Essinge IK is a Swedish football club located in Stockholm.
The club currently plays in Division 4 Stockholm C which is the sixth tier of Swedish football.
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.
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.
Essinge IK are affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund. 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.
The ice hockey team played the 1959/1960 season in the Swedish second division.
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: SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1995Tier 6 Division 5 Essinge IK FK – Promoted1996Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Mellersta8thEssinge IK FK1997Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Mellersta9thEssinge IK FK1998Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Mellersta9thEssinge IK FK1999Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Mellersta1stEssinge IK FK – Promoted2000Tier 4 Division 3 Östra Svealand1st Essinge IK FK – Promoted2001Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand4thEssinge IK FK2002Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand6thEssinge International FC2003Tier 9 Division 8 Stockholm H5thEssinge IK Fotboll2004Tier 9 Division 8 Stockholm D6thEssinge IK Fotboll2005Tier 9 Division 8 Stockholm D4thEssinge IK Fotboll2006*Tier 9 Division 7 Stockholm D9thEssinge IK Fotboll2007Tier 9 Division 7 Stockholm D7thEssinge IK Fotboll2008Tier 9 Division 7 Stockholm D2ndEssinge IK Fotboll – Promoted2009Tier 8 Division 6 Stockholm C4thEssinge IK Fotboll2010Tier 8 Division 6 Stockholm C6thEssinge IK Fotboll2011Tier 8 Division 6 Stockholm C7thEssinge IK Fotboll2012Tier 8 Division 6 Stockholm C8thEssinge IK Fotboll2013Tier 8Division 6Stockholm C7thEssinge IK Fotboll2014Tier 8Division 6Stockholm C3rdEssinge IK Fotboll2015Tier 8Division 6Stockholm C4thEssinge IK Fotboll2016Tier 8Division 6Herrar 6 F4thEssinge IK Fotboll2017Tier 8Division 6Herrar 6 F2ndEssinge IK Fotboll – Promoted2018Tier 7Division 5Herrar 5 Södra7thEssinge IK Fotboll * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
During the period 2003 to 2007 Essinge IK (under the name Vasalund/Essinge IF) merged with Vasalunds IF and competed in the following divisions:
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements2003Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand7thVasalund/Essinge IF2004Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand2ndVasalund/Essinge IF2005Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand2ndVasalund/Essinge IF – Promoted2006*Tier 3Division 1Norra4thVasalund/Essinge IF2007Tier 3Division 1Norra3rdVasalund/Essinge IF * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Footnotes
External links Official website
Essinge IK Archive at the Stockholm City Archive