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.

Background

The greatest successes of ÅIFK have come in

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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

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. 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

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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.

Football honours

* Finnish Championship: **Winners (3): 1910, 1920, 1924 **Runners-up (5): 1911, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917 * Finnish Cup: **Winners (1): 1965 (ÅIFK –

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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 (31 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

*9 season in '' Mestaruussarja'' *13 season in '' Ykkönen'' *34 seasons in '' Kakkonen'' *31 seasons in '' Kolmonen'' *2 seasons in '' Nelonen''

Club structure

ÅIFK runs 2 men's teams, 1 veteran's teams, 7 boys teams, 1 ladies team, 4 girls teams and a Footballschool for girls.

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.

References

External links

Official website

Suomen Cup
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abo Ifk Football clubs in Finland Sport in Turku Association football clubs established in 1908 Bandy clubs established in 1908 1908 establishments in Finland Defunct bandy clubs in Finland Multi-sport clubs in Finland Swedish-speaking population of Finland