IF Hallby

IF Hallby is a sports club in Jönköping, Sweden, established on 7 April 1929.,[1] It originally ran cross-country skiing, soccer, track and field athletics and ice skating, and the club won the 1932 speed skating district team championship.[2] Handball was adopted in 1933[3] and orienteering in 1934. On 1 June 2001, the club became an alliance club.[4]

IF Hallby
Full nameIdrottsföreningen Hallby
Sportcycle sport, handball, cross-country skiing, orienteering, ski orienteering, soccer, track and field athletics
bandy, figure skating, speed skating (earlier)
Founded7 April 1929 (1929-04-07)
Based inJönköping, Sweden
ArenaJönköpings idrottshus
BallparkBymarksvallen

The men's handball team has played four seasons in the Swedish top division [5] and the women's handball team has played in the Swedish top division for two seasons.[6]

The men's soccer team played 19 seasons in Division III, back then the Swedish third division, between 1943–1983.[7]

An important gathering-place for the club is Hallbystugan, which is located in a popular outdoor recreation area, near Axamo.

References

  1. Peter Gustafsson (11 December 2009). "80-åringen Hallby jubilerar" (in Swedish). J-nytt. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. "Klubbhistorik" (in Swedish). IF Hallby HK. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. "Förening och medlem – Hallby handboll" (in Swedish). IF Hallby HK. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  4. "Välkommen till IF Hallby!" (in Swedish). IF Hallby. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  5. "Maratontabell" (PDF) (in Swedish). Svenska Handbollsförbundet. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  6. "Maratontabell" (PDF) (in Swedish). Svenska Handbollsförbundet. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  7. Jimmy Lindahl. "Maratontabell för Division III 1928/29 – 2006" (PDF) (in Swedish). Bolletinen. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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