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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.

Grankulla IFK
Full nameIdrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Grankulla
NicknamesGrIFK, Grani
Founded1925
GroundKauniaisten Keskuskenttä,
Kauniainen
Finland
Capacity3500
ChairmanMatti Hannuksela
ManagerIlir Zeneli
League2026 Kakkonen

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

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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.[1]

Season to season

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Club structure

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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 (2026)

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  FIN Edi Tashevci
3 DF  FIN Jonathan Ndongala
4 DF  FIN Bangaly Theodor Kouyate
5 DF  FIN Noah Rossi
6 DF  SWE August Andersson
7 FW  SLE Tejan Deen
8 MF  FIN Vide Rubensson Wallin
9 MF  FIN Janne Leivo
12 GK  FIN Aleksanteri Patronen
13 DF  FIN Henrik Hellstén
15 FW  FIN Ahmed Aehte
16 DF  FIN Alexander Beijar
23 MF  FIN Aleksi Kallio
24 FW  FIN Ted Rosenström
25 DF  FIN Lassi Sormunen
26 MF  FIN Jami Bergman
87 FW  FIN Nuutti Norhomaa
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 FW  FIN Joona Nikulainen
31 FW  FIN Joni Mustalampi
29 MF  FIN Muslim Markhiyev
32 MF  FIN Sisu Saarinen
33 MF  FIN Milot Peci
19 DF  FIN Ville Mäkelä
18 MF  FIN Kosti Laaksonen
34 GK  FIN Chris Prevedouros
35 FW  FIN Samuel Tuuva
24 DF  KOS Kreshnik Tahiri
36 FW  FIN Emil Frondelius
37 MF  FIN Saku Salonen
38 DF  FIN Benjamin Perander
39 FW  FIN Rasmus Mäki
40 DF  FIN Adam Alomari

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