Eskilsminne IF is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 football club located in Helsingborg

Helsingborg

Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...

 in Skåne County

Skåne County

Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...

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Background

Eskilsminne Idrottsförening s a football club from the district of Eskilsminne in Helsingborg that was founded on the 18th May 1928. The club runs around 50 teams and has between 1200 and 1300 members, which is the largest youth organisation in Scania

Scania

Scania is the southernmost of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden, constituting a peninsula on the southern tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, and some adjacent islands. The modern administrative subdivision Skåne County is almost, but not totally, congruent with the...

. Since 1968 the club has organised on an annual basis the Eskilscupen, which is one of the oldest and largest tournaments in youth football. The club also provides an annual football school for children between 5 and 8 years, with an emphasis on fun and fellowship. Eskilsminne IF received the 2005 award for "Best sports for children and youth" from the Skånska idrottsförbundet (Scanian Sports Association).

Since their foundation Eskilsminne IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system

Swedish football league system

The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 276 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels...

. The club currently plays in Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Harlyckans IP in Helsingborg.

Eskilsminne IF are affiliated to Skånes Fotbollförbund

Skånes Fotbollförbund

The Skånes Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the non-administrative province of Scania.- Background :...

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Recent History

In recent seasons Eskilsminne IF have competed in the following divisions:

2011 - Division 3 sydvästra Götaland

2010 - Division 3 sydvästra Götaland

2009 - Division 4 Skåne västra

2008 - Division 5 Skåne västra

2007 - Division 5 Skåne nordvästra

2006 - Division 5 Skåne västra

2005 - Division 5 Skåne nordvästra

2004 - Division 5 Skåne nordvästra A

2003 - Division 5 Skåne nordvästra B

2002 - Division 5 Skåne Nordvästra

2001 - Division 6 Skåne Nordvästra A

2000 - Division 5 Skåne Västra

1999 - Division 5 Skåne Nordvästra

Attendances

In recent seasons Eskilsminne IF have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2008	Not available	Div 5 Skåne västra	Tier 7
2009	250	Div 4 Skåne västra	Tier 6
2010	216	Div 3 sydvästra Götaland	Tier 5

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.

External links

• Eskilsminne IF - Official Website
• Eskilsminne IF Facebook
• Eskilscupen - Youth Tournament Website
• Eskilsminne IF (Eskilscupen) on Twitter