Sandvikens IF
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Full name | Sandvikens Idrottsförening | ||
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Nickname(s) | Järngänget (The Iron Gang) Stålmännen (The Steel Men) Rödvästarna (The Red Vests) | ||
Founded | 6 June 1918 | ||
Ground | Jernvallen, Sandviken | ||
Capacity | 7,000 | ||
Chairman | Peter Svensson | ||
Head Coach | Pelle Olsson | ||
League | Division 1 Norra | ||
2019 | Division 1 Norra, 7th | ||
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Sandvikens IF is a Swedish football club located in Sandviken. The club, formed 6 June 1918, has played 21 seasons in the highest Swedish league, but is in the third highest Swedish league, Division 1. Sandvikens IF are affiliated to the Gestriklands Fotbollförbund.[1]
As Sandviken is an industrial community, dominated by the steel and metal corporation Sandvik, the team has been much influenced by this. The name of the home ground, Jernvallen, would translate approximately as The Iron Ground, while the nicknames Järngänget and Stålmännen are self-explaining[further explanation needed]. Stålmännen has a double meaning, as it also is the plural form of Stålmannen, the Swedish name for Superman.
Season to season[]
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [2] [3] [4] |
Current squad[]
As of 26 February 2018[5][6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Achievements[]
- Allsvenskan:
- Best placement (3rd): 1935–36 – and gained thereby the Little Silver medals.
External links[]
- Sandvikens IF – official site
Footnotes[]
- ^ "Distrikten Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Gestriklands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Sandvikens IF". Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ^ "Norra Svealand — Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Truppen". Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Truppen". Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- Sandvikens IF
- Football clubs in Sweden
- Allsvenskan clubs
- Sport in Gävleborg County
- Association football clubs established in 1918
- 1918 establishments in Sweden