Ekenäs IF
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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 Veikkausliiga, Finnish premier division. Their home ground is at the Ekenäs Centrumplan in Ekenäs. The Chairman of EIF is Peter Haglund.
Full name | Ekenäs Idrottsförening | ||
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Nickname(s) | EIF Ekenäs IF | ||
Founded | 1905; 119 years ago (1905) | ||
Ground | Ekenäs Centrumplan, Ekenäs, Raseborg, Finland | ||
Capacity | 1,900 | ||
Chairman | Peter Haglund | ||
Head Coach | Gabriel Garcia Xatart | ||
League | Veikkausliiga | ||
2023 | Ykkönen, 1st of 12 (promoted) | ||
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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, simultaneously with a municipal merger, transferred its activities to the new IF Raseborg club. Ekenäs is one of the few towns in Swedish-speaking area to have had a team in the top division.