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This article covers the top Swedish ice hockey league, known as the Elitserien until 2013. For the general designation for play classes, see Elitserien (Sweden) .

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Current season	Svenska Hockeyligan 2019/20
sport	ice Hockey
abbreviation	SHL
Association	Svenska Ishockeyförbundet
League foundation	1975
Teams	14th
Country countries	Sweden
Title holder	HV71
Record champions	Farjestad BK (9)
Website	www.shl.se
↓ HockeyAllsvenskan

The Svenska Hockeyligan ( Elitserien i ishockey between 1975 and 2013 ) is the top division for Swedish ice hockey clubs . The winner of the play-offs is Swedish champions. The former name Elitserien has also been used for other sports, but the ice hockey championship is considered the best known. However, in order to give itself a clear identity, the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation, Svenska Ishockeyförbundet , decided in June 2013 to rename the league to Svenska Hockeyligan .

mode

Elitserien logo

The Svenska Hockeyligan consists of 14 teams, which play a double round with 52 games per club. The best six teams qualify directly for the play-off quarter-finals, the teams in positions 7 to 10 play out two further play-off participants in best-of-three series. The other play-off series will be played entirely in the " best-of-seven " mode . The winner of the play-offs will be awarded the Le Mat Cup . The 13th of the SHL plays against the 2nd of the Allsvenskan and the 14th against the 1st directly in the best-of-seven mode for promotion to or to remain in the SHL.

For a game in the preliminary round (“basic series”) the winner receives 3 points after 60 minutes. If the game is tied after 60 minutes, the game is extended by 5 minutes with 4 against 4. If there is still no winner, the winner is decided in a penalty shootout. For a win after extra time or penalty shootout, the winner receives 2 points, the loser 1 point.

history

From 1922 to the founding of the Elitserien in 1975 there were different competitions in which the Swedish championship title was played out. In 1975 a professional league was introduced for the first time with the "Elitserien". The Elitserien has been subject to constant changes over the years. Until the early 1990s, ten teams competed, which after 36 preliminary round games played the master in the semi-finals and finals in the best-of-three mode. In the 1990s, the league was expanded to include twelve teams, which determined the placements for the play-offs and the participants in the relegation round in initially 40 (later 50) preliminary round games. Then the teams played the Swedish champions in places 1 to 8 (best-of-five mode). At the beginning of the 2000s, the number of preliminary round games was increased to 55, the play-offs were now played in the best-of-seven mode. The last change was made for the 2015/16 season. Since then, 14 teams have been playing in 52 preliminary round matches for the placements for the play-offs and the relegation round (see above). Until 2015/16, the last two teams of the Elitserien played against the four best teams of the Allsvenskan in a double round ( Kvalserien ) for two places in the following season of the Elitserien / SHL. Since 2015/16, the 13th of the SHL has been playing against the 2nd of the Allsvenskan and the 14th against the 1st directly in the best-of-seven mode for promotion to or remain in the SHL.

Teams 2018/19

Luleå HF Skellefteå AIK Brynäs IF Djurgården Örebro HK Färjestad BK Linköpings HC HV71 Frölunda HC Vaxjo Lakers Timrå IK Rögle BK Malmo Redhawks Mora IK

Map of all club locations for the 2018/19 season

	team	place	Hall	capacity
	Brynäs IF	Gävle	Gavlerinken Arena	8,620
	Djurgården Hockey	Stockholm	Hovet	8.094
	Frölunda HC	Gothenburg	Scandinavium	12,044
	Färjestad BK	Karlstad	Löfberg's Purple Arena	8,647
	HV71	Jonkoping	Kinnarps Arena	7,000
	Timrå IK	Timrå	NHK Arena	5,800
	Linköpings HC	Linkoping	Cloetta Center	8,500
	Luleå HF	Luleå	Coop Norrbotten Arena	6,300
	Malmo Redhawks	Malmo	Malmo Arena	13,000
	Mora IK	Mora	Smidjegrav Arena	4,500
	Örebro HK	Örebro	Behrn Arena	5,500
	Rögle BK	Ängelholm	Lindab Arena	5,150
	Skellefteå AIK	Skellefteå	Skellefteå Kraft Arena	6.001
	Växjö Lakers Hockey	Vaxjo	Vida Arena	5,750

