Enskede IK is a Swedish

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club located in

Gamla Enskede Gamla Enskede (Swedish: "Old Enskede") is a district of Enskede-Årsta-Vantör borough, South Stockholm, Sweden. In addition to housing areas, the district includes the Skogskyrkogården woodland cemetery and the smaller Sandsborgskyrkogården c ...

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Background

Since their foundation in 1914 Enskede IK has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the

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but since 2004 they have resided in Division 2. The club currently plays in Division 2 Södra Svealand which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Enskede IP in Enskede. Today EIK is one of Sweden's biggest football clubs with over 140 teams. A few years ago, Enskede IK had

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and

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teams, too, but today it is just a football club. From 1989 to 2005, the club president was the Swedish politician Bo Ringholm.

Season to season

Attendances

In recent seasons Enskede IK have had the following average attendances:

First-team squad

Notable alumni

* Noah Sonko Sundberg * Anton Salétros * Oscar Krusnell * Oliver Dovin * Benny Lekström * Björn Runström * Daniel Örlund * Andi Toompuu * Magdalena Eriksson

External links

Enskede IK
nbsp;– official website

Footnotes

{{Division 2 Football clubs in Stockholm Association football clubs established in 1914 1914 establishments in Sweden 1910s establishments in Stockholm