FC United is a women's

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club from

Jakobstad Jakobstad (; fi, Pietarsaari) is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town has a population of () and covers a land area of . The population density is . Neighboring municipalities are Larsmo, Pedersöre, and Nykarleby. The ci ...

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, playing in the Finnish women's fourth tier Naisten Kolmonen. FC United was originally known as the women's section of

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and the current club was established in 1993.

Club honours

* Finnish League: 2002, 2004 *

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: 2001, 2004, 2005Finland - List of Women Cup Finals
Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 July 2014.

European record

Former internationals

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 Pie ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 th ...

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 Söd ...

Sources

External links

FC United Official Homepage
(in Swedish and Finnish) Women's football clubs in Finland Association football clubs established in 1993 Jakobstad {{Finland-footyclub-stub