Sandvikens IF

Sandvikens IF

Full name	Sandvikens Idrottsförening
Nickname(s)	Järngänget (The Iron Gang) Stålmännen (The Steel Men) Rödvästarna (The Red Vests)
Founded	1918
Ground	Jernvallen, Sandviken (Capacity: 7,000)
Chairman	Jerry Haaranen
Head Coach	Tony Andersson
Coach	Mats Axelsson
League	Division 2 Norra Svealand
2010	Division 2 Norra Svealand, 5th
Home colours Away colours

A chart showing the progress of Sandvikens IF through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.

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 currently playing in the fourth highest Swedish league, Division 2. Sandvikens IF are affiliated to the Gestriklands Fotbollförbund.

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

Players 2009

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Peter Bergqvist 30 GK Niklas Nyström 31 GK Björn Jansson 2 DF Jimmy Hansson 3 DF Zohair Tehini 4 DF David Svanberg 5 DF Johan Östlund 18 DF Jonas Österberg 19 DF Khochin Ali 21 DF Johan Bergström 6 MF Robin Sundberg 7 MF Emil Oremo 8 MF Richard Wiklöf

No. Position Player 12 MF Christian Gauffin 15 MF Steven Mumbamuna Misiatu 16 MF Eldar Abdulic 20 MF Alexander Svanberg 22 MF Tobias Wanke 22 MF Filip Johannesson 10 FW Anders Stenström 11 FW Christopher Lundin 14 FW Shiri Dadgar 17 FW Andreas Svensson 23 FW Nermin Celjo — FW Andy Stadler — FW Nermin Crnkic

Former players

• Kevin Beattie
• Stuart McManus

Achievements

• Allsvenskan:
  • Best placement (3rd): 1935-36

External links

• Sandvikens IF - official site