Umeå IK

Umeå IK
Full name Umeå Idrottsklubb
Nickname(s) UIK
Founded 1917[1]
Ground T3 Arena, Umeå[1]
Ground Capacity 10,000
Chairman Andreas Hermansson
Manager Maria Bergkvist
League Damallsvenskan
2015 Damallsvenskan, 8th
Website Club home page

Umeå IK is a women's association football club based in the city of Umeå, Sweden. Established in 1917 as a general sports club, the women's football section began competing in 1985. In 1996 the team reached the Premier Division (Damallsvenskan) only to be relegated the following year. In 1998 they were promoted again and have since remained in the top division. Umeå IK has won seven Swedish championships (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008), four Swedish Cups (2001, 2002, 2003 and 2007) and the UEFA Women's Champions League twice, in 2003 and 2004. They also reached the Champions League finals in 2002, 2007 and 2008.

Umeå IK play their home games at T3 Arena (formerly known as Gammliavallen) in Umeå. The team colours are black and yellow. The club is affiliated to the Västerbottens Fotbollförbund.[2]

Honours

2014 squad

Before a match in July 2011
Before a match in April 2013
As of 11 August 2014 [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Sweden GK Tove Enblom
2 Sweden DF Johanna Nyman
3 Sweden DF Elin Landström
4 Sweden MF Emmelie Konradsson
5 Sweden DF Emma Berglund (captain)
7 Sweden MF Hanna Sandström
8 Sweden FW Linnéa Åberg
9 Sweden MF Hanna Folkesson
11 Sweden FW Jenny Hjohlman
12 United States MF Shawna Gordon
13 Sweden DF Jasmin Nejati
No. Position Player
14 Sweden FW Lisa Renlund
16 Sweden DF Linnéa Ågren
17 Sweden FW Lina Hurtig
18 Nigeria MF Rita Chikwelu
19 Sweden DF Hanna Glas
20 Sweden GK Malin Reuterwall
21 Finland MF Emmi Alanen
22 Sweden FW Linda Molin
23 Finland DF Tuija Hyyrynen
44 Sweden DF Lisa Lantz

Former players

For details of former players, see Category:Umeå IK players.

Retired numbers

6 Sweden Malin Moström, Midfielder (1995–2006, 2007) [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Umeå IK". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 December 2011. (subscription required)
  2. ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Västerbottens Fotbollförbund". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Truppen" (in Swedish). Umeå IK. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Skogh, Karin (26 June 2007). "Malin Moström gör kort comeback". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2013.

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