Elitserien (bandy)


The Elitserien 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.

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 (2019–20 season)

ClubHome townHome ice
ÅbyÅby Konstisbana
AIKStockholm
Bollnäs GIFBollnäsSävstaås IP
Broberg/Söderhamn IFSöderhamnHelsingehus Arena
Edsbyns IFEdsbynSvenska Fönster Arena*
Frillesås BKFrillesås
Hammarby IFStockholmZinkensdamms IP
IFK MotalaMotala
Sandvikens AIKSandvikenGöransson Arena*
IK SiriusUppsalaStudenternas IP
Vetlanda BKVetlandaHydro Arena*
Villa Lidköping BKLidköpingSparbanken Lidköping Arena*
IFK VänersborgVänersborgArena Vänersborg*
Västerås SKVästeråsABB 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.
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.
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Previous winners

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

has the top scorer record with 94 goals.
SeasonPlayerTeamGoals
2007–08 Patrik NilssonSandvikens AIK94
2008–09 Christoffer EdlundVetlanda BK44
2008–09 Magnus MuhrénSandvikens AIK44
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