The Elitserien is since the 2007–08 season the highest bandy league in Sweden

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. It consist of 14 teams. The season ends with a final on Studenternas IP

Studenternas IP

Studenternas IP is a multi-use stadium in Uppsala, Sweden and the home arena for the football team IK Sirius. Studenternas IP has a total capacity of 6,000 spectators....

 in Uppsala

Uppsala

- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...

. From 2013 the final will be played in Swedbank Arena, Solna.

Season structure

The season starts with a regular season comprising 14 teams and 26 rounds. The first eight teams qualify for the quarter finals, the eleventh and twelfth plays a relegation round robin tournament against teams from the Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan (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:...

 and the last two teams are relegated.

Clubs as of the 2011–12 season

Team	Location	Stadium
Bollnäs GIF Bollnäs GIF Bollnäs GoIF/BF , "Giffarna", is a bandy club founded in 1895 from Bollnäs in Sweden who play at Sävstaås Idrottspark. The club won the World Cup in 2005. The club has played fifty seasons in the Elitserien and has twice won the league in 1950 and 1956.-External links:* bollnäs gif at...	Bollnäs Bollnäs Bollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...	Sävstaås IP
Broberg/Söderhamn Broberg/Söderhamn Broberg/Söderhamn is a Swedish bandy club from Söderhamn who play in the Allsvenskan. Broberg/Söderhamn, also known as Brobergs IF, were founded in 1919....	Söderhamn Söderhamn Söderhamn is a locality and the seat of Söderhamn Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,056 inhabitants in 2005.The most popular tourist attraction is Oskarsborg, a tower built in 1895 on the top of a hill close to the town centre. The tower is built as a memorial over a visit of king...	Hällåsen
Edsbyns IF Edsbyns IF Edsbyns IF, founded on 6 June 1909, is a sports club in Edsbyn in Ovanåker Municipality in Sweden. The bandy section of the club was founded as late as in 1925 and in 2000 the section was formally made a club of its own....	Edsbyn Edsbyn Edsbyn is a locality and the seat of Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 4,060 inhabitants in 2005.Edsbyn is most famous for their ski manufacturing industry, and the sports club Edsbyns IF.-Climate:...	Dina Arena
GAIS GAIS Bandy GAIS Bandy is the Bandy section of sports club GAIS from Gothenburg and only started playing bandy in 2005. GAIS are already playing football in the highest national league in Sweden. GAIS play their home games at Heden in central Gothenburg. GAIS came close to winning their first tournament in...	Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...	Arena Heden
Hammarby IF Hammarby IF Bandy Hammarby IF Bandy is a Swedish Bandy club from Södermalm, Stockholm, a section of the sports club Hammarby IF . Hammarby IF currently play in elitserien, which is the highest division. They are in their 39th season in Elitserien...	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Zinkensdamms IP
Kalix BF	Kalix Kalix Kalix is a locality and the seat of the Kalix Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The name Kalix is believed to have come from nomadic tribes, possibly of Sapmí origin, and is derived from the word "Kalasätno", meaning "The cold river"...	Kalix IP
IFK Kungälv	Kungälv Kungälv Kungälv is a city and the seat of Kungälv Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 21,139 inhabitants in 2005.-History:According to Swedish official sources the city was founded in 1612, when the former settlement at Kungahälla was moved to the Bohus Fortress...	Skarpe Nord
Sandvikens AIK Sandvikens AIK Sandvikens AIK, SAIK, is a sports club from Sandviken in Sweden. It is most noted for its successes in bandy but has also played football. Sandvikens are in their 64th season in the top division. Sandvikens play in black shirts...	Sandviken Sandviken Sandviken may refer to:* Sandviken, a Swedish town and the seat of Sandviken municipality* Sandviken Municipality, a Swedish municipality around the town of Sandviken* Sandviken, Norway, a neighbourhood in Bergen, Norway...	Göransson Arena Göransson Arena Göransson Arena is an indoor arena in Sandviken, Sweden. It is the home arena for the bandy team, Sandvikens AIK. It opened in 2009 and holds up to 4,000 people. The second Semi-Final of Melodifestivalen 2010 took place here.- External links :*...
