Eskilstuna Guif | |||
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Full name | Eskilstuna Godtemplarnas Ungdomsoch idrottsförening | ||
Founded | 1932 | ||
Arena | Stiga Sports Arena | ||
Capacity | 3700 | ||
President | Rolf Brunnel | ||
Head coach | Zoran Roganović | ||
League | Allsvenskan (women's) Handbollligan (men's) | ||
Website Official site |
Eskilstuna Guif is a handball club based in Eskilstuna, Sweden, which currently competes in Handbollsligan, the top domestic handball league. The club was founded in 1896,[1] as Godtemplarnas Ungdoms- och Idrottsförening (The Good Templars' Youth and Sport Club). They have reached the Swedish Championship final four times[2] (1997, 2001, 2009 and 2011), but lost on each occasion. They also finished first in the regular season in 2011-12[3] and 2013–14,[4] but were eliminated in the semi-finals in both these seasons. They have played 54 seasons in the top division, second only to Redbergslid, and are fourth in the all-time table of the league.