Grankulla IFK
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Full name | Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Grankulla | ||
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Nickname(s) | GrIFK, Grani | ||
Founded | 1925 | ||
Ground | Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä, Kauniainen Finland | ||
Chairman | Jan Sten | ||
Manager | Jari Europeaus | ||
League | 2020 Kakkonen | ||
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Grankulla IFK, or GrIFK as the name is commonly abbreviated, is a Finnish sports club from the city of Kauniainen. The club was formed in 1925 and the main activities covered are football, ice-hockey, handball and floorball. The club's main football team is currently playing in the Kakkonen, the third tier of the Finnish football league system. GrIFK play their home matches at Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä. The Chairman of the club is Jan Sten. The club has more than 600 registered players.
History[]
GrIFK has played 13 seasons in the Ykkönen (First Division), the second tier of Finnish football in 1978–80, 1982–85, 1987–88, 1990, 2008 and 2016-2017. They also have had ten spells (covering 21 seasons) in the third tier, the Kakkonen (the Second Division), in 1973–75, 1977, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1991–92, 1996, 2005–07, 2009-2015 and 2018 to the present day.[1]
Season to season[]
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Club Structure[]
GRIFK run a number of teams including 3 men's teams, 1 veteran's team, close to 20 boys teams (including A and B juniors on 2nd highest level (Ykkönen) in Finland) and 4 girls teams.
2020 season[]
GrIFK are competing in Group B (Lohko B) of the Kakkonen administered by the Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto) . This is the third highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2019 GrIFK finished in ninth position in their section.
Current squad 2020 (updating in process)[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Sources[]
References[]
- ^ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
External links[]
- Football clubs in Finland
- Sport in Kauniainen
- 1925 establishments in Finland
- Sports clubs established in 1925
- Multi-sport clubs in Finland
- Finnish football club stubs