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.[1] The team colours are white and blue. In 2007, the team signed German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer to replace their retiring keeper Bente Nordby.
The club is affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund.[2]
Current squad
As of April 5, 2013:
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. |
|
Position |
Player
|
1 |
|
GK |
Rebecca Rudner
|
2 |
|
MF |
Klara Berggren
|
3 |
|
DF |
Linda Augustsson
|
4 |
|
DF |
Elin Nilsson
|
5 |
|
MF |
Fia Grönborg
|
6 |
|
DF |
Nora Otterhäll
|
7 |
|
FW |
Johanna Möller
|
8 |
|
FW |
Olga Langenskiöld
|
9 |
|
MF |
Lana Khalaf |
|
|
No. |
|
Position |
Player
|
10 |
|
FW |
Anna Nystrom
|
11 |
|
FW |
Madeleine Stegius
|
12 |
|
MF |
Alexandra Höglund
|
13 |
|
MF |
Jenny Svennefelt
|
14 |
|
GK |
Tove Enblom
|
15 |
|
DF |
Sofia Nilsson
|
16 |
|
FW |
Linda Lundberg
|
17 |
|
MF |
Amanda Chidli
|
18 |
|
DF |
Emilie Eriksson
|
19 |
|
MF |
Irma Helin |
|
Honours
Djurgården/Älvsjö at UEFA-Women's Cup Final 2005 in Potsdam, Germany
Footnotes
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