Åbo IFK
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| Full name | Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna i Åbo | |
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| Nickname(s) | Kanarialinnut | |
| Founded | 1908 | |
| Ground | Urheilupuiston yläkenttä, Turku, Finland | |
| Capacity | 1,500 | |
| Chairman |
 Kari Bäcklund | |
| Manager |
Mikko Hyyrynen | |
| League | Kakkonen (South Group) | |
| 2012 | 1st – Kakkonen (South) | |
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Åbo IFK (or ÅIFK for short) is a sports club from Turku, Finland. The club was founded in 1908.
Background
The greatest successes of ÅIFK have come in football where it has won three Finnish championship titles, in 1910, 1920 and 1924. It has played a total of 9 seasons in the Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja, the last occasion in 1967. It also won the Finnish Cup in 1965 and participated in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in the 1966–67 season, going out in the first round. Currently the ÅIFK football team is playing in the third tier Kakkonen.
ÅIFK has also fared well in handball with both its men's and women's teams playing at the national top level at the moment. Moreover, the club has previously played at the top level in ice hockey.
Currently the club has activities in football, handball, athletics and bowling.
The chairman of the football club is Kari Bäcklund. Since 2008, and also briefly in the 1990s, ÅIFK has acted as the reserve club for TPS.
The highest ever attendance for a ÅIFK match was in 1967 when 5,861 people attended the home game with Turun Palloseura.[1]
Football honours
- Finnish Championship:
- Winners (3): 1910, 1920, 1924
- Runners-up (5): 1911, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917
- Finnish Cup:
- Winners (1): 1965 (ÅIFK – TPS 1–0)
Divisional movements since 1930
Top Level (9 seasons): 1930, 1932–35, 1963–65, 1967
Second Level (12 seasons): 1936, 1938–39, 1943/44-45, 1961–62, 1966, 1968–70, 2000
Third Level (12 seasons): 1986, 1988–89, 1991, 1994–96, 1998–99, 2001, 2008–current[2]
Season to season
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Club structure
ÅIFK runs 3 men's teams, 2 veteran's teams, 6 boys teams and 2 girls teams.
2010 season
For the current season Åbo IFK are competing in Section B of the Kakkonen. This is the third tier of the Finnish football system. In 2009 the team finished in ninth position in their Kakkonen section.
Åbo IFK 2 are participating in the Nelonen administered by the Turku SPL. This team has taken over a club called Goose Park Rangers FC that competed at this level in 2009.
Åbo IFK 3 are competing in the Vitonen administered by the Turku SPL. Last season Åbo IFK 2 were promoted to this level from the Kutonen.
Current Squad for the 2013 season
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References and sources
Footnotes
- ↑ Jalkapallokirja 1991. Suomen Palloliitto. 1991. ISSN 0787-7188.
- ↑ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
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