IFK Vänersborg is a
Swedish
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sports club in
Vänersborg
Vänersborg () is a locality and the seat of Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 23,882 inhabitants (out of a municipal total of 39,591) Until 1997 it was the capital of Älvsborg County, which was dissolved in 1998. Sin ...
,
Sweden
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, most famous for its success in
bandy
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.
History
The club was formed on 9 March 1903. The first years saw the club also compete in sports such as
gymnastics
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and
athletics
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.
In bandy, the club played in
Allsvenskan
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for the first time during the 1975–76 season. The club was degraded and did not return until the 1982–83 season. The club was once again degraded, and was not upgraded until the 1986–87 season. Since then, the club has stayed in the top league, now called
Elitserien
Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sports, Elitserien is the highest league, with the second highest named Allsvenskan.
Elitserien leagues at present:
* Elitserien (badmint ...
.
During the
2014 World Cup
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the team played the final, losing 1–4 against
Västerås SK.
The club has one of the more modern indoor
arena
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s for bandy, the
Arena Vänersborg
Arena Vänersborg is an indoor arena in Vänersborg, Sweden. It is used for bandy, concerts and other events.
The arena serves as home field for IFK Vänersborg. It also hosted the 2013 Bandy World Championship, when for the second time Division ...
, inaugurated in 2009. The former home field of the club, the outdoor bandy rink
Vänersborgs isstadion, is still in use for other bandy teams in Vänersborg.
References
External links
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Sports teams in Sweden
Bandy clubs in Sweden
Sports clubs established in 1903
Bandy clubs established in 1903
Sport in Vänersborg
1903 establishments in Sweden
Vanersborg