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

Current squad

Before a match in July 2011
Before a match in April 2013
As of 23 June 2016 [3][4]

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
3 Sweden DF Sabrina Henriksson-Benhadj
4 Sweden MF Maya Hulinder
5 Sweden MF Hanna Glas
6 Sweden DF Johanna Nyman
7 Sweden MF Hanna Sandström
8 Sweden MF Hanna Folkesson
9 Sweden FW Elin Bäckström
10 Sweden FW Lina Hurtig
11 Sweden FW Jenny Hjohlman
12 Sweden MF Sarah Mellouk
13 Sweden MF Amanda Kröger
15 Sweden FW Amanda Berglund
16 Sweden MF Julia Hellström
No. Position Player
17 Sweden MF Selina Henriksson
18 Nigeria MF Rita Chikwelu
19 Sweden MF Fanny Hjelm-Rönnlund
20 Sweden GK Malin Reuterwall
21 Sweden MF Hanna Boubezari
22 Sweden MF Wilma Carlsson
23 Sweden MF Nikolina Lundin Lundström
24 Sweden GK Elin Ernerstedt
44 Sweden DF Lisa Lantz (captain)
88 Sweden MF Lotta Ökvist
Sweden MF Emma Åberg-Zingmark
Sweden DF Jasmin Nejati
Sweden MF Alexandra Sandström

Former players

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

Retired numbers

6 Sweden Malin Moström, Midfielder (1995–2006, 2007) [5]

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. ↑ "Umeå IK" (in Swedish). SvFF. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Skogh, Karin (26 June 2007). "Malin Moström gör kort comeback". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2013.
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