Division 1 (bandy)
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Division 1 is the third level in the league system
of Swedish bandy and comprises 60 Swedish
bandy
teams in six groups. The level was founded in 1931 as Sweden's first level, and became the second from the 1981/1982 season and the third from the 2007/2008.
. The last team in each group is relegated to the Division 2.
Swedish bandy league system
The Swedish bandy league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club bandy in Sweden.- Current system :The table below shows how the system as of the 2010–2011 season works. For each division, its Swedish name and number of clubs is given...
of Swedish bandy and comprises 60 Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
bandy
Bandy
Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
teams in six groups. The level was founded in 1931 as Sweden's first level, and became the second from the 1981/1982 season and the third from the 2007/2008.
Season structure
The season consist of six groups with ten teams each. Each team plays against the other twice, resulting in 18 rounds. The first two teams in each group qualifies for a play-off round robin tournament against the last teams of AllsvenskanAllsvenskan (bandy)
Allsvenskan is since the 2007–08 the second highest level of bandy in Sweden and comprises 30 teams in three groups. Allsvenskan succeeded Allsvenskan and Elitserien.-Season structure:...
. The last team in each group is relegated to the Division 2.