Elitserien

Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In several sports, Elitserien is the highest league, with the second highest named Allsvenskan.

Elitserien leagues at present:

Leagues formerly named Elitserien:

Elitserien (women's handball)

The Elitserien (English: the Elite League) (Swedish: Elitserien i handboll för damer) is the highest division of women's handball in Sweden. The inaugural Elitserien season took place in 1951, with Kvinnliga IK Sport winning the championship.

The league currently consists of 12 teams. The eight top teams at the end of every season continue to the playoffs, in which the quarterfinals and semifinals are played as a best-of-five series, unlike the final which is played as a single match. The champion is awarded a spot in the EHF Women's Champions League's 2nd qualifying stage. Meanwhile, the teams ranked 11th and 12th are relegated, with the 9th and 10th teams playing a promotion/relegation playoff against the second-tier league Allsvenskan's 3rd and 4th placed teams.

Historically, the women's Elitserien was dominated by Kvinnliga IK Sport and Stockholmspolisens IF, with 14 and 12 championships respectively.IK Sävehof is the most successful team in recent years, with seven titles in eight seasons, as of 2013.

Swedish Super League (women's floorball)

Swedish Super League (Swedish: Svenska Superligan; formerly named Elitserien) is the highest league in the league system of Swedish women's floorball and comprises the top 14 Swedish floorball teams. The first season began in 1997–98. The season ends with the playoffs and a final.

History

The Elitserien for women was founded in 1997 and replaced the Division 1 leagues as the high level floorball league of Sweden. Between the seasons 1997-98 and 2005-06 the league was divided into a northern and a southern group. Since the 2006-2007 season, it is a national league.

Season structure

The season starts with a regular season with 26 games per team, one home and one away against all teams. In the spring a play-off starts with the eight best teams from the regular season. The quarter finals as well as the semi finals is played in best of five matches, the final is settled in just one. The final is played in Stockholm Globe Arena together with the men's Swedish Super League final. The two last teams play in a relegation league to avoid relegation.