Piteå IF
Piteå Idrottsförening, commonly known as Piteå IF, is a Swedish football club located in Piteå that currently competes in Sweden's top-division women's league, Damallsvenskan.
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| Full name | Piteå Idrottsförening | ||
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| Founded | 1985 | ||
| Ground | LF Arena Piteå Sweden | ||
| Capacity | 3,950 | ||
| Chairman | Berndt Siljemark | ||
| Coach | Stellan Carlsson | ||
| League | Damallsvenskan | ||
| 2019 | 6th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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In 2018, they won the Swedish national Championship for the first time.[1]
History
The sports club was formed on 24 May 1918 but did not take up men's football until 1920 when they united with their local rival club IFK Piteå, which then was dissolved. The women's team was founded in 1985. Piteå IF's female section is currently playing in the highest league, Damallsvenskan, which it reached for the first time in 2009.[2]
The club has one of the largest football youth academies in the county of Norrbotten and is one of two clubs who arrange the large international youth soccer cup, the Piteå Summer Games.[3]
Players
Current squad
- As of 27 June 2020.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
Stadium
The club plays their home matches at LF Arena.
References
- Jens Kärrman (27 October 2018). "Piteå tog första guldet efter dramatik" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- "Piteå IF". Damfotboll. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- "Pitea Summer Games 2015". International Sports Entertainment Agency. Retrieved 4 May 2016.