Falu IF

Falu Ishockeyförening (literally Falu Ice Hockey Association) or Falu IF is an ice hockey club located in the Swedish city of Falun in Dalarna. The club currently plays in the Western group of Hockeyettan, the third tier of the Swedish ice hockey system, and plays their matches in Lugnets Ishall with a capacity for 2500 spectators.

Falu IF Falu Ishockeyförening
City	Falun, Sweden
League	Hockeyettan
Founded	1997 (1997)
Home arena	Lugnets Ishall
Colors	Red, blue, white
Head coach	Christer Elfsberg
Asst. coach	Conny Elfsberg
Website	faluif.se

The most successful season during this period was 1983/1984 when they reached Allsvenskan, which at that time was a playoff series for Division I.^[1] Falu IF's junior team has played in J18 Region and J20 Region during most seasons in the 2010s.^[2][3] The club also has a women's team that competes in the Nationella Damhockeyligan, where they have been very successful.^[4] The association's home arena is Lugnets Ishall, located at Lugnet in Falun.

After the completion of the 2022/2023 season, Falu IF was offered a spot in Hockeyettan, following the bankruptcy of HC Vita Hästen.^[5] Falu IF was offered the spot as the highest-ranked second-place team in the qualifying series.^[6] This means that in the 2023/2024 season, they will be playing in Hockeyettan Västra.

Recent seasons

List of recent Falu IF seasons
Year	Level	League	Record		Avg home atnd.	Notes	Ref.
			Position	W–T–L W–OT–L
2004–05	Tier 3	Division 1C	9th	9–2–19			[7]
2005–06	Tier 3	Division 1C	6th	15–7–14			[7]
2006–07	Tier 3	Division 1C	10th	5–7–24			[7]
		Division 1C spring series	7th	0–0–6			[7]
	2007 Division 1 qualifier (Group C)		1st	3–1–2			[7]
2007–08	Tier 3	Division 1C	8th	9–2–16			[7]
		Division 1C continuation	5th	3–4–3			[7]
	Division 1 qualifier (Group C)		3rd	3–2–3		Relegated to Division 2	[7]
2008–09	Tier 4	Division 2	?	?
2009–10	Tier 4	Division 2	?	?
	Division 1 qualifier (Group C)		2nd	3–3–2		Promoted to Division 1
2010–11	Tier 3	Division 1C	10th	3–4–20	184		[7]
		Division 1C continuation	5th	5–1–4	223		[7]
	Division 1 qualifier (Group C)		1st	6–0–2	213		[7]
2011–12	Tier 3	Division 1C	3rd	14–6–7	486		[7]
		Allettan Mellan	6th	3–4–7	410		[7]
2012–13	Tier 3	Division 1C	1st	18–3–6	466		[8][9]
		Allettan Mellan	7th	2–1–11	285		[10]
2013–14	Tier 3	Division 1C	8th	10–0–3–14	288		[11]
		Division 1C continuation	4th	8–1–2–4	149		[12]
	Division 1 qualifier C		1st	7–1–0–0	202	Relegated to Division 2	[13]
2014-2022	Tier 4	Division 2	?	?
2022-2023	Tier 4	Division 2	1st	21-3-4			[14]
	Hockeyettan qualifier (West)		2nd	4–0–2	535	Promoted to Division 1	[15]
2023-2024	Tier 3	Hockeyettan (West)					[16]

References

1. "Championnat de Suède de hockey sur glace 1983/84". www.hockeyarchives.info. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
2. "Falu IF J18 at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
3. "Falu IF J20 at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
4. "Falu IF at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
5. "Vita Hästen ansöker om konkurs". Hockeysverige. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
6. "Falu IF erbjuds plats i Hockeyettan * Förbundet väntar på svar: "De har fått en tidsfrist" * Ordföranden: "Det blir en styrelsefråga" * De står näst på tur – så rankas lagen i kvalserierna". Hockeyettan.se (in Swedish). 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
7. "Historical DB". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
8. "Division 1: 2012–13: Division 1 C: Team Statistics: Attendance". Swedish ice Hockey Association.
9. "Division 1: 2012–13: Division 1 C: Overview". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 2013-10-01.
10. "Division 1: 2012–13: AllEttan Mellan: Overview". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
11. "Division 1: 2013–14: Division 1 C: Overview". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
12. "Division 1: 2013–14: Division 1 C forts.: Overview". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
13. "Division 1: 2013–14: Kvalserie C: Overview". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
14. "HockeyTvåan A | stats.swehockey.se". stats.swehockey.se. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
15. "Kvalserie Västra till Hockeyettan | stats.swehockey.se". stats.swehockey.se. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
16. "Hockeyettan Västra | stats.swehockey.se". stats.swehockey.se. Retrieved 2023-09-12.

External links

• Official website
• Team profile at Eliteprospects.com