Ljusdals BK 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 who will play in Division 1 in the 2007/08 season having finished bottom of 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:...

. Ljusdal were founded in 1943 and play at Gamla Idrottspark.
Ljusdal have a supporters group called the Lightnings. They have played 43 seasons 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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Recent seasons

In the 2005/2006 season Ljusdal finished bottom of the Allsvenskan Norra, however they managed to come in fifth in the Superallsvenskan and therefore avoided relegation. Unfortunately for Ljusdal the 2006/07 season proved to be the year when they were relegated, a loss against Tillberga

Tillberga IK Bandy

Tillberga IK Bandy are a Swedish Bandy club who are playing in the Allsvenskan for the first time in the 2006/2007 season. Tillberga IK were founded in 1930 and play their home games at Rocklunda. Tillberga IK have struggled in the Allsvenskan this season finishing bottom of the Norra division...

 on February 14 proved to be the end of the survival hopes.

Markku Huhtanen accident

Ljusdal player Markku Huhtanen was struck down by a car whilst on a golf

Golf

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 trip holiday in Majorca, Spain

Spain

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 in March 2006.

Honours

• 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:...
  
  
• winners: 1 (1975)
• runners up: 2 (1970),(1972)
• World Cup
  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...
  
  
• runners up: 5 (1978),(1984),(1993),(1997),(1999)