FC Helsingborg

Nickname(s)

FCH

Founded

1979

Arena

Helsingborg Arena

Capacity

4,700

Manager

Kent Göransson

Coach

Magnus Anderberg

Captain

Kristoffer Fält

League

SSL

Championships

Home colors

Away colors

FC Helsingborg (Floorball Club Helsingborg), commonly FCH, is a Swedish professional floorball team from Helsingborg. The current club was formed in 2003 by a merging between the floorball section of Högaborgs BK and Ramlösa IBK. In the spring of 2003 the club separated with Högaborg and formed the standalone club FC Helsingborg. The team acquired Högaborgs place in the Elitserien (currently Swedish Super League.)

The team has played a total of 6 playoffs since the first time in the season of 2005/2006, were FCH was eliminated after losing 3:0 in a best-of-5 series against Pixbo Wallenstam IBK. The following season the team was eliminated after losing to Warberg IC with 8-5 in the 5th decisive game of the quarter-final series. After that the team was unable to secure a playoff-spot for the following two season. In 2009/2010, FCH was once again eliminated after losing the series 3:0 against Warberg IC in the quarter-finals. In the 2010/2011 season the team faced IBF Falun, and was eliminated after an overtime penalty-shootout in game 5. FCH did not qualify for playoffs during the 2012/2013 season.

FCH started the 2013/2014 season with a new head coach, Magnus Svensson, but opened the regular season poorly. Decision was made to take in former player Magnus Anderberg as new head coach. He lead the team to the playoffs, were they were eliminated after losing 4:0 in games against Pixbo Wallenstam IBK, all of which were overtime losses.

The 2014/2015 season was the most successful in team franchise history. FCH finished 7th place in the table at the end of the regular season, and was picked to face Pixbo Wallenstam IBK in the quarter-finals. FCH won the series 4:2, but lost the semi-finals 4:1 in games against Linköping IBK. It was the first time in franchise history FCH had reached semi-finals, and the bronze was also the first since the introduction of a national floorball series.

On the 23rd of November 2008, football legend Henrik Larsson made his debut for FCH against Jönköpings IK in front of 1 968 spectators. FCH won the game 7-6 after sudden-death. Henrik Larssons unexpected change of clubs caught huge attention in the media. He was noted for 9 games during the 2008/2009 season, scoring 4 assist and 1 goal, an empty-netter against Västerås IB. With that goal Larsson set the new league-record for longest time between goals in the highest league, 19 years between his 6th and 7th career goals. Larsson scored his first points for Viskan HBK during their time in the highest league in the fall of 1989.

Players

Current roster

#	Name	Year of birth	Acquired	Origin club
Goalkeepers
60	Jonathan Paulsson	1991	2012	Förslövs IF
70	Oskar Nielsen	1996	2014	Åstorp/Kvidinge IBS
Defencemen
7	Kristoffer Fält	1989	2008	Willands IBK
8	Juha Kivilehto	1981	2015	Vantaa FT (FIN)
19	Philip Häggström	1993	2014	FBC Engelholm
30	Anders Lindberg	1987	2011	Kävlinge BK
52	Jonathan Skoglösa	1995	Own product	FC Helsingborg
65	Asser Jääskeläinen	1989	2014	Ilves (FIN)
Attackers & Centers
2	Linus Nordgren	1989	2007	IBK Stanstad
10	Daniel Johnsson	1987	2006	Nykroppa IBK
11	Mika Moilanen	1986	2013	SB Vantaa
17	Joel von Reis	1997	Own product	FC Helsingborg
20	Jonathan Nilsson	1995	2011	FC Kristianstad
24	Nicklas Lidholm	1988	2013	Hofterups IBF
29	Jani Kukkola	1986	2011	SP-PRO
40	Arvid Friberg	1997	Own product	FC Helsingborg
43	Simon Nilsson	1997	2015	Munka-Ljungby IBK
79	Jonathan Olsson	1994	2010	VV-84 SK
89	Hampus Dargren	1989	2015	Hässelby SK IBK

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