Teams in the swedish first league, Damallsvenskan 2006

It’s not a complete list of the players, but hopefully there won’t be that many changes from now on.
Some of the players play different positions, depending on injuries etc.

* New for the 2006 season.

Bälinge IF – No info yet about the team, only transfers.
Maja Åström*
Emma Lindqvist*
Minna Mustonen* (Fin)
Heidi Matinlassi* (Fin)
Kacie White* (USA)
Juliane Sitch* (USA)
Anna Bergendahl*

Lost: Johanna Frisk
Un Sim Ri and Kiong Ae Kim(North Korea) might return to the team. Kiong Ae Kim was the top goalscoarer in the second division last year.

Djurgården/Älvsjö
Goalie:
Bente Nordby* (Nor)
Pernilla Eberyd
Def:
Malin Engdahl
Jane Törnqvist
Linda Lekander
Kristin Bengtsson
Therése Brogårde
Midf:
Elin Ekblom
Katrine Pedersen* (Den)
Dorte Dalum Jensen* (Den)
Linda Fagerström
Anna Hall
Jenny Dannberg
Ann-Marie Norlin
Forw:
Sara Thunebro
Mimmi Nordlander-Andersson
Victoria Svensson
Laura Kalmari (Fin)

Lost: Maja Åström, Sara Johansson, Jenny Curtsdotter, Helén Fagerström, Malin Nykvist, Venus James (USA), Jill Buchwald, Annica Svensson

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
Goalie:
Maria Edman
Bodil Sjans*
Def:
Frida Höglund
Maria Nilsson
Sofia Dammström
Camilla Schelin
Rut Hellsing
Midf:
Frida Thydén
Lisa Ek
Maria Karlsson
Jessica Juhlin (Fin)
Sofia Palmqvist
Johanna Almgren
Forw:
Charlotta Schelin
Sofie Andersson
Salina Olsson*
Sara Lindén
Rebecca Ljungdahl
Marlene Sjöberg
My Hjelm (position?)

Lost: Heidi Kackur (Fin), Jennie Svensson, Therese Bjurenlind
Hope Solo (USA) played here in 2004.

Hammarby IF
Goalie:
Katarina Wicksell
Camilla Halonen
Def:
Kathleen Fischer* (USA)
Karolina Rinman
Hanna Olsson
Midf:
Elin Härén
Eleonor Lundgren
Josefin Christensen
Louise Fors
Forw:
Linda Forsberg
Jessica Landström
Sara Johansson*
Josefin Wejner* (position?)
Elin Sölveskog* (position?)
Lisa Björvik* (position?)
Sara Andersson* (position?)
Emma Lund* (position?)
Therese Sandström* (position?)
Therese Dahlberg-Eriksson* (position?)
Annica Svensson* (position?)

Lost: Pernilla Persson, Sofia Hoflin, Stina Flodin, Christina Forssell (Fin), Annelie Norén, Salina Olsson

Jitex BK
Linda Fyhr
Katya Salguero
Sophia Lindorsson
Caroline Lindblad*
Helena Fock
Therese Björck*
Jenny Ringquist
Lena Svensson*
Jennie Svensson*
Sigrid Olsson
Therese Andersson*
Emma Herbring*
Sofia Skog
Agnes Danielsson
Therese Bjurenlind*
Malin Normelli
Kajsa Tornfalk
Amelie Rybeck*
Anna Rehnlund

Lost: Sandra Asplund, Cecilia Ivarsson, Amelie Olausson

Linköpings FC
Goalie:
Hedvig Lindahl
Def:
Sara Larsson
Charlotte Rohlin
Frida Östberg*
Emma Claeson
Midf:
Maria Lindström
Maria Karlsson
Lotta Runesson
Ann Westermark
Anna-Kaisa Rantanen (Fin)
Caroline Seger
Forw:
Josefine Öqvist
Maria Aronsson
Camilla Johansson* (position?)
Eva Skärby* (position?)
Petra Larsson* (position?)
Frida Carlswärd* (position?)
Marie-Louise Skålberg* (position?)
Sandra Landberg (position?)

Lost: Madelein Bremer-Thudén, Astrid Ekholm, Madelene Nordén, Magdalena Andersson, Karolina Kristenson, Jenny Möller, Linda Sandersson

Mallbackens IF
Goalie:
Sandra Bjurteg*
Carola Söberg
Def:
Kristin Ek*
Helena Nilsson
Louise Jonasson
Sandra Andersson
Kathlene Fernström*
Therese Stolpe
Midf:
Erla Arnardótir (Iceland)
Linda Nöjd
Linda Wallin
Therese Persson
Emma Asp
Frida Broström
Forw:
Jenny Monsén
Alexandra Larsson
Maja Johansson
Jenny Rådström (position?)
Birgitta Stiernberg (position?)

