Edsbyns IF, is a bandy team from Edsbyn in Ovanåker Municipality in Sweden founded on 6 June 1909.[1] The bandy section of the club was founded as late as in 1925 was formally made a club of its own on 28 June 2000.
| Edsbyns IF | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| City | Edsbyn, Sweden | ||
| League | Elitserien | ||
| Founded | 6 June 1909 | ||
| Home arena | Edsbyn Arena | ||
| Head coach | Magnus Kuben Olsson | ||
| Website | bandybyn.se | ||
| |||
Edsbyns IF has played in the highest bandy league in Sweden from 1945–1969 and then again since 1971.
History edit
Edsbyns IF was founded in 1909.[2]
In September 2003, Edsbyn moved to Edsbyn Arena, the first indoor arena for bandy in Sweden, and won the Swedish Championship final in the end of the season.[3]
On 26 March 2004, Edsbyns IF played a men's bandy exhibition game at the Streatham Ice Arena in London against Russian Super League team Vodnik, which ended with a 10-10 draw.[4]
The club's bandy section was awarded the Hälsingland Golden Award in 2004. The award has also been given to various individual sportspeople competing for the club.[5]
In June 2009, the club decided to dissolve the women's bandy team for the 2009–2010 season, while keeping the girls' bandy activity and attempting to re-start the women's team as soon as possible.[6][7] On 4 October 2009, the women's bandy team Team Hälsingland was established instead, as a cooperation between Bollnäs GIF, Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy, Edsbyns IF and Ljusdals BK.[8]
Team Hälsingland shut down in 2017. Three years later, 2020, Edsbyn IF launched a new women's bandy team. Which as of today (03 february 2024) is playing in Norra Allsvenskan, the Swedish second highest league in bandy.
Players edit
Current squad edit
Updated|03 February 2024|
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIB nationality.
|
|
Honours edit
Domestic edit
- Swedish Champions:[9]
- Winners (13): 1952, 1953, 1962, 1978, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022
- Runners-up (8): 1949, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1982, 1984, 2009
Cup edit
- Svenska Cupen:
- Winners (3): 2005, 2008, 2019
International edit
- World Cup:
- Winners (3): 1979, 1991, 2008
- Runners-up (3): 1980, 2005, 2007
- European Cup:
- Winners (2):[10] 2005, 2007
- Runners-up (4): 1978, 2004, 2006, 2008
References edit
- ^ Magnus Helander (25 December 2003). "Nu ska bandybyn bli bäst igen" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "BOLLNÄS GIF". Svenska Bandyförbundet.
- ^ "Bandyhallarnas effekt: segrar och sorgebarn - DN.SE". 28 October 2011.
- ^ Christoffer Million (23 December 2014). "Edsbyn till England" (in Swedish). Bandypuls. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Hälsingeguldet" (in Swedish). Hälsingland Society of Sports History. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Edsbyn lägger ner damlaget" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Edsbyn lägger ner dambandyn" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Camilla Larsson (17 March 2014). "Dambandyn i Hälsinglands Idrottsförbund startar på 70-talet" (in Swedish). Archive Gävleborg. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "SM-finaler genom åren". Svenska Bandyförbundet.
- ^ "Europacupen - Svenska Bandyförbundet". iof1.idrottonline.se. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.