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
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 chosen.
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 10th 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.
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.
PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (chest)1995 DiadoraFord1997 UmbroABB1998Rank Xerox1999–2004None2006 NikeMJP Bygg2007–2011None2012ABB2013–2018None2019ABAX2020–2021Kinnarps2022–2023 Puma2024Telexia2025–Hitachi
Recent seasons Summary of the ten most recent seasons for Västerås SK:
Season Division Tier Pos Pl W D L + - P Cup Attendances2016Ettan36269895139352nd round1,490201732614395332451st round1,7542018 13022265626682nd round2,0622019Superettan2103081012414034Group stage2,291202073011613404439Semifinals020211230812103640362nd round8472022930101010504940Group stage1,4882023 1301965482463Group stage3,7822024Allsvenskan1 16306519264323Group stage6,3312025Superettan2 1302055623065Group stage4,502
Stadiums Västerås SK play their home games at the Hitachi Energy Arena, which is part of the larger Rocklunda IP sports area in the outskirts of the city that feature a range of different stadiums for several sports. It was built in 2008 and has a max capacity of 8,750 people for the 2026 Allsvenskan season. Before moving into their new stadium the club played at Arosvallen, built in 1932, which hosted two games of the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
Players
Out on loan
Retired number(s)
Notable players Players included in the article series about the 20 greatest Västerås SK players of all time by the Västerås-based newspaper VLT:
NameYears Victor Lindelöf2009–2012 Peter Markstedt1991–1997, 2000, 2005 Stefan Bärlin1994–1997, 2003–2004, 2008–2011 Ove Dansson1942–1959 Knud Engedal1970–1978 Johan Svensson1992–2008 Stig Fredriksson1977–1981 Thomas Andersson1988–1990, 1995–1997, 2002 Pontus Kåmark1985–1989 Lars Pettersson1946–1955 Joonas Botold2001–2008 Graham Howell1976–1982 Jonny Rödlund1987, 1994, 1997–1999 Daniel Majstorovic1998–2000 Fredrik Stenman1999–2002 Jonas Hellgren2010–2011, 2016–2021 Filip Tronêt2010–2011, 2012, 2016–2023 Oskar Wahlström2000–2003, 2010–2011 Oscar Pehrsson2008–2012 Karwan Safari2015–2020
Management Organisation As of 16 August 2026
NameRole Robin HalsClub director Billy MagnussonSporting director Mikael LustigHead of football James VaughanDirector of youth academy Oscar NorrbyDevelopment director of youth academy Victor BergmanYouth coordinator Lee LarssonEvent coordinator Charlotta ÅströmFinancial manager Lovisa SjöblomContent producer Fabian Tapia RosalesBusiness-to-Consumer Caroline BreedSales Martin Nilsson
Technical staff As of 16 August 2026 NameRole Alexander RubinHead coach Anton Höglund Assistant coach Johannes PeterssonGoalkeeping coach Joel BäckströmAnalyst Felix Siljebäck Larsen Fitness coach Alexander Larsson Physiotherapist David BjörkmanChiropractor Wilhelm WestergrenLeader Fehmi SezgirEquipment manager
Previous Managers
Helmer Dahlborg (1928) Sten Mellgren (1930) Lajos Czeizler (1940) Henning Kjell (1940–43) Carl Larsson (1943) Erik Holmquist (1951) Werner Löwenthal (1952) Ynge Johansson (1953) Börje Wretman (1954) Birger Wretman (1955–1956) Karl Pannagl (1956–1957) Börje Wretman (1957–1958) Rune Berglund (1958–1959) Ola Gärdin (1960) Bengt Lindholm (1961–1962) Ove Danson (1963–1964) Stig Genberg (1965–1966) Lars-Erik Ahlberg (1967–1969) Hans Björkman (1970) Helge Antlind (1971–1972) Knud Engedal (1972) Jimmie Damgaard (1972–1974) Lennart Söderberg (1975–1980) Lars-Åke Bäckström (1981–1982) Sven-Erik Käll (1983–1984) Thomas Lundin (1985–1987) Svante Larsson (1988) Harry Svensson (1989) Anders Wengrud (1990–1991) Leif Klingborg and Sven-Erik Wessberg (1992) Sven-Erik Wessberg (1993–1994) Lennart Söderberg (1994–1997) Graham Howell (1997) Bo Petersson (1997) Peter Nilsson (1998–1999) Leif Klingborg (1999) Kjell Jonevret (1999–2000) Kent Karlsson (2001–2002) Leif Klingborg (2003) Lennart Söderberg (2004) Richard Money (2004) Per Gidlund (2005) Kjell Friman (2005) Peter Markstedt (2005) Sören Cratz (2006–2007) Hans Johansson (2007–2008) Jörgen Zetterström (2009) Kalle Granath (2010–2011) Erik Acar (2011–2013) Ramin Kiani (2013–2014) Fredrik Ramström (2014) Peter Markstedt and Leif Berg (2015) Johan Mjällby (2016–2018) Tor-Arne Fredheim (2018) Thomas Gabrielsson (2018–2019) Peter Markstedt and Leif Berg (2019) Thomas Askebrand (2020–2021) Kalle Karlsson (2021–2025) Alexander Rubin (2026–)
Achievements Division 1 Norra: Winners (3): 1996, 2010, 2018 Superettan: Winners (2): 2023, 2025
References
External links Västerås SK – official site När himlen är grönvit – supporter site Fanatics – supporter site Västerås SK at svenskafans.com – supporter site