Västerås SK Bandy is the men's

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side of the Swedish

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Västerås SK, located in

Västerås Västerås () is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Mälaren, Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 127,799 at the end of 2019, out of the municipal total of 158,653, over 100,000 mo ...

. The senior side currently plays in the Swedish Elitserien, the top division of Swedish bandy. Västerås SK BK Dam is the women's bandy side of the Swedish sports club, Västerås SK, which is located in

. This article deals with the men's team. Västerås SK plays at the ABB Arena South and have won the

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seven times. The women's side is Västerås SK BK Dam. The current coach of the senior side is Michael Carlsson, a former player for VSK Bandy and the national team.

History

The club was founded on 29 January 1904. In the first year of bandy league system in Sweden, 1930–31, Västerås entered in

Division 1 Norra Ettan Fotboll, or simply Ettan (), which also is its common name in everyday speech, is the third level in the Swedish football league system and consists of 32 Swedish football teams. It was formerly simply known as ''Division 1''. Division 1 ...

together with AIK,

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Skutskärs IF Skutskärs IF is a bandy 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 spl ...

, and

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and finished 2nd. On 19 March 2016, the club won its 20th Swedish national championship title by defeating

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, 5–2, in the final game. The 21st title came on 18 March 2023, by defeating Villa Lidköping BK, 3–2 following overtime, in the final game.

Squad

Honours

Domestic

* Swedish National Champions: ** Winners (21): 1923, 1924, 1926, 1942, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1960, 1973, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2023 ** Runners-up (18): 1922, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1959, 1978, 1991, 1997, 2002, 2014, 2019, 2024 * Swedish Cup Champions: ** Winners (2): 2015, 2018

International

: ** Winners (7): 1987, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2014, 2016 ** Runners-up (3): 1980, 2005, 2007 *

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: ** Winners (5): 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998

References

External links

Official websiteBandysidan.nu, reference site
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