2006 Helsingborgs IF season
{{Unreferenced|date=June 2019|bot=noref (GreenC bot)}}
{{Infobox Football club season
| club = Helsingborgs IF
| season = 2006
| chairman =
| manager = Peter Swärdh
Stuart Baxter
| league = Allsvenskan
| league result = 4th
| league topscorer = Olivier Karekezi (11)
| season topscorer =
| cup1 =
| cup1 result =
| cup2 = Svenska Cupen
| cup2 result = Champions
| cup3 =
| cup3 result =
| prevseason = 2005
| nextseason = 2007
}}
Helsingborgs IF had a successful season with the return of Henrik Larsson from Barcelona putting the club into international spotlight. Following a dire start to the season, coach Peter Swärdh was sacked and replaced by Stuart Baxter, the Englishman's first Swedish job for five years. A strong end to the season saw Helsingborg briefly go into title contention, but that was not to be. Instead, Helsingborg beat Gefle 2-0 in the cup final, qualifying for the UEFA Cup as an effect.
Squad
=Goalkeepers=
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Daniel Andersson
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Oscar Berglund
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Pär Hansson
=Defenders=
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Tony Mahr
- {{flagicon|MLI}} Adama Tamboura
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Jacob Augustsson
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Andreas Jakobsson
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Andreas Granqvist
- {{flagicon|ARG}}{{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Miranda
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Erik Wahlstedt
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Fredrik Björck
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Oskar Rönningberg
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Andreas Landgren
=Midfielders=
- {{flagicon|FIN}} Fredrik Svanbäck
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Andreas Dahl
- {{flagicon|KEN}} McDonald Mariga
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Babis Stefanidis
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Fahrudin Karišik
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Eldin Karišik
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Patrik Åström
=Attackers=
- {{flagicon|RWA}} Olivier Karekezi
- {{flagicon|JAM}} Luton Shelton
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Larsson
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Gustaf Andersson
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Tobias Holmqvist
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Alexander Zaim
Allsvenskan
=Matches=
- Hammarby-Helsingborg 4-2
- 1-0 Paulinho Guará {{goal|20}}
- 2-0 Paulinho Guará {{goal|32}}
- 3-0 Björn Runström {{goal|35}}
- 3-1 Gustaf Andersson {{goal|68}}
- 4-1 Max von Schlebrügge {{goal|84}}
- 4-2 McDonald Mariga {{goal|89}}
- Helsingborg-GAIS 1-0
- 1-0 Olivier Karekezi {{goal|25}}
- IFK Göteborg-Helsingborg 2-2
- 0-1 Olivier Karekezi {{goal|15}}
- 0-2 McDonald Mariga {{goal|18}}
- 1-2 Thomas Olsson {{goal|25}}
- 2-2 Jonas Wallerstedt {{goal|47}}
- Helsingborg-AIK 1-1
- 0-1 Wílton Figueiredo {{goal|25}}
