Åland official football team explained

Åland
Fifa Trigramme:ALA
Nickname:The Ålandish Islanders
Association:Ålands Fotbollförbund
Coach:Alexander Semenov
Stefan Mattsson
Most Caps:Petter Isaksson (13)
Top Scorer:Alexander Weckström
Peter Lundberg (5)
Home Stadium:Wiklöf Holding Arena
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First Game: 4–2
(Mariehamn, Åland; July 1985)
Largest Win: 6–2
(Visby, Gotland; 14 June 1986)
Largest Loss: 7–1
(Tórshavn, Faroe Islands; 12 July 1989)

The Åland official football team (Swedish: Ålands förbundslag i fotboll) is the official football team for Åland, 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 the games 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
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
1989Third place3rd42021012
1991Fourth place4th420233
1993Third place3rd430174
1995Group stage7th4013414
1997Did not enter
1999Group stage6th420286
2001Did not enter
2003
2005Group stage7th5203610
20077th420276
2009Runners-up2nd5311107
2011Fourth place4th4112811
2013Did not enter
2015Group stage9th420236
20177th422052
Did not enter
Group stage13th401329
TotalRunners-up11/1746184247390

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Kit manufacturers

PeriodKit manufacturer
1943–1998 Hummel
1998–2002 Erreà
2002–2007 Puma
2007–present Adidas

Managers

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