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Västerås SK Bandy

Västerås SK Bandy is the men's bandy side of the Swedish sports club Västerås SK, located in Västerås. The senior side currently plays in the Swedish Elitserien, the top division of Swedish bandy.

Västerås SK
CityVästerås, Sweden
LeagueElitserien
Founded29 January 1904; 120 years ago (29 January 1904)
Home arenaABB Arena
Head coachMichael Carlsson
Websitevskbandy.se
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ABB Arena Syd in Västerås, Sweden. Home ground for Västerås SK Bandy.
Champions again in 2015

Västerås SK BK Dam is the women's bandy side of the Swedish sports club, Västerås SK, which is located in Västerås. This article deals with the men's team.

Västerås SK plays at the ABB Arena South and have won the World Cup seven times. The women's side is Västerås SK BK Dam. The current coach of the senior side is Michael Carlsson, a former player for VSK Bandy and the national team.

History edit

The club was founded on 29 January 1904.

In the first year of bandy league system in Sweden, 1930–31, Västerås entered in Division 1 Norra together with AIK, Hammarby IF, IF Vesta, IFK Rättvik, IK Sirius, Skutskärs IF, and SK Tirfing and finished 2nd.[1]

On 19 March 2016, the club won its 20th Swedish national championship title by defeating Villa Lidköping BK, 5–2, in the final game.[2] The 21st title came on 18 March 2023, by defeating Villa Lidköping BK, 3–2 following overtime, in the final game.[3]

Squad edit

As of 20 September 2016[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIB nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   SWE Stefan Edberg
4 DF   SWE Anders Bruun
5 MF   SWE Magnus Joneby (captain)
6 FW   SWE Simon Jansson
7 MF   SWE Jakob Bucht
8 FW   SWE Tobias Holmberg
9 FW   SWE Jonas Nilsson
10 FW   SWE Ted Bergström
13 GK   SWE Andreas Bergwall
14 DF   SWE Patrik Sjöström
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   SWE Oscar Gröhn
16 DF   SWE Rasmus Sjöström
23 DF   SWE Jesper Norrman
27 MF   SWE Mikael Olsson
30 GK   SWE Filip Mörkdal
43 DF   SWE Simon Folkesson
81 FW   SWE Max Mårtensson
83 FW   SWE Emil Juhlén
90 MF   SWE Janne Rintala

Honours edit

Domestic edit

  • Swedish National Champions:[5]
    • Winners (21): 1923, 1924, 1926, 1942, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1960, 1973, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2023
    • Runners-up (16): 1922, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1959, 1978, 1991, 1997, 2002, 2014
  • Swedish Cup Champions:
    • Winners (2): 2015, 2018

International edit

  • World Cup:
    • Winners (7): 1987, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2014, 2016
    • Runners-up (3): 1980, 2005, 2007
  • European Cup:[6]
    • Winners (5): 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Statistik". www.jimbobandy.nu.
  2. ^ Lisa Edwinsson (19 March 2016). "Västerås svenska mästare i bandy" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  3. ^ Oskar JP Danielson Frost, Anna Maria Fredholm (18 March 2023). "Västerås tog SM-guldet i bandy" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  4. ^ "A-laget" (in Swedish). VSK Bandy. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Herrar - Svenska Bandyförbundet". www.svenskbandy.se. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Europacupen - Svenska Bandyförbundet". iof1.idrottonline.se. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

External links edit

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