Leksands IF
| Leksands IF | |
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| City | Leksand, Sweden |
| League | Swedish Hockey League |
| Founded | 1938 (1919) |
| Home arena | Tegera Arena |
| Colours | White, blue |
| General manager | Mikael Karlberg Fredrik Jax |
| Head coach | Per-Erik Johnsson |
| Franchise history | |
| Championship wins | 4 (1969, 1973, 1974, 1975) |
| Runners-up | 5 (1959, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1989) |
Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. After being promoted following the 2015-16 season, the team plays in the Swedish Hockey League. The club's home arena is Tegera Arena, which seats 7,650 spectators.
The club was formed in 1919, originally playing bandy and ski competitions. In 1920 they also took up football.
the first hockey game was played in 1938, when they beat Mora IK 11–0, and this sport is now the only sport the club competes in. Despite the fact that the town of Leksand only has 6,000 inhabitants, Leksands IF is one of the most popular teams in Sweden, and the team averages over 6,000 spectators per game in their home arena. Leksand played in the top hockey division in Sweden from 1951 until 2001. The club was very successful between 1969 and 1975, when they became Swedish champions four times (1969, 1973–1975). Before the current top division, Elitserien (now known as the SHL), was formed prior to the 1975–76 season, they had been the runners-up four times: 1959, 1964, 1971 and 1972. Leksand has never become SHL champions despite winning the SHL's regular season in 1980, 1994 and 1997, and being the runners-up in 1989. In 2001, they were the club with the second most consecutive seasons in the highest division at that point (the record is held by Södertälje SK, with 53 consecutive seasons between 1925–1978).
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