Sandvikens IF is a Swedishfootball club located inSandviken. The club, formed 6 June 1918, has played 21 seasons in the highest Swedish league, but is in the second highest Swedish league,Superettan. Sandvikens IF are affiliated to theGestriklands Fotbollförbund.[1]
As Sandviken is an industrial community, dominated by the steel and metalcorporationSandvik, the team has been much influenced by this. The name of the home ground, Jernvallen, would translate approximately as The Iron Ground, while the nicknamesJärngänget andStålmännen are self-explaining in Swedish ("The Iron gang" and "The Men of Steel").Stålmännen has a double meaning, as it also is the plural form ofStålmannen, the Swedish name forSuperman.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
