Borgå Akilles

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Borgå Akilles
Full nameBorgå Akilles Fotboll
NicknamesAkilles, De Gröna (The Green Ones), Killen (lads)
Founded1902
GroundBorgå Bollplan
Porvoo
Finland
CapacityUnknown
ManagerJohan Britschgi
LeagueKolmonen

Borgå Akilles (Finnish: Porvoon Akilles), or more commonly just Akilles, is a bilingual Finnish sports club from the city of Porvoo (Swedish Borgå). Akilles, named for Achilles in ancient Greek mythology, was founded in 1902 and is one of the oldest active football clubs in Finland.

In Finland the club is mostly known for bandy. It plays in the highest division, Bandyliiga. It became Finnish champions in 1981, 1985, 2020 and 2021 and won the Finnish Cup in 2019.

The football team won promotion to the Finnish Third Division in 2006. The club also has active sections in cycling, track and field, handball, orienteering, skiing, and fitness sport.

Results in football

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References

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Official homepage

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