Eskilstuna Guif
Swedish handball club
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Eskilstuna Guif IF, commonly known as Eskilstuna Guif or Guif, is a handball club based in Eskilstuna, Sweden.[1] It has reached the national championship finals on four occasions but never won and currently competes in Handbollsligan, the top domestic handball league.
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| Full name | Eskilstuna Guif IF | ||
| Founded | 1932 | ||
| Arena | Stiga Sports Arena | ||
| Capacity | 3700 | ||
| President | Rolf Brunnel | ||
| Head coach | Zoran Roganović | ||
| League | Allsvenskan (women's) Handbollligan (men's) | ||
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History
The club was founded on 26 May 1896 as Godtemplarnas Ungdoms- och Idrottsförening (lit. 'the Good Templars' Youth and Sports Club').[2] GUIF was one of the first sports clubs in Eskilstuna after Eskilstuna GAK.[3]
Handball was introduced in 1932.[2] They have reached the Swedish Championship final four times (1997, 2001, 2009 and 2011), but lost on each occasion.[4] They also finished first in the regular season in 2011–12[5] and 2013–14,[6] 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.[2]
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.[7] In September 2017, the team could move in to the new Stiga Sports Arena.[8]
Men's team
Kits
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    2017–18 |
    2018–19 |
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     2014–15 |
    2016–17 |
    2017–18 |
   2018–19 |
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Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2025–26 season
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Transfers
- Transfers for the 2025–26 season
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Former club members
Notable former players
Kristján Andrésson (1999–2004)
Erik Hajas (1988–1990, 1992–2000)- Claes Hellgren (1974–1978)
- Carl-Erik Stockenberg (1957–1967)
- Mattias Zachrisson (2006–2013)
Former coaches
| Seasons | Coach | Country |
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| 2007–2016 | Kristján Andrésson |  |
| 2016–2019 | Jan Ekman |   |
| 2019– | Zoran Roganović |  |