Majornas IK

Majornas IK
Majornas IK
Full name	Majornas IK
Short name	Majorna, MIK
Founded	1916

Last updated December 02, 2023

Majornas IK is a Swedish sport club from Gothenburg founded in 1916.^[1] The club is most famous for its handball team, who have been Swedish champions seven times (1935, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945 and 1946).^[2] Until 1964 they had played all seasons excluding one in the top flight, but have not played there since.^[3] They currently play in Division 4, the 6th level.^[4]

When the club started, it was mainly concentrated on association football, but the football section was discontinued in 2006 because of a lack of players.^[5] In 1928, the club took part in the creation of the Gothenburg district federation for bandy.^[6]

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References

↑ "Om laget" . Retrieved 4 July 2017.
↑ "SM-slutspel, herrar" (PDF). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
↑ "Placeringar i högsta serien" (PDF). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
↑ "Serier & Resultat, 2016/2017, Handbollförbundet Väst, Herr 4 Västra" . Retrieved 4 July 2017.
↑ "Majornas IK slutar med fotboll". P4 Göteborg. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
↑ Eric Sköld (ed.): Boken om bandy, Uppsala: Bygd och Folk Förlag (1948), p. 323 (in Swedish)

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[Bildad-1] "Om laget" . Retrieved 4 July 2017.

[Slutspel-2] "SM-slutspel, herrar" (PDF). Retrieved 4 July 2017.

[Placeringar-3] "Placeringar i högsta serien" (PDF). Retrieved 4 July 2017.

[Div4-4] "Serier & Resultat, 2016/2017, Handbollförbundet Väst, Herr 4 Västra" . Retrieved 4 July 2017.

[5] "Majornas IK slutar med fotboll". P4 Göteborg. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

[6] Eric Sköld (ed.): Boken om bandy, Uppsala: Bygd och Folk Förlag (1948), p. 323 (in Swedish)

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