Häcken demands improvement after pitch chaos in damallsvenskan

Häcken was irritated that the criteria for damallsvenskan reserve arenas are too low after the pitch chaos at Lötens IP.

What happened?

Häcken raised concerns about the pitch as early as last week and is at least irritated that the criteria for damallsvenskan reserve arenas are too low. The requirement is that reserve pitches in damallsvenskan must be adapted for breadth football and not elite football.

Why is it important for Häcken?

– In the country's highest series, we should be able to have higher demands than that, says Häcken's sports director Marcus Jodin. Häcken was also disappointed with the response they received from the Swedish Football Association when they raised concerns about the pitch.

What happens now?

SvFF's competition manager Axel Fägerhall says that Lötens IP was previously approved according to a certificate from Fifa. But Häcken demands improvement and SvFF opens up for change after the pitch chaos. Häcken is currently in 1st place in damallsvenskan with 64 points, 21 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in 26 matches. They also have a goal difference of +69 after scoring 86 goals and conceding 17 goals. They lead the series with 2 points ahead of Hammarby FF.