Halmstads BK finished second in Superettan in 2022 and was promoted to Allsvenskan. Since then, the team has mostly focused on staying in the league, with two consecutive 12th-place finishes in 2023-2024 followed by an 11th-place finish last year. In February, head coach Johan Lindholm reportedly set a more offensive goal for the team in the coming years.
According to an interview with Hallandsposten, Lindholm said he would like to see HBK win a fifth Swedish championship title by 2030. Internally, the player group has mostly talked about moving up the table. Midfielder Joel Allansson told Expressen that the team should aim from the middle and upward, not just focus on staying in the league.
I would like to see HBK win a fifth Swedish championship title by 2030.
Allansson reportedly has no problem with Lindholm's high ambitions. He said the worst that can happen is someone calls you crazy, but you have to accept that. Allansson also mentioned that Mjällby's and GAIS's successes have opened up for more clubs to believe in top placements in Allsvenskan.
He told Expressen that if you get it right and believe in what you do, it can go quite far, and those teams play offensive football with speed, which HBK can emulate.
The team should aim from the middle and upward, not just focus on staying in the league.
The worst that can happen is someone calls you crazy, but you have to accept that.
If you get it right and believe in what you do, it can go quite far, and those teams play offensive football with speed, which HBK can emulate.