Västanfors IF, nicknamed ''Västanfläkt'' ("the Western Wind"), is a
sports club
A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports.
Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...
in
Fagersta
Fagersta is a locality and the seat of Fagersta Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden, with 11,130 inhabitants in 2010.
Geography
The city is located at the junction of two railways between Ludvika-Västerås and Avesta (Krylbo)-Örebr ...
, Sweden, mainly concentrated on playing
bandy, and
soccer, earlier even
floorball. The team colours are red and white. The club was founded in 1916.
The club had played in the second level bandy league in Sweden,
Allsvenskan since the start of the present Allsvenskan in 2007 but was relegated to Division 1 in 2012.
The club has played 32 seasons in the Swedish top division. and won the
Swedish national championship in 1954.
The club also played floorball during the 1980s. The women's team won the Swedish national championship in 1983 and 1985, and won a silver medal in 1984.
Honours
Domestic
*
Swedish Champions:
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** Winners (1): 1954
References
External links
Västanfors IF BKVästanfors IF FK
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1916 establishments in Sweden
Bandy clubs in Sweden
Bandy clubs established in 1916
Football clubs in Västmanland County
Swedish floorball teams