Allsvenskan and Elitserien (bandy)

Allsvenskan

Sport	Bandy
Founded	1931
Ceased	2007
No. of teams	16
Country	Sweden
Last champion(s)	Edsbyns IF

The combination Allsvenskan (Swedish: Allsvenskan i bandy) and Elitserien (Swedish: Elitserien i bandy) was earlier the highest level of bandy in Sweden contested annually between Swedish bandy clubs. The Allsvenskan was split into two regional divisions: the (north) and the (south), in which the teams played during the autumn. After the Christmas holiday the Allsvenskan was split into Elitserien (top four teams in each group) and Superallsvenskan (last four teams in each group). The season ended in March with a final on Studenternas IP like the Super Bowl.

Starting with the 2007–08 season, the league structure was remade. Allsvenskan became the name of the second highest level with the national Elitserien as the highest level.

Season structure[]

Each division contained eight sides. Each team played the other teams in their division twice, one at home the other away. The teams finishing in the top four of each division qualified for the "Elitserien". Teams finishing 5th to 8th in their groups went into the .

Teams[]

The teams for the last season (2006–07) were the following:

Allsvenskan Norra[]

• Bollnäs GIF, Bollnäs
• Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy, Söderhamn
• Edsbyns IF, Edsbyn
• Falu BS, Falun
• Ljusdals BK, Ljusdal
• Sandvikens AIK, Sandviken
• IK Sirius, Uppsala
• Tillberga IK, Tillberga

Allsvenskan Södra[]

• BS BolticGöta, Karlstad
• Hammarby IF, Stockholm
• IFK Motala, Motala
• Vetlanda BK, Vetlanda
• Villa Lidköping BK, Lidköping
• IFK Vänersborg, Vänersborg
• Västerås SK, Västerås
• Örebro SK, Örebro

Teams by number of seasons[]

Top goalscorers[]

Topscorers in the league excluding play-offs^[1]

Season	Player	Team	Goals
1930–31		Västerås SK	12
1931–32		Västerås SK	12
1932–33		Västerås SK	8
1933–34		IFK Uppsala	18
1934–35		Västerås SK	14
1935–36		Slottsbrons IF	11
1936–37		Skutskärs IF	5
1937–38		Slottsborns IF	9
1940–39		Nässjö IF	6
1939–40	Sixten Jansson	IF Vesta	13
1940–41		Örebro SK	14
1941–42		Örebro SK	16
1942–43		IK Huge	13
1943–44	Pontus Widén	Västerås SK	17
1944–45		Slottsbrons IF	14
1945–46	Stig Johansson	Sandvikens AIK	14
1946–47		Örebro SK	18
1947–48		Örebro SK	12
1948–49		Sandvikens AIK	12
1949–50	Pontus Widén	Västerås SK	14
1950–51	Pontus Widén	Västerås SK	10
		Örebro SK
1951–52	Nils Bergström	Nässjö IF	12
1952–53		Skutskärs IF	10
		IF Göta
1953–54		Västanfors IF	12
1954–55		Nässjö IF	16
	Nils Bergström	Nässjö IF
1955–56		Västanfors IF	12
1956–57		IF Göta	13
1957–58	Nils Bergström	Nässjö IF	13
1958–59		Västerås SK	18
1959–60		Västerås SK	15
1960–61		IK Sirius	11
1961–62		Edsbyns IF	14
1962–63	Åke Jansson	Katrineholms SK	14
		Brobergs IF	14
1963–64		Västerås SK	22
1964–65		Falu BS	25
1965–66		Falu BS	35
1966–67		Falu BS	31
1967–68		Brobergs IF	26
1968–69		Västanfors IF	24
1969–70		Hälleforsnäs IF	24
1970–71		Katrineholms SK	25
1971–72		Sandvikens AIK	41
1972–73		Falu BS	41
1973–74		Falu BS	33
1974–75		Villa BK	27
1975–76		Sandvikens AIK	34
1976–77		Sandvikens AIK	38
1977–78		Sandvikens AIK	39
1978–79		Brobergs IF	43
1979–80		Sandvikens AIK	43
1980–81		Villa BK	37
1981–82		Villa BK	40
1982–83		Villa BK	57
1983–84		Ljusdals BK	35
1984–85		Selånger SK	39
		Brobergs IF	39
1985–86		IF Boltic	48
1986–87	Patrick Johansson	Vetlanda BK	37
1987–88	Hans Johansson	Västerås SK	38
1988–89	Hans Johansson	Västerås SK	38
1989–90		IF Boltic	35
1990–91	Hans Johansson	Västerås SK	38
1991–92	Jonas Claesson	Vetlanda BK	53
1992–93	Jonas Claesson	Vetlanda BK	39
1993–94	Hans Johansson	Västerås SK	40
1994–95	Jonas Claesson	Vetlanda BK	56
1995–96	Jonas Claesson	Vetlanda BK	58
1996–97	Jonas Claesson	Vetlanda BK	44
	Hans Åström	Sandvikens AIK	44
1997–98	Jonas Claesson	Hammarby IF	52
1998–99	Jonas Claesson	Hammarby IF	62
1999–2000	Magnus Muhrén	Sandvikens AIK	55
2000–01	Sergey Obukhov	Falu BS	63
2001–02	Sergey Obukhov	Falu BS	58
2002–03		Edsbyns IF	50
2003–04	Sergey Obukhov	Falu BS	47
2004–05	David Karlsson	Hammarby IF	56
2005–06	David Karlsson	Hammarby IF	40
2006–07	Patrik Nilsson	Sandvikens AIK	70

Past seasons[]

• Allsvenskan 2005/06
• Allsvenskan 2006/07

References[]

External links[]

• svenskbandy
• linkan.dyndyns