Umeå IK

Umeå IK

Full name	Umeå Idrottsklubb
Nickname(s)	UIK
Founded	1917[1]
Ground	T3 Arena, Umeå[1]
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Andreas Hermansson
Manager	Maria Bergkvist
League	Damallsvenskan
2015	Damallsvenskan, 8th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Umeå IK is a women's association football club based in the city of Umeå, Sweden. Established in 1917 as a general sports club, the women's football section began competing in 1985. In 1996 the team reached the Premier Division (Damallsvenskan) only to be relegated the following year. In 1998 they were promoted again and have since remained in the top division. Umeå IK has won seven Swedish championships (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008), four Swedish Cups (2001, 2002, 2003 and 2007) and the UEFA Women's Champions League twice, in 2003 and 2004. They also reached the Champions League finals in 2002, 2007 and 2008.

Umeå IK play their home games at T3 Arena (formerly known as Gammliavallen) in Umeå. The team colours are black and yellow. The club is affiliated to the Västerbottens Fotbollförbund.^[2]

Honours

• Damallsvenskan^[1]
  • Champion (7): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Svenska Cupen
  • Champion (4): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007
• Svenska Supercupen
  • Champion (2): 2007, 2008
• UEFA Women's Champions League^[1]
  • Winners (2): 2003, 2004
  • Runners-up (3) 2002, 2007, 2008

Current squad

Before a match in July 2011

Before a match in April 2013

As of 23 June 2016 ^[3][4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Tove Enblom 3 DF Sabrina Henriksson-Benhadj 4 MF Maya Hulinder 5 MF Hanna Glas 6 DF Johanna Nyman 7 MF Hanna Sandström 8 MF Hanna Folkesson 9 FW Elin Bäckström 10 FW Lina Hurtig 11 FW Jenny Hjohlman 12 MF Sarah Mellouk 13 MF Amanda Kröger 15 FW Amanda Berglund 16 MF Julia Hellström

No. Position Player 17 MF Selina Henriksson 18 MF Rita Chikwelu 19 MF Fanny Hjelm-Rönnlund 20 GK Malin Reuterwall 21 MF Hanna Boubezari 22 MF Wilma Carlsson 23 MF Nikolina Lundin Lundström 24 GK Elin Ernerstedt 44 DF Lisa Lantz (captain) 88 MF Lotta Ökvist MF Emma Åberg-Zingmark DF Jasmin Nejati MF Alexandra Sandström

Former players

For details of former players, see Category:Umeå IK players.

Retired numbers

6 Malin Moström, Midfielder (1995–2006, 2007) ^[5]

References

1. "Umeå IK". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 December 2011. (subscription required)
2. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Västerbottens Fotbollförbund". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
3. "Truppen" (in Swedish). Umeå IK. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
4. "Umeå IK" (in Swedish). SvFF. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
5. Skogh, Karin (26 June 2007). "Malin Moström gör kort comeback". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2013.

External links

• Official website