Elitserien (floorball)

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Elitserien
Sport	Floorball
Founded	1995
No. of teams	12
Country	Sweden
Current champions	AIK

Elitserien (literally, "The Elite League") is the highest league in the league system of Swedish floorball and comprises the top 12 Swedish floorball teams. The first season began in 1995-96. The season ends with a play-off and a final like Super Bowl.

1 History
2 Season structure
3 Current clubs
4 Previous winners

[edit] History

The Elitserien was started with the season 1995-96 when it replaced the Division 1 league as the high level floorball league of Sweden. Between the seasons 1995-96 and 1998-99 the league was divided into a northern and a southern group. Since the 1999-2000 season, it is a national league.

In March 2007 it was decided that the Elitserien will comprise 14 teams from the 2008-09 season.

[edit] Season structure

The season starts with a regular season with 22 matches per team, one home and one away against all teams. In the spring a play-off starts with the eight best teams from the regular season. The final is played in Stockholm Globe Arena together with the women's Elitserien final.