Lost: Kicki Ingvarsson, Jasmine Nilsson

Malmö FF
Goalie:
Jenny Olsson
Caroline Jönsson
Def:
Emma Wilhelmsson*
Jenny Engwall
Malin Levenstad
Therese Jönsson
Midf:
Therese Sjögran
Nilla Fischer
Frida Nordin
Vlora Bajraktaraj*
Forw:
Therese Lundin
Emma Ståhlhammar
Mia Westerblad
Anna Mörstam
Linda Blom
Lina Nilsson* (position?)
Matilda Åkerberg (position?)
Dora Stefansdottir (position?)
Lina Rehov* (position?)
Johanna Rosén* (position?)
Emelie Öhlander* (position?)
Charlotte Persson* (position?)

Lost: Denise Reddy (USA), Asthildur Helgadottir (Iceland), Malin Andersson

Qbik
Goalie:
Maria Busk
Marie Halvarsson
Def:
Charlotte Nygren
Ann-Sofia Halvarsson
Faith Ikidi* (Nig)
Yinka Kudaisi* (Nig)
Sandra Karlsson*
Midf:
Stina Jerstedt
Elin Sandgren
Jenny Hallstenson
Lovisa Ericsson
Linda Gull
Elina Johansson*
Rebecca Jonsson
Forw:
Jennifer Meier (Ger)
Anna Nilsson
Maureen Mmadu* (Nig)

Lost: Marie-Louise Skålberg, Linda Hallstenson, Kathlene Fernström, Therese Lückner, Bodil Sjans

Sunnanå SK
Goalie:
Åsa Berglund
Eva Nilsson
Sara Lindblom
Def:
Hanna Marklund
Linnea Gjersvold
Sandra Berggren
Rebecka Smith (New Zealand)
Carolina Marklund
Maria Åhlund
Midf:
Sanna Frostevall*
Magdalena Esseryd
Anna Bodén
Sara Hällberg
Kristina Wiklund*
Carina Holmberg
Amanda Stenerkrans
Alexandra Nilsson*
Forw:
Madeleine Edlund
Emma Jonsson*
Maria Nordbrandt*
Lina Johansson
Johanna Lindahl

Lost: Johanna Forsberg, Anna Boman, Mirjam Marklund, Bianca Rech (Ger)
Tiffeny Milbrett left during the 2005 season.

Umeå IK
Goalie:
Sofia Lundgren
Def:
Anna Paulson
Johanna Frisk*
Karolina Westberg
Emma Berglund*
Sanna Valkonen (Fin)
Maria Bergkvist
Midf:
Malin Moström
Lisa Dahlqvist*
Anne Mäkinen (Fin)
Anna Sjöström
Elaine (Bra)
Johanna Beacklund
Forw:
Hanna Ljungberg
June Pedersen* (Nor)
Lise Klaveness* (Nor)
Johanna Andersson
Marta Vieira da Silva (Bra)
Josefin Johansson (position?)
Emelie Konradsson (position?)

Lost: Maria Nordbrandt, Kristina Wiklund, Emma Lindqvist, Frida Östberg

KIF Örebro
Goalie:
Kristin Hammarström
Veronica Svensson
Def:
Ingrid Ericson
Stina Segerström
Malin Nilson
Emma Herbring
Carolin Näfver
Sandra Linder
Sandra Persson
Helena Nylén
Midf:
Marie Hammarström
Elin Magnusson
Camilla Ulander Nilsson
Forw:
Sara Lihagen
Louise Östman
Emelia Erixon
Sara Jardving (position?)
Martina Pettersson (position?)
Karolin Petersson (position?)
Erika Karlsson (position?)
My Axelsson* (position?)
Elin Harrysson* (position?)
Hodan Siid-Ahmed* (position?)
Lena Andersson* (position?)

Lost: Lisa Dahlqvist, Louise Östman, Emma Herbring
Kristin Lilly, Kate Markgraf and Mary-Frances Monroe left during the 2005 season.

Cheers Westberg!!
I think it's goning to be a good season for LFC

Does anybody have predictions for the title? (before any games have been played )

UIK

i bet AW agrees, lol
I'm going to say DIF - they've got Nordby now! and if all goes to plan and Kalmari figures out how to score again (like she did at UIK) they could have a goooood chance

1. DIF
2. UIK
3. LFC

No no no!

1. UIK
2. Malmo
3. DIF

1 UIK
2 LFC
3 DIF

nah AS it aint happening, MFF are not going to be top 3 this season! they've lost Andersson they missed out on Unitt, couldn't keep hold of Westberg for long
Kopps might even do better than them! lol. Nilla Fischer should move to a different club....like LFC maybe - a change of scenery would do her good

I know you're right Smoggie but MFF have been my favourites for a long time and I wish them well

Can't stand LFC cos of 2 certain players though

I too like MFF aswell as UIK; but I want to see a change at the top - new blood if you like & LFC has a lot of young NT players/future NT players.
2 LFC players you dislike - well Seger's obviously 1, but the other?
MFF has Sjögran do you like her?

