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Åland Football Association

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

The Åland Football Association (Swedish: Ålands Fotbollförbund) is the governing body of football in Åland. 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 official football team and Åland women's football team.

Background

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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

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The following clubs are affiliated to the ÅFF:

Presidents Åland Football Association

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

See also

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References

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