Västerås SK Fotboll

Västerås SK
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Full nameVästerås Sportklubb
NicknameGrönvitt (Green-White)
Founded29 January 1904 (1904-01-29)
GroundHitachi Energy Arena, Västerås
Capacity8,900
ChairmanStefan Brandberg
Head coachAlexander Rubin
LeagueAllsvenskan
2025Superettan, 1st of 16 (champions)
Websitewww.vskfotboll.nu

Västerås Sportklubb, commonly known as Västerås SK or VSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Västerås. The club is affiliated with Västmanlands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at the Hitachi Energy Arena since 2008.

Formed on 29 January 1904, the club is currently playing in Allsvenskan for the sixth season ever after winning Superettan in 2025 and securing promotion back to the top division.

History

Blåsbogården, where the club was originally founded.

In 1904 a group of teenage friends led by Krispin Svärd gathered together in the local people's house Blåsbogården to found a new sports club in Västerås. The club badge was designed by eighteen-year-old Keo Ohlsson who took inspiration from the Västerås Municipality coat of arms. It is unknown why the colors green and white were choosen.

The original Västerås SK team of 1904.

The early years were mostly spent playing against other local clubs in the Djäkneberget park with the goal being to become the best team in the city. In 1905 they participated in the 1905 Svenska Mästerskapet which was a cup competition that decided the national champion at the time, before the swedish football league system had been organized. They beat local rival IFK Västerås in the first round but then left a walkover for the second round away against IFK Örebro.

Fifty years later they reached the highest division of swedish football for the first time ever as they participated in the 1955–56 Allsvenskan season. They managed to avoid relegation by three points and also recorded their largest ever home attendance of 14,208 spectators. That 11th place finish still remains the clubs best ever to this day. Their stay in the top flight would only last for two years though as the very next season they were relegated back down again.

In 1978 and 1997 the club had two more single season stints in Allsvenskan before the success of recent years, both times under the leadership of coach Lennart "Liston" Söderberg.[1][2][3]

Kit

Västerås SK play in green and white horizontally striped shirts with white shorts and socks. But shirts with vertical stripes and fully white shirts have also occurred in their history.[4]

Västerås SK wearing fully white shirts during the 1955–56 Allsvenskan season.
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest)
1995 Italy Diadora Ford
1997 England Umbro ABB
1998 Rank Xerox
1999–2004 None
2006 United States Nike MJP Bygg
2007–2011 None
2012 ABB
2013–2018 None
2019 ABAX
2020–2021 Kinnarps
2022–2023 Germany Puma
2024 Telexia
2025– Hitachi

Season to season

A chart showing the progress of Västerås SK through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.
The team thanking their supporters after the last game of the 2015 season.
Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1993 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 1st Promoted
1994 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 10th
1995 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 9th
1996 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 1st Promoted
1997 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 12th Relegated
1998 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 3rd
1999 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 6th
2000 Tier 2 Superettan 5th
2001 Tier 2 Superettan 6th
2002 Tier 2 Superettan 8th
2003 Tier 2 Superettan 12th
2004 Tier 2 Superettan 8th
2005 Tier 2 Superettan 15th Relegated
2006* Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 3rd
2007 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 6th
2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 3rd
2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 5th
2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 1st Promoted
2011 Tier 2 Superettan 15th Relegated
2012 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 7th
2013 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 11th
2014 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 11th
2015 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 10th
2016 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 6th
2017 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 3rd
2018 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 1st Promoted
2019 Tier 2 Superettan 10th
2020 Tier 2 Superettan 7th
2021 Tier 2 Superettan 12th
2022 Tier 2 Superettan 9th
2023 Tier 2 Superettan 1st Promoted
2024 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 16th Relegated
2025 Tier 2 Superettan 1st Promoted
2026 Tier 1 Allsvenskan TBD

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.

Players

As of 7 July 2026[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SWE Anton Fagerström
2 DF  SWE Herman Magnusson
3 DF  DEN Marcus Baggesen
4 DF  SWE Philip Bonde
5 MF  SWE Karl Gunnarsson
7 FW  SWE Abdelrahman Boudah (on loan from Albirex Niigata)
8 MF  SEN Mamadou Diagne
9 FW  DEN Mikkel Ladefoged
10 MF  SWE Jonathan Ring
11 MF  SWE Simon Gefvert
14 MF  KOS Ismet Lushaku
15 DF  SWE Jonathan Karlsson (on loan from Hammarby)
16 FW  CGO Bonaventure Lendambi
17 MF  CIV Axel Taonsa
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  BDI Frédéric Nsabiyumva
19 MF  SWE Jens Magnusson
20 MF  SWE Melvin Ljungqvist
21 DF  SWE Victor Wernersson
22 DF  SWE Leonardo Bark
24 DF  SWE Jack Tagesson
25 GK  BRA André Bernardini
26 MF  SWE Levi Hansas
27 FW  SEN Moussa Diallo
28 DF  GUI Madiou Keita
30 MF  FRO Mattias Hellisdal
32 MF  SWE Musab Abdi Mohamud
34 GK  SWE Elis Jäger

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  NOR Liiban Abadid (at Nordic United until 30 November 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  SWE Lucas Sibelius (at Varbergs BoIS until 30 November 2026)

Retired number(s)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
12  SWE Fans of the club

Notable players

Players included in the article series about the 20 greatest Västerås SK players of all time by the Västerås-based newspaper VLT:[6]

