IF Boltic

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IF Boltic was a Swedish sports club from the town Karlstad. It existed from 1946 to 2000 and was for a number of years the most successful bandy team in Sweden and also one of the best in the world.

IF Boltic was founded in 1946 in Herrhagen in Karlstad. Originally, the club did not only play bandy, but had also sections for handball and football (soccer). The name Boltic was created due to the interest for British football, by adding the beginning of Bolton to the end of Celtic. Together, this makes Boltic.

In the early and mid-1980's IF Boltic dominated Swedish bandy and became Swedish champions eight times from 1979 to 1988, all years except for 1986 and 1987. Another national campionsip was won in 1995. The team also won the World Cup a number of times.

In 2000, IF Boltic was merged with IF Karlstad-Göta and formed the new club BS BolticGöta.