Ålands Fotbollförbund
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The Ålands Fotbollförbund is one of the 12 district organisations of Football Association of Finland
. It administrates the local level football (soccer)
in the Åland Islands
.
(27,700 inhabitants) the Åland Football League is run as a 7-a-side competition. The 30 teams competing in the 2010 competition are as follows:
:
One team currently plays in the Swedish football league system
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It should also be noted that in the 2009 season Eckerö IK played in the Division 7 Uppland Norra of the Swedish league.
is an annual cup competition administered by the ÅFF that was first introduced in 1943.
Football Association of Finland
The Football Association of Finland is the governing body of football in Finland. It was founded in 1907, and was also the governing body of bandy in Finland until the bandy association, Suomen Jääpalloliitto, was founded in 1972....
. It administrates the local level football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
in the Åland Islands
Åland Islands
The Åland Islands form an archipelago in the Baltic Sea. They are situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia and form an autonomous, demilitarised, monolingually Swedish-speaking region of Finland...
.
Background
Ålands Fotbollförbund (abbreviated ÅFF) was founded in 1943 and was originally called the Åland Boll District. The Association currently has 11 member associations, which together have about 60 teams covering various ages groups. The number of registered players is currently approaching the 1000 mark.Affiliated Members
The following clubs are affiliated to the ÅFF:- IF Finströms KamraternaIF Finströms KamraternaIF Finströms Kamraterna is a sports and football club in Åland. The football team currently plays in Division III of the Finnish football league....
- IFK MariehamnIFK MariehamnIFK 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....
- Hammarlands IK
- IF FramIF FramIF Fram is a Finnish football club located in Saltvik on the Åland Islands. They are unique in that they no longer participate in the Finnish football league system but now take part in the Swedish football league system.-Background:...
- Jomala IK
- Eckerö IK
- Sunds IF
- Lemlands IFLemlands IFLemlands 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....
- Ålands Fotbolldomare
- IF Östernäskamraterna
- IF Kasbergskamraterna
Åland Football League
Reflecting the small population of the Åland IslandsÅland Islands
The Åland Islands form an archipelago in the Baltic Sea. They are situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia and form an autonomous, demilitarised, monolingually Swedish-speaking region of Finland...
(27,700 inhabitants) the Åland Football League is run as a 7-a-side competition. The 30 teams competing in the 2010 competition are as follows:
Division 1 A
Färgpytsarna | FC Blyfoten | FC Hammarudda | Fett | MIT | Teirekcalk CF | TK RipanDivision 1 B
IFFK P-85 | Dynamo Kraft | FC Realtard | Fifan BK | IFK Old Boys | Strandnäs StålDivision 2 A
Ex-LIF | FC Blåljus | FC Hundra | FC Quickly | FC Stolpskott | Lemländers | Lemmarna | Var är pappa?Division 2 B
Dirty Diamonds | Eckerö U | FC Guiri United | FC Hundraett | FC Offside | Ghetto | Joga Bonito | Optinova | Team SpiritMen's Football
Four teams currently participate in the Finnish football league systemFinnish football league system
The Finnish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Finland. The three highest levels are managed by the Finnish FA while the higher leagues are managed by the regional departments of the FA.-The system:...
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- IFK MariehamnIFK MariehamnIFK 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....
- VeikkausliigaVeikkausliigaVeikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...
- Hammarlands IK - KolmonenKolmonenKolmonen is the fourth highest football league in Finland. The most famous club competing at this level is Helsingin Palloseura who won the Finnish Championship on 9 occasions, the last time being in 1957. They also won the Finnish Cup in 1962...
(Third Division) - SIFFK - KolmonenKolmonenKolmonen is the fourth highest football league in Finland. The most famous club competing at this level is Helsingin Palloseura who won the Finnish Championship on 9 occasions, the last time being in 1957. They also won the Finnish Cup in 1962...
(Third Division) - a joint team between Sunds IF and IF Finströms KamraternaIF Finströms KamraternaIF Finströms Kamraterna is a sports and football club in Åland. The football team currently plays in Division III of the Finnish football league....
- Jomala IK - NelonenNelonen (soccer league)Nelonen is the fifth highest league in the Finnish Soccer League system. The section winners are promoted to the Kolmonen and the bottom teams to the Vitonen.-Administration:...
(Fourth Division)
One team currently plays in the Swedish football league system
Swedish football league system
The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 276 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels...
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- IF FramIF FramIF Fram is a Finnish football club located in Saltvik on the Åland Islands. They are unique in that they no longer participate in the Finnish football league system but now take part in the Swedish football league system.-Background:...
- Division 6Swedish football Division 6Division 6 is the eighth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 78 sections with 5 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 78 groups of 10 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area...
Uppland östra (Sixth Division)
It should also be noted that in the 2009 season Eckerö IK played in the Division 7 Uppland Norra of the Swedish league.
Ålandscupen
The ÅlandscupenÅlandscupen
Ålandscupen is a local football competition for the Åland Islands which is administered by the ÅFF. The cup competition was first introduced in 1943 and continues to be dominated by IFK Mariehamn who have won the Ålandscupen 42 times. The last time another club won the competition was in 1993 when...
is an annual cup competition administered by the ÅFF that was first introduced in 1943.