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Magnus "Kuben" Olsson of Edsbyn against Västerås SK
Edsbyns IF is a sports club in Edsbyn, Sweden. It was established on 6 June 1909[1], and practices Alpine skiing, bandy, handball, soccer and track and field athletics, earlier also Nordic skiing. Bandy home games are played inside the Edsby Arena, while soccer home games are played at Öns IP. Inaugurated in September 2003, the Edsby Arena was the first indoor bandy rink in Sweden, replacing Öns IP as home soil for the bandy team.
The men's bandy team was estalbished in 1925 while the more independent Edsbyns IF BF was established on 28 June 2000. It debuted in the Swedish top division in 1945, before ending up relegated in 1969. The club then return to the top division in 1971. The club won the Swedish Bandy Championship in 1952, 1953, 1962, 1978, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2022.[2] The club also won the World Cup in 1979, 1991 and 2008, and the European Cup in 2005 and 2007. The team also ended up second in the Bandy World Cup in 1980, 2005 and 2007, and in the European Cup in 1978, 2004, 2006, 2008.
In June 2009, the club decided to dissolve the women's bandy team for the 2009–2010 season, while keeping the girls' bandy activity and attempting to re-start the women's team as soon as possible.[3][4] On 4 October 2009, the women's bandy team Team Hälsingland was established instead, as a cooperation between Bollnäs GIF, Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy IF, Edsbyns IF and Ljusdals BK.[5]
On 26 March 2004, Edsbyns IF played a men's bandy exhibition game at the Streatham Ice Arena in London against Russian Super League team Vodnik, which ended with a 10-10 draw.[6]
The club's bandy section was awarded the Hälsingland Golden Award in 2004. The award has also been given to various individual sportspeople competing for the club.[7]
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References[]
- ↑ Magnus Helander (25 December 2003). Nu ska bandybyn bli bäst igen (Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved on 31 July 2021.
- ↑ Gustav Tägtström (19 March 2022). Edsbyn svenska mästare efter jätterysare (English). SVT Sport. Retrieved on 21 March 2022.
- ↑ Edsbyn lägger ner damlaget (Swedish) (15 June 2009). Retrieved on 31 July 2021.
- ↑ Edsbyn lägger ner dambandyn (Swedish) (16 June 2009). Retrieved on 31 July 2021.
- ↑ Camilla Larsson (17 March 2014). Dambandyn i Hälsinglands Idrottsförbund startar på 70-talet (Swedish). Archive Gävleborg. Retrieved on 31 July 2021.
- ↑ Christoffer Million (23 December 2014). Edsbyn till England (Swedish). Bandypuls. Retrieved on 1 August 2021.
- ↑ Hälsingeguldet (Swedish). Hälsingland Society of Sports History. Retrieved on 21 August 2021.
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