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Piteå IF
Full namePiteå Idrottsförening
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985)
GroundLF Arena
Piteå
Sweden
Capacity3,950
ChairmanBerndt Siljemark
CoachStellan Carlsson
LeagueDamallsvenskan
20246th
Websitehttp://www.piteaif.se/
Home colours Away colours

Piteå Idrottsförening, commonly known as Piteå IF, is a Swedish football club located in Piteå that currently competes in Sweden's top-division women's league, Damallsvenskan.

In 2018, they won the Swedish national Championship for the first time. In May 2024, they won their first Swedish Cup title.

History

The sports club was formed on 24 May 1918 but did not take up men's football until 1920 when they merged with IFK Piteå, who then dissolved. The women's team was founded in 1985. Piteå IF's women's department 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 Norrbotten and is one of two clubs who arrange the large international youth soccer cup, the Piteå Summer Games.

Players

Current squad

As of 8 May 2024.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Sweden SWE Moa Öhman
2 MF Sweden SWE Thea Eriksson
3 DF Faroe Islands FRO Ásla Johannesen
4 MF Sweden SWE Josefin Johansson
5 DF Sweden SWE Wilma Carlsson
6 MF Sweden SWE Olivia Holm
7 MF Sweden SWE Sara Eriksson
8 FW Sweden SWE Emma Åström
9 FW Sweden SWE Tuva Skoog
10 FW Nigeria NGA Anam Imo
11 FW Sweden SWE Cecilia Edlund (captain)
12 FW Sweden SWE Saga Swedman
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK United States USA Samantha Murphy
14 DF Nigeria NGA Faith Michael
15 MF Sweden SWE Ellen Löfqvist
16 DF Sweden SWE Maja Green
17 MF Sweden SWE Selina Henriksson
18 DF Sweden SWE Selma Åström
19 FW Sweden SWE Emma Viklund
20 FW Sweden SWE Matilda Ekblom
21 DF Sweden SWE Ronja Aronsson
26 FW Sweden SWE Evelina Moberg

Former players

Further information: Category:Piteå IF (women) players

Stadium

The club plays their home matches at LF Arena, better known as ”Kvarnvallen” by the local population.

Honours

Domestic

League

Cups

References

  1. Jens Kärrman (27 October 2018). "Piteå tog första guldet efter dramatik" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. Petter Öhrling, Reyhaneh Rouhani (1 May 2024). "Piteå IF vinner Svenska cupen i fotboll för damer". SVT Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. "Piteå IF". Damfotboll. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  4. "Pitea Summer Games 2015". International Sports Entertainment Agency. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  5. "Piteå Idrottsförening - Women". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved May 26, 2023.

External links

Damallsvenskan
2022 teams
Former teams
Statistics
Players
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