IK_Heim

IK Heim

IK Heim

Swedish handball club

IK Heim were a Swedish handball club from Gothenburg, founded in 1923.[1] They have been Swedish champions 7 times. They won the title in 1950 (by defeating Örebro in the final),[2] 1955, 1959, 1960 and 1962 (by winning the league).[3] They were relegated from the top level in 1965 and did not return until 1974.[3] In 1980, Heim reached the semifinals of the Cup Winners' Cup, where they lost to Spanish club CB Calpisa.[4] They won two more Swedish titles in 1982 and 1983,[2] but were relegated again in 1984.[3] In 2005, the club merged with Mölndal HF to form IK Heim Mölndal and later Mölndal/Heim. Heim Mölndal briefly played in the top division from 2005 to 2007.[3] In 2009, Mölndal HF was re-founded as a separate club and Heim ceased to exist.[1]

Heim's positions in the top division
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References

  1. [1]
    "Heims handboll finns inte mer". Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. [2]
    "SM-slutspel, herrar" (PDF). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Placeringar i högsta serien" (PDF). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Men Handball V European Cup Winners Cup 1980". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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