Åland Islands official football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Ålandish Islanders | ||
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| Association | Ålands Fotbollförbund | ||
| Head coach |
Thomas Nordström Per-Åke Eriksson | ||
| Home stadium | Wiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn | ||
| FIFA code | AXL | ||
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| First international | |||
 Åland Islands 4–2 Sápmi  (July, 1985) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Åland Islands 6–2 Bornholm  (Visby, Gotland; 14 June 1986) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Faroe Islands 7–1 Åland Islands (Tórshavn, Faroe Islands; 12 July 1989) | |||
The Åland Islands official football team (Swedish: Ålands förbundslag i fotboll) is the official football team for the Åland Islands, Finland, and is controlled by Ålands Fotbollförbund. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA.
The team mainly competes in the Island Games. Åland hosted it in 1991 and 2009. The team won a silver medal in 2009 and bronze medal in 1989 and 1993. They also reached fourth place in 1991 and 2011.
Åland also has a successful club football side, IFK Mariehamn, which plays in the Finnish premier league (Veikkausliiga) and won the league in 2016.
Tournament records
| Island Games record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1989 | Group phase | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 1991 | 3rd place match | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
 1993 | 3rd place match | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
 1995 | 7th place match | 7th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
 1997 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1999 | 5th place match | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
 2001 | Did not enter | |||||||
 2003 | Did not enter | |||||||
 2005 | 7th place match | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
 2007 | 7th place match | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 2009 | Final | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3rd place match | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
 2013 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2015 | 9th place match | 9th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 10/14 | 42 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 66 | 79 | |
Selected internationals opponents
| Opponents | Matches | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bornholm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
 Falkland Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
 Frøya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
 Greenland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Isle of Wight | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Jersey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
 Minorca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Öland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Saare County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Sápmi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
 Sealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Shetland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
 Western Isles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Ynys Môn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 48 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 91 | 90 |
Current squad
The following players were in the Island Games squad in 2011-2015 .[1]
| # | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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| 1 | GK | Anton Axberg | July 1994 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | FC Aland
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| 12 | GK | Viktor Mattsson | 12 June 1992 | 2 | 0 | FC Aland
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| 22 | GK | Johan Sundman | 12 February 1978 | 2 | 0 | FC Aland
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| ? | GK | Marc Nordqvist | 1 June 1997 | 4 | 0 | IFK Mariehamn | ||
| 2 | DF | Fredrik Appel | 8 April 1991 | 3 | 0 | FC Aland
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| ? | DF | Marcus Lindholm | 26 August 1982 | 4 | ? | FC Aland
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| 3 | DF | Jacob Erikslund | 6 July 1990 | 6 | 0 | Unattached | ||
| 13 | DF | Erik Lundberg | 20 March 1994 | 3 | 0 | FC Aland
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| 14 | DF | Samuel Fagerholm | 10 October 1992 | 4 | 1 |  Sunds IF
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| 19 | DF | John Matsson | 20 June 1992 | 1 | 0 | FC Aland
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| 21 | DF | Tom Göstas | c. 1986 (age 29–30) | 0 | 0 | FC Aland
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| 23 | DF | Simon Sjuls | c. 1994 (age 21–22) | 0 | 0 | FC Aland | ||
| 4 | MF | Johan Carlsson | 1 August 1981 | 4 | 0 | FC Aland
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| ? | MF | Elias Eriksson | 31 December 1996 | 2 | 0 | FC Aland
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| 5 | MF | Petter Isaksson | 11 September 1989 | 13 | 2 | Gimo IF
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| 6 | MF | Rezgar Amani | 1 July 1992 | 5 | 0 | FC Aland
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| 7 | MF | Simon Snickars | 7 August 1989 | 7 | 1 | FC Aland
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| 16 | MF | Fabian Söderdahl | 1 July 1992 | 2 | 0 | Hammarlands IK
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| 17 | MF | Kristoffer Weckström | 26 May 1983 | 4 | 0 | IFK Uppsala
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| 18 | MF | Andreas Jansson | November 1982 (age 34) | 5 | 0 | FC Aland
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| 20 | MF | Kenneth Vickström | 31 July 1991 | 5 | 0 | FC Aland
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| ? | MF | Isac Holmström | c. | 3 | 0 |  Jomala IK
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| ? | MF | Per Lundberg | c. 1997 (age 18–19) | 2 | ? | IFK Mariehamn
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| ? | MF | Jeremiah Helen | 8 September 1994 | 1 | ? | FC Aland
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| ? | MF | Samuel Fagerholm | 10 October 1992 | 4 | ? | Sunds IF
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| ? | MF | John Blomqvist | 7 December 1995 | 4 | ? | FC Aland | ||
| 8 | FW | Ken Fagerberg | 9 January 1989 | 0 | 0 | Ljungskile SK
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| 9 | FW | Fredrik Rosenberg | 6 March 1991 | 1 | 0 | IF Östernäskamraterna
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| 10 | FW | Peter Lundberg | 15 April 1981 | 4 | 5 | Rynninge IK
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| 11 | FW | Jimmy Sundman | 7 March 1989 | 9 | 1 | FC Aland
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| 15 | FW | Alexander Weckström | 27 March 1987 | 8 | 5 | Rynninge IK
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| ? | FW | Jacob Fagerholm | 23 July 1997 | 3 | ? | IFK Mariehamn
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| ? | FW | Samuel Nordberg | 20 October 1996 | 3 | ? | FC Aland | ||
Kit manufacturers
| Period | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|
| 1943–1998 |  Hummel |
| 1998–2002 |  Erreà |
| 2002–2007 |  Puma |
| 2007–present | Adidas |
          2013–14 home kit |
    2013–14 away kit |
     2013–14 GK kit |
References
- ↑ "Ö-spelstruppen Herrlaget". Ålands fotbollförbund. 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
External links
- Ålands Fotbollförbund (Swedish) (Finnish)
- National-Football-Teams.com
- Island Games Website
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