Halmstads BK
Description
Halmstads BK, also calld HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad. The club, formed 6 March 1914, is playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, and has won 4 national championship titles and 1 national cup title. They are known to be successful despite limited resources, being located in a relatively small town. Their coach, Janne Andersson, has been in the club's organization for many seasons and has been head coach since 2004.
The club gained some European recognition in 1995, when they defeated the successful Italian club Parma A.C. with 3-0 on Gamla Ullevi in the first of two matches in their encounter in the Cup Winners' Cup. However, their second encounter, in Parma, ended with a crushing 0-4 defeat, sending out the Swedes.
In 2005 they reached the group stage of the UEFA cup by beating 2004 runners up Sporting Clube de Portugal on away goals, totaly 4-4.[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=347905.html]
The 2000 season was the latest time the club became swedish champions, in 2004 they where close to win Allsvenskan again but lost it to Malmö FF in the last game of the season.