The Åland women's official football team represents Åland in women's association football and is controlled by the Åland Football Association (ÅFF). the team isn't affiliated with FIFA nor UEFA. The team mainly competes in the Island Games. the team was crowned champions winning gold medals three times (2007, 2009 and 2011).[2][3]
| Association | Åland Football Association (ÅFF) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Gary Williams | ||
| Captain | Ellen Ahlqvist | ||
| Home stadium | Wiklöf Holding Arena | ||
| FIFA code | AXL | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | NR (13 December 2024)[1] | ||
| First international | |||
 Åland 9–1 Guernsey  (Isle of Man; 8 July 2001) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Åland 20–0 Saare County  (Finström, Åland; 29 June 2009) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Åland 0–3 Isle of Man  (Dalhem, Belgium; 28 June 2017) | |||
Åland also has a successful women's club football side, Åland United which competes in the Kansallinen Liiga.
Results and fixtures
editThe following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023
edit| 9 July 2023 2023 Island Games | Åland | 3–1 |  Hitra | Saint Sampson,Guernsey |
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Northfield Stadium |
| 10 July 2023 2023 Island Games | Jersey  | 4–1 | Åland | Saint Peter Port, Guernsey |
| 10:30 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: College Field |
| 11 July 2023 2023 Island Games | Åland | 0–2 |  Bermuda | Saint Peter Port, Guernsey |
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: College Field |
| 13 July 2023 2023 Island Games | Åland | 3–2 |  Isle of Wight | Saint Peter Port, Guernsey |
| 10:30 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: College Field |
Competitive record
editFootball at the Island Games
edit| Island Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2001 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 8 |
| 2003 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 2005 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
 2007 |
Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2009 |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| 2011 |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| 2013 |
Did not enter | |||||||
| 2015 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
 2017 |
5th place Match | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 |
 2019 |
Did not enter | |||||||
| 2023 |
7th place Match | 7th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
 2025 |
To be determined | |||||||
 2027
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| 2029
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| Appearances | 7/10 | 1st | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 168 | 31 |
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- The following players were named for the 2017 Islands Games fifth-place match against Menorca on 29 June 2017.[4][5][6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ellen Ahlström | 2 August 1990 |  GBK Kokkola
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| 1 | GK | Ann-Sofie Gripenberg | 22 November 1999 |  Rävåsens IK
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| 5 | MF | Maija Lindqvist | 2 June 1998 | Åland United
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| 8 | MF | Olivia Mattsson | 26 August 1999 | KIF Örebro DFF
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| 19 | MF | Sofia Lindström | 11 April 1999 | Åland United
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| 7 | DF | Maryette Karring | 24 January 1993 | Åland United
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| 3 | Hanna Sandell | IFK Mariehamn
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| 4 | Wilma Sandvik | IFK Mariehamn
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| 6 | Mikaela Holmborg | IK Tun
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| 9 | Elin Lindström | 3 March 1994 | Hovås Billdal IF
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| 10 | Lina Holm | IFK Mariehamn
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| 11 | Josefin Flöjt | 9 May 1992 | Upsala IF
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| 13 | Nona Bamberg | IFK Mariehamn
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| 14 | Melanie Karring | IFK Mariehamn
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| 15 | Lisa Klingberg | 26 January 1992 | LiU AIF FK
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| 17 | Fanny Måsabacka | LiU AIF FK
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| 18 | Hanna Måsabacka | IFK Mariehamn
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| Josefin Danielsson | 24 March 1992 | IFK Mariehamn
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References
edit- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Salmen wins Gold Medal for Aland in NatWest Island Games XIII". gocamels.com. 8 March 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Jersey's women beat Aland 1-0 to seal a historic first ever Island Games football gold medal". bbc.com. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "The women's starting versus Menorca". Facebook. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Ålands damer träningsspelar på lördag". fotboll.ax (in Swedish). 10 April 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Öspelstrupperna uttagna". fotboll.ax (in Swedish). 24 April 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
External links
edit- Ålands Fotbollförbund (in Swedish and Finnish)
- National-Football-Teams.com
- Island Games Website