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AIK
City Stockholm, Sweden
League Elitserien
Founded 15 February 1891; 134 years ago (1891-02-15)
Home arena AIK Arena
Head coach Andreas Bergwall
Website aikbandy.se
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Women's team

AIK Bandy is the bandy team of a big sports club called Allmänna Idrottsklubben, often just called AIK. They are currently located in Solna, a town near Stockholm, Sweden. Bandy is a winter sport played on ice, a bit like ice hockey but with a ball instead of a puck, and bigger fields. A famous person named Lennart Johansson, who later became very important in European football, started his career as a leader here at AIK Bandy.

AIK Men's Bandy Team

The men's bandy team at AIK started playing in 1905. They quickly became very good!

In the early days of Swedish bandy, AIK was a top team. In the 1930-31 season, which was the first year Sweden had a proper bandy league, AIK played in Division 1 Norra. They finished first in their group! AIK then won the championship final against IF Göta with a score of 4–3. This made them Swedish Champions!

AIK used to play at Spånga Idrottspark. Since 2007, they play at Bergshamra IP. Even though they haven't been as successful in bandy lately as they are in ice hockey and football, they are still a strong team. They even got promoted to Elitserien, the top league, for the 2019-20 season.

Men's Team Achievements

AIK's men's team has won several important titles.

Swedish Championships

  • Winners (3 times): They won the Swedish Championship in 1909, 1914, and 1931.
  • Runners-up (4 times): They came in second place in 1913, 1915, 1917, and 2021.

International Titles

  • Nordic Games Winners (1 time): They won the Nordic Games in 1913. This was an important international sports event.

AIK Women's Bandy Team

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In the national final 2015

The women's team at AIK is incredibly successful! They have won the Swedish Women's Championship many times.

Women's Team Achievements

The women's team has won the Swedish championship 15 times and been runners-up 10 times.

Position Times Years
Champions 15 1987/88, 1989/90, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2007/08, 2009/10, 2011/12, 2013/14
Runners-up 10 1993/94, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2012/13, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2017/18, 2021/22
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