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IF Boltic was a Swedish sports club from the town Karlstad. It existed from 1946 to 2000. In 2000, IF Boltic was merged with IF Karlstad-Göta and formed the new club BS BolticGöta.

Men's team

IF Boltic was for a number of years the most successful bandy team in Sweden and also one of the best in the world.

IF Boltic was founded in 1946 in Herrhagen in Karlstad. Originally, the club did not only play bandy, but had also sections for team handball and football (soccer). The name Boltic was created due to the interest for British football, by adding the beginning of Bolton to the end of Celtic. Together, this makes Boltic.

In the early and mid-1980s IF Boltic dominated Swedish bandy and became Swedish champions eight times from 1979 to 1988, all years except for 1986 and 1987 when they lost the finals against Vetlanda BK and IFK Motala. Another national championsip was won in 1995. The team also won the World Cup and the European Cup a number of times.

Men's honours

Honour Times Years
World Cup champions 6 1979/80, 1980/81, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1994/95, 1995/96
World Cup runners-up 1 1981/82
European Cup champions 6 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1995
Swedish masters champions 9 1978/79-1984/85, 1987/88, 1994/95
Swedish master runners-up 4 1985/86, 1986/87, 1991/92, 1992/93

Women's team

IF Boltic were also successful in women's bandy where they were dominant in the 1980s and reached the final of the women's Swedish masters in nine successive seasons, winning six of them.

Men's honours

Honour Times Years
Swedish masters champions 6 1981/82, 1983/84-1986/87, 1988/89
Swedish master runners-up 3 1982/83, 1987/88, 1989/90