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Elitserien
Elitserien (Bandy) logo.svg
Sport Bandy
Founded 2007; 18 years ago (2007)
Administrator Svenska Bandyförbundet
No. of teams 14
Country Sweden
Most recent
champion(s)
Villa Lidköping BK (4th title)
(2024–25)
Most titles Västerås SK
(21 since 1907)
TV partner(s) Bandyplay
Bandypuls
Level on pyramid Level 1
Relegation to Allsvenskan (bandy)
Domestic cup(s) Svenska Cupen
International cup(s) Bandy World Cup
Official website Elitserien.se

The Elitserien (which means "Elite League" in Swedish) is the top bandy league in Sweden. It has been the highest league since the 2007–08 season. There are 14 teams that play in the league. The season finishes with a big final game in March. This final game has been played in different arenas over the years. From 1991 to 2012, it was held at Studenternas IP in Uppsala. Later, it moved to Friends Arena in Solna (2013-2014) and Tele2 Arena (2015-2017). In 2018, the final returned to the indoor stadium at Studenternas IP.

How the Season Works

During the regular season, all fourteen teams play against each other. Each team plays one game at home and one game away against every other team. This means each team plays a total of 26 games.

The top six teams automatically get a spot in the playoffs. The playoffs are where teams compete to become the league champion. Teams ranked 7th to 10th play extra games to earn the last two spots in the championship playoffs. The four teams at the bottom of the league play against the top two teams from the Allsvenskan league. These games decide which teams will stay in Elitserien and which teams will move down to Allsvenskan.

Meet the Teams

Current Teams (2024–25 season)

Club Home town Home ice
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
Ljusdals BK Ljusdal Ljusdals IP
Sandvikens AIK Sandviken Göransson Arena*
IK Sirius Uppsala Studenternas IP
IFK Vänersborg Vänersborg Arena Vänersborg*
Vetlanda BK Vetlanda Hydro Arena*
Villa Lidköping BK Lidköping Sparbanken Lidköping Arena*
Västerås SK Västerås ABB Arena Syd*
Åby/Tjureda IF Åby Eriksson Arena*

* – indoor arena

League Champions

The Elitserien season ends with a playoff to decide the national bandy champions. The final game for the Swedish championship has been played every year since 1907. Before Elitserien started in 2007, there were other league systems. The most recent one was called Allsvenskan and Elitserien.

Since the current Elitserien structure began, Sandvikens AIK has finished at the top of the regular league four times. This is more than any other team. However, winning the regular league is not as important as winning the championship final.

Top Goal Scorers

Patrik Nilsson holds the record for the most goals in a single season with 94 goals! Here are some of the top goal scorers from different seasons:

Season Player Team Goals
2007–08 Sweden Patrik Nilsson Sandvikens AIK 94
2008–09 Sweden Christoffer Edlund Vetlanda BK 44
Sweden Magnus Muhrén Sandvikens AIK
2009–10 Sweden Christoffer Edlund Sandvikens AIK 91
2010–11 Sweden Christoffer Edlund Sandvikens AIK 77
2011–12 Sweden David Karlsson Villa Lidköping BK 55
2012–13 Sweden David Karlsson Villa Lidköping BK 65
2013–14 Sweden Christoffer Edlund Sandvikens AIK 73
2014–15 Sweden Patrik Nilsson Sandvikens AIK 61
2015–16 Sweden Christoffer Edlund Sandvikens AIK 59
2016–17 Sweden Christoffer Edlund Sandvikens AIK 70
2017–18 Sweden Christoffer Edlund Sandvikens AIK 76
2018–19 Sweden Christoffer Edlund Sandvikens AIK 61
2019–20 Sweden Oscar Wikblad Edsbyns IF 49
2020–21 Sweden Christoffer Edlund Villa Lidköping BK 72
2021–22 Sweden Christoffer Edlund Villa Lidköping BK 79
2022–23 Sweden Christoffer Edlund Villa Lidköping BK 60
2023–24 Sweden Christoffer Edlund Villa Lidköping BK 53
2024–25 Sweden Christoffer Edlund Villa Lidköping BK

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Elitserien (bandy) para niños

  • List of Swedish bandy champions
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