Elitserien (bandy)

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 Studenternas IP in 2018.

This article is about the Swedish bandy league since the 2007–08 season. For the Elitserien and Allsvenskan leagues until the 2007-08 season, see Allsvenskan and Elitserien (bandy).
Elitserien
Current season, competition or edition:
2020–21 Elitserien (bandy)
SportBandy
Founded2007
No. of teams14
CountrySweden
Most recent
champion(s)		Edsbyns IF (2019–20)
Most titlesVästerås SK (20 since 1907)
Sandvikens AIK, Edsbyns IF and Västerås SK (3 each since 2007)
Relegation toAllsvenskan (bandy)
Official websitehttps://elitserien.se

Season structure

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

Current teams (2020–21 season)
Locations of the 2020–21 Elitserien teams
Stockholm County Elitserien bandy clubs
Club Home town Home ice
AIK Stockholm (Solna) Bergshamra IP
Bollnäs GIF Bollnäs Sävstaås IP
Broberg/Söderhamn Söderhamn Helsingehus Arena
Edsbyns IF Edsbyn Svenska Fönster Arena*
Frillesås BK Frillesås Sjöaremossen
Hammarby IF Stockholm Zinkensdamms IP
IFK Motala Motala XL-Bygg Arena
Sandvikens AIK Sandviken Göransson Arena*
IK Sirius Uppsala Studenternas IP
IK Tellus Stockholm Aspuddens 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

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
AIKSolna7TBD
Bollnäs GIFBollnäs99323510533755TBD
IF Boltic (BS BolticGöta)[lower-alpha 1]Karlstad14
Broberg/SöderhamnSöderhamn87868678979106TBD
Edsbyns IFEdsbyn2153545372241TBD
Falu BSFalun141312
Frillesås BKFrillesås1313TBD
GAISGothenburg9911wd[lower-alpha 2]
Gripen Trollhättan BKTrollhättan11121412
Hammarby IFStockholm46157114683610TBD
HaparandaTornio BandyHaparanda913
Kalix BFKalix131210111413
Katrineholm Värmbol BSKatrineholm14
IFK KungälvKungälv11121061091110
Ljusdals BKLjusdal131413
IFK MotalaMotala713141298TBD
Örebro SKÖrebro14
Sandvikens AIKSandviken1421132144133TBD
IK SiriusUppsala12377111113121310111112TBD
IK TellusStockholm131014TBD
Tillberga IKVästerås13111414[lower-alpha 3]121114
Vetlanda BKVetlanda6510912128959689TBD
Villa Lidköping BKLidköping51044223621512TBD
IFK VänersborgVänersborg108111210767866711TBD
Västerås SKVästerås3268484215424TBD
Åby/Tjureda IFÅby14
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
Further information: List of Swedish bandy champions and Allsvenskan and Elitserien (bandy)

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

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

SeasonPlayerTeamGoals
2007–08 Patrik NilssonSandvikens AIK94
2008–09 Christoffer EdlundVetlanda BK44
Magnus MuhrénSandvikens AIK
2009–10 Christoffer EdlundSandvikens AIK91
2010–11 Christoffer EdlundSandvikens AIK77
2011–12 David KarlssonVilla Lidköping BK55
2012–13 David KarlssonVilla Lidköping BK65
2013–14 Christoffer EdlundSandvikens AIK73
2014–15 Patrik NilssonSandvikens AIK61
2015–16 Christoffer EdlundSandvikens AIK59
2016–17 Christoffer EdlundSandvikens AIK70
2017–18 Christoffer EdlundSandvikens AIK76
2018–19 Christoffer EdlundSandvikens AIK61
2019–20 Oscar WikbladEdsbyns IF49

References
  1. 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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-03-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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