Hammarby IF Bandy
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Hammarby IF Bandy is a Swedish
Bandy
club from Södermalm
, Stockholm
, a section of the sports club Hammarby IF (disambiguation)
. Hammarby IF currently play in elitserien, which is the highest division. They are in their 39th season in Elitserien. Hammarby have strong links with fellow Stockholm
-based club GT-76
with many players moving between the clubs.
The club was before the 2007/2008 season in big economic problems and a campaign called "Rädda Hammarby Bandy" (save Hammarby Bandy) was set up.
In the autumn of 2007 they became a joint-stock company and sold over 400 shares and they got over 2 million sek.
Hammarby IF have been crowned World Champions
three times beating Ljusdals BK
7-0 in 1999, Sandvikens AIK
2-1 in 2001 and Zorky
6-2 in 2009. They won the Swedish Cup 2007, their first win, beating Sandviken in the final.
In 2008 they lost to Sandvikens AIK
in the Semi-finals with 3-1 in games.
Hammarby IF won their first national title in 2009/2010 after beating Bollnäs GoIF in the final match. They have been runner-ups in the seasons 1956/1957, 1999/2000, 2000/2001, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2005/2006 and 2006/2007.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Bandy
Bandy
Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
club from Södermalm
Södermalm
Södermalm, often shortened to "Söder", is a district in central Stockholm. It covers the large island formerly called "Åsön". With a population of 99,685, it is one of the most densely populated districts of Scandinavia...
, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, a section of the sports club Hammarby IF (disambiguation)
Hammarby IF (disambiguation)
Hammarby IF is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with several departments:* Hammarby IF - football department.* Hammarby IF Bandy - bandy department.* Hammarby IF Boule - boule department.* Hammarby IF Bowling - bowling depart....
. Hammarby IF currently play in elitserien, which is the highest division. They are in their 39th season in Elitserien. Hammarby have strong links with fellow Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
-based club GT-76
GT-76
GT-76 is a Swedish Bandy club from Stockholm who were founded in 1976 when two sport clubs, Gubbängens BK, and Tallen merged and created GT-76. This helped GT-76 today to become the biggest Bandy club in the world. GT-76 also includes football, handball and pétanque teams...
with many players moving between the clubs.
The club was before the 2007/2008 season in big economic problems and a campaign called "Rädda Hammarby Bandy" (save Hammarby Bandy) was set up.
In the autumn of 2007 they became a joint-stock company and sold over 400 shares and they got over 2 million sek.
Hammarby IF have been crowned World Champions
Bandy World Cup
The Bandy World Cup is held every year in Ljusdal in Sweden. 2009 and 2010 it will be played indoors in Sandviken until Ljusdal get their indoor arena...
three times beating Ljusdals BK
Ljusdals BK
Ljusdals BK are a Swedish bandy club who will play in Division 1 in the 2007/08 season having finished bottom of the Allsvenskan. Ljusdal were founded in 1943 and play at Gamla Idrottspark.Ljusdal have a supporters group called the Lightnings...
7-0 in 1999, Sandvikens AIK
Sandvikens AIK
Sandvikens AIK, SAIK, is a sports club from Sandviken in Sweden. It is most noted for its successes in bandy but has also played football. Sandvikens are in their 64th season in the top division. Sandvikens play in black shirts...
2-1 in 2001 and Zorky
Zorky
Zorky or Zorkiy is a bandy club from Krasnogorsk, Russia. Its team currently plays in the West Russian Bandy League. The club was founded in 1961. Zorky have had some recent successes and reached the finals of the Bandy World Cup, Russian Cup and Champions Cup in the 2006–07 season only to lose...
6-2 in 2009. They won the Swedish Cup 2007, their first win, beating Sandviken in the final.
In 2008 they lost to Sandvikens AIK
Sandvikens AIK
Sandvikens AIK, SAIK, is a sports club from Sandviken in Sweden. It is most noted for its successes in bandy but has also played football. Sandvikens are in their 64th season in the top division. Sandvikens play in black shirts...
in the Semi-finals with 3-1 in games.
Hammarby IF won their first national title in 2009/2010 after beating Bollnäs GoIF in the final match. They have been runner-ups in the seasons 1956/1957, 1999/2000, 2000/2001, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2005/2006 and 2006/2007.