Former masters

Master since the founding of the Elitserien

season	master	Final opponent
2019/20	no playoffs due to corona pandemic
2018/19	Frölunda HC	Djurgårdens IF
2017/18	Växjö Lakers Hockey	Skellefteå AIK
2016/17	HV71	Brynäs IF
2015/16	Frölunda HC	Skellefteå AIK
2014/15	Växjö Lakers Hockey	Skellefteå AIK
2013/14	Skellefteå AIK	Färjestad BK
2012/13	Skellefteå AIK	Luleå HF
2011/12	Brynäs IF	Skellefteå AIK
2010/11	Färjestad BK	Skellefteå AIK
2009/10	HV71	Djurgårdens IF
2008/09	Färjestad BK	HV71
2007/08	HV71	Linköpings HC
2006/07	MODO hockey	Linköpings HC
2005/06	Färjestad BK	Frölunda HC
2004/05	Frölunda HC	Färjestad BK
2003/04	HV71	Färjestad BK
2002/03	Frölunda HC	Färjestad BK
2001/02	Färjestad BK	MoDo hockey
2000/01	Djurgårdens IF	Färjestad BK
1999/00	Djurgårdens IF	MoDo hockey
1998/99	Brynäs IF	MoDo hockey
1997/98	Färjestad BK	Djurgårdens IF
1996/97	Färjestad BK	Luleå HF
1995/96	Luleå HF	Västra Frölunda HC
1994/95	HV71	Brynäs IF
1993/94	Malmö IF	MoDo Hockey Club
1992/93	Brynäs IF	Luleå HF
1991/92	Malmö IF	Djurgårdens IF
1990/91	Djurgårdens IF	Färjestad BK
1989/90	Djurgårdens IF	Färjestad BK
1988/89	Djurgårdens IF	Leksands IF
1987/88	Färjestad BK	IF Björklöven
1986/87	IF Björklöven	Färjestad BK
1985/86	Färjestad BK	Södertälje SK
1984/85	Södertälje SK	Djurgårdens IF
1983/84	AIK	Djurgårdens IF
1982/83	Djurgårdens IF	Färjestad BK
1981/82	AIK	IF Björklöven
1980/81	Färjestad BK	AIK Solna
1979/80	Brynäs IF	Västra Frölunda IF
1978/79	MoDo Hockey Club	Djurgårdens IF
1977/78	Skellefteå AIK	AIK
1976/77	Brynäs IF	Färjestad BK
1975/76	Brynäs IF	Färjestad BK

The record champions of the Elitserien / SHL

rank	society	Championships	Championship years
1	Färjestads BK	9	1981, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011
2	Brynäs IF	6th	1976, 1977, 1980, 1993, 1999, 2012
	Djurgårdens IF	6th	1983, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2000, 2001
4th	HV71	5	1995, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2017
5	Skellefteå AIK	3	1978, 2013, 2014
	Frölunda HC	3	2003, 2005, 2016
7th	MODO	2	1979, 2007
	Malmö IF	2	1992, 1994
	AIK	2	1982, 1984
	Vaxjo Lakers	2	2015, 2018
11	Södertälje SK	1	1985
	IF Björklöven	1	1987
	Luleå HF	1	1996

Eternal table of the Elitserien / SHL (1975 / 76-2015 / 16)

rank	team	Seasons	Games	Victories	draw	Defeats	Goal difference	Points
1	Färjestad BK	41	1817	900	351	566	6370: 5219	2686
2	Djurgårdens IF	38	1689	762	323	604	5511: 5045	2269
3	Brynäs IF	41	1817	738	334	745	5778: 5750	2238
4th	Frölunda HC	36	1593	689	312	592	5124: 4725	2218
5	Modo	40	1781	682	346	753	5586: 5782	2169
6th	HV 71	32	1511	631	309	571	4661: 4521	2075
7th	Luleå HF	32	1511	647	289	575	4670: 4387	2062
8th	Leksands IF	31	1262	519	219	524	4396: 4438	1416
9	Skellefteå AIK	24	1027	448	179	400	3354: 3254	1386
10	AIK Stockholm	29	1214	464	217	533	3852: 4046	1323
11	Linköpings HC	16	847		183	320	2332: 2258	1283
12	Södertälje SK	24	1036		190	495	3114: 3672	1065
13	Timrå IK	16	793		166	369	2020: 2404	984
14th	IF Malmo	17th	793		161	336	2398: 2410	945
15th	IF Björklöven	15th	544		84	248	1857: 2003	537
16	Västerås IK	12	498	169	88	241	1471: 1809	461
17th	Växjö Lakers HC	5	272	104	71	97	687: 652	418
18th	Rögle BK	8th	341	98	65	178	889: 1151	332
19th	Mora IK	4th	210	73	43	94	554: 622	271
20th	Örebro HK	3	162	53	48	61	410: 434	228
21st	Karlskrona HK	1	52	5	12	35	120: 184	31
22nd	Örebro IK	2	72	10	9	53	221: 406	29
23	Hammarby IF	2	72	9	10	53	220: 364	28
24	Väsby IK HK	1	22nd	1	1	20th	58: 117	3

Awards

After a season of the Elitserien, a number of awards are presented annually:

• the Guldhjälmen ( dt . Golden Helmet ) for the Most Valuable Player
• the Honkens trofé for the best goalkeeper
• the Håkan Loob Trophy for the best goalscorer
• the Årets nykomling for the rookie of the year
• the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy for the most valuable player of the play-offs
• the guldpipa ( dt . golden pipe ) for the best referee

See also

• Swedish champion (ice hockey)
• Ice hockey in Sweden

Web links

Commons : Swedish Hockey League  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Swedish Ice Hockey Federation website
• Official website (Swedish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ shl.se, Elitserien and Svenska Hockeyligan blir SHL