Essinge IK

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| fullname = Essinge Idrottsklubb

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| founded = {{start date and age|1919}}

| ground = Essinge IP
Stockholm
Sweden

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| mgrtitle = Head coach

| manager = Kai Ekeberg

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| league = Division 6 Stockholm C

| season = 2013

| position = Division 6 Stockholm C, 7th

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Essinge IK is a Swedish football club located in Stockholm.{{cite web |url= http://www.essingefotboll.se/ |title= Essinge IK – Fotboll Klubb |accessdate=2010-12-09}}

Background

Essinge Idrottsklubb is a sports club from Stockholm that was founded on 8 June 1919. Over the years the club has mainly been active in team sports such as football, bandy, handball and ice hockey at various levels in the Swedish league systems. The most successful section of the club has been the now defunct bandy team. The club currently only runs a football section.{{cite web |url= http://www.essingefotboll.se/om.asp?id=1 |title= Essinge IK – Om klubben |accessdate= 2010-12-09 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100812141056/http://www.essingefotboll.se/om.asp?id=1 |archive-date= 12 August 2010 |url-status= dead }}

Since their foundation Essinge IK has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. In 2002 Essinge IK merged with Vasalunds IF and formed a new team Vasalund/Essinge IF. The merger was discontinued before the 2008 season. Essinge IK continued to play, with a youth team, in the lowest Stockholm leagues during the merger under the name Essinge IK Fotboll. When the alliance with Vasalund was dissolved, Essinge IK once again changed back to their original name.{{cite web |url= http://www.essingefotboll.se/om.asp?id=1 |title= Essinge IK – Om klubben |accessdate= 2010-12-09 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100812141056/http://www.essingefotboll.se/om.asp?id=1 |archive-date= 12 August 2010 |url-status= dead }}

The club currently plays in Division 6 Stockholm C which is the eighth tier of Swedish football.{{cite web |url= https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?fsid=104&ffid=1 |title= Tabell och resultat – Div 6 Stockholm C, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se |accessdate=2010-12-09}} They play their home matches at the Essinge IP which has been newly refurbished with artificial turf and has a new clubhouse. Their home venue is also used by Långholmen FC. Essinge IK have their own clubhouse at Essingeöarna on Stora Essingen.{{cite web |url= http://www.essingefotboll.se/om.asp?id=1 |title= Essinge IK – Om klubben |accessdate= 2010-12-09 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100812141056/http://www.essingefotboll.se/om.asp?id=1 |archive-date= 12 August 2010 |url-status= dead }}

Essinge IK are affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund.{{cite web |url= https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?flid=11980 |title= Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Essinge IK – Svenskfotboll.se |accessdate=2010-12-09}} The club runs a football school for children from the age of six and a range of teams serving boys and girls. In addition there are women's and men's teams. In total there are 300 active players within the club.{{cite web |url= http://www.essingefotboll.se/om.asp?id=1 |title= Essinge IK – Om klubben |accessdate= 2010-12-09 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100812141056/http://www.essingefotboll.se/om.asp?id=1 |archive-date= 12 August 2010 |url-status= dead }}

The ice hockey team played the 1959/1960 season in the Swedish second division.{{cite web|url=http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/Suede1960.htm|title=Championnat de Suède 1959/60|publisher=Hockeyarchives|language=French|accessdate=13 December 2013}}

Season to season – Men's

Since 1995 Essinge IK (under the names Essinge IK FK, Essinge International FC and Essinge IK Fotboll) have competed in the following divisions:

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!Season

!Level

!Division

!Section

!Position

!Movements

style="background:#FBA0E3;"|1995

|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6

|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Division 5

|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|

|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Essinge IK FK – Promoted

style="background:#CECE1B;"|1996

|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5

|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Division 4

|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Stockholm Mellersta

|style="background:#CECE1B;"|8th

|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Essinge IK FK

style="background:#CECE1B;"|1997

|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5

|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Division 4

|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Stockholm Mellersta

|style="background:#CECE1B;"|9th

|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Essinge IK FK

style="background:#CECE1B;"|1998

|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5

|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Division 4

|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Stockholm Mellersta

|style="background:#CECE1B;"|9th

|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Essinge IK FK

style="background:#CECE1B;"|1999

|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5

|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Division 4

|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Stockholm Mellersta

|style="background:#CECE1B;"|1st

|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Essinge IK FK – Promoted

style="background:#FF7F00;"|2000

|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4

|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Division 3

|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Östra Svealand

|style="background:#FF7F00;"|1st

|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Essinge IK FK – Promoted

style="background:#77DD77;"|2001

|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3

|style="background:#77DD77;"|Division 2

|style="background:#77DD77;"|Östra Svealand

|style="background:#77DD77;"|4th

|style="background:#77DD77;"|Essinge IK FK

style="background:#77DD77;"|2002

|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3

|style="background:#77DD77;"|Division 2

|style="background:#77DD77;"|Östra Svealand

|style="background:#77DD77;"|6th

|style="background:#77DD77;"|Essinge International FC

style="background:#98FF98;"|2003

|style="background:#98FF98;"|Tier 9

|style="background:#98FF98;"| Division 8

|style="background:#98FF98;"| Stockholm H

|style="background:#98FF98;"|5th

|style="background:#98FF98;"|Essinge IK Fotboll

style="background:#98FF98;"|2004

|style="background:#98FF98;"|Tier 9

|style="background:#98FF98;"| Division 8

|style="background:#98FF98;"| Stockholm D

|style="background:#98FF98;"|6th

|style="background:#98FF98;"|Essinge IK Fotboll

style="background:#98FF98;"|2005

|style="background:#98FF98;"|Tier 9

|style="background:#98FF98;"| Division 8

|style="background:#98FF98;"| Stockholm D

|style="background:#98FF98;"|4th

|style="background:#98FF98;"|Essinge IK Fotboll

style="background:#98FF98;"|2006*

|style="background:#98FF98;"|Tier 9

|style="background:#98FF98;"| Division 7

|style="background:#98FF98;"| Stockholm D

|style="background:#98FF98;"|9th

|style="background:#98FF98;"|Essinge IK Fotboll

style="background:#98FF98;"|2007

|style="background:#98FF98;"|Tier 9

|style="background:#98FF98;"| Division 7

|style="background:#98FF98;"| Stockholm D

|style="background:#98FF98;"|7th

|style="background:#98FF98;"|Essinge IK Fotboll

style="background:#98FF98;"|2008

|style="background:#98FF98;"|Tier 9

|style="background:#98FF98;"| Division 7

|style="background:#98FF98;"| Stockholm D

|style="background:#98FF98;"|2nd

|style="background:#98FF98;"|Essinge IK Fotboll – Promoted

style="background:#EDC9AF;"|2009