Eskilsminne IF
Eskilsminne IF is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg in Skåne County, playing in Division 1 Södra, the third tier in the Swedish football league system.
Eskilsminne's team colours are yellow and blue striped, which is an inheritance from Stattena who played in the best tier, Allsvenskan, with derbies against Helsingborgs IF. The original club colours are light and dark purple-striped shirt and white shorts.
Background
Eskilsminne Idrottsförening is a football club from the district of Eskilsminne in Helsingborg and was founded on 18 May 1928. The club runs around 50 teams and has between 1200 and 1300 members, making it the largest youth organisation in Scania. Since 1968 the club has organised the Eskilscupen on an annual basis, which is one of the oldest and largest tournaments in youth football. The club also provides an annual football school for children between five and eight 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.Since their foundation Eskilsminne IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 2 Västra Götaland, which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Harlyckans IP in Helsingborg.
Eskilsminne IF are affiliated to Skånes Fotbollförbund.
Recent history
In recent seasons Eskilsminne IF have competed in the following divisions:1999 – Division 5 Skåne Nordvästra
2000 – Division 5 Skåne Västra
2001 – Division 6 Skåne Nordvästra A
2002 – Division 5 Skåne Nordvästra
2003 – Division 5 Skåne nordvästra B
2004 – Division 5 Skåne nordvästra A
2005 – Division 5 Skåne nordvästra
2006 – Division 5 Skåne västra
2007 – Division 5 Skåne nordvästra
2008 – Division 5 Skåne västra
2009 – Division 4 Skåne västra
2010 – Division 3 sydvästra Götaland
2011 – Division 3 sydvästra Götaland
2012 – Division 2 Södra Götaland
2013 – Division 2 Västra Götaland
2014 – Division 2 Västra Götaland
2015 – Division 1 Södra
2016 – Division 2 Västra Götaland
2017 – Division 2 Västra Götaland
2018 – Division 1 Södra
2019 – Division 1 Södra
2020 – Division 1 Södra