Elitserien (bandy)
Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 Elitserien (bandy) | |
| Sport | Bandy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country |
 Sweden |
| Most recent champion(s) | Sandvikens AIK (play-off winner 2014) |
| Related competitions | Allsvenskan (bandy) |
The Elitserien (literally, "The Elite League") (Swedish: Elitserien i bandy) is since the 2007–08 season the highest bandy league in Sweden. It consist 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 it is played in Tele2 Arena.
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 eight teams qualify for the playoffs for the league championship. The bottom four teams playoff against teams from the Allsvenskan to decide promotion and relegation.
Teams
Current teams (2014–15 season)
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.
| Team | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bollnäs GIF | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | TBD | |
| IF Boltic (BS BolticGöta)[lower-alpha 1] | 14 | ||||||||
| Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | TBD | |
| Edsbyns IF | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | TBD | |
| Falu BS | 14 | 13 | |||||||
| GAIS | 9 | 9 | 11 | wd[lower-alpha 2] | |||||
| Gripen Trollhättan BK | 11 | 12 | |||||||
| Hammarby IF | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | TBD | |
| HaparandaTornio Bandy | 9 | 13 | |||||||
| Kalix BF | 13 | 12 | TBD | ||||||
| Katrineholm Värmbol BS | 14 | ||||||||
| IFK Kungälv | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | TBD | ||
| Ljusdals BK | 13 | 14 | TBD | ||||||
| IFK Motala | 7 | 13 | 14 | ||||||
| Örebro SK | 14 | ||||||||
| Sandvikens AIK | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | TBD | |
| IK Sirius | 12 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 13 | TBD | |
| Tillberga IK | 13 | 11 | 14 | TBD[lower-alpha 3] | |||||
| Vetlanda BK | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | TBD | |
| Villa Lidköping BK | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | TBD | |
| IFK Vänersborg | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | TBD | |
| Västerås SK | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | TBD | |
- Notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ GAIS had qualified for play in Elitserien for the 2014–15 season but choose to withdraw.[1]
- ↑ Tillberga IK replaced GAIS, since GAIS choose to withdraw.[2]
Previous winners
Top goalscorers
Patrik Nilsson has the top scorer record with 94 goals.[3]
| 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 |
References
- ↑ "Politikerna knäckte elitklubben" (in Swedish). Idrottens Affärer. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ↑ "Tillberga spelar i Elitserien 2014/15". Swedish Bandy Association. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ↑ http://www.svenskbandy.se/SERIERCUPER/ELITSERIEN/HISTORIKSTATISTIK/Statistik/Malstatistik/Skyttekungar/