IFK Mariehamn

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IFK Mariehamn
Logo of IFK Mariehamn
Full nameIdrottsföreningen Kamraterna
Mariehamn
Nickname(s)Grönvitt (Green White)
Saarelaiset (The Islanders).
Founded1919; 105 years ago (1919)
GroundWiklöf Holding Arena,
Mariehamn.
Capacity1,650
ChairmanDan Mikkola
ManagerBruno Romão
LeagueVeikkausliiga
2023Veikkausliiga, 11th of 12
WebsiteClub website
Wiklöf Holding Arena
Wiklöf Holding Arena

IFK Mariehamn is a Finnish football club based in Mariehamn, the capital of the Åland Islands. It plays in the Finnish Premier Division (Veikkausliiga), winning their first title in 2016.[1] The club is managed by Bruno Romão, and it plays its home matches at Wiklöf Holding Arena.

History

While IFK Mariehamn was formed in 1919, the sports club did not have a football department until the mid-1930s. Initially the team participated primarily in local tournaments on Åland, only sporadically playing other Finnish or Swedish teams. The team has participated in the Finnish football leagues since 1945.

Until the 1970s, IFK Mariehamn played primarily in the Finnish football divisions 3 and 4. The club reached a peak in 1975 and 1976, when the club first advanced to division 2 and then reached division 1 (Ykkönen) the following year. After two seasons in division 1, IFK Mariehamn was relegated to division 2, where it would remain up until the 2000s, except for a few seasons in division 3 during the early 1990s.

In 2003, IFK Mariehamn returned to division 1. After only one season in division 1, the club advanced, for the first time in its history to the premier division of Finnish football, the Veikkausliiga, for the 2005 season following qualifying the October 2004 games against FC Jazz.[2] In its first season in the Veikkausliiga, IFK Mariehamn finished 12th out of 14 teams. In 2006, the club finished in 5th place and the year after 6th after an impressive run of unbeaten matches during the autumn of 2007.

In addition to playing in the Veikkausliiga, IFK Mariehamn participates in local Åland tournaments, having won the Åland cup 40 times and the Åland football championships 42 times. In recent years, the club has been the most dominant football team on Åland, having in 2008 won its 11th and 15th straight titles in these two events, respectively.

In 2009, IFK Mariehamn started its first season as a fully professional football club. In 2015, the team won the Finnish Cup for the first time.

On 23 October 2016, IFK Mariehamn defeated

FC Ilves 2–1 to secure the first ever Veikkausliiga Championship for the island club.[3] In the 2017–18 season, IFK played its first-ever two-match UEFA Champions League qualification, where it was knocked out by Poland's champion Legia Warsaw.[4]

Domestic history

  • 1945–1971: Divisions 3 and 4 (two seasons)
  • 1972: Division 2
  • 1973–1975: Division 3
  • 1976: Division 2
  • 1977–1978: Division 1
  • 1979–1990: Division 2
  • 1991–1992: Division 3
  • 1993–2003: Division 2
  • 2004: Division 1
  • 2005–present: Veikkausliiga (Premier Division)
Season to Season
Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
1945 Tier 1 Cup-Competition Cup format Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) Round of 32
1945-46 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South-West Finland Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1946-47 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South-West Finland Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1947-48 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South-West Finland Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1948 Tier 4 Piirinsarja (District League) Åland Islands Promotion Playoff
1949 Tier 4 Piirinsarja (District League) Åland Islands Promotion Playoff - Promoted
1950 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
1951 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th Relegated
1952 Tier 4 Piirinsarja (District League) Åland Islands Promotion Playoff - Promoted
1953 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
1954 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th Relegated
1955-1958 District leagues
1959 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Turku & Åland Islands Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
1958 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 6 Turku & Åland Islands Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1959 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Turku & Åland Islands Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
1960 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Turku & Åland Islands Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1961 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Turku & Åland Islands Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1962 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 1 Turku & Åland Islands Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1963 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Turku & Åland Islands Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1964 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Turku & Åland Islands Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th Relegated
1965 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 5 Åland Islands Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1966 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 4 Turku & Åland Islands Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1967 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Turku & Åland Islands Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
1968 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Turku & Åland Islands Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
1969 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Satakunta, Turku & Åland Islands Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
1970 Tier 3 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Satakunta, Turku & Åland Islands Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1971 Tier 3 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Turku & Åland Islands Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1972 Tier 2 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Due to new league system relegated 2 levels
1973 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Turku & Åland Islands District (SPL Turku) 3rd
1974 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Turku & Åland Islands District (SPL Turku) 2nd
1975 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Turku & Åland Islands District (SPL Turku) 1st Promoted
1976 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1977 Tier 2 I Divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th
1978 Tier 2 I Divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegated
1979 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1980 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
1981 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
1982 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th
1983 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Relegated
1984 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Turku & Åland Islands District (SPL Turku) 1st Promotion Playoff - Promoted
1985 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1986 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th Relegated
1987 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Turku & Åland Islands District (SPL Turku) 2nd
1988 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Turku & Åland Islands District (SPL Turku) 1st Promotion rematch - Promoted
1989 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1990 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegated
1991 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Turku & Åland Islands District (SPL Turku) 2nd
1992 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Turku & Åland Islands District (SPL Turku) 1st Promoted
1993 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1994 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1995 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th
1996 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
1997 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
1998 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th
1999 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
2000 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
2001 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
2002 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
2003 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Play-offs – Promoted
2004 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Play-offs – Promoted
2005 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th
2006 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
2007 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
2008 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th
2009 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
2010 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th
2011 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
2012 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
2013 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
2014 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
2015 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
2016 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Champions
2017 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
2018 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th
2019 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
2020 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th
2021 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th
2022 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th
2023 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th Relegation Playoff

