Sandvikens IF

Sandvikens IF is a Swedish football club located in Sandviken. The club, formed 6 June 1918, has played 21 seasons in the highest Swedish league, but is in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan. Sandvikens IF are affiliated to the Gestriklands Fotbollförbund.[1]

Sandvikens IF
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Full nameSandvikens Idrottsförening
Nickname(s)Järngänget (The Iron Gang)
Stålmännen (The Steel Men)
Rödvästarna (The Red Vests)
Founded6 June 1918; 106 years ago (6 June 1918)
GroundJernvallen,
Sandviken
Capacity7,000
ChairmanPeter Svensson
Head CoachEldar Abdulic
LeagueSuperettan
2023Division 1 Norra, 7th
WebsiteClub website
A chart showing the progress of Sandvikens IF through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.
Sandviken playing a 1956–57 Allsvenskan game at home against IFK Norrköping.
Jernvallen

As Sandviken is an industrial community, dominated by the steel and metal corporation Sandvik, the team has been much influenced by this. The name of the home ground, Jernvallen, would translate approximately as The Iron Ground, while the nicknames Järngänget and Stålmännen are self-explaining in Swedish ("The Iron gang" and "The Men of Steel"). Stålmännen has a double meaning, as it also is the plural form of Stålmannen, the Swedish name for Superman.

Season to season

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SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements
1993Tier 4Division 3Södra Norrland1stPromoted
1994Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand11thRelegated
1995Tier 4Division 3Södra Norrland1stPromoted
1996Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand2ndPromotion Playoffs
1997Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand2ndPromotion Playoffs
1998Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand5th
1999Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand6th
2000Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand8th
2001Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand8th
2002Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand12thRelegated
2003Tier 4Division 3Södra Norrland1stPromoted
2004Tier 3Division 2Norrland6th
2005Tier 3Division 2Norrland6th
2006*Tier 4Division 2Norra Svealand3rd
2007Tier 4Division 2Norra Svealand3rd
2008Tier 4Division 2Norra Svealand5th
2009Tier 4Division 2Norra Svealand6th
2010Tier 4Division 2Norra Svealand5th
2011Tier 4Division 2Norra Svealand2ndPromoted
2012Tier 3Division 1Norra9th
2013Tier 3Division 1Norra12thRelegated
2014Tier 4Division 2Norrland4th
2015Tier 4Division 2Norra Svealand2nd
2016Tier 4Division 2Norrland1stPromoted
2017Tier 3Division 1Norra10th
2018Tier 3Division 1Norra6th
2019Tier 3Division 1Norra7th
2020Tier 3EttanNorra6th
2021Tier 3EttanNorra3rd
2022Tier 3EttanNorra2rdPromotion Playoffs
2023Tier 3EttanNorra1stPromoted
2024Tier 2Superettan

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[2][3][4]

Current squad

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As of 1 April 2024[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  SWEFelix Jakobsson
2DF  SWEGustav Thörn
4DF  SWEJonathan Karlsson
5DF  KOSTaulant Parallangaj
6MF  SWELiam Vabö
8MF  SWEDaniel Söderberg
9FW  SWEAlexandar Mutic
10FW  SWELudwig Małachowski Thorell
11FW  SWEMartin Springfeldt
12GK  SWEEmanuel Sjögren Svedberg
13FW  SWEIsac Lindholm
14FW  RWALague Byiringiro
15FW  NGAJohn Junior Igbarumah
No.Pos. NationPlayer
16MF  GHAMohammed Sadat Abubakari
17MF  MLIMamadou Kouyaté
18FW  ENGJames Kirby
19MF  RWAYannick Mukunzi
21MF  SWEAdam Kiani
22FW  SWERuben Martin
23MF  SWEEmil Engqvist
24DF  SWELukas Vikgren
29FW  SWECalvin Kabuye
33GK  SWETobias Wennergrund
42FW  SOMMohammed Mohammed
45DF  SWEKasper Harletun

Achievements

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  • Allsvenskan:
    • Best placement (3rd): 1935–36 – and gained thereby the Little Silver medals.
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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Distrikten Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Gestriklands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  2. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Sandvikens IF". Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Norra Svealand — Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Herr". Retrieved 17 July 2023.