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) |
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Founded | 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ground | Jernvallen, Sandviken (Capacity 700) |
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Chairman | Jerry Haaranen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manager | Jimmy Haaranen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Division 2 Norrland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Division 2 Norrland, 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 currently playing in the fourth highest Swedish league, Division 2.
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. Stålmännen has a double meaning, as it also is the plural form of Stålmannen, the Swedish name for Superman.
[edit] Former Players
[edit] Achievements
- Allsvenskan:
- Best placement (3rd): 1935-36
[edit] External links
- Sandvikens IF - official site