2016–17 Elitserien (bandy)

The 2016–17 Elitserien was the tenth season of the present highest Swedish men's bandy top division, Elitserien. The regular season began on 21 October 2016, and the final was played at Tele2 Arena in Stockholm on 25 March 2017. Edsbyns IF won the Swedish national championship title by defeating Bollnäs GIF, 3–1, in the final game, thereby securing Edsbyn's tenth championship title, making the club alone the third most successful Swedish bandy club so far.

2016–17 Elitserien season
LeagueElitserien
SportBandy
Duration21 October 2016 – 17 February 2017 (regular league)
23 February – 25 March 2017 (championship play-off)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Sveriges Television
Regular season
Final
ChampionsEdsbyns IF
  Runners-upBollnäs GIF

Teams
Locations of the 2016–17 Elitserien teams

Teams 1–10 from the regular 2015–16 Elitserien league were automatically qualified for this season's play in the top-tier divisionen.[1] All four teams from the 2015/2016 season which played the qualification games (IK Sirius, Gripen Trollhättan BK, Kalix BF and TB Västerås) managed to stay in the Elitserien.[2]

Club Home town Home ice
Bollnäs GIF Bollnäs Sävstaås IP
Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy Söderhamn Hällåsen
Edsbyns IF Edsbyn Svenska Fönster Arena*
Gripen Trollhättan BK Trollhättan Slättbergshallen*
Hammarby IF Stockholm Zinkensdamms IP
Kalix BF Kalix Kalix IP
Sandvikens AIK Sandviken Göransson Arena*
IK Sirius Uppsala Studenternas IP
IK Tellus Stockholm Zinkensdamms IP
Tillberga Bandy Västerås Västerås ABB Arena Syd*
Vetlanda BK Vetlanda Sapa Arena*
Villa Lidköping BK Lidköping Sparbanken Lidköping Arena*
IFK Vänersborg Vänersborg Arena Vänersborg*
Västerås SK Västerås ABB Arena Syd*

* – indoor arena

Results

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Villa Lidköping BK 26 19 4 3 165 88 +77 42 Advance to Knock-out stage
2 Edsbyns IF 26 19 4 3 133 89 +44 42
3 Bollnäs GIF 26 15 7 4 119 70 +49 37
4 Sandvikens AIK 26 17 1 8 158 99 +59 35
5 Västerås SK 26 16 2 8 126 87 +39 34
6 IFK Vänersborg 26 14 3 9 137 106 +31 31
7 Broberg/Söderhamn 26 14 2 10 104 96 +8 30
8 Hammarby IF 26 11 6 9 112 107 +5 28
9 Vetlanda BK 26 11 2 13 135 131 +4 24
10 IK Sirius 26 9 3 14 82 128 −46 21
11 TB Västerås 26 8 3 15 83 121 −38 19 Qualification to Relegation playoffs
12 Gripen Trollhättan BK 26 5 1 20 69 129 −60 11
13 IK Tellus 26 2 4 20 52 140 −88 8
14 Kalix Bandy 26 1 3 22 70 154 −84 5
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2017. Source: [3]

Knock-out stage

The quarter finals and the semi finals are played in best of five games, interchangeably on home ice and away ice, while the final is one game played in Stockholm, the Swedish capital.

Quarter-finals
Villa Lidköping BK – IFK Vänersborg
Villa Lidköping BK7–2IFK Vänersborg
Report
Attendance: 4,532
IFK Vänersborg4–9Villa Lidköping BK
Report
Attendance: 3,583
Villa Lidköping BK5–2IFK Vänersborg
Report
Attendance: 4,196
Bollnäs GIF – Hammarby IF
Bollnäs GIF2–3Hammarby IF
Report
Attendance: 1,727
Hammarby IF2–5Bollnäs GIF
Report
Attendance: 3,564
Bollnäs GIF3–2Hammarby IF
Report
Attendance: 1,815
Hammarby IF1–3Bollnäs GIF
Report
Attendance: 2,855
Edsbyns IF – Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy
Edsbyns IF6–3Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy
Report
Svenska Fönster Arena
Attendance: 1,857
Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy5–4Edsbyns IF
Report
Hällåsens IP
Attendance: 1,753
Edsbyns IF7–4Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy
Report
Svenska Fönster Arena
Attendance: 1,824
Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy0–6Edsbyns IF
Report
Hällåsens IP
Attendance: 1,585
Sandvikens AIK – Västerås SK
Sandvikens AIK1–2 (a.e.t.)Västerås SK
Report
Attendance: 1,903
Västerås SK4–5Sandvikens AIK
Report
Attendance: 3,779
Sandvikens AIK6–4Västerås SK
Report
Attendance: 2,403
Västerås SK6–4Sandvikens AIK
Report
Attendance: 3,021
Sandvikens AIK3–2Västerås SK
Report
Attendance: 3,148

Semi-finals
Villa Lidköping BK – Bollnäs GIF
Villa Lidköping BK4–5 (a.e.t.)Bollnäs GIF
Report
Attendance: 4,314
Bollnäs GIF3–0Villa Lidköping BK
Report
Attendance: 2,124
Villa Lidköping BK4–5Bollnäs GIF
Report
Attendance: 4,251
Edsbyns IF – Sandvikens AIK
Edsbyns IF4–8Sandvikens AIK
Report
Svenska Fönster Arena
Attendance: 1,820
Sandvikens AIK6–7 (a.e.t.)Edsbyns IF
Report
Attendance: 2,880
Edsbyns IF2–7Sandvikens AIK
Report
Svenska Fönster Arena
Attendance: 2,110
Sandvikens AIK2–3 (a.e.t.)Edsbyns IF
Report
Attendance: 3,257
Edsbyns IF5–2Sandvikens AIK
Report
Svenska Fönster Arena
Attendance: 2,913

Final
Edsbyns IF3–1Bollnäs GIF
Määttä  4', 85'
Hammarström  84' (p)		 Report Wik  19'
Attendance: 16,836
Referee: Ulrik Bergman

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of end of season.[4]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 David Karlsson Villa Lidköping BK 56
2 Christoffer Edlund Sandvikens AIK 48
3 Erik Pettersson Sandvikens AIK 47
4 Patrik Nilsson Bollnäs GIF 46
5 Joakim Hedqvist IFK Vänersborg 44
6 Joakim Andersson Vetlanda BK 43
7 Daniel Andersson Villa Lidköping BK 37
8 Sergey Lomanov IFK Vänersborg 30
9 Martin Söderberg Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy 29
Adam Rudell Gripen Trollhättan BK
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References
  1. "Everysport – Bandy Elitserien 2015/2016". Läst 27 februari 2015.
  2. "Gripen checkade in som fjärde och sista elitlag med nytt kontrakt". Läst 14 mars 2016.
  3. Everysport: Bandy Elitserien herr 2016–2017, retrieved 11 August 2017
  4. http://www.elitrapport.se/stats?name=Elitserien%20Herr&id=10481&season=2016#rightsection
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