Kalix Bandyförening, is a
bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two team sport, teams wearing Ice skates#Bandy skates, 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 playin ...
club from
Kalix
Kalix (; Kalix dialect: ''Kôlis'' , phonemically ; ; ) is a locality and the seat of the Kalix Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The name Kalix is believed to originate from the Sami word ''Gáláseatnu'', or "Kalasätno", meaning " ...
, Sweden, founded on 2 May 1990. The club has been playing in the top-tier of Swedish bandy,
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 (badmint ...
, in the
2011–12 season and then again since the
2013–14 season.
Supporters of the club often just call the club ''KB''.
The club was founded as ''Kalix Nyborg BK'', by fusioning the bandy departments of the clubs
Nyborgs SK and
IFK Kalix
IFK Kalix is a Swedish football club located in Kalix in Norrbotten County.
Background
IFK Kalix currently plays in Division 3 Norra Norrland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Furuvallen in Kalix.
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. The name "Kalix BF" was adopted on 20 June 2001. Nyborgs SK has later started a new bandy department of its own.
References
External links
Official website
Bandy clubs in Sweden
Bandy clubs established in 1990
1990 establishments in Sweden
Sports clubs and teams in Norrbotten County
Sport in Kalix
20th-century establishments in Norrbotten County
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