2008–09 Elitserien (bandy)
| 2008–09 Elitserien season | |
|---|---|
| League |
 Elitserien |
| 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 |
Elitserien is the top-tier of bandy in Sweden since 2007. The second season was played October–March 2008–09.
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 | 2009–10 Allsvenskan |
| 14 | Örebro SK | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 87 | 199 | −112 | 8 |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
References
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