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Åland United
Founded2004
GroundWiklöf Holding Arena
Mariehamn, Åland Islands
Finland
Capacity4 000 (1 600 seated)
ChairmanLinnéa Johansson
CoachFinland Samuel Fagerholm
LeagueKansallinen Liiga
20201 (Champions)
KMF – Åland United (in blue)

Åland United is a Finnish women's football club based in Lemland, Åland Islands. They compete in the Kansallinen Liiga, the premier women's football league in Finland.

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
Season Competition Stage Result Opponent
2010–11 Champions League Round of 32 0–9, 0–6 Germany Turbine Potsdam
2014–15 Champions League Qualifying round 4–0 North Macedonia ŽFK Kochani
0–7 Poland Medyk Konin
0–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000
2021–22 Champions League First qualifying round
Qualified

Current squad

As of 13 June 2020.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Finland FIN Anna Tamminen
2 FW Finland FIN Isabella Mattsson
3 MF Sweden SWE Emelie Johansson
6 MF United States USA Ashley Riefner
7 FW Estonia EST Signy Aarna
8 MF Finland FIN Olivia Mattsson
10 MF Finland FIN Monica Hagström
11 DF Estonia EST Pille Raadik
12 GK Sweden SWE Cornelia Baldi Sundelius
14 FW South Africa RSA Ode Fulutudilu
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF United States USA Shannon Simon
16 MF Finland FIN Ellen Strömberg
17 DF Finland FIN Anni Miettunen
18 DF Finland FIN Anna Asa Westerlund
19 DF Finland FIN Tiia Peltonen
20 DF Finland FIN Rebecca Bjorkvall
24 MF Finland FIN Selma Viktorsson
26 MF Spain ESP Rosita
27 FW Finland FIN Milla Rosenberg
29 FW Finland FIN Elsa Viktorsson
MF Finland FIN Tilde Hellund

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.