Karlskrona Handboll was a Swedish handball club based in Karlskrona, founded in 1920.[1] They were the first Swedish champions in 1932.[2] They were founding members of Allsvenskan in 1934–35.[3] They reached the Swedish championship final again in 1936, but lost to Hellas.[2] They were relegated from Allsvenskan in 1939 and have not returned since.[3] Until the 1950s, almost all players of the club were members of the Swedish Navy (Flottan).[1] In 2022 Karlskrona Handboll and HIF Karlskrona became one club, now under the name HF Karlskrona.[4]
| Karlskrona Handboll | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | KFI Karlskrona Handboll | ||
| Founded | 1920 | ||
| Dissolved | 1 July 2022 | ||
| Arena | Karlskrona idrottshall, Karlskrona | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| Club colours | |||
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| Website Official site | |||
Karlskrona
Location of Karlskrona Handboll
Crest, colours, supporters edit
Naming history edit
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Flottans IF | 1920–1929 |
| Kungliga Flottans IF | 1929–2013 |
| KFI Karlskrona Handboll | 2013–2022 |
Kits edit
| HOME | ||||||
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| AWAY | ||||||
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   2018– | ||||||
Sports Hall information edit
- Name: – Karlskrona idrottshall
- City: – Karlskrona
- Capacity: – 1500
- Address: – Björkholmskajen 3, 371 36 Karlskrona, Sweden
References edit
- ^ a b "Föreningen". Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ a b Boken om handboll ("The book about handball"). Bygd och folk förlag. p. 46–75.
- ^ a b "Placeringar i högsta serien" (PDF). Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Sammanslagningen är ett faktum – HF Karlskrona ser dagens ljus". hifkarlskrona.se. Retrieved 30 June 2022.