FC Honka (women)

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FC Honka
Full nameFootball Club Honka Naiset
Founded1975
Ground Tapiolan Urheilupuisto,
Espoo
Capacity6,000
ManagerOmar Adlani
League Kansallinen Liiga
20248th
Website http://www.fchonkanaiset.fi/

FC Honka Naiset is a Finnish women's football team representing FC Honka Espoo in the top-tier Kansallinen Liiga.

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They were promoted to the top division for the first time in 2002, and won three successive titles in 2006, 2007 and 2008. [1] In 2017 they again won the title. [2]

Honours

Record in UEFA competitions
SeasonCompetitionStageResultOpponent
2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup First qualifying round1–2 Flag of Iceland.svg Valur
1–0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg ADO Den Haag
4–1 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg KÍ Klaksvík
2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup First qualifying round0–2 Flag of Norway.svg Røa IL
6–0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg NSA Sofia
2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 321–8 0–8 Flag of Germany.svg Turbine Potsdam
2018-19 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round1-1 Gintra
5-0 NSA Sofia
7-0 EB/Streymur/Skála
Round of 320-1 0-5 Zürich

Current squad

As of 1 April 2023. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Sofia Manner
2 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Aino Nurmi
4 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Daniela Sandås
5 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Sanra Pulliainen
6 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Ida Heikkinen
7 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Saara Lappalainen
8 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Aino Vuorinen
9 FW Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Elli Seiro
10 FW Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Jasmin Leppioja
12 GK Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Liisa Tuomi(on loan to Lidköpings SK)
13 FW Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Ada Eronen
15 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Inka Kaivola
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Iida Laine
17 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Matilda Kuusniemi Fishwick
19 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Dakota Chan
19 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Annika Idman
23 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Noora Juusela
28 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Eevi Sutela
30 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jackie Altschuld
33 FW Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Wilma Sjöholm
34 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Venla Lamberg
42 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Noora Hämäläinen
70 GK Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Veera Tammi
88 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Nana Yang

Former players

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