- 1-1 Babis Stefanidis {{goal|81}}
- Gefle-Helsingborg 1-0
- 1-0 Kristen Viikmäe {{goal|55}}
- Helsingborg-Öster 4-0
- 1-0 Luton Shelton {{goal|43}}
- 2-0 Olivier Karekezi {{goal|45}}
- 3-0 Olivier Karekezi {{goal|63}}
- 4-0 Babis Stefanidis {{goal|74}}
- Malmö FF-Helsingborg 3-1
- 1-0 Edward Ofere {{goal|19}}
- 1-1 Babis Stefanidis {{goal|52}}
- 2-1 Afonso Alves {{goal|78}}
- 3-1 Marcus Pode {{goal|88}}
- Helsingborg-Halmstad 1-1
- 1-0 Luton Shelton {{goal|3}}
- 1-1 Dušan Đurić {{goal|8}}
- Elfsborg-Helsingborg 0-0
- Helsingborg-Häcken 1-3
- 0-1 Hans Berggren {{goal|17}}
- 1-1 Olivier Karekezi {{goal|45}}
- 1-2 Robert Mambu-Mumba {{goal|72}}
- 1-3 Daniel Larsson {{goal|90}}
- Örgryte-Helsingborg 1-1
- 1-0 Aílton Almeida {{goal|77}}
- 1-1 Gustaf Andersson {{goal|87}}
- Helsingborg-Kalmar FF 2-1
- 0-1 Viktor Elm {{goal|58}}
- 1-1 Henrik Larsson {{goal|69}}
- 2-1 Luton Shelton {{goal|89}}
- Djurgården-Helsingborg 2-1
- 1-0 Matias Concha {{goal|40}}
- 1-1 Luton Shelton {{goal|70}}
- 2-1 Tobias Hysén {{goal|74}}
- Helsingborg-Djurgården 1-1
- 1-0 Luton Shelton {{goal|14}}
- 1-1 Mattias Jonson {{goal|25}}
- Helsingborg-Hammarby 3-1
- 0-1 Max von Schlebrügge {{goal|18}}
- 1-1 Henrik Larsson {{goal|45}}
- 2-1 Henrik Larsson {{goal|47}}
- 3-1 Fredrik Svanbäck {{goal|69}}
- GAIS-Helsingborg 0-2
- 0-1 McDonald Mariga {{goal|70}}
- 0-2 Olivier Karekezi {{goal|75}}
- Helsingborg-Malmö FF 3-1
- 0-1 Jonatan Johansson {{goal|23}}
- 1-1 Luton Shelton {{goal|53}}
- 2-1 Luton Shelton {{goal|66}}
- 3-1 Gustaf Andersson {{goal|90}}
- Halmstad-Helsingborg 1-1
- 0-1 Henrik Larsson {{goal|20}}
- 1-1 Martin Fribrock {{goal|64}}
- Helsingborg-Gefle 2-0
- 1-0 Babis Stefanidis {{goal|28}}
- 2-0 Olivier Karekezi {{goal|75}}
- Öster-Helsingborg 0-3
- 0-1 Olivier Karekezi {{goal|7}}
- 0-2 Henrik Larsson {{goal|20}}
- 0-3 McDonald Mariga {{goal|82}}
- Helsingborg-IFK Göteborg 3-2
- 1-0 Fredrik Svanbäck {{goal|13}}
- 2-0 Babis Stefanidis {{goal|32}}
- 3-0 Henrik Larsson {{goal|40}}
- 3-1 Stefan Selaković {{goal|89}}
- 3-2 Pontus Wernbloom {{goal|90}}
- AIK-Helsingborg 2-2
- 0-1 Luton Shelton {{goal|39}}
- 1-1 Miran Burgič {{goal|47}}
- 2-1 Nicklas Carlsson {{goal|60}}
- 2-2 own goal {{goal|90}}
- Helsingborg-Örgryte 2-1
- 1-0 Olivier Karekezi {{goal|3}}
- 1-1 Ola Toivonen {{goal|6}}
- 2-1 Olivier Karekezi {{goal|82}}
- Kalmar FF-Helsingborg 2-4
- 1-0 Ari {{goal|9}}
- 1-1 own goal {{goal|11}}
- 1-2 Luton Shelton {{goal|25}}
- 1-3 Henrik Larsson {{goal|61}}
- 2-3 Ari {{goal|72}}
- 2-4 Henrik Larsson {{goal|83}}
- Helsingborg-Elfsborg 1-1
- 0-1 Mathias Svensson {{goal|62}}
- 1-1 Olivier Karekezi {{goal|64}}
- Häcken-Helsingborg 3-0
- 1-0 Dioh Williams {{goal|34}}
- 2-0 Teddy Lučić {{goal|46}}
- 3-0 Jonas Henriksson {{goal|65}}
=Topscorers=
- {{flagicon|RWA}} Olivier Karekezi 11
- {{flagicon|JAM}} Luton Shelton 9
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Larsson 8
- {{flagicon|KEN}} McDonald Mariga 4
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Babis Stefanidis 4
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Gustaf Andersson 3
{{Helsingborgs IF seasons}}
{{2006 in Allsvenskan}}