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 (6 June 1918)
GroundJernvallen,
Sandviken
Capacity7,000
ChairmanPeter Svensson
Head CoachEldar Abdulic
LeagueDivision 1 Norra
2019Division 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

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 third highest Swedish league, Division 1. Sandvikens IF are affiliated to the Gestriklands Fotbollförbund.[1]

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

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1993 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Norrland 1st Promoted
1994 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 11th Relegated
1995 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Norrland 1st Promoted
1996 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 2nd Promotion Playoffs
1997 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 2nd Promotion Playoffs
1998 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 5th
1999 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 6th
2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 8th
2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 8th
2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 12th Relegated
2003 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Norrland 1st Promoted
2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 6th
2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 6th
2006* Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 3rd
2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 3rd
2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 5th
2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 6th
2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 5th
2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 2nd Promoted
2012 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 9th
2013 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 12th Relegated
2014 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 4th
2015 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 2nd
2016 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 1st Promoted
2017 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 10th
2018 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 6th

* 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

As of 5 September 2023[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Sweden SWE Felix Jakobsson
2 DF Sweden SWE Gustav Thörn
4 DF Sweden SWE Kevin Pacha
6 MF Sweden SWE Liam Vabö
8 MF Sweden SWE Daniel Söderberg
9 FW United States USA Eric McWoods
10 FW Sweden SWE Mohammad Alsalkhadi
11 FW Sweden SWE Martin Springfeldt
12 GK Sweden SWE Emanuel Sjögren Svedberg
13 FW Sweden SWE Isac Lindholm
14 FW Rwanda RWA Lague Byiringiro
15 FW Nigeria NGA John Junior Igbarumah
16 MF Ghana GHA Mohammed Sadat Abubakari
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Mali MLI Mamadou Kouyaté
18 FW Sweden SWE Emil Hodin
19 MF Rwanda RWA Yannick Mukunzi
20 DF Sweden SWE William Engstrand Andersson
21 MF Sweden SWE Adam Kiani
22 FW Sweden SWE Ruben Martin
23 MF Sweden SWE Emil Engqvist
24 FW Sweden SWE Lukas Vikgren
33 GK Sweden SWE Tobias Wennergrund
42 FW Sweden SWE Alexandar Mutic
45 DF Sweden SWE Kasper Harletun

Achievements

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

Footnotes

  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.
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