| Ålands Fotbollförbund | |
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| Abbreviation | ÅFF |
| Formation | 1943 |
| Purpose/focus | District Football Association |
| Headquarters | Neptunigatan 23 |
| Location | AX-22100 Mariehamn, Åland, Finland |
| Chairman | Styrbjörn Oskarsson |
| Website | http://www.fotboll.aland.fi/ |
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.
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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.
The following clubs are affiliated to the ÅFF:
Reflecting the small population of 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:
Färgpytsarna | FC Blyfoten | FC Hammarudda | Fett | MIT | Teirekcalk CF | TK Ripan
IFFK P-85 | Dynamo Kraft | FC Realtard | Fifan BK | IFK Old Boys | Strandnäs Stål
Ex-LIF | FC Blåljus | FC Hundra | FC Quickly | FC Stolpskott | Lemländers | Lemmarna | Var är pappa?
Dirty Diamonds | Eckerö U | FC Guiri United | FC Hundraett | FC Offside | Ghetto | Joga Bonito | Optinova | Team Spirit
Four teams currently participate in the Finnish football league system:
One team currently plays in the Swedish football league system:
It should also be noted that in the 2009 season Eckerö IK played in the Division 7 Uppland Norra of the Swedish league.
The Ålandscupen is an annual cup competition administered by the ÅFF that was first introduced in 1943.
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