Umeå IK
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| Full name | Umeå Idrottsklubb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | UIK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Gammliavallen, Umeå (Capacity 10,000) |
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| Chairman |  Ulf Halvarsson |
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| Manager | Roland Arnqvist |
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| League | Damallsvenskan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Umeå IK is a prominent women's association football club based in the city of Umeå, Sweden. The club was established in 1917 and has 8 seasons in the Women's premier division (Damallsvenskan). Umeå IK has won six Swedish championship gold medals (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007), and they have also won the UEFA Women's Cup twice, in 2003 and 2004, and were runners up in 2002, 2007 and 2008.
Umeå IK play their home games at Gammliavallen Stadium in Umeå. The team colours are black and yellow.
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[edit] Honours
- Swedish championship gold medal
- Winners (6): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
- UEFA Women's Cup
[edit] Current squad
As of September 10, 2007:
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[edit] Notable players
Sweden
- Hanna Ljungberg (1998-present)
- Anna Sjöström (1999-2006)
- Malin Moström (1995-2006)
- Maria Nordbrandt (2001-2005)
- Tina Nordlund (1996-2002)
- Johanna Andersson (2005-2006)
- Hanna Marklund (2000-2004)
Brazil
China
Ma Xiaoxu (2007)
Finland
Laura Kalmari (2002-2004)- Anne Mäkinen (2005-2006)
- Sanna Valkonen (2004-2006)
Norway
Lisa Klaveness (2006-2007)
[edit] External links
- Umeå IK - official site
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