Västanfors IF

Västanfors IF
Full name Västanfors idrottsförening
Nicknames Västanfläkt
Sport bandy, soccer
floorball (earlier)
Founded 1916
Based in Fagersta, Sweden
Ballpark Västanfors IP

Västanfors IF, nicknamed Västanfläkt ("the Western Wind"), is a sports club in Fagersta, Sweden, mainly concentrated on playing bandy, andsoccer, earlier even floorball. The team colours are red and white. The club was founded in 1916.[1]

The club had played in the second level bandy league in Sweden, Allsvenskan since the start of the present Allsvenskan in 2007 but was relegated to Division 1 in 2012.[2]

The club has played 32 seasons in the Swedish top division.[3] and won the Swedish national championship in 1954.[4]

The club also played floorball during the 1980s. The women's team won the Swedish national championship in 1983 and 1985, and won a silver medal in 1984.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "VIF Bandy" (in Swedish). Västanfors IF. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jimmys bandysida". Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Maratontabell" (in Swedish). Swedish Bandy Association. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "SM-finaler genom åren" (in Swedish). Swedish Bandy Association. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "SM, seniorer" (in Swedish). Swedish Floorball Association. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

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