Grankulla IFK
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| Full name | Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Grankulla | ||
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| 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 | ||
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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
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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.
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References and sources
Footnotes
- ↑ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-24.