Djurgårdens IF Dam

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Djurgårdens IF Dam
Full name Djurgården Idrottsförening Damfotbollsförening
Nickname(s) DIF
Founded 2003 (2003) as 'Djurgården/Älvsjö'
Ground Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm
Ground Capacity 14,417
Chairman Anders Emanuelson
Head Coach Marcelo Fernandez
League Elitettan
2012 Damallsvenskan, 11th (relegated)
Website Club home page
Home colours
Away colours

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 Sweden GK Rebecca Rudner
2 Sweden MF Klara Berggren
3 Sweden DF Linda Augustsson
4 Sweden DF Elin Nilsson
5 Sweden MF Fia Grönborg
6 Sweden DF Nora Otterhäll
7 Sweden FW Johanna Möller
8 Sweden FW Olga Langenskiöld
9 Sweden MF Lana Khalaf
No. Position Player
10 Sweden FW Anna Nystrom
11 Sweden FW Madeleine Stegius
12 Sweden MF Alexandra Höglund
13 Sweden MF Jenny Svennefelt
14 Sweden GK Tove Enblom
15 Sweden DF Sofia Nilsson
16 Sweden FW Linda Lundberg
17 Sweden MF Amanda Chidli
18 Sweden DF Emilie Eriksson
19 Sweden MF Irma Helin

Honours

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

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