The Åland Islands official football team (Swedish: Ålands herrlandslag i fotboll) is the official football team for the Åland Islands, Finland, and is controlled by Ålands Fotbollförbund. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA.
The team mainly competes in the Island Games. Åland hosted it in 1991 and 2009. The team won a Silver medal in 2009 and Bronze medal in 1989 and 1993. They also reached fourth place in 1991 and 2011.
Åland also has a successful club football side, IFK Mariehamn, which plays in the Finnish premier league (Veikkausliiga) and finished 7th in the league in 2011.
[edit] Tournament records
| Island Games record |
| Year |
Round |
Position |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GS |
GA |
1989 |
Group Phase |
3rd |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
12 |
1991 |
3rd Place Match |
4th |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1993 |
3rd Place Match |
3rd |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
1995 |
7th Place Match |
7th |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
1997 |
Did Not Enter |
1999 |
5th Place Match |
6th |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
2001 |
Did Not Enter |
2003 |
Did Not Enter |
2005 |
7th Place Match |
7th |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
2007 |
7th Place Match |
7th |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
2009 |
Final |
2nd |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
7 |
2011 |
3rd Place Match |
4th |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
| Total |
9/12 |
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38 |
16 |
3 |
19 |
63 |
73 |
[edit] Selected Internationals opponents
The following players were in the Island Games squad in 2011.[1]
| 0#0 |
Pos. |
Player |
Date of Birth (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
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GK |
Viktor Mattsson |
(1992-06-12) June 12, 1992 (age 19) |
2 |
0 |
SIFFK |
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GK |
Johan Sundman |
(1978-02-12) February 12, 1978 (age 34) |
2 |
0 |
IFK Mariehamn |
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DF |
Fredrik Appel |
(1991-04-08) April 8, 1991 (age 21) |
3 |
0 |
SIFFK |
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DF |
Jacob Erikslund |
(1990-07-06) July 6, 1990 (age 21) |
6 |
0 |
IFK Uppsala |
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DF |
Erik Lundberg |
(1994-03-20) March 20, 1994 (age 18) |
3 |
0 |
SIFFK |
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DF |
John Matsson |
(1992-06-20) June 20, 1992 (age 19) |
1 |
0 |
SIFFK |
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MF |
Rezgar Amani |
(1992-07-01) July 1, 1992 (age 19) |
5 |
0 |
SIFFK |
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MF |
Johan Carlsson |
(1981-08-01) August 1, 1981 (age 30) |
4 |
0 |
SIFFK |
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MF |
Samuel Fagerholm |
(1991-10-10) October 10, 1991 (age 20) |
4 |
1 |
SIFFK |
|
MF |
Petter Isaksson |
(1989-09-11) September 11, 1989 (age 22) |
13 |
2 |
Gimo IF |
|
MF |
Fredrik Rosenberg |
(1991-03-06) March 6, 1991 (age 21) |
1 |
0 |
Jomala IK |
|
MF |
Simon Snickars |
(1989-08-07) August 7, 1989 (age 22) |
7 |
1 |
SIFFK |
|
MF |
Fabian Söderdahl |
(1992-07-01) July 1, 1992 (age 19) |
2 |
0 |
Hammarlands IK |
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MF |
Kristoffer Weckström |
(1983-05-26) May 26, 1983 (age 29) |
4 |
0 |
IFK Uppsala |
|
MF |
Kenneth Wickström |
(1991-07-31) July 31, 1991 (age 20) |
5 |
0 |
SIFFK |
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FW |
Peter Lundberg |
(1981-04-15) April 15, 1981 (age 31) |
4 |
5 |
Rynninge IK |
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FW |
Jimmy Sundman |
(1989-03-07) March 7, 1989 (age 23) |
9 |
1 |
SIFFK |
|
FW |
Alexander Weckström |
(1987-03-27) March 27, 1987 (age 25) |
8 |
5 |
Rynninge IK |
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