Grankulla IFK

Grankulla IFK
Full name	Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Grankulla
Nickname(s)	GrIFK, Grani
Founded	1925
Ground	Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä,; Kauniainen ; Finland
Chairman	Juha Lindström
Head Coach	Rami Luomanpää
League	Ykkönen
2011	Kakkonen (Group A), 4th
Home colours	Away colours

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 Arto Salminen. The club has more than 600 registered players.

History

GrIFK has played 11 seasons in the Ykkönen (First Division), the second tier of Finnish football in 1978–80, 1982–85, 1987–88, 1990 and 2008. They also have had nine spells (covering 15 seasons) in the third tier, the Kakkonen (the Second Division), in 1973–75, 1977, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1991–92, 1996, 2005–07 and 2009 to the present day.^[1]

Season to season

Season	Level	Division	Section	Administration	Position	Movements
2000	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)	3rd
2001	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 3	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)
2002	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)	3rd
2003	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)	3rd
2004	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)	1st	Play-Offs – Promoted
2005	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	South Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	8th
2006	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group B	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	9th
2007	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group B	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	1st	Promoted
2008	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)	South Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	13th	Relegated
2009	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	9th
2010	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group B	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	3rd
2011	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	4th

1 season in Ykkönen
6 seasons in Kakkonen
5 seasons in Kolmonen

Club Structure

GRIFK run a number of teams including 2 men's teams, 1 veteran’s team, 12 boys teams and 4 girls teams.

2010 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 2009 GrIFK finished in ninth position in their Kakkonen section.

GrIFK 2 are participating Section 3 of the Kutonen (Sixth Division) administered by the Uusimaa SPL.

Current squad 2016

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FIN	Johannes Ström
2	MF	USA	Daniel Stevens
3	DF	FIN	Roni Tuominen
4	DF	FIN	Niko Perera
5	DF	FIN	Toni Takamäki
6	MF	FIN	Mikael Lindberg
7	DF	FIN	Joni Kaasinen
8	DF	FIN	Joonas Ilomäki
9	FW	FIN	Daniel Langhoff
10	MF	FIN	Janne Törmänen
11	FW	FIN	Claudio Matrone
12	GK	FIN	Kimi Lindeman


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	MF	FIN	Timo Mikkonen
14	DF	FIN	Elja Heiskanen
15	MF	FIN	Valmir Seferi
16	FW	FIN	Jonas Britschgi
17	FW	FIN	Petter Meyer
18	DF	FIN	Ionel Armean
19	FW	FIN	Samuel Langhoff
20	DF	FIN	Sami Salmi
21	MF	FIN	Lassi Luoto
23	FW	FIN	Faton Seferi
TBA	GK	FIN	Aki Holma
TBA	GK	FIN	Toni Vuorinen

References and sources

Footnotes

^ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-24.

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[1] "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-24.

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