Football In Åland

	Football In Åland Football in Åland is governed by the Åland Football Association (ÅFF), which was founded in 1943 in association football, 1943. ÅFF is a member of Football Association of Finland. Åland has 11 football clubs across different levels, ages, and genders. Åland even has its own national teams, Åland official football team and Åland women's official football team, despite not being a fully sovereign state or having membership to UEFA or FIFA. Åland women's official football team, Åland women's team won the Women's football at the 2011 Island Games, 2011 Island Games women's football tournament on the Isle of Wight. Football clubs of Åland play in leagues and competitions of Football in Finland, Finland and Football in Sweden, Sweden. , IFK Mariehamn plays in the Finnish men's premier league Veikkausliiga and Åland United plays in the Finnish women's top division Kansallinen Liiga, Kansallainen Liiga. Men's football clubs Finnish football league system * IFK Mariehamn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kansallinen Liiga The Kansallinen Liiga ('National League') is the premier division of women's football in Finland. It was previously called the Jalkapallon naisten SM-sarja ('Women's Football Finnish Championship Series') during 1974 to 2006 and the Naisten Liiga (, 'Women's League') during 2006 to 2019, The first season under the name Kansallinen Liiga was played in 2020. Teams 2023 SourceSuomen Palloliitto (Finnish Football Association) List of champions Vantaa were Naisten Liiga Finnish Champions four times, Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi have won the most Finnish Champion women's titles. Kansallinen Liiga champions 2020– * 2020 – Åland United * 2021 – KuPS * 2022 – KuPS * 2023 – KuPS * 2024 – HJK Helsinki Naisten Liiga champions 2007–2019 * 2007 – FC Honka * 2008 – FC Honka * 2009 – Åland United * 2010 – PK-35 Vantaa * 2011 – PK-35 Vantaa * 2012 – PK-35 Vantaa * 2013 – Åland United * 2014 – PK-35 Vantaa * 2015 – PK-35 Vantaa * 2016 – PK-35 V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tommy Wirtanen Tommy Wirtanen (born 19 January 1983) is a Finnish former footballer. He usually played as a winger and is well known for his great pace. Career IFK Mariehamn Before joining Örebro SK, Wirtanen played for IFK Mariehamn in his native Finland. It's also the only other club he has represented. While at IFK Mariehamn, Wirtanen made 180 first team appearances and scored 15 goals from 2000 to 2008. He was a part of the team that promoted IFK Mariehamn to the Finnish First Division in 2003 and the following season all the way to the Premier Division. Örebro SK On 19 December 2008 it was made official that Wirtanen would join Swedish Örebro SK on a two-year-contract. Wirtanen is one of three Finns currently at Örebro, the other ones being Roni Porokara Roni Porokara (born 12 December 1983) is a Finnish entrepreneur and a former international footballer, who is currently working in a real estate business. Club career FC Hämeenlinna On 15 May 2003, at age 19, Roni Porokara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Daniel Sjölund Henrik Daniel "Daja" Sjölund (born 22 April 1983) is a Finnish football coach and a former footballer who played as a midfielder. Sjölund is currently working as an assistant coach of Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn. He is best remembered for his stints with Djurgårdens IF and IFK Norrköping. He won 37 caps for the Finland national team. Career Daniel Sjölund was born in the municipality of Finström, based in Åland which is a Swedish-speaking autonomous region that belongs to Finland. Sjölund started his career at IF Finströms Kamraterna, when he was a child. Afterwards he went to IFK Mariehamn and IF Brommapojkarna, before being signed by West Ham at the age of just 16, after impressive displays for Finland's youth teams. In 2000 Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier agreed to pay £1 million for the talented forward in a deal that also saw Rigobert Song going the other way. After failing to get into the first team at Liverpool, Sjölund joined Djurgården for the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Annica Sjölund Annica Maria Sjölund (born 31 March 1985) is a Finnish football striker, who last played for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of Sweden's Damallsvenskan. She previously played for FC United Pietarsaari and Åland United in Finland's Naisten Liiga and Jitex BK, Älvsjö AIK and AIK in Sweden. Club career In August 2012 Sjölund sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury while playing for Jitex in a match against Örebro. Sjölund left Jitex after the 2013 Damallsvenskan season. She was wanted by former club Åland United, but decided to stay in Sweden with Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. International career She is a member of the Finnish national team; scoring on her debut against Belgium in May 2006. She took part in the 2009 European Championship, where she scored one goal in the quarter-finals against England. National coach Andrée Jeglertz selected Sjölund in Finland's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013, where she scored the team's only goal at the tournament – a late