Grankulla IFK
# Grankulla IFK

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, floorball and alpine. Each sport is organized in separated daughter clubs since 1997. These are GrIFK-Fotboll, GrIFK-Handboll, GrIFK-Salibandy, GrIFK-Icehockey and GrIFK Alpine.

Football

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 football club is Matti Hannuksela. The club has more than 750 registered players.

Futsal

The club has also become a club with many futsal teams. Many of the teams with younger players play futsal during the winter season. In 2022, the club had close to 20 different teams and the B-junior team ended 2nd on the national level.

## History

GrIFK Football has played 13 seasons in the Ykkönen (First Division), the second tier of Finnish football in 1978–80, 1982–85, 1987–88, 1990, 2008 and 2016-2017. They also have had ten spells (covering 21 seasons) in the third tier, the Kakkonen (the Second Division), in 1973–75, 1977, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1991–92, 1996, 2005–07, 2009-2015 and 2018 to the present day.

## Season to season

| Season | Level | Division | Section | Administration | Position | Movements |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Section 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) | 3rd | |
| 2001 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Section 3 | Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) | | |
| 2002 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Section 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) | 3rd | |
| 2003 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Section 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) | 3rd | |
| 2004 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Section 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) | 1st | Play-offs – Promoted |
| 2005 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 8th | |
| 2006 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group B | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 9th | |
| 2007 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group B | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Promoted |
| 2008 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 13th | Relegated |
| 2009 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group A | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 9th | |
| 2010 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group B | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 3rd | |
| 2011 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group A | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 4th | |
| 2012 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group South | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 7th | |
| 2013 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group South | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 3rd | |
| 2014 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group South | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 2nd | |
| 2015 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group West | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Promoted |
| 2016 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 6th | |
| 2017 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 9th | Relegated |
| 2018 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group B | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 3rd | |
| 2019 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group B | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 9th | |

## Club structure

GrIFK is in reality two different clubs. The men´s team is separated from all the other teams mainly for financial reasons. All other teams are in the main part of GrIFK Football. This part consists of 3 men's teams, 1 veteran's team, and close to 20 boys teams. The number of girl teams is also gradually increasing due to a collaboration with the football club HooGee.

2020 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 2019 GrIFK finished in ninth position in their Kakkonen section.

## Current squad 2020 (updating in process)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | FIN | Toni Vuorinen |
| 2 | MF | FIN | Noa Maxwell |
| 3 | DF | FIN | Otto Pitkänen |
| 4 | DF | FIN | Niko Perera |
| 5 | DF | FIN | Sebastian Veijola |
| 6 | MF | FIN | Teemu Koskinen |
| 7 | DF | FIN | Joni Kaasinen |
| 8 | DF | FIN | Joonas Ilomäki |
| 9 | FW | FIN | Daniel Langhoff |
| 10 | MF | FIN | Janne Törmänen |
| 11 | MF | FIN | Sami Stam |
| 12 | GK | FIN | Kimi Lindeman |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | MF | FIN | |
| 14 | DF | FIN | |
| 15 | MF | FIN | |
| 16 | FW | FIN | Jonas Britschgi |
| 17 | FW | FIN | Petter Meyer |
| 18 | MF | FIN | |
| 19 | FW | FIN | Samuel Langhoff |
| 21 | MF | FIN | Lassi Luoto |
| 22 | DF | FIN | Vertti Tiilikainen |
| 23 | DF | FIN | Juho Tuuliainen |
| 24 | DF | FIN | Saman Safiyari |
| 25 | DF | FIN | Vili Nyström |
| 26 | DF | FIN | Anton Lindblad |
| 27 | MF | FIN | Juha Hakola |
| 30 | DF | FIN | Tino Palmasto |
| 77 | MF | FIN | Niko Saraste |

## Sources

* Suomen Cup
