Umeå IK

Umeå IK is damfotboll the women's football department of the sports club Umeå IK of the Swedish Umeå and plays in the top division Damallsvenskan.

Survey

• Club Founded: July 20, 1917
• Establishment of women's football department: September 9, 1984
• Swedish Championships: 7 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 )
• Cups: 3 ( 2001, 2002, 2003)
• League in the last season: Damallsvenskan 2007
• Seasons in the top division: 10
• Place in the eternal table of Damallsvenskan: 5
• Place in the eternal table top division: 11
• Win the UEFA Women 's Cup: 2 ( 2003, 2004)
• Home Stadium: T3 Arena
• Fan: UIK Fans
• Game Clothing: Black jerseys, black pants and black stockings

History

1980s

Umeå IK had a 1982-1983 women's team in the Junior series, it was decided to September 9, 1984 to form a women's team. The players came out of the club and for the first coach Roland Arnqvist (now head of the football department). Your league debut in the team in the game year in Division 4, where they reached the third place. The following year, it became a master and one rose to the Division 3. The rise continued with a third place in 1987 and the championship the following year. 1989 reached to 8th place in Division 2

1990s

The early 1990s there was a small slump, as UIK only reached the 11th place and therefore descent into Division 3. However, the direct re- promotion to Division 2 where they played again in the 1992 season.

There has even been a walkover, and in 1993 they played for the first time in Division 1 where you earned an 8th place. The successes continued: in 1994 reached one third place, and a year later again the league championship, which it was, the Damallsvenskan arrived in the highest Swedish league. However, failed to avoid relegation: one in 1996 was only a 10th place and got down to Division 1. This kink was but of short duration, for the Division 1 UIK won the 1997 superior with 30 goals more than the runner-up.

The year before, Susanne Granberg had been hired as chief marketing officer of the club. Through intensive work on the recruitment of sponsors made ​​it an economic basis for the top-level football.

1998 was UIK back in Damallsvenskan, and this time it was better for the team, so that one could reach a 7th place. This year Hanna Ljungberg of Sunnanå SK was enlisted. The UIK was now established in the Damallsvenskan and presented the 1999 season Richard Holmlund to as a coach. Under his leadership, the training was intensified, and the team was thereby a top team, which resulted in a second place. The Damallsvenskan was decided at the time by an end games where UIK lost in the semifinals against Malmö FF.

Since 2000

In 2000, the UIK dethroned the previous master Älvsjö AIK and won its first Swedish championship. The stars of the team were Emma Lindqvist, Therese Kapstad, Tina Nordlund, Hanna Ljungberg and Malin Moström.

2001 it was the second time champion and with the victory at the Swedish Cup even managed a double. Hanna Ljungberg was in great shape and made 26 goals. With the championship to qualify for the new UEFA Women 's Cup.

2002 it was again champion. Ljungberg made ​​39 goals, which is a record in the Damallsvenskan. UIK was successful at the first UEFA Women 's Cup and came to the finals, where they lost to but the first FFC Frankfurt because the team suffered injury problems and Hanna Ljungberg was closed due to two yellow cards in the previous games. However, once again made a double by winning the Swedish Cup. This year, the Finnish internationals Sanna Valkonen and Laura Kalmari were recruited.

2003 started well for the UIK with the victory in the UEFA Cup, where the Danish club Fortuna Hjørring defeated in the final. In autumn, but they lost by a defeat away against Sunnanå SK the final sprint in the league and could not be champion again. The newly formed team Djurgårdens IF / Älvsjö so won the championship. However, the UIK was re- Cup winner. In the fall you could see the Brazilian player Marta recruit.

2004 started well, when they defeated the first FFC Frankfurt and again won the UEFA Cup. Everything seemed to point to a new championship title, but after a form of weakness in the fall of both championship and Cup went to Djurgården / Älvsjö. Against this team you dropped out in the quarter- finals of the UEFA Cup. UIK was very present in the media, and managed to keep Marta as the new star of the team. Laura Kalmari left the club and moved, inter alia, personal reasons to Djurgården / Älvsjö.

2005 was a triumph for the UIK - in the Damallsvenskan they remained undefeated. New to the team were Elaine (Brazil ), Anne Makinen (Finland) and Karolina Westberg from Malmö. It so won the championship and here with the UEFA Cup qualification, but the Swedish Cup went again to Djurgården / Älvsjö.

2006 remained UIK in the Swedish league again undefeated at 21 wins and a draw. Umeå was again the Swedish championship with 21 points ahead of Djurgården / Älvsjö. New additions included the Norwegians June Pedersen and Lise Klaveness

Umeå IK is since the change of Marta to Sweden the crowds of Damallsvenskan, the club away attracts even more viewers than the home stadium Gammliavallen. 2006, however, the audience numbers dropped dramatically, which was partly attributed to the World Cup for men in Germany, but also on the schedule for the 2006 season, which brought many breaks with it.

UIK could reach the 2008 UEFA Cup Final against the 1st FFC Frankfurt. The first leg ended 1-1 in Sweden, in the second leg, the team was defeated but with 2:3.

Current squad 2012

Status: February 2012

Known players

• Hanna Ljungberg
• Hanna Marklund
• Marta
• Malin Moström
• Tina Nordlund
• Anna Sjöström
• Frida Östberg