IFK Mariehamn is a football club in Finland. It is named after the city it is located in, Mariehamn. The sports club was founded in 1919 and the football section was introduced in mid-1930s. The team is based on the Åland Islands and before 1945 from time to time they competed with Swedish or Finnish teams. Since 1945 the team competed in lower divisions of Finnish football system, in 1975 and 1976 they played in the third level and then advanced to Ykkönen (First Division) but in two seasons they relegated.
In 2003 Mariehamn won promotion to Ykkönen and the following season they reached the top flight for the first time in their history. They were twelfth out of fourteen participating teams in their first Veikkausliiga season and since 2005 Mariehamn has played in the top flight.
The team is a participant of Åland tournaments and has won many Åland football championships and Åland cups.
Their home venue is Wiklöf Holding Arena, which is a multi-purpose stadium with a capacity of 4,000.
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