2008 Halmstads BK season
| 2008 season | |||
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| Allsvenskan | 8th | ||
| Svenska Cupen | 4th round | ||
| Top goalscorer | 
League:  Anselmo (15) All: Anselmo (18)  | ||
| Highest home attendance | 9,693 vs Kalmar FF (9 November) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,148 vs GIF Sundsvall (24 October) | ||
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Squad
First-team squad
As of 1 September 2008.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
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Out
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Out on loan
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Appearances and goals
- Last updated on 1 November 2008.
 
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Allsvenskan | Svenska Cupen | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Conny Johansson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Per Johansson | 23 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | Jesper Westerberg | 23 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Tommy Jönsson | 31 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Markus Gustafson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Mikael Rosén | 25 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Martin Fribrock1 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | MF | Michael Görlitz | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | FW | Ajsel Kujovic | 23 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 | FW | Emir Kujovic | 26 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Magnus Arvidsson | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 11 | MF | Alexander Prent | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | Tomas Zvirgzdauskas | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | Andreas Johansson | 33 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Anselmo | 29 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 3 | |
| 15 | DF | Peter Larsson1 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Joe Sise | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Tim Sparv | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Hjalmar Öhagen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Marcus Olsson | 23 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 19 | MF | Daniel Johansson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | GK | Magnus Bahne | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Anel Raskaj | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | Marcus Sahlman1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | Karl-Johan Johnsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | Emil Jensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Sebastian Johansson | 29 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | Johan Svahn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1= Player's number was given to another player after the player left the club.
Pre-season
2 February 2008  | 
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0 – 2 |  Trelleborgs FF  | 
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|  (Report) (Swedish)  | 
 Jonas Bjurström  Kristian Haynes  | 
12 February 2008  | 
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1 – 1 |  Viking Stavanger  | 
|---|---|---|
|  Ajsel Kujovic  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
 André Danielsen  | 
| Penalties | ||
|  Sparv  A. Johansson Prent Fribrock Westerberg  | 
4 – 5 |   | 
18 February 2008  | 
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2 – 2 |  Lillestrøm SK  | 
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|  Magnus Arvidsson  Ajsel Kujovic  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
 Frode Kippe  Olivier Occean  | 
| Penalties | ||
|  Prent  Westerberg Jönsson A. Kujovic  | 
2 – 3 |   | 
15 February 2008  | 
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2 – 1 |  Mjällby AIF  | 
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|  Andreas Johansson  Martin Fribrock  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
 Robin Cederberg  | 
15 February 2008  | 
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3 – 0 |  AIK  | 
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|  Magnus Arvidsson  Ajsel Kujovic Tommy Jönsson  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
15 February 2008  | 
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1 – 2 |  IF Elfsborg  | 
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|  Anselmo  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
 Denni Avdic  Anders Svensson  | 
27 July 2008  | 
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1 – 3 |  Reading FC  | 
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|  Alexander Prent  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
 Kevin Doyle  Noel Hunt  | 
Allsvenskan
| Pos | 
Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
D | 
L | 
GF | 
GA | 
GD | 
Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalmar FF (C) | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 64 | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round | 
| 2 | IF Elfsborg (Q) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 18 | +31 | 63 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round | 
| 3 | IFK Göteborg (Q) | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 54 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 1 | 
| 4 | Helsingborgs IF (Q) | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 54 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round | 
| 5 | AIK | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 45 | |
| 6 | Malmö FF | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 44 | |
| 7 | Örebro SK | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 42 | |
| 8 | Halmstads BK | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 41 | |
| 9 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 41 | |
| 10 | Trelleborgs FF | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 40 | |
| 11 | GAIS | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 38 | |
| 12 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 36 | |
| 13 | Gefle IF | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 28 | |
| 14 | Ljungskile SK (Q) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 24 | Relegation Playoffs | 
| 15 | GIF Sundsvall (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 54 | −28 | 22 | Relegation to Superettan | 
| 16 | IFK Norrköping (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 20 | 
Updated to games played on 9 November 2008.
Source: svenskfotboll.se
Rules for classification: 
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1IFK Göteborg won the Svenska Cupen 2008 competition, thereby qualifying for the Third Qualifying Round of UEFA Cup 2009-10.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. 
Only applicable when the season is not finished: 
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Djurgårdens IF | 2 – 1 | Halmstads BK | 
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|  Sebastian Rajalakso  Sölvi Ottesen  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
 Anselmo  | 
| IFK Norrköping | 1 – 3 | Halmstads BK | 
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|  Riki Cakic  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
 Peter Larsson  Peter Larsson Ajsel Kujovic  | 
| Halmstads BK | 2 – 3 | Malmö FF | 
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|  Alexander Prent  Anselmo  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
 Christian Järdler  Ola Toivonen Labinot Harbuzi  | 
| Halmstads BK | 3 – 2 | Ljungskile SK | 
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|  Anselmo  Emir Kujovic Marcus Olsson  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
 Andreas Kristoffersson  | 
| Halmstads BK | 1 – 2 | IF Elfsborg | 
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|  Sebastian Johansson  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
 Emir Bajrami  Fredrik Berglund  | 
| Trelleborgs FF | 1 – 2 | Halmstads BK | 
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|  Andreas Drugge  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
 Ajsel Kujovic  Jesper Westerberg  | 
| Gefle IF | 4 – 0 | Halmstads BK | 
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|  Mathias Woxlin  Johannes Ericsson Hans Berggren  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
| Halmstads BK | 3 – 1 | Helsingborgs IF | 
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|  Ajsel Kujovic  Michael Görlitz Anselmo  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
 Henrik Larsson  | 
| IFK Göteborg | 3 – 0 | Halmstads BK | 
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|  Tobias Hysén  Robin Söder Mattias Bjärsmyr  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
| Halmstads BK | 1 – 2 | Djurgårdens IF | 
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|  Marcus Olsson  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
 Mikael Dahlberg  Andrej Komac  | 
| IF Elfsborg | 3 – 0 | Halmstads BK | 
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|  Fredrik Berglund  Emir Bajrami Lars Nilsson  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
| Halmstads BK | 2 – 2 | Kalmar FF | 
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|  Emir Kujovic  Andreas Johansson  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
 Daniel Sobralense  Patrik Ingelsten  | 
Svenska Cupen
Second round
Third round
| Nyköpings BIS | 0 – 9 | Halmstads BK | 
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|  (Report) (Swedish)  | 
 Ajsel Kujovic  Anselmo Martin Fribrock Marcus Olsson  | 
Fourth round
| Halmstads BK | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | IF Elfsborg | 
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|  Per Johansson  Magnus Arvidsson  | 
 (Report) (Swedish)  | 
 Mathias Florén  Elmin Kurbegovic  | 
| Penalties | ||
|  Jönsson  A. Johansson E. Kujovic Westerberg  | 
2 – 4 |   | 
References
- 1 2 "Halmstads Arne Ekstrand avgår" (in Swedish). svd.se. 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
 - ↑ "First Team Squad List". Halmstads BK. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
 - ↑ "Youth Squad". Halmstads BK. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
 - ↑ "IFK Göteborg - HBK inställt!" (in Swedish). Svenskafans.com. 2008-08-12. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
 - ↑ "Nytt speldatum mot IFK" (in Swedish). Svenskafans.com. 2008-08-19. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
 
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