Swedish Bandy Association
Svenska bandyförbundet
PredecessorSwedish Football Association
Formation5 April 1925
TypeGoverning body
PurposeGoverning body for the sport of bandy in Sweden
Location
  • Stockholm, Sweden
Region
Sweden
Membership (1955)
Federation of International Bandy
President
Gisela Stockhaus
Websitesvenskbandy.se

The Swedish Bandy Association (Swedish: Svenska Bandyförbundet) is the governing body of bandy in Sweden. It organizes the bandy leagues, Elitserien and Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women, and the men's and women's national teams. It was established in Stockholm on 5 April 1925, and is based in Stockholm,[1] after moving from Katrineholm. It is a founding member of FIB, Federation of International Bandy.[2]

Bandy was introduced 1895 in Sweden by all round athlete Clarence von Rosen. He picked the game up during a visit in bandy's home country Great Britain. He started the first bandy club in Sweden, Stockholm Hockeyklubb. First in 1905 bandy was organized within Swedish Ballgame Association and a year later within Swedish Football Association. At a meeting April 5, 1925, the Swedish Bandy Association was formed representing 49 clubs.

Since 1931, the Swedish Bandy Association regularly arranges national leagues in Sweden. Swedish bandy champions is a title held by the winners of the final. The final is played in March.

The Swedish Bandy Association consisted of 23 district associations[3] until 2013, when these were replaced by 6 larger districts for a more efficient administration. The six districts are Mellansverige (Central Sweden), Nord (North), Stockholm, Småland, Sydväst (South West), and Västergötland.[4]

Swedish Bandy Association was one of the founding members of the Federation of International Bandy in 1955.

On 11 June 2022, Gisela Stockhaus was appointed the first female chairperson of the Swedish Bandy Association.[5]

Chairpersons

Chairpersons of the Swedish Bandy Association
ElectedResignedName
1925 1950 Sune Almkvist
1950 1961 Gunnar Galin
1961 1964 Gösta Ellhammar
1964 1970 Arne Argus
1970 1983 Pontus Widén
1983 1988 Sten Lindström
1988 1997 Staffan Söderlund
1997 1999 Owe Svensson
1999 2006 Seppo Vaihela
2006 2014 Håkan Ramsin
2014 2019 Stig Bertilsson
2019 2022 Per-Anders Gustafsson
2022 Gisela Stockhaus

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Organisation". Swedish Bandy Association. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ "About FIB". Federation of International Bandy. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  3. ↑ Svenska Bandyförbundet 2008 - The Swedish Bandy Association Regulation Archived 2010-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Distrikt". Swedish Bandy Association. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Robert Gustavsson (11 June 2022). "Västeråsare ny ordförande för Svenska Bandyförbundet" (in Swedish). SVT Västmanland. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
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