Eskilstuna Guif IF, commonly known as Eskilstuna Guif or Guif, is a handball club based in Eskilstuna, Sweden.[1] It has reached the national championship finals on four occasions but never won and currently competes in Handbollsligan, the top domestic handball league.
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| Full name | Eskilstuna Guif IF | ||
| Founded | 1932 | ||
| Arena | Stiga Sports Arena | ||
| Capacity | 3700 | ||
| President | Rolf Brunnel | ||
| Head coach | Zoran Roganović | ||
| League | Allsvenskan (women's) Handbollligan (men's) | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
History
editThe club was founded on 26 May 1896 as Godtemplarnas Ungdoms- och Idrottsförening (lit. 'the Good Templars' Youth and Sports Club').[2] GUIF was one of the first sports clubs in Eskilstuna after Eskilstuna GAK.[3]
Handball was introduced in 1932.[2] They have reached the Swedish Championship final four times (1997, 2001, 2009 and 2011), but lost on each occasion.[4] They also finished first in the regular season in 2011–12[5] and 2013–14,[6] but were eliminated in the semi-finals in both these seasons. They have played 54 seasons in the top division, second only to Redbergslid, and are fourth in the all-time table of the league.
Eskilstuna Guif have also been active in athletics, bandy, cross-country skiing, football, gymnastics, ice hockey, and orienteering.[2]
Venue
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Eskilstuna Guif play their matches in 3700 capacity Stiga Sports Arena.
The team play edin Sporthallen in central Eskilstuna until the end of the 2015–16 season, when they left Sporthallen to play in Skjulstahallen outside Eskilstuna for one year.[7] In September 2017, the team could move in to the new Stiga Sports Arena.[8]
Men's team
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Team
editCurrent squad
edit- Squad for the 2025–26 season
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Transfers
edit- Transfers for the 2025–26 season
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Former club members
editNotable former players
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Kristján Andrésson (1999–2004)
Erik Hajas (1988–1990, 1992–2000)- Claes Hellgren (1974–1978)
- Carl-Erik Stockenberg (1957–1967)
- Mattias Zachrisson (2006–2013)
Former coaches
edit| Seasons | Coach | Country |
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| 2007–2016 | Kristján Andrésson | |
| 2016–2019 | Jan Ekman |  |
| 2019– | Zoran Roganović |  |
References
edit- ↑ "Stadgar Eskilstuna Guif Idrottsförening. Stadgar fastställda vid årsmötet den 15 juni 2015" (PDF). Eskilstuna Guif.
- 1 2 3 "Eskilstuna GUIF".
- ↑ Danielson, Götrik (1939). "Eskilstuna". Nordisk familjeboks sportlexikon: uppslagsverk för sport, gymnastik och friluftsliv. Band 2 Bröstsim–Flugfiske (in Swedish). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlag. pp. 944–947.
- ↑ Handbollsboken (in Swedish).
- ↑ Handbollsboken 2012/2013 (in Swedish).
- ↑ Handbollsboken 2014/2015 (in Swedish).
- ↑ "Här är Guifs nya hem – kolla in i Skjulstahallen". 28 July 2016.
- ↑ "Inför premiären: Guif-fansen får egna bussar". 4 September 2017.
- ↑ "Efter 13 år – Andreas Flodman tillbaka i Guif - Handbollskanalen". handbollskanalen.se. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ "Officiellt: Nikola Roganovic klar för HK Malmö - Handbollskanalen". handbollskanalen.se. Retrieved 11 June 2026.