Sweden women's national bandy team | |
Badge: | Coat of arms of Sweden.svg |
Badge Size: | 100px |
Association: | Swedish Bandy Association (Svenska bandyförbundet) |
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First Game: | Sweden 1 – 4 Finland Helsinki, Finland, Helsingfors Ice Stadium; 1935 |
World Champ2 Name: | Women's Bandy World Championship |
World Champ2 Apps: | All |
World Champ2 First: | 2004 |
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Sweden women's national bandy team represent Sweden in the Women's Bandy World Championship in the winter team sport of bandy. The team is controlled by the Swedish Bandy Association. Sweden won the first ever bandy world championship for women in 2004.
The first recorded international match between women's bandy teams from Sweden and Finland took place in Helsinki, Finland in 1935 at the Helsingfors Ice Stadium, where a portion of the match was captured by British Pathé.[1] Another international friendly between women's national teams was played in Kemi in 1980, where Sweden beat Finland by 14-3.[2]
The team has participated in all Women's Bandy World Championships since the first tournament in 2004. The team has won every championship tournament except in 2014, when they lost the final to Russia.
For the 2016 Women's Bandy World Championship, the team got an official song, "Watch Out" by Furfobia.[3]