Åland United
Encyclopedia
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.
In 2009 Åland United won the championship and played in the 2010-11 UEFA Women's Champions League. They started in the round of 32 and lost both legs to reigning champion Turbine Potsdam.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
women's football club from Lemland
Lemland
Lemland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .The municipality is unilingually Swedish.-History:...
.
In 2004 Åland's clubs Lemlands IF
Lemlands IF
Lemlands Idrottsförening or Lemlands IF is a Finnish sports club situated in Lemland on the Åland Islands. The club is best known for its floorball and football sections. Wilhelm Ingves, a striker of the Finnish Premier Division outfit IFK Mariehamn, is a former youth player of Lemlands IF....
and IF Finströms Kamraterna
IF Finströms Kamraterna
IF Finströms Kamraterna is a sports and football club in Åland. The football team currently plays in Division III of the Finnish football league....
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
Naisten Liiga
Naisten Liiga is the highest division of women's football in Finland. The competition was first held in 1971. Up to 2006 it was known as Naisten SM-sarja ....
, in 2005. In 2008 other Ålandic clubs Sunds IF, IFK Mariehamn
IFK Mariehamn
IFK Mariehamn is a Finnish football club, based in Mariehamn, capital of the Åland Islands. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier Division . The club's manager is Pekka Lyyski, and it plays its home matches at Wiklöf Holding Arena....
and Saltviks IF joined in the cooperation and Åland United became an independent, pure women's football club.
In 2009 Åland United won the championship and played in the 2010-11 UEFA Women's Champions League. They started in the round of 32 and lost both legs to reigning champion Turbine Potsdam.