eq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jani Lyyski Jani Pekka Lyyski (born 16 March 1983) is a Finnish former professional footballer who represented IFK Mariehamn, VPS, Djurgården, and the Finland national team, leading IFK Mariehamn to the 2016 Veikkausliiga win as their captain. Club career Early years and IFK Mariehamn Born on Åland, Lyyski started his football career in IFK Mariehamn. During 2000 and 2001, he resided in Stockholm and played with Spånga IS and youth football with Brommapojkarna. He returned to Åland in 2002 and managed to get into the senior team of IFK Mariehamn, and played there for seven years. He helped IFK Mariehamn to win promotions from third-tier Kakkonen to Ykkönen and eventually to top-tier Veikkausliiga in 2005, and was an integral part in establishing the club at the highest level. In the 2006 season, he played one match for the associate club IF Finströms Kamraterna in the fourth-tier Kolmonen and scored a goal. After the 2008 season, he moved to Vaasa and the club Vaasan Palloseura i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anders Eriksson (footballer) Anders Eriksson (born 19 April 1965) is a Finnish former football player. He played as a defender, and was capped 15 times for Finland scoring one goal. Eriksson played for FF Jaro, KPV, RoPS and FC Inter at the first tier in Finland. He also played in the Norwegian First Division with Bryne and Lyn, and in Allsvenskan with Östers IF. Eriksson played for Lyn in the 1994 Norwegian Football Cup final, and became the first Finnish player to play in a Norwegian Football Cup The Norwegian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament ... final. References External links Veikkausliiga Legendat 1965 births Living people Finnish men's footballers Finland men's international footballers FF Jaro players Kuopion Palloseura players Rovaniemen Palloseura players Bryne FK players Lyn Fotba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ålandscupen Ålandscupen () is a local football competition for Åland which is administered by the ÅFF. The cup competition was first introduced in 1943 and continues to be dominated by IFK Mariehamn who have won the Ålandscupen 42 times. Finals References External links Ålandscupen - Ålands Fotbollförbund Football in Åland Football cup competitions in Finland 1943 establishments in Finland Recurring sporting events established in 1943 {{Finland-footy-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Swedish Football League System The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ... which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 288 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels. Below those five levels, additional regional levels numbered six to ten exist but these lower leagues are controlled by the regional associations and not by the nationwide association. There is, however, promotion and relegation to and from all levels. there were a total of 2510 teams in the Swedish league system of which 299 of them were reserve teams. Current system in men's football 2019 The table below shows how the current system works. For each division, its Swedish name and number of clubs is given. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	SPL Turun Piiri The SPL Turun piiri ''(Turku Football Association)'' was one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administered lower tier football in Turku. Background Suomen Palloliiton Turun piiri, commonly referred to as SPL Turun piiri or SPL Turku, is the governing body for football in Turku. Based in the city of Turku, the association's director is Jouni Koivuniemi. Member clubs League Competitions SPL Turkun piiri run the following league competitions: Men's Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen Kolmonen or III divisioona is the fifth level in the Finnish football league system, league system of Finnish football and comprises 108 Finland, Finnish football (soccer), football teams. The III divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mi ... - one section * Division 4 - Nelonen - one section * Division 5 - Vitonen - two sections * Division 6 - Kutonen - three sections Ladies Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen - one section F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vitonen Vitonen or V divisioona is the seventh level in the Finnish football league system and comprises 228 teams. The V divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Vitonen (''Number Five'' in English and ''Femman'' in Swedish). Until the end of 2023, Vitonen was the sixth-highest level in Finnish football league system, but after the formation of the new second-tier Ykkösliiga, Vitonen dropped down one level in pyramid to create a new seventh-tier Vitonen. The competition There are 228 clubs in the Vitonen, divided in 22 groups of 7 to 19 teams each representing a geographical area. During the course of a season (starting in April and ending in October) each club normally plays the others twice, once at their home ground and once at that of their opponents. The exception is the 19 team Keski-Suomi division where teams play each other once. The top team in each Vitonen group is normally promoted or qualifies for a promotion playoff to the Nelonen an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]