Ljusdals BK (LBK) is a Swedish

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club currently

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in Elitserien (the top division in Swedish bandy). LBK was founded on 19 January 1943 and is

at Gamla Idrottsparken ( IP) in

Ljusdal Ljusdal () is a locality and the seat of Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,230 inhabitants in 2010. Ljusdal is situated on Riksväg 83 which runs between Tönnebro in Söderhamn Municipality in Gävleborg County and � ...

Hälsingland Hälsingland (), sometimes referred to by the Latin name Helsingia, is a historical Provinces of Sweden, province or ''landskap'' in central Sweden. It borders Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is part of ...

. In 1975, the club won the Swedish

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championship.

have a

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called "Ljusdal Lightnings".

Recent seasons

LBK managed to advance back to Elitserien in 2012 after five

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s in

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

(Ljusdals BK was

relegated Promotion and relegation is used by sports leagues as a process where teams can move up and down among divisions in a league system, based on their performance over a season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are sometimes call ...

from Elitserien to

in 2006/07 after a loss against Tillberga on February 14).

Honours

Domestic

* Swedish Champions: ** Winners (1): 1975 ** Runners-up (2): 1970, 1972

International

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: ** Runners-up (5): 1978, 1984, 1993, 1997, 1999

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Bandy clubs in Sweden Sport in Halsingland Bandy clubs established in 1943 1943 establishments in Sweden Sport in Ljusdal 20th-century establishments in Gävleborg County