Villa Lidköping BK explained

Team:Villa Lidköping BK
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League:Elitserien
Arena:Sparbanken Lidköping Arena
City:Lidköping, Sweden
Coach:Johan Sixtensson
Website:vlbk.se
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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 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]

Honours

Domestic

International

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SM-finaler genom åren. Swedish Bandy Association. sv. 16 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Villa Lidköping vinner herrarnas SM-final efter rysare. SVT Sport. Nils Rahm. Swedish. 16 March 2024. 16 March 2024.
  3. News: Villa vann World Cup för första gången. Dagens nyheter. sv. 14 October 2018. 14 October 2018.
  4. News: Villa vann World Cup för första gången. Sydsvenskan. sv. 14 October 2018. 14 October 2018.
  5. News: Första SM-tecknet till Villas damer. SVT Sport. Jonathan Kvarnström. Swedish. 27 March 2021. 27 March 2021.
  6. News: Andra raka SM-guldet för Villa Lidköping. SVT Sport. Måns Weiland. Swedish. 19 March 2022. 18 March 2023.
  7. News: Tilda Ström femmålsskytt när Villa vann tredje raka SM-finalen. SVT Sport. Jonathan Kvarnström. Swedish. 17 March 2023. 18 March 2023.
  8. Web site: Villa Lidköping vinner damernas SM-final mot Västerås. SVT Sport. Nils Rahm. Swedish. 16 March 2024. 16 March 2024.
  9. News: Villa Lidköping cupmästare. SVT Sport. Moa Jörnmark. Swedish. 2 October 2016. 2 October 2022.
  10. News: Christoffer Edlund sköt Svenska Cupen-titeln till Villa Lidköping. SVT Sport. Daniel Grefve. Swedish. 25 October 2020. 2 October 2022.
  11. News: Villa Lidköping vinner svenska cupen igen. Sportbladet. Swedish. 3 October 2021. 2 October 2022.
  12. News: Tung dag för Sandviken i Svenska Cupen. SVT Sport. Daniel Grefve. Swedish. 2 October 2022. 2 October 2022.
  13. News: Villa Lidköping försvarade cuptiteln. SVT Sport. Hannes Nyberg. Swedish. 11 October 2020. 2 October 2022.
  14. Web site: Villa Lidköping försvarade cuptiteln. Svensk bandy. Swedish. 17 October 2021. 2 October 2022.
  15. News: Villa Lidköping tog hem Svenska cupen igen. Sveriges Radio. Julia Lindström. Swedish. 16 October 2022. 15 October 2023.
  16. Web site: SM-finaler genom åren.