Västerås native Victor Lindelöf started playing first team football for the club at the age of fifteen.
Name Years
Sweden Victor Lindelöf 2009–2012
Sweden Peter Markstedt 1991–1997, 2000, 2005
Sweden Stefan Bärlin 1994–1997, 2003–2004, 2008–2011
Sweden Ove Dansson 1942–1959
Denmark Knud Engedal 1970–1978
Sweden Johan Svensson 1992–2008
Sweden Stig Fredriksson 1977–1981
Sweden Thomas Andersson 1988–1990, 1995–1997, 2002
Sweden Pontus Kåmark 1985–1989
Sweden Lars Pettersson 1946–1955
Sweden Joonas Botold 2001–2008
England Graham Howell 1976–1982
Sweden Jonny Rödlund 1987, 1994, 1997–1999
Sweden Daniel Majstorovic 1998–2000
Sweden Fredrik Stenman 1999–2002
Sweden Jonas Hellgren 2010–2011, 2016–2021
Sweden Filip Tronêt 2010–2011, 2012, 2016–2023
Sweden Oskar Wahlström 2000–2003, 2010–2011
Sweden Oscar Pehrsson 2008–2012
Sweden Karwan Safari 2015–2020

Management

Organisation

As of 16 August 2026[7]

Former Sweden men's national football team player Mikael Lustig is currently the head of football at Västerås SK.
Name Role
Sweden Robin Hals Club director
Sweden Billy Magnusson Sporting director
Sweden Mikael Lustig Head of football
New Zealand James Vaughan Director of youth academy
Sweden Oscar Norrby Development director of youth academy
Sweden Victor Bergman Youth coordinator
Sweden Lee Larsson Event coordinator
Sweden Charlotta Åström Financial manager
Sweden Lovisa Sjöblom Content producer
Sweden Fabian Tapia Rosales Business-to-Consumer
Sweden Caroline Breed Sales
Sweden Martin Nilsson

Technical staff

As of 16 August 2026[5]

Name Role
Sweden Alexander Rubin Head coach
Sweden Anton Höglund Assistant coach
Sweden Johannes Petersson Goalkeeping coach
Sweden Joel Bäckström Analyst
Sweden Felix Siljebäck Larsen Fitness coach
Sweden Alexander Larsson Physiotherapist
Sweden David Björkman Chiropractor
Sweden Wilhelm Westergren Leader
Sweden Turkey Fehmi Sezgir Equipment manager

Previous Managers

[8][9]

  • Sweden Helmer Dahlborg (1928)
  • Sweden Sten Mellgren (1930)
  • Hungary Lajos Czeizler (1940)
  • Sweden Henning Kjell (1940–43)
  • Sweden Carl Larsson (1943)
  • Sweden Erik Holmquist (1951)
  • Germany Werner Löwenthal (1952)
  • Sweden Ynge Johansson (1953)
  • Sweden Börje Wretman (1954)
  • Sweden Birger Wretman (1955–1956)
  • Austria Karl Pannagl (1956–1957)
  • Sweden Börje Wretman (1957–1958)
  • Sweden Rune Berglund (1958–1959)
  • Sweden Ola Gärdin (1960)
  • Sweden Bengt Lindholm (1961–1962)
  • Sweden Ove Danson (1963–1964)
  • Sweden Stig Genberg (1965–1966)
  • Sweden Lars-Erik Ahlberg (1967–1969)
  • Sweden Hans Björkman (1970)
  • Sweden Helge Antlind (1971–1972)
  • Denmark Knud Engedal (1972)
  • Denmark Jimmie Damgaard (1972–1974)
  • Sweden Lennart Söderberg (1975–1980)
  • Sweden Lars-Åke Bäckström (1981–1982)
  • Sweden Sven-Erik Käll (1983–1984)
  • Sweden Thomas Lundin (1985–1987)
  • Sweden Svante Larsson (1988)
  • Sweden Harry Svensson (1989)
  • Sweden Anders Wengrud (1990–1991)
  • Sweden Leif Klingborg and Sweden Sven-Erik Wessberg (1992)

Attendances

In recent seasons Västerås SK FK have had the following average attendances:

Hitachi Energy Arena (2008–)
Arosvallen (1932–2007)
Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level
1997 4,308 Allsvenskan Tier 1
2001 1,417 Superettan Tier 2
2002 1,169 Superettan Tier 2
2003 1,618 Superettan Tier 2
2004 1,732 Superettan Tier 2
2005 1,957 Superettan Tier 2
2006 1,080 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2007 1,420 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2008 1,511 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2009 1,205 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2010 1,532 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2011 1,926 Superettan Tier 2
2012 741 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2013 545 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2014 777 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2015 909 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2016 1,490 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2017 1,754 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2018 2,062 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2019 2,291 Superettan Tier 2
2020 0 (No fans allowed) Superettan Tier 2
2021 847 (Some fans allowed) Superettan Tier 2
2022 1,488 Superettan Tier 2
2023 3,782 Superettan Tier 2
2024 6,331 Allsvenskan Tier 1
2025 4,502 Superettan Tier 2
2026 7,209* Allsvenskan Tier 1

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[10]

Achievements

References

  1. ↑ "Vår Historia - VSK Fotboll". Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Arosvallen - VSK Fotboll". Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Historia VSK.nu". Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Västerås SK Kit History - Football Kit Archive". Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Västerås Truppen". Västerås SK. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "VKS:s 20 största spelare genonm tiderna". Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Kontor - VSK Fotboll". Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Lista på VSK Fotbolls tränare sen 1951". Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "VSK:s fotbollstränare och fotbollskval". www.vsk.nu. Archived from the original on 11 November 1999.
  10. ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
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