Skutskärs IF is a
bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two team sport, teams wearing Ice skates#Bandy skates, ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.
The playin ...
club in
Skutskär, Sweden. The formal name of the club is ''Skutskärs IF/Bandyklubb''. The team colours are green and yellow.
History
The club was formally founded in 1989, when the former Skutskärs IF of 1915 was split in two, one club for bandy and one for association football.
In the first year of bandy league system in Sweden, 1930–31, Skutskär entered in
Division 1 Norra together with
AIK,
Hammarby IF,
IF Vesta,
IFK Rättvik,
IK Sirius
Idrottsklubben Sirius, commonly known as IK Sirius or Sirius, is a Swedish Sport, sports club located in Uppsala. Today IK Sirius is active in bandy, floorball, and association football, football as an .
History
The sports club that became IK Sir ...
,
SK Tirfing, and
Västerås SK and finished 3rd.
Skutskärs IF has become
Swedish champions of bandy twice for men, in 1944 and in 1959, and once for women, in 2018. They still hold the attendance records for an outdoor final.
In February 2000, the club was promoted to the Swedish top division, after being related in 1980.
The club played in
Allsvenskan, the second-level bandy league in Sweden, until 2012, when it was relegated to Division 1. It has managed to get promoted to Allsvenskan again in 2014, and will play there in the 2014–2015 season. However they're currently in the last place with zero points through 10 games.
Some notable former players are
Anders Östling and
Magnus Muhrén.
On 2 August 2022, it was announced that the women's team withdrew from Elitserien for the 2022–2023, due to lack of players.
Men's team honours
Domestic
*
Swedish Champions:
** Winners (2): 1944, 1959
** Runners-up (3): 1937, 1942, 1964
Women's team honours
Domestic
*
Swedish Champions:
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** Winners (1): 2018
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Skutskars IF
Bandy clubs in Sweden
Bandy clubs established in 1915
Bandy clubs established in 1989
Sports clubs and teams in Uppsala County
Älvkarleby Municipality
1915 establishments in Sweden
20th-century establishments in Uppsala County