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Ekenäs IF

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Ekenäs Idrottsförening
Full nameEkenäs Idrottsförening
NicknamesEIF
Ekenäs IF
Founded1905; 121 years ago (1905)
GroundEkenäs Sparbank Arena,
Ekenäs,
Raseborg,
Finland
Capacity1,900
ChairmanPeter Haglund
Head CoachChristian Sund
LeagueYkkösliiga
2025Ykkösliiga, 4th of 10

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 Ykkösliiga, after the relegation from the Veikkausliiga in 2024. Their home ground is at the Ekenäs Sparbank Arena, formerly known as "Ekenäs Centrumplan" in Ekenäs. The Chairman of EIF is Peter Haglund.

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.

History

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Ekenäs Idrottsförening has a long football history which reached its pinnacle with one season in the highest division, the Mestaruussarja (Championship), back in 1933. They have also had 8 seasons in the Suomisarjaa (Finland League) which at that time was the second tier of Finnish football in 1938–39 and 1946/47–51.[1]

EIF have had five periods covering 26 seasons in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football from 1975 to 1976, 1981–88, 1991–92, 1994–98 and 2002 to the current day.[2]

EIF has a thriving junior section with a large number of teams.

A new highest ever attendance for an EIF match was made in 2013 when 2,014 people attended the home game with FC Jazz. The old record was from 1975 when 1,625 people attended the home game with HAIK.[3]

EIF made history in March 2018 by qualifying for the Semi-final of the Finnish Cup for the first time, beating FC Haka 2–1 at home.

Season to season

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Club structure

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EIF currently has 2 men's team, 1 ladies teams, 12 boys teams and 4 girls team.

Other facts

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EIF Akademi are participating in Section 1 (Lohko 1) of the Kolmonen (Third Division) administered by the Uusimaa SPL. In 2009 the team finished in top position in their Nelonen (Fourth Division) section and were promoted to the Kolmonen.

EIF Ladies Team are competing in the Kolmonen (Third Division) administered by the Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto) . In 2017 the team finished in top position in their Nelonen (Fourth Division) section and were promoted to the Kolmonen.

Current squad

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First team

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As of 26 July, 2026[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FIN Oliver Heino
3 DF  RWA Dylan Maes
5 DF  FIN Roope Pakkanen
8 MF  FIN Asla Peltola
10 MF  BRA Lucas Kaufmann
11 MF  GHA Nasiru Mohammed
12 GK  FIN Antto Mikkonen
13 MF  FIN Oskari Sallinen
15 MF  FIN August Björklund
17 FW  NGR Francis Etu
18 MF  FIN Arttu Sivonen
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  GHA David Agbo
20 FW  FIN Lucas Helander
21 DF  FIN Axel Sandbacka
22 DF  FRA Thadée Kaleba
23 FW  GUI Saïdou Bah
24 MF  FIN Nico Pelkonen
27 MF  FIN Deniz Kocol
29 DF  SOM Fahad Mohamed
30 MF  FIN Oliver Günes
34 FW  NED Ralph Kerrebijn

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW  FIN Lucas Pimentel (at Närpes Kraft until 31 December 2026)

References

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  1. ↑ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF. 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF. 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Jalkapallokirja 1991". Jalkapallokirja. Suomen Palloliitto. 1991. ISSN 0787-7188.
  4. ↑ "Home". finlandfootball.net.
  5. ↑ "spelare". Ekenäs IF. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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