IF Vesta

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IF Vesta
Full nameIdrottsföreningen Vesta
Sport bandy, soccer
floorball, ice hockey (earlier)
Founded8 June 1911 (1911-06-08)
Based in Uppsala, Sweden

IF Vesta is a sports club in Uppsala, Sweden, established on 8 June 1911. The club runs bandy and soccer, earlier even ice hockey and floorball.

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History

In the first year of bandy league system in Sweden, 1930–31, Vesta entered in Division 1 Norra together with AIK, Hammarby IF, IFK Rättvik, IK Sirius, Skutskärs IF, SK Tirfing, and Västerås SK and finished 7th. [1]

The men's bandy team played eleven seasons in the Swedish top division. [2]

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References

  1. "Statistik". www.jimbobandy.nu. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  2. "Martatontabell" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Bandy Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.