Edsbyns IF

Edsbyns IF

Founded	1909
Based in	Edsbyn, Sweden
Arena	Edsbyn Arena
Head coach	Thomas Liw Magnus Olsson
National championships	9 (1952, 1953, 1962, 1978, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
World Cup champions	2 (1975, 1991)

Magnus "Kuben" Olsson of Edsbyn against Västerås SK

Edsbyns IF, founded on 6 June 1909, is a sports club in Edsbyn in Ovanåker Municipality in Sweden. 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.

Edsbyns IF became Swedish bandy champions for men in 1952, 1953, 1962, 1978, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.^[1]

They built the first indoor arena for bandy in Sweden and became champions the next season.

In March 2004 Edsbyns IF played an exhibition match in London versus Russian team Vodnik, which ended 5-5.

Players

Current squad

As of 15 March 2015 ^[2]

No. Position Player 1 GK Erik Persson 8 MF Hans Andersson 10 MF Daniel Liw 11 MF Joel Edling 12 DF Joakim Svensk 13 MF Mattias Larsson 14 MF Martin Frid

No. Position Player 18 FW Jonas Edling 20 MF Mattias Andersson 26 FW Oscar Wikblad 50 GK Henrik Karlström 61 MF Daniel Jonsson 64 DF Daniel Välitalo 25 MF Edward Sigfridsson

Out on loan

As of 15 March 2015 ^[2]

No. Position Player 19 FW Robin Ehn (at Ljusdals BK)

Honours

Domestic

• Swedish Champions:
  • Winners (9): 1952, 1953, 1962, 1978, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Runners-up (8): 1949, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1982, 1984, 2009

Cup

• Svenska Cupen:
  • Winners (2): 2005, 2008

International

• World Cup:
  • Winners (3): 1979, 1991, 2008
  • Runners-up (3): 1980, 2005, 2007
• Champions Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2007
  • Runners-up (4): 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013

References

1. "SM-finaler genom åren" (in Swedish). Swedish Bandy Association. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
2. http://www4.idrottonline.se/EdsbynsIFBandyforening-Bandy/A-Lag/Truppen/

External links

• Edsbyns IF Official Site