2008–09 Elitserien (bandy)
Elitserien is the top-tier of bandy in Sweden since 2007. The second season was played October–March 2008–09.
| 2008–09 Elitserien season | |
|---|---|
| League |  |
| Sport | Bandy |
| Duration | October 2008 – March 2009 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Regular season | |
| League Champions | Edsbyns IF |
| Runners-up | Västerås SK |
| Relegated to Allsvenskan | Gripen Trollhättan BK (after qualification-round); IFK Motala, Örebro SK |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Västerås SK |
| Runners-up | Edsbyns IF |
League table
Each team meet every other team twice during the season, so 26 rounds are played all in all.
The top eight teams went on to the quarter-finals in the play-off for the Swedish championship. Teams eleven and twelve had to play a qualifying round against teams from Allsvenskan to stay in Elitserien, while teams 13 and 14 were relegated without the possibility to re-qualify for Elitserien until next year.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edsbyns IF | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 187 | 76 | +111 | 46 | Advance to Knock-out stage |
| 2 | Västerås SK | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 139 | 74 | +65 | 41 | |
| 3 | IK Sirius | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 117 | 93 | +24 | 38 | |
| 4 | Sandvikens AIK | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 149 | 85 | +64 | 36 | |
| 5 | Vetlanda BK | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 115 | 89 | +26 | 34 | |
| 6 | Hammarby IF | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 135 | 106 | +29 | 32 | |
| 7 | Broberg/Söderhamn | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 109 | 96 | +13 | 28 | |
| 8 | IFK Vänersborg | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 102 | 95 | +7 | 24 | |
| 9 | Bollnäs GIF | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 100 | 102 | −2 | 21 | |
| 10 | Villa Lidköping BK | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 96 | 135 | −39 | 18 | |
| 11 | IFK Kungälv | 26 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 83 | 131 | −48 | 16 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 12 | Gripen Trollhättan BK | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 86 | 161 | −75 | 12 | |
| 13 | IFK Motala | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 73 | 136 | −63 | 10 | Relegation to the Allsvenskan |
| 14 | Örebro SK | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 87 | 199 | −112 | 8 |
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: [1]
Knock-out stage
A best-of-three playoff were used in the quarter-finals and best-of-five in the semi-finals. The crucial final for the Swedish Championship was played at Studenternas IP in Uppsala on 21 March 2009.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Edsbyns IF | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| IFK Vänersborg | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Edsbyns IF | 3(4) | 4(4) | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| IK Sirius | 3(3) | 4(5) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| IK Sirius | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vetlanda BK | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Edsbyns IF | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Västerås SK | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Västerås SK | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Broberg/Söderhamn | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Västerås SK | 1 | 4(5) | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sandvikens AIK | 4 | 4(4) | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sandvikens AIK | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hammarby IF | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Final
| Edsbyns IF | 4–5 (a.e.t.) | Västerås SK |
|---|---|---|
| Edling (2) Törnberg Mickelson |
Report | Anderbro (2) Nilsson (2) Holmberg |
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of end of season.[2]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Sandvikens AIK | 44 |
|
Vetlanda BK | ||
| 3 | |
Edsbyns IF | 42 |
| 4 | |
Örebro SK | 40 |
| 5 | |
Hammarby IF | 37 |
| 6 | |
Villa Lidköping BK | 34 |
| 7 | |
IK Sirius | 27 |
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Gripen Trollhättan BK | ||
| 9 | |
Västerås SK | 25 |
|
Edsbyns IF | ||
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Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy |
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References
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