Nässjö IF, full name Nässjö Idrottsförening, is a sports club in Nässjö, Sweden, mostly active with playing bandy. The club colours are blue and yellow, but the team uniforms are often in blue and white. The club was founded in 1899.[1] The club is playing the home games at Stinsen Arena, which is named for Lennart "Stinsen" Israelsson, who donated 1 million SEK to the project.[2][3]
| Nässjö IF | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Nässjö, Sweden |
| League | Allsvenskan |
| Founded | 22 November 1899 |
| Home arena | Stinsen Arena |
The club has played in the second level bandy league in Sweden, Allsvenskan, since the start of the present Allsvenskan in 2007.[4] In 1949, the club won the Swedish Championship of bandy.[5]
History
editIn the first year of bandy league system in Sweden, 1930–31, Nässjö entered in Division 1 Södra together with Djurgårdens IF, IF Göta, IFK Strängnäs, IFK Uppsala, IK Göta, Linköpings AIK, and Örebro SK and finished 4th.[6]
Honours
editDomestic
edit- Swedish Champions:[7]
- Winners (1): 1949
- Runners-up (2): 1939, 1953
References
edit- ^ "Nässjö IF" (in Swedish). Nässjö IF. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Stinsen Arena Skogsvallen". Nässjö IF. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Bygget steg för steg" (in Swedish). Nässjö Municipality. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Jimmys bandysida". Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "SM-finaler genom åren" (in Swedish). Swedish Bandy Association. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Statistik". www.jimbobandy.nu. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- ^ "Herrar - Svenska Bandyförbundet". www.svenskbandy.se. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17.