Eskilstuna Guif


Eskilstuna Guif IF, commonly known as Eskilstuna Guif or Guif, is a handball club based in Eskilstuna, Sweden. It has reached the national championship finals on four occasions but never won and currently competes in Handbollsligan, the top domestic handball league.

History

The club was founded on 26 May 1896 as Godtemplarnas Ungdoms- och Idrottsförening. GUIF was one of the first sports clubs in Eskilstuna after Eskilstuna GAK.
Handball was introduced in 1932. They have reached the Swedish Championship final four times, but lost on each occasion. They also finished first in the regular season in 2011–12 and 2013–14, 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.
Eskilstuna Guif have also been active in athletics, bandy, cross-country skiing, football, gymnastics, ice hockey, and orienteering.

Venue

Eskilstuna Guif play their matches in 3700 capacity Stiga Sports Arena.
The team play edin Sporthallen in central Eskilstuna until the end of the 2015–16 season, when they left Sporthallen to play in Skjulstahallen outside Eskilstuna for one year. In September 2017, the team could move in to the new Stiga Sports Arena.

Team

Current squad

;Goalkeepers
  • Nicolai Horntvedt Kristensen
;Left Wingers
;Right Wingers
;Line players
;Left Backs
;Central Backs
;Right Backs

Transfers

;Joining
;Leaving

Former club members

Notable former players