Ground Capacity 7,000 Head Coach Tony Andersson Founded 1918 | Chairman Peter Svensson Coach Mats Axelsson | |
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Full name Sandvikens Idrottsförening Nickname(s) Järngänget (The Iron Gang)Stålmännen (The Steel Men)Rödvästarna (The Red Vests) League Swedish Football Division 2 | ||
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 third highest Swedish league, Division 1. Sandvikens IF are affiliated to the Gestriklands Fotbollförbund.
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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.
Current squad
As of 11 April 2013 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.