Vasa IFK
Vasa IFK (VIFK) is a Finnish football club, located in Vaasa. It was founded in 1900. The club changed its name in 1988 after a merger with another club, BK-48, and was called BK-IFK during the late 1900s. The name was changed back to VIFK in year 2000.
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| Full name | Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Vasa | ||
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| Nickname(s) | VIFK | ||
| Founded | 1900 | ||
| Ground | Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa | ||
| Capacity | 4,600 | ||
| Chairman | Kim Sund | ||
| Manager | Max Peltonen | ||
| League | Kakkonen | ||
| 2017 | Kakkonen | ||
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Their representative team moved up to Ykkönen at end of season 2005 which is the second-highest level in Finland. The visit lasted three years and the team was relegated to Kakkonen after finishing 12th place in the 2008 season.
The club has a great history, but has yet to achieve the same kind of success as in the mid-20th century. Vasa IFK have won the Finnish championship three times, in 1944, 1946 and 1953. They were runners-up in 1945 and 1951 and finished third in 1950 and 1955. In 1947 and 1948, Vasa IFK also won the league hosted by the FA. In that time there were two separate leagues due to political circumstances. The other league was hosted by the organisation for the labour clubs, TUL.
The club has also been active in women's football and other sports. In 1949 and in 1964 VIFK was the runner-up for the Finnish championship in bandy.
The current chairman of the club is Henrik Skytte.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
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| 1 | GK |  |
Scott Angevine |
| 2 | DF |  |
Merhawi Birhane |
| 3 | DF | |
Ilari Antila |
| 4 | DF | |
Jonas Pitkäkangas |
| 5 | DF | |
Miika Niemi |
| 6 | MF | |
Kristian Kokko |
| 7 | DF | |
Miika Niemi |
| 8 | FW | |
Casper Källberg |
| 9 | FW | |
Markus Nordman |
| 10 | DF | |
Mustafa Maki |
| 11 | MF | |
Arttu Nuutinen |
| 12 | GK | |
William Rosenlöf |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | DF | |
Ville Huuhka |
| 16 | FW |  |
Junior Oyono |
| 18 | MF | |
Tony Björk |
| 18 | MF | |
Christian Österlund |
| 19 | FW | |
Henry Louko |
| 21 | FW | |
Hamed Ahmadi |
| 22 | GK | |
Johannes Ström |
| 23 | FW | |
Hane Birhane |
| 25 | FW | |
Nico Renlund |
| 35 | GK | |
Jussi Virkajärvi |
Achievements
- Finnish Premier League:
- Winners (3): 1944, 1946, 1953
- Runners-up (2): 1951, 1952
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- 21 seasons in Veikkausliiga
- 24 seasons in Ykkönen
- 32 seasons in Kakkonen
- 10 season in Kolmonen
- 1 seasons in Nelonen
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