Ekenäs IF

Ekenäs Idrottsförening
Full name Ekenäs Idrottsförening
Nickname(s) EIF
Ekenäs IF
Founded 1905
Ground Ekenäs Centrumplan,
Ekenäs)
Raseborg
Finland
Chairman Finland Stefan Haglund
Head Coach Finland Stefan Strömborg
League Ykkönen
2014 1st (Kakkonen Southern)

Ekenäs Idrottsförening (abbreviated EIF or Ekenäs IF) is a sports club from Ekenäs, Raseborg in Finland. EIF was formed in 1905 and they are one of the oldest clubs in the south-west of Finland. The men's football first team currently plays in the Ykkönen (First Division). Their home ground is at the Ekenäs Centrumplan in Ekenäs. The Chairman of EIF is Stefan Haglund.

The club currently has sections covering football, handball, floorball and disc golf. EIF's athletics section set up Karis IK and from 1 January 2009 transferred its activities to the new IF Raseborg club.

History

Ekenäs Idrottsförening has a long football history which reached its pinnacle with one season in the highest division, the Mestaruussarja (Championship), back in 1933. They have also had 8 seasons in the Suomisarjaa (Finland League) which at that time was the second tier of Finnish football in 1938–39 and 1946/47–51.[1]

EIF have had five periods covering 26 seasons in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football from 1975–76, 1981–88, 1991–92, 1994–98 and 2002 to the current day.[2]

EIF has a thriving junior section with a large number of teams.

A new highest ever attendance for an EIF match was made in 2013 when 2,014 people attended the home game with FC Jazz. The old record was from 1975 when 1,625 people attended the home game with HAIK.[3]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
2000 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 5th
2001 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 1st Promoted
2002 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th
2003 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd
2004 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th
2005 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th
2006 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th
2007 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th
2008 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th
2009 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th
2010 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 12th Relegated
2011 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 1st Promoted
2012 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th
2013 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st

Club structure

EIF currently has 2 men's team, 1 ladies teams, 12 boys teams and 4 girls team.

Other facts

EIF Akademi are participating in Section 1 (Lohko 1) of the Kolmonen (Third Division) administered by the Uusimaa SPL. In 2009 the team finished in top position in their Nelonen (Fourth Division) section and were promoted to the Kolmonen.

EIF Ladies Team are competing in Group B (Lohko B) of the Kakkonen (Second Division) administered by the Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto) .

Current Squad for the 2016 Season

First team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 Finland DF Joel Lehtivuori
3 Finland DF Sampsa Timoska
4 Finland DF Akim Sairinen
5 Finland DF Olli Jalli
6 Ivory Coast MF Edgar Paul
7 Finland MF Emerik Grönroos
9 Finland DF Johan Estlander
10 Hungary MF Tamás Gruborovics
11 Norway FW Lamin Jaiteh
13 Finland DF William Lindqvist
14 Brazil MF Lucas Dos Santos
16 Brazil MF Douglas Silveira
17 Finland DF Zacharias Ekström
18 Finland MF Nicolas Sievers-Laine
22 Serbia FW Saša Jovović
No. Position Player
23 Finland MF Simon Sid
25 Finland MF Ville Sevón
26 Finland MF Anton Artzén
27 Finland DF Theo Lundström
29 Finland GK Lucas Lönnqvist
30 Finland GK Sami Saari
31 Finland FW Keaton Isaksson
32 Finland DF Jimmy Rehn
34 Finland MF Andreas Wahlstedt
40 United States GK Tim Murray
44 Ivory Coast FW Mamadou Konate
80 Finland GK Jonathan Jäntti
87 Finland MF Juuso Aalto
88 Finland MF Vili-Verneri Roivainen
99 Norway MF Fredrik Sidat Fladby

Ladies Team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Finland Malin Söderström
2 Finland Josefine Sjöblom
3 Finland Jenni Virranvuo
4 Finland Josefine Lindbom
5 Finland Maria Hujanen
6 Finland Jenny Sundblom
8 Finland Lilian Sjöberg
9 Finland Linda Grundström
10 Finland Victoria Sundblom
No. Position Player
11 Finland Alexandra Sundblom
12 Finland Heidi Öblom
14 Finland Ann-Sofie Nyholm
15 Finland Emilia Allén
16 Finland Hanna Lupala
17 Finland Johanna Rehn
18 Finland Ivonne Ruiz-Olate

References and sources

Footnotes

  1. "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 11.05.2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 11.05.2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. Jalkapallokirja 1991. Suomen Palloliitto. 1991. ISSN 0787-7188.
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