Sandvikens IF

Football club infobox
clubname = Sandvikens IF


fullname = Sandvikens Idrottsförening
nickname = "Järngänget" (The Iron Gang)
"Stålmännen" (The Steel Men)
"Rödvästarna" (The Red Vests)
founded = 1918
ground = Jernvallen,
Sandviken
capacity = 700
chairman = Jerry Haaranen
manager = Jimmy Haaranen
league = Division 2 Norrland
season = 2004
position = Division 2 Norrland, 6th
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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.

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.

Former Players

*flagicon|England Kevin Beattie

Achievements

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

External links

* [http://www.sandvikensif.com/ Sandvikens IF] - official site