AIK Fotboll (women)

AIK
Full nameAllmänna Idrottsklubben Fotboll Damer
Nickname(s)Gnaget (The Gnaw)
Founded15 February 1891; 133 years ago (1891-02-15)
1970; 54 years ago (1970) (women's football department)
GroundSkytteholms IP, Stockholm
Capacity1,300[1]
ChairmanRobert Falck
Head CoachMaiju Routsalainen
LeagueDamallsvenskan
202412th
Websitehttps://www.aikfotboll.se/damer

AIK Fotboll Dam is a Swedish professional women's association football club from Stockholm, currently competing in the Damallsvenskan. The team, a section of AIK, is affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund[2] and plays in the Skytteholms IP in Solna, Stockholm.

Founded in 1970, AIK first earned promotion to the Damallsvenskan in 1992, and avoided relegation for two seasons before ending second to last in 1995. A decade passed before the team was back for the 2005 season. AIK was promptly relegated but earned its third promotion the next year. The following years marked the team's major successes yet, with AIK reaching the national Cup's final in 2007, which they lost 4–3 against Umeå IK,[3] and ending 4th in 2008. After four years in top flight AIK was relegated in 2010 but recovered the category for the 2012 season after topping the Swedish First Division's Norrettan Group.[4] They were relegated to the Norrettan after the 2012 season after finishing in last position.[5] They regained promotion to the Damallsvenskan the following season. They were relegated to the Elitettan, the Swedish second division in 2015.[6]

  1. ^ "Skytteholms IP – Solna Stad". Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Stockholms Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 2011-12-07. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  3. ^ List of cup finals in RSSSF.com
  4. ^ 2011 D1 table[permanent dead link] in Soccerway
  5. ^ "2012 Damallsvenskan". Soccer Way. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  6. ^ [1] in AIK Fotboll.