Short information about Umeå IK |
Umeå IK women’s soccer team was founded in 1985 and has since then developed to be the world leading club for women’s soccer. Despite of the growing competition within women’s soccer – today there are 40 million practicians through out the world – Umeå IK is today the most well known and successful women’s soccer club in the world, both on and off the soccer field. The team contains among other players the Brazilian soccer artist who earned the title
"the world’s best player 2006", Marta.
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Merits:
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Swedish champions:
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2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007,
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Swedish cup winners:
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2001, 2002, 20003, 2007
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Champions League winners:
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2003, 2004
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Champions League silver:
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2002, 2007
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Super cup winners:
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2007
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Media 2007:
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National TV (Sweden):
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37.3 hours (Top 5 among all the teams in Sweden, including men’s sports)
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Eurosport 1 (52 countries):
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4,1 hours
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South American TV:
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0,33 hours
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Total:
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41,73 hours and 59 million viewers
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Magazines (Sweden):
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261 pictures and 80 million readers
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Spectators:
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Record attendance:
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8 964, Over the last ten years Umeå IK has been the women’s soccer team with the biggest following.
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Attendance 2007:
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Umeå IK drew 112 340 spectators to their games in 2007
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Economy:
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Budget:
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Umeå IK has the largest budget of all the women’s soccer teams.
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Professional players:
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Three fourths of the players of Umeå IK are professional players.
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Main sponsor:
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Volkswagen
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Marta:
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Marta from Brazil is Umeå’s brightest shining star ever, with an
estimated marketing value for Umeå community per year of 8 million
US Dollar.
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Swedish champion:
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2005, 2006, 2007
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Swedish cup winner:
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2007
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Champions League winner:
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2004, 2007
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Super cup winner:
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2007
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FIFA best player nominee:
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2004 (3), 2005 (2), 2006 (1), 2007 (1?)
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Best forward in the Swedish league:
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2007
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World cup, golden ball award as best player:
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2007
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World cup, golden boot award as top scorer:
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2007
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Walk of Fame in Brazil:
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2007 (first woman ever)
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Most beautiful goal in Swedish soccer:
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2005
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U-20 world cup, golden ball award as best player:
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2004
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Person of the year in the county of Västerbotten:
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2006
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Journalist’s award, best player:
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2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
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Top scorer in Sweden:
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2005, 2006
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Winner of the people’s award in Västerbotten:
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2007
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Winner of the people’s award in Sweden:
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2007
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World cup silver:
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2007
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Olympic Games’ silver:
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2004
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Pan American games’ winner:
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2007
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