Edsbyns IF

Edsbyns IF
City Edsbyn, Sweden
League Elitserien
Founded 6 June 1909 (1909-06-06)
Home arena Edsbyn Arena
Head coach Thomas Liw
Website www.bandybyn.se
Home colours
Away colours
Magnus "Kuben" Olsson of Edsbyn against Västerås SK

Edsbyns IF, is a bandy team from Edsbyn in Ovanåker Municipality in Sweden founded on 6 June 1909. The bandy section of the club was founded as late as in 1925 and in 2000 the section was formally made a club of its own.

Edsbyns IF has played in the highest bandy league in Sweden from 1945–1969 and then again since 1971.

History

Edsbyns IF was founded in 1909.[1]

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.[2]

In March 2004 Edsbyns IF played a rink bandy exhibition match in Streatham Ice Arena, London, versus the Russian Super League team Vodnik, which ended 10-10.

Players

Current squad

As of 12 March 2018[3]
No. Position Player
1 Sweden GK Erik Persson
6 Sweden FW Oscar Wikblad
8 Sweden MF Hans Andersson
10 Sweden MF Daniel Liw
12 Sweden DF Joakim Svensk
13 Sweden MF Mattias Larsson
14 Sweden MF Martin Frid
17 Sweden FW Mattias Hammarström
18 Sweden FW Jonas Edling
21 Sweden GK Anders Svensson
No. Position Player
24 Sweden MF Marcus Persson
26 Sweden MF Matteus Liw
29 Sweden FW Joel Wilhelmsson
50 Sweden GK Henrik Karlström
61 Sweden MF Daniel Burvall Jonsson
64 Sweden DF Daniel Välitalo
66 Finland DF Tommi Määttä
81 Sweden FW Stefan Larsson
99 Finland FW Tuomas Määttä

Honours

Domestic

  • Swedish Champions:[4]
    • Winners (11): 1952, 1953, 1962, 1978, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2018
    • Runners-up (8): 1949, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1982, 1984, 2009

Cup

International

  • World Cup:
    • Winners (3): 1979, 1991, 2008
    • Runners-up (3): 1980, 2005, 2007
  • European Cup:
    • Winners (2):[5] 2005, 2007
    • Runners-up (4): 1978, 2004, 2006, 2008
  • Champions Cup:
    • Winners (1): 2007
    • Runners-up (4): 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013

References

  1. ↑ "BOLLNÄS GIF". Svenska Bandyförbundet.
  2. ↑ "Bandyhallarnas effekt: segrar och sorgebarn - DN.SE". 28 October 2011.
  3. ↑ http://www.bandybyn.se/Varalag/A-Lag/Spelare/
  4. ↑ "SM-finaler genom åren". Svenska Bandyförbundet.
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131010074058/http://iof1.idrottonline.se/SvenskaBandyforbundet/Tavlingochresultat/Cuper/Europacupen/
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