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Vasa IFK
Full nameIdrottsföreningen Kamraterna Vasa
NicknameVIFK
Founded1900
GroundHietalahti Stadium,
Vaasa
Capacity6,009
ChairmanKim Sund
ManagerMax Peltonen
LeagueNational league, women’s team Kakkonen, men’s team
2024Ykkönen, 11th of 12 (relegated)
Hietalahden Jalkapallostadion

Vasa IFK (VIFK) is a Finnish football club, located in Vaasa. It was founded in 1900. The club changed its name in 1988 after a merger with another club, BK-48, and was called BK-IFK during the late 1900s. The name was changed back to VIFK in year 2000.

Their men’s representative team moved up to Ykkönen at end of season 2005 which is the second-highest level in Finland. The visit lasted three years and the team was relegated to Kakkonen after finishing 12th place in the 2008 season.

The Vaasa IFK women’s team was promoted to the highest national level, the Briotech National League, in 2025 under the leadership of head coach Tom Kärkkäinen.

The club has a great history, but has yet to achieve the same kind of success as in the mid-20th century. Vasa IFK have won the Finnish championship three times, in 1944, 1946 and 1953. They were runners-up in 1945 and 1951 and finished third in 1950 and 1955. In 1947 and 1948, Vasa IFK also won the league hosted by the FA. In that time there were two separate leagues due to political circumstances. The other league was hosted by the organisation for the labour clubs, TUL.

In 1949 and in 1964 VIFK was the runner-up for the Finnish championship in bandy.

Current squad

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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. NationPlayer
1GK USAScott Angevine
2DF FINMerhawi Birhane
3DF FINIlari Antila
4DF FINJonas Pitkäkangas
6MF FINKristian Kokko
7DF FINMiika Niemi
8FW FINCasper Källberg
9FW FINMarkus Nordman
10DF FINMustafa Maki
11MF FINArttu Nuutinen
12GK FINWilliam Rosenlöf
No.Pos. NationPlayer
13DF FINVille Huuhka
16FW CMRJunior Oyono
18MF FINTony Björk
18MF FINChristian Österlund
19FW FINHenry Louko
21FW FINHamed Ahmadi
22GK FINJohannes Ström
23FW FINHane Birhane
25FW FINNico Renlund
35GK FINJussi Virkajärvi
—FW JAMSteven Morrissey

Achievements

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Season to season

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". finlandfootball.net.
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Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vasa_IFK&oldid=1327805777"
    Vasa IFK
    Full nameIdrottsföreningen Kamraterna Vasa
    NicknameVIFK
    Founded1900
    GroundHietalahti Stadium,
    Vaasa
    Capacity6,009
    ChairmanKim Sund
    ManagerMax Peltonen
    LeagueNational league, women’s team Kakkonen, men’s team
    2024Ykkönen, 11th of 12 (relegated)
    Hietalahden Jalkapallostadion

    Vasa IFK (VIFK) is a Finnish football club, located in Vaasa. It was founded in 1900. The club changed its name in 1988 after a merger with another club, BK-48, and was called BK-IFK during the late 1900s. The name was changed back to VIFK in year 2000.

    Their men’s representative team moved up to Ykkönen at end of season 2005 which is the second-highest level in Finland. The visit lasted three years and the team was relegated to Kakkonen after finishing 12th place in the 2008 season.

    The Vaasa IFK women’s team was promoted to the highest national level, the Briotech National League, in 2025 under the leadership of head coach Tom Kärkkäinen.

    The club has a great history, but has yet to achieve the same kind of success as in the mid-20th century. Vasa IFK have won the Finnish championship three times, in 1944, 1946 and 1953. They were runners-up in 1945 and 1951 and finished third in 1950 and 1955. In 1947 and 1948, Vasa IFK also won the league hosted by the FA. In that time there were two separate leagues due to political circumstances. The other league was hosted by the organisation for the labour clubs, TUL.

    In 1949 and in 1964 VIFK was the runner-up for the Finnish championship in bandy.

    Current squad

    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. NationPlayer
    1GK USAScott Angevine
    2DF FINMerhawi Birhane
    3DF FINIlari Antila
    4DF FINJonas Pitkäkangas
    6MF FINKristian Kokko
    7DF FINMiika Niemi
    8FW FINCasper Källberg
    9FW FINMarkus Nordman
    10DF FINMustafa Maki
    11MF FINArttu Nuutinen
    12GK FINWilliam Rosenlöf
    No.Pos. NationPlayer
    13DF FINVille Huuhka
    16FW CMRJunior Oyono
    18MF FINTony Björk
    18MF FINChristian Österlund
    19FW FINHenry Louko
    21FW FINHamed Ahmadi
    22GK FINJohannes Ström
    23FW FINHane Birhane
    25FW FINNico Renlund
    35GK FINJussi Virkajärvi
    —FW JAMSteven Morrissey

    Achievements

    Season to season

    References

    1. ^ "Home". finlandfootball.net.
    • Official website
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vasa_IFK&oldid=1327805777"