IK Sirius are a Swedish

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 located in Uppsala

Uppsala

- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...

, currently playing in Elitserien

Elitserien (bandy)

The Elitserien is since the 2007–08 season the highest bandy league in Sweden. It consist of 14 teams. The season ends with a final on Studenternas IP in Uppsala. From 2013 the final will be played in Swedbank Arena, Solna....

. IK Sirius were formed in 1907 and play their home games at Studenternas Idrottspark. IK Sirius finished in 4th place in the Superallsvenskan in the 2005/2006 season. IK Sirius have been promoted and relegated between the Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan (bandy)

Allsvenskan is since the 2007–08 the second highest level of bandy in Sweden and comprises 30 teams in three groups. Allsvenskan succeeded Allsvenskan and Elitserien.-Season structure:...

 and Superallsvenskan several times in recent years as they try to gain a more long term position in the Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan (bandy)

Allsvenskan is since the 2007–08 the second highest level of bandy in Sweden and comprises 30 teams in three groups. Allsvenskan succeeded Allsvenskan and Elitserien.-Season structure:...

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History

IK Sirius' first success was becoming Swedish runners-up in 1918, they followed this up by becoming Swedish champions twice in 1921 and 1922, but they then didn't have any more success in the league until 1926 where they were runners-up and they were also runners-up in 1928. In the 1960s the club came back as one of the strongest in the league, finishing second behind Västerås SK

Västerås SK Bandy

Västerås SK Bandy is a Swedish sports club located in Västerås that plays the winter sport of bandy. The senior side currently plays in the Swedish Elitserien, the top division of Swedish bandy...

 in 1960. They won the title the following year beating Edsbyns IF

Edsbyns IF

Edsbyns IF, founded on 6 June 1909, is a sports club in Edsbyn in Ovanåker Municipality in Sweden. The bandy section of the club was founded as late as in 1925 and in 2000 the section was formally made a club of its own....

, but the clubs swapped positions in 1962 with Edsbyns IF

Edsbyns IF

Edsbyns IF, founded on 6 June 1909, is a sports club in Edsbyn in Ovanåker Municipality in Sweden. The bandy section of the club was founded as late as in 1925 and in 2000 the section was formally made a club of its own....

 taking the crown. In 1966 IK Sirius BK won the league for a fourth time but lost the title to Örebro SK

Örebro SK

Örebro SK, also known as ÖSK or just Örebro, is a Swedish football club based in Örebro. The club, formed on 28 October 1908, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan.-The first years:...

 the following year. They regained the title for the 5th and currently last time in 1968 beating Örebro SK

Örebro SK

Örebro SK, also known as ÖSK or just Örebro, is a Swedish football club based in Örebro. The club, formed on 28 October 1908, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan.-The first years:...

 in the final match. In 1992 they gained their only World Cup victory beating 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...

 7-0 in the final. In 2008/2009 Sirius came third in the league and lost to Edsbyns IF

Edsbyns IF

Edsbyns IF, founded on 6 June 1909, is a sports club in Edsbyn in Ovanåker Municipality in Sweden. The bandy section of the club was founded as late as in 1925 and in 2000 the section was formally made a club of its own....

 in the semifinal.

Current squad

As of 28 December 2009:

External links

http://www.siriusbandy.nu/ IK Sirius BK Official Website

http://www.bandysidan.nu/ibdb/teaminfo.php?LagID=5&sprak=eng&land=3 ibdb bandysidan