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]

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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
20246th
Websitewww.sandvikensiffotboll.se/
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A chart showing the progress of Sandvikens IF through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.
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Sandviken playing a 1956–57 Allsvenskan game at home against IFK Norrköping.
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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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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
2019 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 7th
2020 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 6th
2021 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 3rd
2022 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 2rd Promotion Playoffs
2023 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 1st Promoted
2024 Tier 2 Superettan 6th

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

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Current squad

As of 30 August 2024[5]

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

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Achievements

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

Footnotes

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