Alviks Basketklubb or simply Alvik was a Swedish basketball club based in

Alvik Alvik is a residential district in western Stockholm municipality and part of the Bromma borough. The Alvik outdoor Metro station in adjacent Traneberg was opened in 1952 and is also a connection to the Tvärbanan light railway and the Nockeby ...

, a residential district in western

Stockholm Municipality Stockholm Municipality or the City of Stockholm ( sv, Stockholms kommun or ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It has the largest population of the 290 municipalities of the country, but one of the smallest areas, maki ...

History

The club was formed on August 31, 1956 by Erik Bremer and became one of the major basketball powers of the national league until it transformated to professional under the name

Basketligan Svenska Basketligan, or the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), is the premier league for professional basketball in Sweden. The league was originally established in 1992 as Basketligan and was known as that prior to the season of 2006–07, but whe ...

in 1992. In 1994–95 season, Alvik won the last title in its history. In the early 1996–97 season, the club joined forces with KFUM Söder and Stockholm Capitals and they formed a new basketball club the

08 Stockholm Human Rights 08 Stockholm Human Rights is a Swedish basketball club located in Stockholm that has a men's and women's team. The club was established in 1996 when two of the most successful basketball associations, Alvik BK (established 1956) and the South YM ...

Honours

* Swedish League : Winners (19): 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1994–95

References

External links

Alvik Basket
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