Ekenäs IF

Ekenäs Idrottsförening (abbreviated EIF or Ekenäs IF) is a sports club from Ekenäs, Raseborg in Finland. EIF was formed in 1905 and they are one of the oldest clubs in the south-west of Finland. The men's football first team currently plays in the Veikkausliiga, Finnish premier division. Their home ground is at the Ekenäs Centrumplan in Ekenäs. The Chairman of EIF is Peter Haglund.

Ekenäs Idrottsförening
Full nameEkenäs Idrottsförening
Nickname(s)EIF
Ekenäs IF
Founded1905 (1905)
GroundEkenäs Centrumplan,
Ekenäs,
Raseborg,
Finland
Capacity1,900
ChairmanPeter Haglund
Head CoachGabriel Garcia Xatart
LeagueVeikkausliiga
2023Ykkönen, 1st of 12 (promoted)

The club currently has sections covering football, handball, floorball and disc golf. EIF's athletics section set up Karis IK and from 1 January 2009, simultaneously with a municipal merger, transferred its activities to the new IF Raseborg club. Ekenäs is one of the few towns in Swedish-speaking area to have had a team in the top division.

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