Torslanda IK is a local sports club in
Torslanda,
Gothenburg
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Sweden
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History
Torslanda IK was founded in 1944 by Anders Tullock, Bengt Tullock and Erik Danielsson. In the 1950s the sports club created sections for
football
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,
table tennis,
handball
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, and
hockey. In the 1960s
gymnastics and in 1972
bowling were added.
The men's A football team won Division VI titles in 1981 and 1985. The men's A team advanced to Division IV in 1987, winning that title in 1996.
The club's original clubhouse was built in 1979 at
Torslandavallen but was destroyed by fire in 1992. A replacement clubhouse was inaugurated in March 1994.
Torslanda IK are affiliated to the
Göteborgs Fotbollförbund.
Season to season
''* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.''
Current squad
External links
Torslanda IK official website
Footnotes
Football clubs in Västra Götaland County
Association football clubs established in 1944
1944 establishments in Sweden
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