Selånger SK Bandy is a
bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing 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 international governing body for bandy is ...
club in
Sundsvall, Sweden, and part of the sports club alliance
Selånger SK
Selånger SK is a sports club in Sundsvall, Sweden, established in 1921. The club runs bandy, soccer, Nordic skiing, orienteering and ski orienteering, earlier even table tennis, cycling, track and field athletics, racewalking, handball and ...
. It has its name from the small village of
Selånger
Selånger () is a small village in Sundsvall Municipality, Sweden. The village has grown up around Selånger Church. Selångersån runs through the village.
Selånger is known for its sports club Selånger SK with the department clubs Selånger S ...
outside Sundsvall proper.
Selånger SK was founded in 1921 and has had many sports under its umbrella, of which bandy has been one of the most successful. The men's bandy team has played 26 seasons in the Swedish top division and was runner-up for the
Swedish Championship in 1981. The women's bandy team was runner-up for the
Swedish Championship in 1981.
The present club was formally founded in 1991, when Selånger SK was divided in different clubs for the different sports: Selånger SK Bandy,
Selånger FK
Selånger FK is a Swedish football club located in Selånger in Västernorrland County. It is a part of the alliance club Selånger SK. Their most acclaimed player is Vilma Abrahamsson.
Background
Selånger Fotbollklubb was founded in 1921 as ...
, and
Selånger SOK, which all share the same name and logo. Selånger SK Bandy continues the traditions and statistics of the bandy department of Selånger SK. It presently play in Division 1, which is the third tier of Swedish bandy.
The club logo is based on the arms of
Västernorrland County
Västernorrland County ( sv, Västernorrlands län) is a county ('' län'') in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia.
The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western ...
.
Honours
Domestic
*
Swedish Champions:
[SM-finaler genom åren]
svenskbandy.se
** Runners-up (1): 1981
International
*
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
:
** Runners-up (1): 1988
References
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1921 establishments in Sweden
1991 establishments in Sweden
Bandy clubs in Sweden
Sport in Sundsvall
Bandy clubs established in 1921
Bandy clubs established in 1991