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Alstermo Alstermo is a locality situated in Uppvidinge Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 829 inhabitants in 2010. Overview Alstermo is situated along Alsterån in the deep forests of Uppvidinge. Local government in the province Småland, bel ...

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Kronoberg County Kronoberg County (; sv, Kronobergs län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. Kronoberg is one of three counties in the province of Småland. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar, and Blekinge. Its capital is ...

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that was founded on 22 August 1927. The club currently specialises in football, handball, gymnastics, orienteering, skiing, cross-country skiing and roller skiing. The club has seen the greatest success in handball. Other sports that have been active within the club at various times include bandy, table tennis, cycling, athletics, ice hockey, swimming, tennis, Weightlifting and volleyball.

Departments

* Alstermo IF Handboll –

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

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Alstermo IF Fotboll Alstermo IF Fotboll is a Swedish football team located in Alstermo in Uppvidinge Municipality, Kronoberg County. They are the football department of the sports club Alstermo IF. Background Since their foundation Alstermo IF Fotboll has partic ...

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football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

department. * Alstermo IF Skidor –

skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IO ...

department. * Alstermo IF Gymnastik –

gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ...

department. * Alstermo IF Orientering –

orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a s ...

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External links

Alstermo IF
- Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Alstermo IF Sport in Kronoberg County Handball clubs in Sweden Association football clubs established in 1927 Bandy clubs established in 1927 Handball clubs established in 1927 Defunct bandy clubs in Sweden