Eskilstuna United DFF is a football club from Eskilstuna, in Södermanland County, Sweden. The club was established in 2002 and was promoted into the Women's Premier Division (Damallsvenskan) for the first time in 2014.
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| Full name | Eskilstuna United DFF | |
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| Founded | 29 September 2002 | |
| Ground | Tunavallen, Eskilstuna | |
| Capacity | 7,800 | |
| Chairman | Karl-Anders Siljebråt | |
| Coach | Vaila Barsley | |
| League | Elitettan | |
| 2022 | 8th | |
| Website | Club website | |
The club play their home games at Tunavallen in Eskilstuna. The team colours are blue and white. The club is affiliated to the Södermanlands Fotbollförbund.
History
editPlayed in the first season (2013) of the newly created second level Elitettan and won the title. In its first top level season (2014 Damallsvenskan) the club finished seventh. In its second top season, they finished as runners-up and qualified to the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League.
Eskilstuna United DFF lost the Swedish Women's Cup final, 0–3, to BK Häcken FF in May 2021.[1]
On 5 December 2022, the Swedish Football Association announced that the club was denied for failing to fulfill economic requirements, and weren't allowed to play the 2023 Damallsvenskan and instead were relegated to Elitettan.[2] The club appealed, but on 2 January 2023, the Swedish Football Association announced that instead, IK Uppsala would be promoted.[3]
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
editFor details of current and former players, see Category:Eskilstuna United DFF players.
Honours
edit- Elitettan (Tier 2)
- Winners: 2013
Record in UEFA Women's Champions League
editAll results (away, home and aggregate) list Eskilstuna United's goal tally first.
| Competition | Round | Club | Away | Home | Aggregate |
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| 2016–2017 | Round of 32 |  Glasgow City | 2–1 | 1–0 a | 3–1 |
| Round of 16 |  Wolfsburg | 0–3 | 1–5 a | 1–8 |
a First leg.
Footnotes
edit- ^ Ellen Hellmark (13 May 2021). "Häcken cupmästare" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ Matthias Johansson (5 December 2022). "Eskilstuna United beviljas inte elitlicens" (in Swedish). SVT Södermanland. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Rani Amir (2 January 2023). "Eskilstuna tvångsdegraderas" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Laget" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Spelartrupp 2017" (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Squad". Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
External links
edit- Eskilstuna United DFF – Official website (in Swedish)