Åland United

Founded 2004
Ground Wiklöf Holding Arena
Mariehamn
Åland Islands
Finland
Capacity 4 000 (1 600 seated)
Chairman Åland Islands Ted Martell
Coach Åland Islands Samuel Fagerholm
Åland Islands Daniela Haglund
League Naisten Liiga
2013 Champion
KMF – Åland United (in blue)

Åland United is a Finnish women's football club from Lemland.

In 2004 Åland's clubs Lemlands IF and IF Finströms Kamraterna decided to strengthen the women's football in the region. Their combined team operated under Lemlands IF using name Åland United. United managed promotion to the top national women's league, the Naisten Liiga, in 2005. In 2008 other Ålandic clubs Sunds IF, IFK Mariehamn and Saltviks IF joined in the cooperation and Åland United became an independent, pure women's football club.[1][2]

In 2009 Åland United won the championship and played in the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League.[3] They started in the round of 32 and lost both legs to reigning champion Turbine Potsdam. In subsequent seasons Åland United has been 3rd (2010), 4th (2011), 2nd (2012) and champions (2013)

Titles

Record in UEFA competitions
SeasonCompetitionStageResultOpponent
2010–11Champions LeagueRound of 320–9, 0–6Germany Turbine Potsdam
2014–15Champions LeagueQualifying round4–0Republic of Macedonia ŽFK Kochani
0–7Poland Medyk Konin
0–1Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000

Current squad

  • As of 10 June 2018.[4]

As of 10 June 2018 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Finland GK Ann-Sofie Gripenberg
2 Finland FW Isabella Mattsson
3 Sweden MF Emelie Johansson
5 Finland DF Mikaela Frondelius
6 Mexico MF Briana Campos
7 Estonia MF Signy Aarna
8 Sweden MF Sara Nordin
9 Finland FW Tia Hirvonen
No. Position Player
10 United States MF Sydney Blomquist
11 Estonia DF Pille Raadik
12 Finland GK Anna Tamminen
14 Finland MF Maryette Karring
16 Finland FW Sofia Lindström
17 Spain MF Rosa Maria Herreros Ossorio
18 Finland MF Jenny Danielsson
20 Finland DF Rebecca Björkvall
24 Finland DF Sanna Porali
26 Finland MF Selma Viktorsson

References

  1. ↑ Nykvist, Maria (14 October 2008). "Åland United blir egen förening" [Åland United becomes an independent association] (in Swedish). Nya Åland. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Åland United blir egen förening" [Åland United becomes an independent association] (in Swedish). Åland United. 29 December 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Finland - List of Women Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Truppen". laget.se. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

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