We’re excited to once again bring you details of Aussies playing in Nordic football leagues (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland). Read on to see how they fared over the last week in our Nordic Wrap!
We begin our Damallsvenskan Round 12 coverage with a game featuring Aussies on both sides.
Kristianstads DFF halted Linköping FC’s run of two wins from last week with a 3-1 home victory. The news was good not only for the home side’s Clare Polkinghorne, who played a full game, but also for Amy Sayer who is recovering from ACL surgery. In a sign of faith from both parties, Sayer signed a 2025 contract extension with the club. Angie Beard played a full game for the visitors in the loss.
Kristianstad’s DFF and Amy Sayer have today agreed on a contract extension over the 2025 season. Amy, who came to Kristianstad and KDFF in the summer of 2023, wants to stay with us and of course we want Amy to stay, which made the contract process smooth for both parties.
#kdff pic.twitter.com/PONvfwjJFX— Kristianstads DFF (@KDFF1998) June 25, 2024
IFK Norrköping was held to a 0-0 draw at home against IF Brommapojkarna. Vesna Milivojević played out the full 90 minutes in a game which her team would have hoped for more, with the opponents several rungs below them on the ladder.
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Finally, BK Häcken continued on their winning ways with a 2-0 away victory over Trelleborg. Aivi Luik did not feature and is still awaiting a return to action for Häcken.
Some players took time out this week to celebrate the Midsummer traditions. According to visitsweden.com, this involves flowers in your hair, dancing around a pole, and singing songs while drinking unsweetened, flavoured schnapps. Not to mention consuming copious amounts of pickled herring served with new potatoes, chives and sour cream.
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Results
Ladder
Why win one trophy when you can win two?
FC Nordsjælland completed the Danish double by winning the Kvindeliga and the Danish Cup. Congratulations to Winonah Heatley and Malia Steinmetz!
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AGF finished in fifth and can be pleased with the improvement from last season – during 2022-23, they had to fight for a Kvindeliga place in the promotion/relegation playoffs. No such stress for Matilda McNamara and Ally Green this time around.
HB Køge ended the 2023-24 campaign as bronze medallists (3rd place). Daisy Cleverley will not be returning to Køge in 2024-25 – we’ll keep an eye on what decision Claudia Bunge makes for next season.
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As there are no Aussies in the Toppserien, Nordic Wrap coverage of the league will pause here and resume if an Aussie joins the league.
As yet, no Aussies have signed up to compete in the 2024 Besta Deild Kvenna competition. If the situation changes, the Aussies in Nordic Football wrap will be sure to cover it!
Follow all our coverage of Aussies and Ferns Abroad here, and read more of our Nordic coverage here.
