Grankulla IFK
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.
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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 | Kimmo Kantola | ||
| League | 2018 Kakkonen | ||
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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.
2018 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 2017 GrIFK finished in third position in their Kakkonen section.
Current squad 2019 (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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References and sources
Footnotes
- "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-05.