Villa Lidköping BK is a bandy club in Lidköping i Sweden. The club was formed on January 18, 1934 as Villa BK on Lockörn outside Lidköping, where the old club cottage still is. The club's name comes from the nearby country estate Villa Giacomina.
| Villa Lidköping BK | |||
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| City | Lidköping, Sweden | ||
| League | Elitserien | ||
| Founded | 18 January 1934 | ||
| Home arena | Sparbanken Lidköping Arena | ||
| Head coach | Johan Sixtensson | ||
| Website | vlbk.se | ||
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Villa has played in the Swedish championship finals six times, losing 4 out of the 6 appearances in the years 1975, 1983, 2012 and 2016 before finally winning in 2019[1] and again in 2021 and for a third time in 2024.[2] Home games are played in Sparbanken Lidköping Arena.
In October 2018, the club won its first World Cup title.[3][4] The women's team won the Swedish national championship for first time during the 2020–2021 season and again during the 2021–2022, 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 seasons.[5][6][7][8]
The men's team won the Swedish Cup in the years 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.[9][10][11][12] The women's team won the Swedish Cup in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022.[13][14][15]
Squad edit
- As of 17 March 2015[16]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIB nationality.
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Honours edit
Domestic edit
- Swedish National Champions:[17]
- Swedish Cup:
- Winner (4): 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Runners-up (1): 2008
International edit
References edit
- ^ "SM-finaler genom åren" (in Swedish). Swedish Bandy Association. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ Nils Rahm (16 March 2024). "Villa Lidköping vinner herrarnas SM-final efter rysare" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Villa vann World Cup för första gången" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Villa vann World Cup för första gången" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Jonathan Kvarnström (27 March 2021). "Första SM-tecknet till Villas damer" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Måns Weiland (19 March 2022). "Andra raka SM-guldet för Villa Lidköping" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Jonathan Kvarnström (17 March 2023). "Tilda Ström femmålsskytt när Villa vann tredje raka SM-finalen" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Nils Rahm (16 March 2024). "Villa Lidköping vinner damernas SM-final mot Västerås" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Moa Jörnmark (2 October 2016). "Villa Lidköping cupmästare" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Daniel Grefve (25 October 2020). "Christoffer Edlund sköt Svenska Cupen-titeln till Villa Lidköping" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Villa Lidköping vinner svenska cupen igen" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Daniel Grefve (2 October 2022). "Tung dag för Sandviken i Svenska Cupen" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Hannes Nyberg (11 October 2020). "Villa Lidköping försvarade cuptiteln" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Villa Lidköping försvarade cuptiteln" (in Swedish). Svensk bandy. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Julia Lindström (16 October 2022). "Villa Lidköping tog hem Svenska cupen igen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Villa Lidköping BK - bandy med glädje, engagemang, framåtanda! - Presentation". Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "SM-finaler genom åren".