IK Sirius IK Sirius IK Sirius are a Swedish bandy club located in Uppsala, currently playing in Elitserien. IK Sirius were formed in 1907 and play their home games at Studenternas Idrottspark. IK Sirius finished in 4th place in the Superallsvenskan in the 2005/2006 season...	Uppsala Uppsala - Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...	Studenternas IP Studenternas IP Studenternas IP is a multi-use stadium in Uppsala, Sweden and the home arena for the football team IK Sirius. Studenternas IP has a total capacity of 6,000 spectators....
Tillberga IK Tillberga IK Bandy Tillberga IK Bandy are a Swedish Bandy club who are playing in the Allsvenskan for the first time in the 2006/2007 season. Tillberga IK were founded in 1930 and play their home games at Rocklunda. Tillberga IK have struggled in the Allsvenskan this season finishing bottom of the Norra division...	Tillberga Tillberga Tillberga is a locality situated in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden with 2,096 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...	ABB Arena ABB Arena ABB Arena is the common name of the two biggest indoor arenas in Västerås, Sweden. "ABB Arena Nord" is the renovated arena which was earlier called Rocklundahallen. "ABB Arena Syd" is the second arena and is a multi arena mainly used for bandy but also for concerts and exhibitions. ABB Arena Nord...
Vetlanda BK Vetlanda BK Vetlanda BK, founded in 1945, is a bandy club in Vetlanda, Sweden.The home arena is called Sapa Arena. The team colour is yellow. Vetlanda BK has won the Swedish bandy championship three times, 1986, 1991 and 1992 and European Cup once, 1991....	Vetlanda Vetlanda Vetlanda is a locality and the seat of Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 12,691 inhabitants in 2005.-History:Vetlanda was still nothing more than a village for several centuries. With the 1840s population boom in Småland, and the industrial revolution winning grounds in Sweden,...	Sapa Arena
IFK Vänersborg IFK Vänersborg IFK Vänersborg is a Swedish sports club in Vänersborg, Sweden, most famous for its success in bandy for men.-History:The club was formed on 9 March 1903. The first years, the club also competed in sports such as gymnastics and athletics....	Vänersborg Vänersborg Vänersborg is a locality and the seat of Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 21,672 inhabitants in 2005. Until 1997 it was the capital of Älvsborg County, which was dissolved in 1998. Since 1999 Vänersborg is the seat of the regional parliament of Västra Götaland County...	Arena Vänersborg Arena Vänersborg Arena Vänersborg is an indoor arena in Vänersborg, Sweden. It is used for bandy, concerts and other events.- External links :...
Villa Lidköping BK Villa Lidköping BK Villa Lidköping BK is a bandy club in Lidköping i Sweden. The club was formed on January 18, 1934 as Villa BK on Lockörn outside Lidköping, there the old club cottage still is. The club's name comes from the nearby country estate Villa Giacomina....	Lidköping Lidköping Lidköping is a locality and the seat of Lidköping Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 27,941 inhabitants in 2005.It is neatly situated on the southern shore of Lake Vänern and sometimes refers to itself as "Lidköping by Vänern", possibly to distinguish itself from Linköping near...	Sparbanken Lidköping Arena Sparbanken Lidköping Arena Sparbanken Lidköping Arena is an indoor arena in Lidköping, Sweden. It is the home arena for the bandy team, Villa Lidköping BK. The capacity of the arena is 4,500 for bandy games and 12,500 for concerts, and the arena was opened on December 25, 2009....
Västerås SK Västerås SK Bandy Västerås SK Bandy is a Swedish sports club located in Västerås that plays the winter sport of bandy. The senior side currently plays in the Swedish Elitserien, the top division of Swedish bandy...	Västerås Västerås Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...	ABB Arena ABB Arena ABB Arena is the common name of the two biggest indoor arenas in Västerås, Sweden. "ABB Arena Nord" is the renovated arena which was earlier called Rocklundahallen. "ABB Arena Syd" is the second arena and is a multi arena mainly used for bandy but also for concerts and exhibitions. ABB Arena Nord...

External links

• Swedish Bandy Association