Åland Islands official football team

The Åland Islands official football team (Swedish: Ålands förbundslag i fotboll) is the official football team for the Åland Islands, Finland, and is controlled by Ålands Fotbollförbund. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA.

Åland Islands

Nickname(s)	The Ålandish Islanders
Association	Ålands Fotbollförbund
Head coach	Thomas Nordström Per-Åke Eriksson
Home stadium	Wiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn
FIFA code	AXL
First colours Second colours
First international
Åland Islands 4–2 Sápmi  (July, 1985)
Biggest win
Åland Islands 6–2 Bornholm (Visby, Gotland; 14 June 1986)
Biggest defeat
Faroe Islands 7–1 Åland Islands (Tórshavn, Faroe Islands; 12 July 1989)

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	Group phase	3rd	4	2	0	2	10	12
1991	3rd place match	4th	4	2	0	2	3	3
1993	3rd place match	3rd	4	3	0	1	7	4
1995	7th place match	7th	4	0	1	3	4	14
1997	Did not enter
1999	5th place match	6th	4	2	0	2	8	6
2001	Did not enter
2003	Did not enter
2005	7th place match	7th	5	2	0	3	6	10
2007	7th place match	7th	4	2	0	2	7	6
2009	Final	2nd	5	3	1	1	10	7
2011	3rd place match	4th	4	1	1	2	8	11
2013	Did not enter
2015	9th place match	9th	4	2	0	2	3	6
2017	7th place match	7th	4	2	2	0
Total	10/14		42	18	3	21	66	79

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	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
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	5	5	0	0	17	8	+9	100.00
Guernsey	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	033.33
Isle of Man	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	050.00
Isle of Wight	3	2	0	1	3	5	−2	066.67
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	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Ynys Môn	3	1	0	2	8	8	+0	033.33
Total	48	23	5	20	91	90	+1	047.92

Kit manufacturers

2013–14 home kit

2013–14 away kit

2013–14 GK kit

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

References

External links

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