Västerås IK Handboll

Västerås IK Handboll
Västerås IK Handboll
Full name	Västerås Idrottsklubb Handboll
Short name	VIK

Västerås IK Handboll was the handball section of Västerås IK, a Swedish sport club based in Västerås. The club made their first appearance in Svenska mästerskapet (SM), a tournament held to determine the Swedish champions, in 1932–33. They were eliminated by Strängnäs in the first round.^[1] In 1935–36 they reached the quarterfinals, where they were defeated by SoIK Hellas.^[2] In the following season they reached the quarterfinals again, this time losing against Redbergslids IK.^[3] In 1937–38, Västerås IK made history by becoming the first team playing outside the top division (Allsvenskan) to win SM. They upset Flottans IF Karlskrona in the semi-final before defeating Djurgårdens IF in the final.^[4] The following season, their title defence ended abruptly as they failed to defend their Västmanland district title and thus failed to qualify for SM.^[5] In 1940–41 Västerås IK reached the semi-finals, where they were eliminated by IFK Kristianstad.^[6] In the same season, they were promoted to Allsvenskan for the first time. They finished third in their first season in the top-flight, which remains their best league finish.^[7] They reached the quarterfinals in SM, but lost against Stockholms-Flottans IF.^[8] The club was relegated in 1943 but returned to the top division two years later.^[7] In 1947–48, Västerås IK reached the SM semi-finals, but were again defeated by IFK Kristianstad.^[9] They were relegated from Allsvenskan in 1950–51,^[7] but still reached the semi-finals in SM in the same season, losing to AIK.^[10] They played in the final season of SM in 1951–52, but were eliminated by Norrköpings AIS in the first round.^[11] After that season, the SM tournament was discontinued and the title of Swedish Champions was awarded to the league winners.^[12] Västerås IK were promoted back to Allsvenskan in 1955, but were relegated after only one season and never returned to the top division.^[7] Västerås IK's handball section does no longer exist.^[13]

Västerås IK had a notable rivalry with 1942–43 SM finalists^[12] Västerås HF.^[14]

References

^ Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 47.
^ Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 51.
^ Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 53.
^ Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). pp. 53–55.
^ Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 55.
^ Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 58.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "PLACERINGAR I HÖGSTA SERIEN" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
^ Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 59.
^ Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 67.
^ Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 73.
^ Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 74.
^ ^a ^b "SM-SLUTSPEL, herrar" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
^ "Västerås IK". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
^ "Västerås - handbollens huvudstad". Retrieved 12 November 2017.

[bok33-1] Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 47.

[bok36-2] Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 51.

[bok37-3] Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 53.

[bok38-4] Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). pp. 53–55.

[bok39-5] Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 55.

[bok41-6] Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 58.

[placeringar-7] "PLACERINGAR I HÖGSTA SERIEN" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.

[bok42-8] Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 59.

[bok48-9] Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 67.

[bok51-10] Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 73.

[bok52-11] Wolf Lyberg (1953). Boken om handboll (The book about handball). p. 74.

[SM-12] "SM-SLUTSPEL, herrar" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.

[end-13] "Västerås IK". Retrieved 12 November 2017.

[derby-14] "Västerås - handbollens huvudstad". Retrieved 12 November 2017.

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Handbollsligan
Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
2022–23 teams	Alingsås HK Eskilstuna Guif Hammarby IF HK Aranäs HK Malmö IF Hallby IFK Kristianstad IFK Skövde IK Sävehof Lugi HF OV Helsingborg Redbergslids IK Ystads IF Önnereds HK
Former teams	AIK BK Heid BK Söder Borlänge HK Djurgårdens IF F11 Nyköping IF GF Frithiof GF Kroppskultur GIK Wasaiterna GoIF Fram Göteborgs BoIS Göteborgs IK H43 Lund HK Cliff HK Drott HK Varberg HP Warta IF Saab IF Start IFK Borås IFK Karlskrona IFK Lidingö IFK Lund IFK Malmö IFK Trelleborg IFK Tumba IFK Ystad HK IFK Örebro IK Baltichov IK Göta IK Heim IK Tord Irsta HF IS Göta Karlskrona BK Karlskrona Handboll Karlstad BK Katrineholms AIK KFUM Borås Kiruna AIF LIF Lindesberg Ludvika HF Lundens BK Lysekils HK Majornas IK Malmbergets AIF Näsby IF OV Helsingborg HK Ricoh HK Rimbo HK Sandvikens HK Sanna IF Skånela IF Skövde AIK SoIK Hellas Stavstens IF Stockholms-Flottans IF Stockholmspolisens IF UoIF Matteuspojkarna Upsala IF Upsala Studenters IF Vikingarnas IF Visby IF Gute Västerås HF VästeråsIrsta HF Västra Frölunda IF Växjö HF Örebro SK