[5]

European history

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1QR
Inter Baku
0–2 1–1 1–3
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1QR Norway Odds BK 1–1 0–2 1–3
2017–18 UEFA Champions League 2QR Poland Legia Warsaw 0–3 0–6 0–9
Notes
  • 1QR: First qualifying round
  • 2QR: Second qualifying round

Current squad

As of 1 March 2024[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Finland FIN Eero-Matti Auvinen
5 DF Finland FIN Patrik Raitanen
6 MF Finland FIN Oskari Sallinen
7 FW Sweden SWE Adam Larsson
8 MF Finland FIN Sebastian Dahlström
10 MF Finland FIN Matias Ojala
11 FW England ENG Jayden Reid
14 MF Finland FIN Michael Fonsell
15 MF Ghana GHA Usman Suleman
17 MF Finland FIN Robin Sid
18 FW Ivory Coast CIV Muhamed Olawale
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW Finland FIN Arvid Lundberg
22 DF Portugal POR Pedro Machado
28 DF Finland FIN Jiri Nissinen
30 MF Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Okereke
32 GK Finland FIN Matias Riikonen
33 DF Finland FIN Daniel Enqvist
43 MF Finland FIN Leo Andersson
68 GK Finland FIN Gabriel Tallblom
97 GK Finland FIN Marc Nordqvist
MF Finland FIN Emmanuel Patut
FW Cape Verde CPV Hugo Cardoso
MF Finland FIN Noah Nurmi

On loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW Brazil BRA (on loan at Oleksandriya)

Youth players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Finland FIN Jimmi Bruhn
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Finland FIN Elia Hagström

Former players

All following players who have represented IFK Mariehamn have been capped at least once by their respective national team's first squad.

Management and boardroom

Management

As of 20 January 2021[8]

Name Role
Portugal Bruno Romão Head coach
Finland Daniel Sjölund Assistant coach
Finland Johan Sundman Goalkeeping coach
Sweden Philip Garvö Fitness Coach
Finland Anton Koli Fitness Coach
Finland Malin Ringbom Doctor
Sweden Daniel Norrmén Reserve coach

Managerial history


Boardroom

As of 11 April 2017[9][10]

Name Role
Finland Dan Mikkola Chairman
Finland Jimmy Wargh CEO & Club director

Honours

MIFK Ishockey

IFK Mariehamn Ishockey
CityMariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland
LeagueHockeyFyran
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Home arenaIslandia
(capacity: 800)
Colours   
General managerAndré Portin
Head coachKenneth Westerback
Asst. coachesKim Schauman
Robert Andersson
CaptainPontus Nylén
Websitehttps://mifk.ax/

MIFK Ishockey is the ice hockey section of IFK Mariehamn. MIFK men's team plays in the Swedish "HockeyFyran", the fifth division of Swedish hockey. MIFK Ishockey has also played in the Finnish III-divisioona.

IFK Mariehamn plays its home games in the Islandia ice rink in Mariehamn. Islandia's capacity is 800. The hockey team was founded in 1993.

MIFK won their division in HockeyFyran with 33 points and advanced to the

HockeyTrean qualifiers for the 2023/24 season. MIFK's head coach is Kenneth Westerback, assistant coaches are Kim Schauman and Robert Andersson, the GM is André Portin and the team captain is Pontus Nylén
.

IFK Mariehamn U17 plays in the Finnish U17 II-divisioona.

MIFK Ishockey Dam is the women's ice hockey team founded in 2017. The team plays in the Swedish Division 2, but has played in the Finnish Suomi-sarja.

References

  1. ^ Willis, Craig; Hughes, Will; Bober, Sergiusz. "ECMI Minorities Blog. National and Linguistic Minorities in the Context of Professional Football across Europe: Five Examples from Kin-State Situations". ECMI. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. ^ Ann-Lis Fredriksson (16 October 2004). "IFK Mariehamn avancerar till ligan". Svenska Yle. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ^ "IFK vann årets ligaguld". ifkfotboll.ax (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Legia Warsaw 6-0 IFK Mariehamn (Jul 19, 2017) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  5. ^ http://www.finlandfootball.net/
  6. ^ Truppen
  7. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Bright, Kris". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Truppen" (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  9. ^ "IFK Mariehamn Ab" (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Kontakt" (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

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