgs IF season
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.
Season summary
Helsingborgs finished the Allsvenskan season in eighth place, winning 9 out of their 26 league matches. In the Svenska Cupen, they were knocked out in the round of 16 in a 2-1 loss to Superettan side Landskrona BoIS. In the UEFA Cup, Helsingborgs defeated Estonian side Narva Trans 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. 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. In the Round of 32, Helsingborgs faced Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven, who defeated them 1–4 on aggregate.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
Attackers
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
- 1–0 Christoffer Andersson
- 2–0 Andreas Jakobsson
- 3–0 René Makondele
- 4–0 Christoffer Andersson
- 5–0 Razak Omotoyossi
- 6–0 Henrik Larsson
- 7–0 Erik Wahlstedt
- 8–0 Andreas Landgren
- 9–0 René Makondele
Top scorers
- Razak Omotoyossi - 14 goals
- Henrik Larsson - 9 goals
- Andreas Jakobsson - 5 goals
- René Makondele - 3 goals
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
- 0–1 Erik Wahlstedt
- 0–2 Fredrik Svanbäck
- 0–3 Mathias Unkuri
2nd round
- Drogheda–Helsingborg 1–1
- 0–1 Henrik Larsson
- 1–1 Eamon Zayed
- Helsingborg–Drogheda 3–0
- 1–0 Andreas Jakobsson
- 2–0 Razak Omotoyossi
- 3–0 Olivier Karekezi
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
- 1–0 Henrik Larsson
- 2–0 Andreas Dahl
- 3–0 Razak Omotoyossi
- 4–0 René Makondele
- 5–0 Razak Omotoyossi
- 5–1 Gerald Sibon
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
- 1–0 Marouane Chamakh
- 1–1 Henrik Larsson
- 2–1 Jussiê
Last 32
- PSV Eindhoven–Helsingborg 2–0
- 1–0 Timmy Simons
- 2–0 Danko Lazović
- Helsingborg–PSV Eindhoven 1–2
- 0–1 Otman Bakkal
- 0–2 Danko Lazović
- 1–2 Leandro Castán