Umeå IK

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Umeå IK
Umea IK.png
Full name Umeå Idrottsklubb
Nickname(s) UIK
Founded 1917
Ground Gammliavallen,
Umeå
(Capacity: 10,000)
Chairman Sweden Roger Lundholm
Manager Finland Mika Sankala
League Damallsvenskan
2008 1st
Home colours
Away colours

Umeå IK is a prominent women's association football club based in the city of Umeå, Sweden. The club was established in 1917 and has 9 seasons in the Women's premier division (Damallsvenskan). Umeå IK has won seven Swedish championship gold medals (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008), and they have also won the UEFA Women's Champions League twice, in 2003 and 2004, and were runners up in 2002, 2007 and 2008.

Umeå IK play their home games at Gammliavallen Stadium in Umeå. The team colours are black and yellow.

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[edit] Honours

[edit] Current squad

As of March 9, 2009

No. Position Player
1 Sweden GK Ulla-Karin Rönnlund
2 Sweden DF Anna Paulson
5 Sweden DF Emma Berglund
7 Sweden MF Lisa Dahlqvist
8 Finland DF Maija Saari
9 Sweden FW Madeleine Edlund
10 Sweden FW Hanna Ljungberg
11 Japan MF Mami Yamaguchi
13 Denmark FW Johanna Rasmussen
15 Sweden MF Emelie Konradsson
No. Position Player
18 Sweden FW Sofia Jacobsson
19 Switzerland FW Ramona Bachmann
20 Brazil MF Elaine
21 Sweden GK Carola Söberg
23 Sweden MF Emma Åberg-Zingmark
24 Sweden DF Emma Kullberg
25 Sweden FW Ida Åberg-Zingmark
26 Sweden DF Elin Landström
92 Sweden DF Karolina Westberg

[edit] Notable players

Ramona Bachmann and Marta at UEFA-Cup final 2008

Sweden Sweden

Brazil Brazil

People's Republic of China China

Denmark Denmark

Finland Finland

Norway Norway

Switzerland Switzerland

Japan Japan

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