The Elitserien (literally, the "Elite League") (Swedish: Elitserien i bandy) is since the 2007–08 season the highest bandy league in Sweden. It consists of 14 teams. The season ends with one final game in March. The final was held at Studenternas IP in Uppsala from 1991 until 2012. In 2013 and 2014 the final was played at Friends Arena in Solna, and from 2015 to 2017 it was played at the Tele2 Arena. The final returned to 4,600-capacity Studenternas IP indoor stadium in 2018.

Elitserien
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022–23 Elitserien (bandy)
SportBandy
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007)
AdministratorSvenska Bandyförbundet
No. of teams14
CountrySweden
Most recent
champion(s)
Västerås SK (21st title)
(2022–23)
Most titlesVästerås SK
(21 since 1907)
TV partner(s)Bandyplay
Bandypuls
Level on pyramidLevel 1
Relegation toAllsvenskan (bandy)
Domestic cup(s)Svenska Cupen
International cup(s)Bandy World Cup
Official websiteElitserien.se

Season structure

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During the regular season the fourteen teams play each other team at home and away - a total of 26 games per team.

The top six teams directly qualify for the playoffs for the league championship, while the teams ranked from 7th to 10th enter an additional play-off to decide which teams take the other two championship play-off places. The bottom four teams playoff against the top two teams from the Allsvenskan to decide promotion and relegation.

Teams

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Current teams (2022–23 season)

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Locations of the 2022–23 Elitserien teams
Stockholm County Elitserien bandy clubs
Club Home town Home ice
AIK Stockholm (Solna) Bergshamra IP [sv]*
Bollnäs GIF Bollnäs Sävstaås IP
Broberg/Söderhamn Söderhamn Helsingehus Arena*
Edsbyns IF Edsbyn Svenska Fönster Arena*
Frillesås BK Frillesås Sjöaremossen [sv]
Gripen/Trollhättan Trollhättan Slättbergshallen*
Hammarby IF Stockholm Zinkensdamms IP
IFK Motala Motala XL-Bygg Arena [sv]
Sandvikens AIK Sandviken Göransson Arena*
IK Sirius Uppsala Studenternas IP
Vetlanda BK Vetlanda Hydro Arena*
Villa Lidköping BK Lidköping Sparbanken Lidköping Arena*
IFK Vänersborg Vänersborg Arena Vänersborg*
Västerås SK Västerås ABB Arena Syd*

* – indoor arena

Teams through the years

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The number denotes the place in that year's end stand of the regular league before the championship play-off, while a blank space means the club was not playing in Elitserien that year.[1]
A gold background means the club became Swedish champion that year following the championship play-off, a silver background means the club was the runner-up for the championship.[1]

Team Home town 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
AIK Solna 7 2 2
Bollnäs GIF Bollnäs 9 9 3 2 3 5 10 5 3 3 7 5 5 12 13 3
IF Boltic (BS BolticGöta)[a] Karlstad 14
Broberg/Söderhamn Söderhamn 8 7 8 6 8 6 7 8 9 7 9 10 6 8 5 6
Edsbyns IF Edsbyn 2 1 5 3 5 4 5 3 7 2 2 4 1 4 3 5
Falu BS Falun 14 13 12
Frillesås BK Frillesås 13 13 13 12 13
GAIS Gothenburg 9 9 11 wd[b]
Gripen Trollhättan BK Trollhättan 11 12 14 12 12
Hammarby IF Stockholm 4 6 1 5 7 1 1 4 6 8 3 6 10 11 11 9
HaparandaTornio Bandy Haparanda 9 13
Kalix BF Kalix 13 12 10 11 14 13
Katrineholm Värmbol BS Katrineholm 14
IFK Kungälv Kungälv 11 12 10 6 10 9 11 10
Ljusdals BK Ljusdal 13 14 13
IFK Motala Motala 7 13 14 12 9 8 10 7
Örebro SK Örebro 14 16
IFK Rättvik Rättvik 14
Sandvikens AIK Sandviken 1 4 2 1 1 3 2 1 4 4 1 3 3 3 6 4
IK Sirius Uppsala 12 3 7 7 11 11 13 12 13 10 11 11 12 9 7 10
IK Tellus Stockholm 13 10 14 14 15
Tillberga IK Västerås 13 11 14 14[c] 12 11 14
Vetlanda BK Vetlanda 6 5 10 9 12 12 8 9 5 9 6 8 9 7 8
Villa Lidköping BK Lidköping 5 10 4 4 2 2 3 6 2 1 5 1 2 1 1 1
IFK Vänersborg Vänersborg 10 8 11 12 10 7 6 7 8 6 6 7 11 6 9 11
Västerås SK Västerås 3 2 6 8 4 8 4 2 1 5 4 2 4 5 4 2
Åby/Tjureda IF [sv] Åby 14
Notes
  1. ^ BS BolticGöta was created by a merger of the two clubs IF Boltic and IF Göta. After the 2007/08 season the name IF Boltic is used again for the new club.
  2. ^ GAIS had qualified for play in Elitserien for the 2014–15 season but choose to withdraw.[2]
  3. ^ Tillberga IK replaced GAIS, since GAIS choose to withdraw.[3]

Previous winners

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Elitserien is followed by a play-off to decide the national bandy champions. The final for the Swedish championship has been played annually since 1907. Before the start of Elitserien in 2007/2008, the play-off has been preceded by other league structures, most recently by the double structure of Allsvenskan and Elitserien.

Since the start of the present structure of Elitserien, Sandvikens AIK has ended in top of the league 4 times in the end just before the play-off, which is more than any other team. This league win is however not seen as nearly as prestigious as the championship final.

Top goalscorers

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Patrik Nilsson has the top scorer record with 94 goals.[4]

Season Player Team Goals
2007–08   Patrik Nilsson Sandvikens AIK 94
2008–09   Christoffer Edlund Vetlanda BK 44
  Magnus Muhrén Sandvikens AIK
2009–10   Christoffer Edlund Sandvikens AIK 91
2010–11   Christoffer Edlund Sandvikens AIK 77
2011–12   David Karlsson Villa Lidköping BK 55
2012–13   David Karlsson Villa Lidköping BK 65
2013–14   Christoffer Edlund Sandvikens AIK 73
2014–15   Patrik Nilsson Sandvikens AIK 61
2015–16   Christoffer Edlund Sandvikens AIK 59
2016–17   Christoffer Edlund Sandvikens AIK 70
2017–18   Christoffer Edlund Sandvikens AIK 76
2018–19   Christoffer Edlund Sandvikens AIK 61
2019–20   Oscar Wikblad Edsbyns IF 49
2020–21   Christoffer Edlund Villa Lidköping BK 72
2021–22   Christoffer Edlund Villa Lidköping BK 79
2022–23   Christoffer Edlund Villa Lidköping BK 60

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b All information is from http://www.bandysidan.nu/
  2. ^ "Politikerna knäckte elitklubben" (in Swedish). Idrottens Affärer. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Tillberga spelar i Elitserien 2014/15". Swedish Bandy Association. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Skyttekungar - Svenska Bandyförbundet". Archived from the original on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
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