Åland United

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

Åland United

Founded	2004
Ground	Wiklöf Holding Arena Mariehamn, Åland Finland
Capacity	4 000 (1 600 seated)
Chairman	Linnéa Johansson
Coach	Steve Beeks
League	Kansallinen Liiga
2022	3rd
Home colours Away colours

KMF – Åland United (in blue)

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

• Finnish League champions: 2009, 2013
• Finnish Women's Cup : 2020

Record in UEFA competitions

Season	Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent
2010–11	Champions League	Round of 32	0–9, 0–6	Turbine Potsdam
2014–15	Champions League	Qualifying round	4–0	ŽFK Kochani
			0–7	Medyk Konin
			0–1	SFK 2000
2021–22	Champions League	First qualifying round	4–0	Olimpia Cluj
			0–1	Servette Chênois

Current squad

As of 09 May 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   FIN Matilda Nurmi 2 MF   FIN Vera Hällefors 3 FW   FIN Minna Kurtén 6 DF   FIN Sanni Ojanen 7 FW   EST Signy Aarna 8 MF   FIN Louise Andersson 9 FW   USA Kit Loferski 10 MF   FIN Monica Hagström 11 DF   EST Pille Raadik 12 GK   USA Lainey Burdett 14 FW   FIN Aada Törrönen 15 MF   USA Sarah Troccoli

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF   FIN Anna Westerlund 17 MF   FIN Riika Lilja 18 DF   MNE Helena Božić 19 DF   FIN Maryette Karring 20 MF   POR Margarida Sousa 22 MF   FIN Milla Rosenberg 23 FW   FIN Netta Hanhimäki 24 DF   FIN Casja Kronström 25 FW   FIN Jaqueline Hand 28 MF   FIN Olivia Ulenius 32 FW   FIN Dana Leskinen 33 GK   FIN Matilda Nurmi

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.

External links

• Club's website