Villa Lidköping BK
Ice hockey team in Lidköping, Sweden
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Villa Lidköping BK is a bandy club in Lidköping i Sweden. The club was formed on 18 January 1934 as Villa BK on Lockörn outside Lidköping, where the old club cottage still is. The club's name comes from the nearby country estate Villa Giacomina.
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| City | Lidköping, Sweden | ||
| League | Elitserien | ||
| Founded | 18 January 1934 | ||
| Home arena | Sparbanken Lidköping Arena | ||
| Head coach | Johan Sixtensson | ||
| Website | vlbk.se | ||
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Villa has played in the Swedish championship finals seven times, losing 4 out of the 7 appearances in the years 1975, 1983, 2012 and 2016 before finally winning in 2019[1] and again in 2021, followed up by a third victory in 2024 and a fifth in 2025.[2][3] Home games are played in Sparbanken Lidköping Arena.
In October 2018, the club won its first World Cup title.[4][5] The women's team won the Swedish national championship for first time during the 2020–2021 season and again during the 2021–2022, 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 seasons.[6][7][8][9]
The men's team won the Swedish Cup in the years 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.[10][11][12][13][14] The women's team won the Swedish Cup in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2025.[15][16][17][18]
Squad
- As of 17 March 2015[19]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIB nationality.
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Honours
Domestic
- Swedish National Champions:[20]
- Swedish Cup:
- Winner (6): 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Runners-up (1): 2008