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Åbo IFK

Åbo IFK

Åbo IFK (or ÅIFK for short) is a sports club from Turku, Finland. The club was founded in 1908, and originally represented the Swedish-speaking minority of Turku/Åbo.

Åbo IFK
Full nameIdrottsföreningen Kamraterna i Åbo
Nickname(s)Kanarialinnut
Founded1908
GroundUrheilupuiston yläkenttä, Turku, Finland
Capacity1,500
ChairmanKari Bäcklund
ManagerMikko Hyyrynen
LeagueKakkonen (South Group)
20121st – Kakkonen (South)
Home colours

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.

Currently the club has activities in football, handball, athletics and bowling.

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 (13 seasons): 1931, 1936, 1938–39, 1943/44-45, 1961–62, 1966, 1968–70, 2000 Third Level (34 seasons): 1937, 1940-1941, 1945-1949, 1952, 1954-1960, 1971, 1986, 1988–89, 1991, 1994–96, 1998–99, 2001, 2008–2015 Fourth Level (26 seasons) : 1950-1951, 1953, 1972-1982, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992-1993, 1997, 2002-2007, 2016 to current Fifth Level (2 seasons) : 1983-1984

Season to season

References

[1]
Citation Linkportal.issn.orgJalkapallokirja 1991. Suomen Palloliitto. 1991. ISSN 0787-7188.
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[2]
Citation Linkwww.palloliitto.fi"Länsi-Suomi - Suomen Palloliitto". palloliitto.fi. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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Citation Linkwww.urheilumuseo.fi"Tulostus". urheilumuseo.fi. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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[4]
Citation Linkwww.aifk.fiOfficial Website
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Citation Linksuomencup.netSuomen Cup
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Citation Linkwww.worldcat.org0787-7188
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Citation Linkwww.palloliitto.fi"Länsi-Suomi - Suomen Palloliitto"
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Citation Linkwww.urheilumuseo.fi"Tulostus"
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Citation Linkwww.aifk.fiOfficial Website
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Citation Linksuomencup.netSuomen Cup
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