Eskilstuna Guif is a

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

club based in

Eskilstuna Eskilstuna () is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden. The city of Eskilstuna had 67,359 inhabitants in 2015, with a total population of 100,092 inhabitants in Eskilstuna municipality (2014). Eskilstuna has ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

, which currently competes in

Handbollsligan Handbollsligan ''(literally, "The Handball league")'' is the highest league in the league system of Swedish handball, and comprises the top 14 Swedish handball teams. The first season began in 1931–32. The season ends with a playoff. Structure ...

, the top domestic handball league. The club was founded in 1896 as Godtemplarnas Ungdoms- och Idrottsförening (The Good Templars' Youth and Sport Club). They have reached the Swedish Championship final four times (1997, 2001, 2009 and 2011), but lost on each occasion. They also finished first in the regular season in 2011-12 and 2013–14,Hanbollboken 2014/2015 (in swedish) 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.

Sports Hall information

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STIGA Sports Arena Stiga Sports Arena Eskilstuna, or simply Stiga Sports Arena, is an indoor venue and sports arena in the Munktellstaden district in central Eskilstuna, Sweden, which is commonly used to host sporting events, such as handball, floorball, and futsa ...

*City: –

*Capacity: – 3700 *Address: – Arenatorget 1,

Men's team

Kits

Former club members

Notable former players

Kristján Andrésson Kristján Andrésson (born 27 March 1981) is a Swedish-born Icelandic retired handball player and ex coach of the Swedish national team. He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Until 2020 he was the head coach for the Swedish national team. ...

(1999–2004) *

Erik Hajas Erik Hajas (born 16 September 1962 in Huddinge Parish, Sweden) is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially th ...

(1988–1990, 1992–2000) *

Claes Hellgren Claes Hellgren (born 27 February 1955) is a Swedish former handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and comm ...

(1974–1978) *

Carl-Erik Stockenberg Carl-Erik Stockenberg (; 11 June 1925 – 30 June 1985) was a Swedish handball player, who played as a back player. He was a prolific goalscorer and also skilled at blocking shots from opponents. ' He was a Swedish champion with IFK Kristiansta ...

(1957–1967) *

Mattias Zachrisson Mattias Zachrisson (born 22 August 1990) is a Swedish handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Swedish national team. He has competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and ...

(2006–2013)

Former coaches

References

External links

Official website

EHF profile
* {{Authority control Swedish handball clubs 1896 establishments in Sweden Handball clubs established in 1896 Sport in Eskilstuna