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Eskilstuna United DFF
Full nameEskilstuna United DFF
Founded29 September 2002; 22 years ago (2002-09-29)
GroundTunavallen, Eskilstuna
Capacity7,800
ChairmanKarl-Anders Siljebråt
CoachVaila Barsley
LeagueElitettan
20249th
Websitehttp://eskilstunaunited.se
Lining out in April 2013

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.

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

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Played 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

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As of 6 May 2024.[4][5][6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Sweden SWE Julia Langörgen
3 DF Sweden SWE Matilda Eriholm
4 DF Sweden SWE Stina Niklasson
6 DF Scotland SCO Paige McAllister
7 FW Sweden SWE Astrid Larsson
8 DF Sweden SWE Alexandra Benediktsson
9 FW Finland FIN Kaisa Collin
10 MF Sweden SWE Maja Alvin
11 MF Spain ESP Rosita (captain)
12 GK Sweden SWE Hedvig Lindahl
13 DF Sweden SWE Elisabeth Tillenius
14 FW United States USA Nicole Robertson
15 MF Sweden SWE Emma Bülow
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Sweden SWE Chloe Eriksson
18 FW Sweden SWE Agnes Vigholm
20 GK Sweden SWE Clara Wiklund (on loan from Linköping)
23 MF Sweden SWE Fiona Eriksson
24 MF Sweden SWE Moa Selling
26 MF Sweden SWE Linda Hallin
85 MF Poland POL Patrycja Jerzak
DF Sweden SWE Hanna Waiter
MF Sweden SWE Isa Sweström
MF Sweden SWE Tyra Ingårda
MF Sweden SWE Tiama Youhana

Former players

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For details of current and former players, see Category:Eskilstuna United DFF players.

Honours

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Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

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All results (away, home and aggregate) list Eskilstuna United's goal tally first.

Competition Round Club Away Home Aggregate
2016–2017 Round of 32 Scotland Glasgow City 2–1 1–0 a 3–1
Round of 16 Germany Wolfsburg 0–3 1–5 a 1–8

a First leg.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Ellen Hellmark (13 May 2021). "Häcken cupmästare" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. ^ Matthias Johansson (5 December 2022). "Eskilstuna United beviljas inte elitlicens" (in Swedish). SVT Södermanland. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ^ Rani Amir (2 January 2023). "Eskilstuna tvångsdegraderas" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Laget" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Spelartrupp 2017" (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Squad". Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
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