Amo Handboll are a professional handball team based in Alstermo, Sweden. They are the handball department of the sports club Alstermo IF. The department was formed in 1971 with the help of Allan Myhrberg, Lars-Gunnar Serell, Lars Åberg, Reine Blad och Åke Erlandsson.[1]
| Amo Handboll | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alstermo Idrottsförening Handboll | ||
| Short name | AIF | ||
| Founded | 1971 | ||
| Arena | Amokabelhallen | ||
| Capacity | 700 | ||
| Head coach | Brian Ankersen | ||
| League | Handbollsligan | ||
| Club colours | |||
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| Website Official site | |||
Amo Handboll currently plays in Allsvenskan, the second highest-level Swedish team handball league (after Handbollsligan).[2] Amo Handboll's biggest merit so far is a playoff to Elitserien 2004.[3] After the 2016/2017 season, the handball division broke up with Alstermo IF, and changed name from Alstermo IF Handboll to Amo Handboll.[4]
Naming history
edit| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Alstermo IF Handboll | 1971-2017 |
| Amo Handboll | 2017–present |
External links
editFootnotes
edit- ^ "Alstermo IF Handboll – Historia". Archived from the original on 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Sveriges Handbollsförbund – Serier & Resultat Allsvenskan". Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Semi Off Elitserien 2003/2004 Handboll everysport.com". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Alstermo IF blir Amo Handboll". 24 March 2016.
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