KVALSERIEN


'Kvalserien', or formally 'Kvalserien till Elitserien',[1] is the name of a Swedish round-robin ice hockey tournament to qualify for play in next season of Elitserien.

Contents
Teams
2007 season
Previous winners
Previous Kvalserien winner(s)
Previous seasons
2006 Season
References

Teams


Kvalserien is formed after the regular seasons of Elitserien and HockeyAllsvenskan are played. The two worst ranked teams in Elitserien and the best three teams in HockeyAllsvenskan form the league together with the winner of a two-round playoff tournament between the next four best teams (4th—7th) from HockeyAllsvenskan. The six teams play each other twice and the two teams finishing first and second are promoted to Elitserien next season. The remaining four are relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan.
2007 season

Kvalserien of the 2007 season was played from March 9 to April 1. Participating teams were Skellefteå AIK and Malmö Redhawks from Elitserien and Södertälje SK, Rögle BK, Leksands IF and IF Björklöven from HockeyAllsvenskan. The two teams ending up in first and second spot were Skellefteå AIK and Södertälje SK, and thereby they qualified for play in Elitserien in the 2007-08 season.

Previous winners


Previous Kvalserien winner(s)


1975 - Djurgårdens IF, Södertälje SK

1976 - IF Björklöven, Örebro IK

1977 - Djurgårdens IF, Timrå IK

1978 - Örebro IK, IF Björklöven

1979 - IF Björklöven, HV71

1980 - Skellefteå AIK, Södertälje SK

1981 - Leksands IF, Timrå IK

1982 - Hammarby IF, Djurgårdens IF

1983 - MoDo AIK

1984 - Hammarby IF

1985 - HV71

1986 - MoDo AIK

1987 - MoDo AIK, Väsby IK

1988 - IK VIK Hockey

1989 - Västra Frölunda HC

1990 - MoDo Hockey

1991 - Västra Frölunda HC

1992 - Leksands IF

1993 - IF Björklöven

1994 - AIK

1995 - Rögle BK

1996 - Brynäs IF

1997 - Södertälje SK, Västerås IK

1998 - AIK, IF Björklöven

1999 - Linköpings HC, Västerås IK

2000 - Timrå IK, IF Björklöven

2001 - Södertälje SK, Linköpings HC

2002 - Timrå IK, Leksands IF

2003 - Linköpings HC, Brynäs IF

2004 - MIF Redhawks, Mora IK

2005 - Leksands IF, Brynäs IF

2006 - IF Malmö Redhawks, Skellefteå AIK

2007 - Skellefteå AIK, Södertälje SK

Previous seasons


2006 Season

During Kvalserien 2006 Malmö Redhawks and Skellefteå AIK won the league and qualified for play in Elitserien in the 2006-07 season. Södertälje SK and Leksands IF were relegated from Elitserien and spent the 2006-07 season in HockeyAllsvenskan.

References



1. Så spelas Kvalserien till Elitserien


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