Skutskärs IF is a
bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing 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 international governing body for bandy is ...
club in
Skutskär
Skutskär is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Älvkarleby Municipality in Uppsala County, Sweden with 6,075 inhabitants in 2010. According to the census of 2000 6,003 people lived in Skutskär, most of them in Älvkarleby Municipality, but ...
, 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
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together with
AIK
AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), is a Swedish football club competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The ...
,
Hammarby IF
Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differe ...
,
IF Vesta
IF Vesta is a sports club in Uppsala, Sweden, established on 8 June 1911. The club runs bandy and soccer, earlier even ice hockey and floorball.
History
In the first year of bandy league system in Sweden, 1930–31, Vesta entered in Division 1 No ...
,
IFK Rättvik
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Rättvik, commonly known as IFK Rättvik, is a sports club in Rättvik, Sweden. The club colours are white and blue, like for most Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, IFK clubs. The club was founded in 1906 and is playing ...
,
IK Sirius
IK Sirius is a Swedish bandy club located in Uppsala, currently playing in Elitserien. IK Sirius were formed in 1907 and play their home games at Studenternas Idrottsplats.
History
IK Sirius' first success was becoming Swedish runners-up in 1 ...
,
SK Tirfing
SK Tirfing is a sports club in Skutskär in northern Uppland in Sweden. Established on 20 January 1923, the club won the Swedish national men's bandy championship in 1930. Between 1931 and 1942, the club played seven seasons in the Swedish top div ...
, 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
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
, 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
Anders Östling (born 8 January 1972) is a Swedish bandy player, currently playing for Tillberga IK.
Career
Club career
Östling is a youth product of Skutskär and has represented Sandviken, Edsbyn, Västerås, Dynamo Kazan, and Tillberga ...
and
Magnus Muhrén
Magnus Muhrén (born 4 November 1974) is a Swedish bandy coach and former player, who played as a forward.
Career Club career
He started his career with Skutskärs IF and later played for Sandvikens AIK, Zorky Krasnogorsk, Dynamo Kazan, Dynamo ...
.
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
Sport in Uppsala County