# Eskilsminne IF

Eskilsminne IF is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg in Skåne County. Currently playing in Division 1 Södra, the third tier in the Swedish football league system.
Eskilsminnes team colours today are yellow and blue striped, which is an "inheritance" from Stattena who played in the best tier Allsvenskan, with derbies against Helsingborgs IF. But 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 that was founded on 18 May 1928. The club runs around 50 teams and has between 1200 and 1300 members, which is the largest youth organisation in Scania. 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 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 (Scanian Sports Association).
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

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 8 February 2025
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. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | SWE | Adrian Petersson |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Endrit Ibishi |
| 5 | MF | ROU | Dragos Farcas |
| 6 | MF | SWE | Christian Ljungberg |
| 7 | MF | SWE | Lucas Ohlander |
| 8 | MF | SWE | Josef Getachew |
| 11 | FW | SWE | Hampus Stoltz |
| 15 | DF | SWE | Jonathan Larsson |
| 16 | MF | SWE | Melvin Larsson |
| 17 | FW | SWE | Andreas Quist Svensson |
| 21 | MF | SWE | Adham Hazime |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | DF | SWE | Jesper Lernesjö |
| 23 | MF | SWE | Yonathan Getachew |
| 25 | DF | SWE | Johan Albin |
| 27 | MF | SWE | Filip Lundeberg |
| 28 | FW | SWE | Amir Hussain Akhlaqi |
| 30 | GK | SWE | Elliot Nilsson |
| 31 | GK | SWE | Philip Mårtensson |
| 99 | MF | SWE | Casper Seger |
| — | GK | SWE | Hampus Pauli |
| — | DF | SWE | Fabian Velander |
| — | MF | PLE | Mahdi Fatahi |

## Attendances

In recent seasons Eskilsminne IF have had the following average attendances:
| 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 |
| 2011 | 276 | Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland | Tier 5 |
| 2012 | 437 | Div 2 Södra Götaland | Tier 4 |
| 2013 | Not Available | Div 2 Västra Götaland | Tier 4 |
| 2014 | 181 | Div 2 Västra Götaland | Tier 4 |
| 2015 | 714 | Div 1 Södra | Tier 3 |
| 2016 | Not Available | Div 2 Västra Götaland | Tier 4 |
| 2017 | 385 | Div 2 Västra Götaland | Tier 4 |
| 2018 | | Div 1 Södra | Tier 3 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ "Eskilsminne IF – Fotboll Klubb". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
* ↑ "Sportboken - FOTBOLLBOKEN". Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
* ↑ "Tabell och resultat – Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 4 February 2011.
* ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Eskilsminne IF – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 4 February 2011.
* ↑ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Eskilsminne IF". Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
* ↑ "Eskilsminne IF – Fotboll – everysport.com". Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
* ↑ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
* ↑ "Truppen" (in Swedish). Eskilsminne IF. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
* ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2011.