Västerås SK Bandy
Encyclopedia
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
. The club was founded on January 29, 1904 and holds its matches at the Rocklunda stadium.
The club has won 18 national league titles in its history as well as the World Cup
a number of times, making it the most successful in the history of the sport.
The current coach of the senior side is Andreas Westman, a player for the club between 1992 and 1996. The current squad includes Sweden
international players Anders Östling and Anders Bruun.
Midfielder Petter Andersson left Västerås to return to Västanfors IF in January 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....
sports club
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
located in Västerås
Västerås
Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...
that plays the winter sport
Winter sport
A winter sport is a sport which is played on snow or ice. Most such sports are variations of skiing, ice skating and sledding. Traditionally such sports were only played in cold areas during winter, but artificial snow and ice allow more flexibility...
of 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,...
. The senior side currently plays in the 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....
Elitserien, the top division of Swedish 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,...
. The club was founded on January 29, 1904 and holds its matches at the Rocklunda stadium.
The club has won 18 national league titles in its history as well as the 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...
a number of times, making it the most successful in the history of the sport.
The current coach of the senior side is Andreas Westman, a player for the club between 1992 and 1996. The current squad includes Sweden
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....
international players Anders Östling and Anders Bruun.
Squad
As of 5 March 2009:Midfielder Petter Andersson left Västerås to return to Västanfors IF in January 2007.