Ã…bo IFK

Åbo IFK - Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna i Åbo, German " sports club mates from Åbo " - is a Finnish sports club based in Turku, Swedish Åbo, which was founded in 1908 by the resident in Turku Swedish folk group. In the early days of Finnish football, the club was one of the most important in the country and was until 1924 a total of eight times represented in the championship final. In the 1960s ÅIFK succeeded in winning the cup. This day is the club unterklassig.

The establishment of the association took place in 1908, at a time when the Swedish folk group Turkus was much stronger than today around 5%. Especially in the first decade and a half the club was very successful and was 1910-1924 three times Finnish national champion and 1911-1917 five times runner-up.

As in 1930, the Mestaruussarja, now known as First Division, in Finland a national premier league has been set up ÅIFK was a founding member, but increased from already after the first year. After the immediate resurgence of the club 1932-1935 could hold again above. In the 1960s ÅIFK experienced a new small flowering time and was 1963-1965 and in 1967 again top notch. 1965, the club won also, to date only time that has been held since 1955 Finnish Cup, when he defeated the Finnish folk group related local rivals Turun Palloseura, also known as TPS in the final 1-0. This allowed the club the first and only participation in a European competition. However, in the European Cup Winners 1966/67, ÅIFK already retired in the first round against Servette Geneva; after a respectable 1-1 draw in Switzerland was followed by a 1:2 home defeat here.

In the 1990s, the football team of ÅIFK served shortly as reserve team of TPS. After Åbo IFK was second-rate last in 2000, the club has since fluctuated between the third and fourth division.

Stadium

ÅIFK Turku plays today on the Yläkenttä, not far from the Paavo Nurmi Stadium.

The record attendance for a home game of ÅIFK dates from 1967, when 5861 spectators watched the game against local rivals TPS. At that time they played but in Kupittaan Jalkapallostadion (now Veritas Stadium ).

Achievements

• Finnish Champion: 1910 in the finale against Lahti Reipas 4:2
• 1920 in the finale against HPS Helsinki 2-1
• 1924 in the finale against HPS Helsinki 4:3

Handball

The handball team has become the figurehead of ÅIFK. The men's and women's teams among the best in Finland and play in the first division.

Other sports

These days, the club still operates athletics and bowling. The Hockey Division resolution was once a member of the first Finnish league.