| 2000 season | |
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| Manager |  Nanne Bergstrand |
| Allsvenskan | 2nd |
| Champions League | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | Álvaro Santos (12) |
| Highest home attendance | 13,802 |
| Average home league attendance | 9,414 |
Season summary edit
Helsingborg stunned the footballing world when they defeated Italian giants Inter Milan 1-0 on aggregate to become the first Swedish club to reach the Champions League group stages. Unfortunately, Helsingborg's luck ran out in the group stage and they were soundly beaten in their first three matches; they recovered to chalk up respectable draws against Paris Saint-Germain and that season's European champions, Bayern Munich, but finished bottom of their group and failed to even drop down into the UEFA Cup.
First-team squad edit
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Results edit
Champions League edit
Second qualifying round edit
| 26 July 2000 | Helsingborg | 0–0 |  BATE Borisov | Olympia, Helsingborg |
| 19:00 (CET) | Report MatchCentre |
Referee: Igor Ishchenko (Ukraine) |
| 2 August 2000 | BATE Borisov | 0–3 | Helsingborg | Dynama Stadium, Minsk |
| 19:00 (CET) | Report MatchCentre |
Álvaro  11'C. Andersson 24'Wahlstedt 85' |
Referee: Meir Levi (Israel) |
Helsingborg won 3–0 on aggregate.
Third qualifying round edit
| 9 August 2000 | Helsingborg | 1–0 |  Internazionale | Olympia, Helsingborg |
| 20:45 (CET) | Hansson 82' |
Report MatchCentre |
Referee: Zoran Arsić (Serbia and Montenegro) |
| 23 August 2000 | Internazionale | 0–0 | Helsingborg | San Siro, Milan |
| 21:00 (CET) | Report MatchCentre |
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia) |
Helsingborg won 1–0 on aggregate.
Group stage edit
| 13 September 2000 | Helsingborg | 1–3 |  Bayern Munich | Olympia, Helsingborg |
| Johansen 90' |
Report MatchCentre | Scholl 7' Salihamidžić 48'Jancker 55' |
Referee: Graham Barber (England) |
| 19 September 2000 | Paris Saint-Germain  | 4–1 | Helsingborg | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| Anelka 24' Robert 63'Christian 80'El Karkouri 89' |
Report MatchCentre | Johansen 45' |
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) |
| 26 September 2000 | Rosenborg  | 6–1 | Helsingborg | Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim |
| Johnsen 20', 29', 78' Strand 50', 51'S. Johansen 64' (o.g.) |
Report MatchCentre | Prica 90' |
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) |
| 18 October 2000 | Helsingborg | 2–0 | Rosenborg | Olympia, Helsingborg |
| Jansson 32' Álvaro 77' |
Report MatchCentre | Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia) |
| 24 October 2000 | Bayern Munich | 0–0 | Helsingborg | Olympic Stadium, Munich |
| Report MatchCentre | Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
| 8 November 2000 | Helsingborg | 1–1 | Paris Saint-Germain | Olympia, Helsingborg |
| Persson 71' |
Report MatchCentre | Anelka 34' |
Referee: Graham Poll (England) |