Piteå Idrottsförening, commonly known as Piteå IF, is a Swedish

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club located in

Piteå Piteå () is a locality and the seat of Piteå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. Piteå is Sweden's 58th largest city, with a population of 23,326. Geography Piteå is located at the mouth of the Pite River ( sv, Piteälven), at ...

that currently competes in Sweden's top-division women's league, Damallsvenskan. In

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, they won the Swedish national Championship for the first time.

History

The sports club was formed on 24 May 1918 but did not take up men's football until 1920 when they united with their local rival club IFK Piteå, which then was dissolved. The women's team was founded in 1985. Piteå IF's female section is currently playing in the highest league, Damallsvenskan, which it reached for the first time in 2009. The club has one of the largest football youth academies in the county of

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and is one of two clubs who arrange the large international youth soccer cup, the Piteå Summer Games.

Players

Current squad

Former players

Stadium

The club plays their home matches at LF Arena.

Domestic

League

* Damallsvenskan (Tier 1) ** Winners (1):

References

External links

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Piteå Summer Games
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pitea IF IF Women's football clubs in Sweden Football clubs in Norrbotten County 1985 establishments in Sweden Damallsvenskan teams Association football clubs established in 1985