Åland Football Association

The Åland Football Association (Swedish: Ålands Fotbollförbund) is the governing body of football on the Åland Islands. ÅFF is not a member of UEFA or FIFA, but is a member of the Football Association of Finland and has the status of a District Football Association. ÅFF also runs the Åland Islands official football team and Åland Islands women's football team.

Åland Football Association
AbbreviationÅFF
Founded1943
HeadquartersMariehamn
Krille Mattsson
Websitehttp://www.fotboll.ax

Background

Åland Football Association was founded in 1943 and was originally called the Ålands Bolldistrikt. The Association currently has 12 member associations of which 11 are football clubs and one is the local referee association. They together have about 60 teams covering various ages groups. The number of registered players is currently approaching the 1000 mark.

Affiliated Members

The following clubs are affiliated to the ÅFF:

Presidents Åland Football Association
Name Period
Anders Mattsson[1] 1989 - 2009
Styrbjörn Oskarsson[2] 2009 - 2012
Tony Asumaa[3] 2012 - 2014
Krille Mattsson[4] 2014 - Present

See also

References
  1. Anders Mattsson President of the Åland Football Association 1989-2009 (Ålandstidningen)
  2. Styrbjörn Oskarsson President of the Åland Football Association 2009-2012 (Nya Åland)
  3. Tony Asumaa President of the Åland Football Association 2012-2014 (Nya Åland)
  4. Krille Mattsson President of the Åland Football Association 2015 to present, also son of Anders Mattsson (Nya Åland)


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