Åland official football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Åland women's official football team.

Åland

Nickname(s)	The Ålandish Islanders
Association	Ålands Fotbollförbund
Head coach	Alexander Semenov Stefan Mattsson
Most caps	Petter Isaksson (13)
Top scorer	Alexander Weckström Peter Lundberg (5)
Home stadium	Wiklöf Holding Arena
FIFA code	ALA
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First international
Åland 4–2 Sápmi (Mariehamn, Åland; July 1985)
Biggest win
Åland 6–2 Bornholm (Visby, Gotland; 14 June 1986)
Biggest defeat
Faroe Islands 7–1 Åland (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
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1989	Third place	3rd	4	2	0	2	10	12
1991	Fourth place	4th	4	2	0	2	3	3
1993	Third place	3rd	4	3	0	1	7	4
1995	Group stage	7th	4	0	1	3	4	14
1997	Did not enter
1999	Group stage	6th	4	2	0	2	8	6
2001	Did not enter
2003
2005	Group stage	7th	5	2	0	3	6	10
2007		7th	4	2	0	2	7	6
2009	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	10	7
2011	Fourth place	4th	4	1	1	2	8	11
2013	Did not enter
2015	Group stage	9th	4	2	0	2	3	6
2017		7th	4	2	2	0	5	2
2019	Did not enter
2023	Group stage	13th	4	0	1	3	2	9
Total	Runners-up	11/17	46	18	4	24	73	90

Selected internationals opponents

Opponents	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bermuda	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Bornholm	1	1	0	0	6	2	+4	100.00
Falkland Islands	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	050.00
Faroe Islands	1	0	0	1	1	7	−6	000.00
Frøya	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Gibraltar	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Gotland	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	033.33
Greenland	6	5	0	1	17	10	+7	083.33
Guernsey	4	1	1	2	7	9	−2	025.00
Isle of Man	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	050.00
Isle of Wight	4	2	0	2	3	7	−4	050.00
Jersey	6	0	0	6	5	14	−9	000.00
Menorca	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Öland	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3	050.00
Rhodes	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Saare County	2	0	1	1	4	5	−1	000.00
Sápmi	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	066.67
Sealand	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Shetland	4	3	0	1	8	5	+3	075.00
Western Isles	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Ynys Môn	3	1	0	2	8	8	+0	033.33
Total	53	23	6	24	93	101	−8	043.40

Kit manufacturers

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File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg 2013–14 away kit

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Period	Kit manufacturer
1943–1998	Hummel
1998–2002	Erreà
2002–2007	Puma
2007–present	Adidas

Managers

• Johnny Söderdahl (1989)
• Robert Mann
  Henrik Bostrom
  Mats Danielsson (1995)
• Bernt Danielsson
  Per-Åke Eriksson (2005)
• Bengt Johnsson
  Peter Lundberg
  Tommy Lundberg (2007)
• Peter Lundberg
  Daniel Norrmén (2009)
• Per-Åke Eriksson
  Thomas Nordström (2011)
• Johan Carlssons
  Steve Beeks (2015)
• Alexander Semenov
  Stefan Mattsson (2017–present)

Honours

Non-FIFA competitions

• Island Games
  • Silver medal (1): 2009
  • Bronze medal (2): 1989, 1993

External links

• Ålands Fotbollförbund (in Swedish and Finnish)
• National-Football-Teams.com
• Island Games Website