Linköpings Simidrottsförening, commonly known as Linköpings SF or LSF, is a
water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with t ...
club based in
Linköping
Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Chu ...
, Östergötland, Sweden, and formed on 19 November 2009. Linköpings SF's colours are white, blue and orange. The club is currently playing in
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 (badmin ...
, the highest water polo league in Sweden.
In 2009, the water polo team of
Linköpings ASS
Linköpings Allmänna Simsällskap is one of the oldest Swedish swim teams, founded on 4 June 1824. It is one of the best-known Swedish swimming teams. The head coach for the swim team is Niklas Larsson.
Swimmers
* Erik Andersson (2006–present ...
left the swimming club and started Linköpings VF. In the 2014–2015 season, Linköpings SF finished as runners-up after losing the final against
Järfälla Sim, with 10–13.
On 14 May 2016, Linköpings SF became Swedish champions for the first time by winning
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 (badmin ...
by beating
Stockholmspolisen with 8–3 in the final game.
Arena
LSF plays their home matches at Tinnerbäcksbadet, Linköping.
Current squad
''The team roster for 2016/2017 season''
(Head coach)
Ervin Babic
Honours
*
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 (badmin ...
:
** Winners (1): 2016
** Runners-up (2): 2013, 2015
*
Swedish Beach Water Polo Championships
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
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:
** Winners (3): 2014, 2015, 2016
**Runners-up (1): 2013
Records
* Largest league victory: 32–5 v
SKK, 23 January 2016
* Most goals scored from one player in the same game: 8 goals,
Henrik Palm
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, v
KSS, 12 December 2015
* Most goals scored in one season: 43 goals,
Henrik Palm
Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heiki (Estonian), Heik ...
, season 2015/2016
External links
* https://www.facebook.com/lsfpolo/
* http://www.svenskalag.se/lsf/
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Linkopings SF
Water polo clubs in Sweden
Sport in Linköping