Essinge IK is a Swedish

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club located in

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Background

Essinge Idrottsklubb is a sports club from

that was founded on 8 June 1919. Over the years the club has mainly been active in team sports such as

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and

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at various levels in the Swedish league systems. The most successful section of the club has been the now defunct

team. The club currently only runs a football section. Since their foundation Essinge IK has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the

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. In 2002 Essinge IK merged with

Vasalunds IF Vasalunds IF is a Swedish football club based in Solna, Stockholm. The club is affiliated with Stockholms Fotbollförbund. History Vasalund was formed in 1934 and play in the Swedish Third Division: Ettan Norra. In 2002 the club merged with Es ...

and formed a new team Vasalund/Essinge IF. The merger was discontinued before the 2008 season. Essinge IK continued to play, with a youth team, in the lowest Stockholm leagues during the merger under the name Essinge IK Fotboll. When the alliance with Vasalund was dissolved, Essinge IK once again changed back to their original name. The club currently plays in Division 6 Stockholm C which is the eighth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Essinge IP which has been newly refurbished with artificial turf and has a new clubhouse. Their home venue is also used by Långholmen FC. Essinge IK have their own clubhouse at Essingeöarna on Stora Essingen. Essinge IK are affiliated to the

Stockholms Fotbollförbund The Stockholms Fotbollförbund (; StFF) is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Stockholm County. Background Stockholms Fotbollförbund is the governing body for foot ...

. The club runs a football school for children from the age of six and a range of teams serving boys and girls. In addition there are women's and men's teams. In total there are 300 active players within the club. The ice hockey team played the 1959/1960 season in the Swedish second division.

Season to season – Men's

Since 1995 Essinge IK (under the names Essinge IK FK, Essinge International FC and Essinge IK Fotboll) have competed in the following divisions: During the period 2003 to 2007 Essinge IK (under the name Vasalund/Essinge IF) merged with

and competed in the following divisions:

Footnotes

External links

Official website
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Essinge IK Archive
at the Stockholm City Archive Association football clubs established in 1919 Bandy clubs established in 1919 Defunct bandy clubs in Sweden Football clubs in Stockholm 1919 establishments in Sweden 1910s establishments in Stockholm