Halmstads BK vs. Örgryte IS

Örjans Vall - Halmstad - Allsvenskan

Match summary

⟸⚽32' Ascone

⟸⚽54' Arvidsson

Match attendance: 4,576

Ground facts

World Cup 1958 venue

Name: Örjans Vall

Location: Halmstad

Opened: 1922

Renovated: 1972 & 2017

Capacity: 10,873 (3,833 seated / 7,040 standing)

Pitch: Grass

Home teams: Halmstads BK & IS Halmia

Interesting facts: -

Örjans Vall hosted two group matches during the 1958 World Cup. Northern Ireland vs Czechoslovakia & Argentina vs Northern Ireland.

Club facts

Halmstads BK

Full name: Halmstads Bollklubb (Ball Club)

Nickname: Bollklubben

Established: 1914

Home town: Halmstad

Home ground: Örjans Vall

Average home attendance 2025: 5,706 (11th highest in Allsvenskan)

Main honours: Allsvenskan winners x 4, Swedish Cup winners x 1

Last trophy: Allsvenskan winners (2000)

Current manager: Stuart Baxter (Scotland)

Final league position 2025: 11th

League position before match: 16th

Örgryte IS

Full name: Örgryte Idrottssällskap (Sports Club)

Nickname: Lirarnas lag (The Players Team)

Established: 1887

Home town: Göteborg (Gothenburg)

Home ground: Gamla Ullevi

Average home attendance 2025: 4,260 (4th highest in Superettan)

Main honours: Allsvenskan / Swedish champions x 12, Swedish cup x 1

Last trophy: Swedish cup winners (2000)

Current manager: Andreas Holmberg (Sweden)

Final league position 2025: 3rd (Superettan), promoted by play-offs

League position before match: 15th

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