Eskilstuna United DFF
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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 | Damallsvenskan | |
| 2025 |  Winners, Elitettan | |
| Website | http://eskilstunaunited.se | |
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Eskilstuna United DFF is a football club from Eskilstuna, in Södermanland County, Sweden. The club currently plays in the Damallsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish women's football.
The club was established in 2002. Spending the 2000s and early 2010s in the lower tiers of the football pyramid, the club won promotion from the Elitettan in the 2013 season, playing in the Damallsvenskan for the first time in the 2014 season. After finishing runners-up in the 2015 season, the club qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League (UWCL) round of 32 for the 2016–17, though were eliminated in the round of 16. The club was relegated to the Elitettan in the 2022 season after they were not given a licence for the 2023 season. After winning the Elitettan in the 2025 season, the club returned to the Damallsvenskan for the 2026 season.
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
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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
For details of current and former players, see Category:Eskilstuna United DFF players.
Honours
- Elitettan (Tier 2)
- Winners: 2013
Record in UEFA Women's Champions League
All 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
- ^ 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
- Eskilstuna United DFF – Official website (in Swedish)