The Åland Football Association ( sv, Ålands Fotbollförbund) is the governing body of

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. ÅFF is not a member of

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, but is a member of the

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and has the status of a District Football Association. ÅFF also runs the

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and Åland women's football team.

Background

Åland Football Association was founded in 1943 and was originally called the Ålands Bolldistrikt. The Association currently has 12 member associations of which 11 are football clubs and one is the local referee association. They together have about 60 teams covering various ages groups. The number of registered players is currently approaching the 1000 mark.

Affiliated Members

The following clubs are affiliated to the ÅFF: *

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(women's football club) * FC Aland * Hammarlands IK *

IFK Mariehamn IFK Mariehamn is an Ålandic football club based in Mariehamn, the capital of the Åland Islands. It plays in the Finnish Premier Division (''Veikkausliiga''). The club is managed by Daniel Norrmén, and it plays its home matches at Wiklö ...

* Jomala IK * Lemlands IF * Ålands Fotbolldomare (referee association)

Presidents Åland Football Association

External links

Åland Football Association Official Site

References

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Background

Affiliated Members

Presidents Åland Football Association

See also

External links

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