AIK Fotboll Damer is a

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club from Stockholm, currently competing in the

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. The team, a section of

AIK AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), is a Swedish football club competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The ...

, is affiliated to the

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and plays in the

Skytteholms IP Skytteholms IP is a football stadium in Solna, Stockholm, Sweden and the home stadium for the football team Vasalunds IF Vasalunds IF is a Swedish football club based in Solna, Stockholm. The club is affiliated with Stockholms Fotbollförbund. ...

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, Stockholm. Founded in 1970, AIK first earned promotion to the

in 1992, and avoided relegation for two seasons before ending second to last in

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. A decade passed before the team was back for the 2005 season. AIK was promptly relegated but earned its third promotion the next year. The following years marked the team's major successes yet, with AIK reaching the

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's final in 2007, which they lost 4–3 against

Umeå IK Umeå IK () is a professional association football club based in the city of Umeå, in northern Sweden, and currently playing Damallsvenskan, the first tier of women's football in Sweden. They were one of the most successful football clubs in ...

, and ending 4th in

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. After four years in top flight AIK was relegated in 2010 but recovered the category for the 2012 season after topping the Swedish First Division's Norrettan Group. They were relegated to the Norrettan after the 2012 season after finishing in last position. They regained promotion to the Damallsvenskan the following season. They were relegated to the

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, the Swedish second division in 2015.

Current squad

Former players

''For details of current and former players, see :AIK Fotboll (women) players.''

Honours

(Tier 2) ** Winners (1):

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Attendances

In recent seasons AIK Fotboll Dam have had the following average attendances:

Records

* Victory, Stockholmsserien klass 1: 15–0 vs. KFUM Söder (14 October 1973) * Loss, Division 1, Norra: 0–13 vs.

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Name The club is name ...

(7 May 1996) * Most appearances: 378, Marie Nyberg * Most goals scored: 89, Ulla-Riita Kaasinen

References

External links

AIK Fotboll Dam
– Official website {{AIK Women's football clubs in Sweden Football clubs in Stockholm 1970 establishments in Sweden Association football clubs established in 1970