Bandy World Cup

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Bandy World Cup is an international bandy tournament for professional teams (men's teams ) held annually from 1974 to 2008 in the Swedish city of Ljusdal and since 2009 in Sandviken . It's the largest of its kind in the world.

The first tournament was held in 1974, then under the name "DAF Cups". the Dutch automobile company DAF was the main sponsor at the time. Over the years the tournament has been held under different names, mostly according to the current main sponsor:

  • since 1974 - " DAF -Cupen"
  • since 1976 - " Dex -cupen"
  • since 1980 - "Dex World Cup"
  • since 1984 - "World Cup Ljusdal"
  • since 1986 - " SJ World Cup"
  • since 1999 - "Ljusdal World Cup"
  • since 2004 - "Polar World Cup"
  • since 2005 - " ExTe World Cup"

In the early years, the tournament still had problems finding enough teams to take part in it. Today, in addition to the main tournament, there is also a B tournament for teams from countries (e.g. USA , Canada , Hungary , the Netherlands ) in which bandy sport has only a more recent history and the teams are not yet well established.

Previous tournament winners

1974: Sandvikens AIKSwedenSweden
1975: Brobergs IFSwedenSweden
1976: Oulun Luistinseura (from Oulu )FinlandFinland
1977: Brobergs IFSwedenSweden
1978: Brobergs IFSwedenSweden
1979: Edsbyns IFSwedenSweden
1980: IF BolticSwedenSweden
1981: IF BolticSwedenSweden
1982: HK Yenisei KrasnoyarskSoviet UnionSoviet Union
1983: Brobergs IFSwedenSweden
1984: HK Yenisei KrasnoyarskSoviet UnionSoviet Union
1985: IF BolticSwedenSweden
1986: IF BolticSwedenSweden
1987: Västerås SKSwedenSweden
1988: Vetlanda BKSwedenSweden
1989: Västerås SKSwedenSweden
1990: Zorki KrasnogorskSoviet UnionSoviet Union
1991: Edsbyns IFSwedenSweden
1992: IK SiriusSwedenSweden
1993: Vetlanda BKSwedenSweden
1994: Västerås SKSwedenSweden
1995: IF BolticSwedenSweden
1996: IF BolticSwedenSweden
1997: Västerås SKSwedenSweden
1998: Falu BSSwedenSweden
1999: Hammarby IFSwedenSweden
2000: Västerås SKSwedenSweden
2001: Hammarby IFSwedenSweden
2002: Sandvikens AIKSwedenSweden
2003: Vodnik ArkhangelskRussiaRussia
2004: Vodnik ArkhangelskRussiaRussia
2005: Bollnäs GoIFSwedenSweden
2006: Dynamo MoscowRussiaRussia
2007: Dynamo MoscowRussiaRussia
2008: Edsbyns IFSwedenSweden
2009: Hammarby IFSwedenSweden
2010: HK Dynamo KazanRussiaRussia
2011: HK Yenisei KrasnoyarskRussiaRussia
2012: Zorki KrasnogorskRussiaRussia
2013: Dynamo MoscowRussiaRussia
2014: Västerås SKSwedenSweden
2015: HK Yenisei KrasnoyarskRussiaRussia
2016: Västerås SKSwedenSweden
2017: Sandvikens AIKSwedenSweden
2018: Villa Lidköping BKSwedenSweden

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