I don't like Sjogran or Lindahl - yes, yes, I know she'll be a great goalie one day, she's not too bad already.
But she took Jonsson's place in the Swedish 1st squad and I like Caroline very much so it's personal haha!
And she plays nasty sometimes.
Oh well - most of the young Swedes do

haha; see I was rooting for Lindahl for 1st NT action when she moved from MFF
NASTY - all these young Swedes; well there's hope Joey (Kopps) is nice!
LFC the new young powerhouse - MFF falling away - oh the rivalry hope the new season lives up to expectations

I missed that post but I like it - good order, at least someone agrees!

And I bet she's right cos she knows this league like the back of her hand

woohoo top two finish is good enough for me!!!
I tried to get a LFC shirt but they said they didn't have any and I should email them back in march - so that's what i'll do and fingers crossed I might get a shirt

If anyone would do better than my beloved UIK, I wouldn't mind if being Sunnanå.
But that is just because they got a couple of players from my neighbourhood. They did however play like crap so their previous team ended up last in the league

It's obvious that you don't have any clue what you're talking about! MFF falling away? Ha! The age average at MFF right now are 21-22 years, so I don't see LFC as the "new powerhouse". A big part of the youngsters at MFF represented the youth NT. 3 at U21, 2 at U19 and 2 at U17. Then we got 7 players who are (or has) represented the senior NT. Dora Stefansdottir, new from Valur, is the most talented icelandic player right now.

And let me see... I just think there will be a suprise when the season starts, about a special player...

Last year, everyone turned down MFF and said that the will parked in the middle of the table...

If any of you has seen Damallsvenskan live, you probably will realize that the league is very uneven. And I thought that LFC was going built a better team than last year, but the new player has not that quality to bring the team higher then last year. Frida Östberg is probably the leagues most overrated player. And then the miss a great forward/striker. Josefine Öqvist is not good enough. She has the ability to miss the goal to much. She just fast, that's all. She reminds me of Sara Johansson, same kind of player, and always has injury...

Umeå will probably win this year, again. Their team is pretty much intact since last year, and got a great player at Lise Klaveness. MFF has a lots of new players and new coaches, and it will take some time for everything to get into pieces.
Djurgården has lost a lots of players (7), but has replaced with 3 new international.

As every year, the top 3 teams will be Umeå, Djurgården and MFF.

Welcome aboard Sjögran, what an original username...

Good to have you here, I'm curious to your views on football, especially the Swedish league

Could you explain who are you talking about here, please:






I don't know what you have against Frida,
but I have to agree about Öqvist - she's a joke in women's football.

I haven't seen many Damalsvenskan games
and those I've seen were only Umea, Malmo, DIF and a few others.
I'm not an expert as for the Swedish league,
but there are people here who watch the games regularly,
so please try to refrain from comments such as:
"If any of you has seen Damallsvenskan live..." or
"It's obvious that you don't have any clue what you're talking about!"

Happy posting!

Rivalry indeed, right here on the board
Welcome to the board Agent Sjögran. But I must say I agree with our Mod here, respect others thoughts, ideas and comments and you will be treated the same way. Sometimes something that are meant to be a joke for some might not be conceived as a joke for others. Think that is why we use smileys a lot


Yeah I was surprised about that, since they did have lot's of national team players left, although Westberg left But I do think that this season will be harder for the team. Yes they have Sjögran, Jönsson, Lundin, Fischer etc but they also have lot's of new young players and a new coach like you say. And that I think will be a real challange for them, that is why I don't have MFF on my top three list this year.


Yes I have seen it live several times, plus the ones on tv. And yes I agree, it is still very uneven, from the bottom to the top. But I do think that we will get more teams that can steal a point or two from the top teams. I got the footie magazine "Nya mål" today and I was happy to read that there are other teams that have it as a goal to win the swedish championship within a few years. And they know they have to work hard for it, so that should improve the quality of the game.

About Frida, I think everyone thinks of her as the Frida she was during the WC 2003. She hasn't lived up to that since then. So maybe a change of environment will do her good?

Jossan, well she came from nowhere and has returned Now free from injuries from what I know, so it's time for her to "deliver".

I'd be happy to see her in the Premiership
She could join some lower ranked team and help them improve their game
But that's just my wishful thinking

Think what would happen if Frida joined the WEPL Have you forgotten the Eng-Swe game already?! Kelly would have to leave the league...

I know one player who'd welcome her to England with a nice, friendly hug!

But what are you saying my friend?
That after that game Swedes are not welcome in England
and the other way around?
Could that be the reason Unitt did not join Malmo eventually?

Good lord I hope not since I'm soon going there soon
The reason Unitt didn't join MFF was that they thought her season would have been too long, that it would have burned her out. But they also said there is a good chance of her joining the team a little later on. MFF needs defenders so I cross my fingers that she does, IF she is a good player like some seem to think
I don't know why we don't have any british players in our league, or the other way around. I think that the swedish players right now, is settled with what they got here. And that they might think that the EPL is not that good.