29 January 1904, "The Green and White" is the most successful bandy team in Sweden, with 22 Swedish Championships won (20 male, 2 female). They have the largest permanent indoor arena for bandy in Sweden, ABB Arena Syd. The Bandy World Championship have been played in Västerås several times. VIK Västerås HK, known as VIK Västerås Hockey Klubb. The club had its greatest moment in 1992/1993 when the club won the regular series in the Swedish Elitleague (VIK reached quarter finals in the playoff). In 2000 the club was degraded from the league and faced a financial crisis. The club was declared bankrupt. During the fall of 2000 the club restarted in the lowest division which the team won. Today (2019) they are playing in Hockeyallsvenskan, the second tier. Among hockey players from Västerås you find: Nicklas Lidström, Tommy Salo, Patrik Berglund, Mikael Backlund and many more. Västerås SK, currently plays in the second tier of Swedish football, Superettan. Having mostly been playing in the higher divisions of Swedish football. The last time the club was in the premier division was in 1997. IFK Västerås FK, football club in Division 4 Västmanland IK Franke, football club in Division 3 Norra Svealand Skiljebo SK, football club in Division 2 Norra Svealand Västerås IK, football club in Division 4 Norra Svealand Syrianska IF Kerburan, football club in Division 3 Norra Svealand Gideonsbergs IF football club in Division 3 Norra Svealand Notable natives Ana Diaz, musician Axenstar, power metal band Bobo Stenson, jazz pianist Dagmar Lange, author under the pen name Maria Lang Embee, hip hop deejay and producer Esbjörn Svensson, jazz pianist Fredrik Johansson, musician Frida Hansdotter, alpine skier Olof Thunberg, actor Fronda, rapper Gary Sundgren, football player Gerda Ahlm, artist Jonny Rödlund, football player Lars Wallin, fashion designer Lars Ekborg, comedian Linda Rosing, singer, politician, model Loreen, singer Magnus Lindgren, jazz musician Mai Zetterling, actress and film director Maria Bonnevie, actress Maria Montazami, television personality Markus Oscarsson, Olympic gold medalists in canoeing 2004 Mattias Andréasson, singer Mikael Backlund, ice hockey player Nicklas Lidström, ice hockey player Ola Sandström, singer, songwriter and musician Pandora, singer Patrik Berglund, ice hockey player Patrik Isaksson, swimmer Pontus Kåmark, football player Promoe, rapper Pugh Rogefeldt, musician Stefan Pettersson, footballer Tomas Tranströmer, poet Tommy Salo, ice hockey player Victor Lindelöf, footballer Joakim "Jocke" Götberg, heavy metal musician and singer Åsa Svensson, tennis player Travel Stockholm-Västerås Airport Västerås