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Djurgården/Älvsjö at UEFA-Women's Cup Final 2005 in Potsdam, Germany

Djurgårdens IF (also Djurgården Damfotboll, formerly Djurgården/Älvsjö) is a football club from Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. The club was established when the women's divisions of Djurgårdens IF and Älvsjö AIK merged in 2003, forming a new club owned to 51 % by Djurgården and to 49 % by Älvsjö. Counting the two separate teams Djurgården Damfotboll has 12 seasons in the Women's Premier Division (Damallsvenskan). All together the club has 7 gold medals in the Swedish Championship counting the one from 2003, the year of the merger, and the following year 2004. During the 2004/2005 season, the team were runners up in the UEFA Women's Cup. Älvsjö AIK also won the gold from 1995-1999, a total of 5 gold medals.

The team played their home games on Stockholms stadion between 2003 and 2005, the Olympic arena of the 1912 Summer Olympics, located in Stockholm city. From the 2005 season, the team has played at Kristinebergs IP. The team colours are white and blue. In 2007, the team signed German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer to replace their retiring keeper Bente Nordby.[1]

[edit] Current squad

As of March 15, 2008:

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	Malin Engdahl
4	DF	Madelene Göras
5	DF	Sara Thunebro
6	MF	Linda Forsberg
7	MF	Anna Lagerberth
8	MF	Marijke Callebaut
10	FW	Linda Sällström
11	FW	Mia Jalkerud
12	MF	Caroline Frånberg

No.	Position	Player
13	MF	Anna Hall
14	GK	Sofia Åhman
15	FW	Jennifer Meier
16	FW	Victoria Svensson
17	DF	Ariane Hingst
19	DF	Ann-Marie Norlin
20	DF	Therese Brogårde
21	MF	Rebecca Johnson
25	GK	Nadine Angerer