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FC United (Jakobstad)
FC United is a women's football club from Jakobstad, Finland, playing in the Finnish women's fourth tier Naisten Kolmonen. FC United was originally known as the women's section of FF Jaro and the current club was established in 1993. Club honours * Finnish League: 2002, 2004 *Finnish Cup: 2001, 2004, 2005 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 July 2014. European record Former internationals * * * |
Women's Football Clubs In Finland
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Petra Vaelma
Petra Pauliina Vaelma (born 11 May 1982) is a Finnish former football defender who most recently played for Klepp IL of the Norwegian Toppserien. She previously played for United Pietarsaari in the Naisten Liiga, and Bälinge IF and Umeå Södra in the Swedish Damallsvenskan, also playing in the UEFA Women's Champions League with United Pietarsaari. Since 1998 she was a member of the Finnish national team, playing in the 2005 and 2009 editions of the European Championships. Vaelma retired from football after the 2013 season, but remained in Stavanger Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ... to work in a hotel. References 1982 births Living people Finnish women's footballers Finland women's international footballers Finnish expatriate women's footballers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia Uwak
Cynthia Uwak (born 15 July 1986 in Akwa Ibom State) is a Nigerian football striker who most recently played for Åland United in the Naisten Liiga in Finland. Early life Cynthia Uwak's first experience of playing football was against boys in the streets of her hometown. She was supported by her mother to pursue football, and was able to combine playing with her secondary education. Football career Club Cynthia Uwak began her club career with Finnish women's side KMF, and has spent the majority of her club career in Scandinavia with the exception of a stint in France and Germany. She was part of the Olympique Lyonnais team that won the Division 1 Féminine title in France in 2009. After moving to Finnish side Åland United, she won a further Naisten Liiga title in 2013, and was the top goal scorer in the division. International She is also a member of the Nigeria national football team. Uwak competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. She miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leena Puranen
Leena Puranen Skogman (born 18 October 1986) is a Finnish people, Finnish Association football, football Forward (association football), forward who plays for Swedish lower division team Varbergs BoIS. In 2012 and 2013 she played for Jitex BK in Sweden's Damallsvenskan. She previously played for FC Ilves (women), FC Ilves, FC United Pietarsaari, United Pietarsaari and HJK Helsinki (women), HJK in the Naisten Liiga, and KIF Örebro and Hammarby IF DFF, Hammarby IF in the Swedish league. Puranen made her senior Finland women's national football team debut in a 4–0 exhibition match, friendly defeat by the United States women's national soccer team, United States in Carson, California on 25 August 2007. In May 2009 Puranen suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which ruled her out of UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland. National Coach (sports), coach Andrée Jeglertz selected Puranen in Finland's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013, but she did not play in any of their three gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katri Nokso-Koivisto
Katri Susanna Mattsson (née Nokso-Koivisto; born 22 November 1982) is a Finnish former football midfielder, who most recently played for PK-35 Vantaa. She previously played for LSK Kvinner FK of the Norwegian Toppserien. Before moving to Norway she played the 2012 season with Jitex BK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan. Mattsson previously played for United Pietarsaari in the Naisten Liiga, Florida Atlantic Owls in the NCAA, Bälinge IF in the Damallsvenskan, and VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga. A member of the Finnish national team since 1999, she played in the 2009 European Championship. In June 2013, Mattsson was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013. In January 2016, Mattsson announced her retirement from football. She had recently collected her hundredth cap A cap is a flat headgear, usually with a visor. Caps have crowns that fit very close to the head. They made their first appearance as early as 3200 BC. Caps typically ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Chikwelu
Rita Chikwelu (born 6 March 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and midfielder for Spanish Liga F club FC Levante Las Planas and the Nigeria women's national team. She previously played for Swedish sides Umeå IK and Kristianstads DFF. Club career From 2006 to 2009, Chikwelu played in Finland for FC United. She was the top scorer of Finnish women's league Naisten Liiga in 2009 with 22 goals. Chikwelu spent seven seasons with Umeå IK from 2010 to 2016, but left upon the club's relegation and joined Kristianstads DFF on a two-year contract. International career Chikwelu participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup from 2004 to 2008 and made her senior national team debut in 2007 at the FIFA women's World Cup. She was a member of the Nigerian Olympic team which participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in China and a member of the Nigerian squad in the 2011 FIFA women's World Cup. Honours *African Women's Championship Winner: 2016, 2018 File:2018 Eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmi Alanen
Emmi Alanen (born 30 April 1991) is a Finnish football midfielder and former wrestler who plays for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Kristianstads DFF. Career Before moving to Sweden in 2013, she played for Kokkola F10, Sport-39 Vaasa, FC United Pietarsaari and HJK Helsinki of the Naistenliiga. Alanen made her senior debut for the Finland women's national football team on 19 June 2010, as a substitute in a 4–1 World Cup qualifying win over Portugal in Vantaa. In June 2013 Alanen was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013. Although Finland were eliminated in the group stage, Alanen's midfield performances attracted the attention of Damallsvenskan club Umeå IK who invited her to train with them. In addition to football, Lappajärvi-born Alanen was also an international standard wrestler. After a period of injury she decided to focus on football. She joined Växjö DFF from Vittsjö GIK in December 2018. International goals Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Røa IL
Røa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Røa in the borough of Vestre Aker, Oslo. It was founded on 11 November 1900, and has sections for football, gymnastics, bandy, and cross-country skiing. Football, bandy, and Nordic skiing have been dominant in Røa. In bandy, the team has twice made it to the finals in the Norwegian cup, losing both to arch-rivals Stabæk. In skiing, the two foremost names are Olav Hansson, world champion team large hill ski jumping in the 1982 World Ski Championships and Martin Johnsrud Sundby, a Norwegian national team cross-country skier who won the FIS Cross-Country World Cup and the Tour de Ski in 2013–14. The biggest success so far is probably the women's football team. While Røa was open for women participating in handball and gymnastics, football was frowned upon for quite some time. Women's football was started outside the club by Røa legend Ole Bjørn Edner and his daughter Kristine with friends. The team was finally recognized when they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valur Women's Football
The Valur women's football team, commonly known as Valur, is the women's football department of the Valur multi-sport club. It is based in Reykjavík, Iceland, and currently plays in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top-tier women's football league in Iceland. The team plays it home games at Hlíðarendi located in Reykjavík. The team's colors are red and white. Valur has won the Icelandic championship 11 times and the Icelandic Women's Cup 13 times. Recent history In 2017, the team hired Pétur Pétursson as head coach. In September 2019, Valur won the national championship for the eleventh time in its history, and first time since 2010. Titles * Icelandic Championships: 13 :*1978, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2021, 2022 * Cup Champions: 13 :*1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 * Super Cup Champions: 9 :*2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2022 * Icelandic Women's League Cup: 5 :*2003, 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pärnu JK
Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi, commonly known as PJK, or simply as Pärnu, was a Women's association football, women's football team based in Pärnu, Estonia. Having won a record 13 Naiste Meistriliiga titles, 6 Estonian Women's Cup, Estonian Women's Cups and 7 Estonian Women's Supercup, Estonian Women's Supercups, the team stepped down from women's football in 2019. The club's home ground was Pärnu Rannastaadion. The club announced their dissolvement at the end of December 2019 and played their last game on 12 January 2020. The club's Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi, men's team currently plays in the third division Esiliiga B. History Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi was founded in 1989. The team won their first league title in the 1994–95 season. Pärnu made their European debut in the 2004–05 UEFA Women's Cup, finishing fourth in their group in the first qualifying round. In the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League, Pärnu finished as runners-up in their group and advanced to the knockout-stage, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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