2017–18 Elitserien season
LeagueElitserien
SportBandy
Duration25 October 2017 – 13 February 2018 (Regular season)
16 February 2018 – 17 March 2018 (Final stage)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)SVT
Regular season
League winnersSandvikens AIK
Final
ChampionsEdsbyns IF
  Runners-upSandvikens AIK

The 2017–18 Elitserien is the eleventh season of the present highest Swedish men's bandy top division, Elitserien. The regular season begins in late-October 2017.

Teams

Teams 1–10 from the regular 2016–17 Elitserien league were automatically qualified for this season's play in the top-tier divisionen.[1] Three teams from the 2016–2017 season which played the qualification games (IK Tellus, Kalix BF och TB Västerås) managed to stay in the Elitserien, while Gripen Trollhättan BK was relegated to second-tier Allsvenskan and replaced by IFK Motala.[2][3]

Club Home town Home ice
Bollnäs GIF Bollnäs Sävstaås IP
Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy Söderhamn Hällåsen
Edsbyns IF Edsbyn Svenska Fönster Arena*
Hammarby IF Stockholm Zinkensdamms IP
Kalix BF Kalix Kalix IP
IFK Motala Motala XL-Bygg Arena
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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sandvikens AIK 26 19 3 4 166 78 +88 41 Advance to Knock-out stage
2 Edsbyns IF 26 20 1 5 145 72 +73 41
3 Hammarby IF 26 18 3 5 168 93 +75 39
4 Västerås SK 26 17 5 4 149 83 +66 39
5 Villa Lidköping BK 26 17 4 5 140 69 +71 38
6 Vetlanda BK 26 14 3 9 151 118 +33 31
7 Bollnäs GIF 26 10 6 10 92 98 6 26
8 IFK Vänersborg 26 11 2 13 104 96 +8 24
9 Broberg/Söderhamn IF 26 7 9 10 104 122 18 23
10 IK Tellus 26 4 8 14 84 135 51 16
11 IK Sirius 26 5 6 15 73 131 58 16
12 IFK Motala 26 5 4 17 84 143 59 14 Qualification to Relegation playoffs
13 Kalix Bandy 26 3 5 18 58 143 85 11
14 TB Västerås 26 1 3 22 69 206 137 5 Relegation to the Allsvenskan
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2018. Source: svenskbandy.se

Knock-out stage

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                 
1 Sandvikens AIK 6 4 7
8 IFK Vänersborg 2 2 5
1 Sandvikens AIK 5 3 3 5 3
3 Hammarby IF 2 6 7 3 2
3 Hammarby IF 6 4 11 5 7
6 Vetlanda BK 2 5 2 7 2
1 Sandvikens AIK 0
2 Edsbyns IF 4
2 Edsbyns IF 8 4 8
7 Bollnäs GIF 4 0 3
2 Edsbyns IF 1 3 6 5 5
5 Villa Lidköping BK 3 8 4 3 3
4 Västerås SK 3 3 7 1
5 Villa Lidköping BK 4 8 1 5

Quarter-finals


Sandvikens AIK vs IFK Vänersborg

Sandvikens AIK6–2IFK Vänersborg
IFK Vänersborg2–4Sandvikens AIK
Sandvikens AIK7–5IFK Vänersborg


Hammarby IF vs Vetlanda BK

Hammarby IF6–2Vetlanda BK
Vetlanda BK5–4Hammarby IF
Hammarby IF11–2Vetlanda BK
Vetlanda BK7–5Hammarby IF
Hammarby IF7–2Vetlanda BK


Edsbyns IF vs Bollnäs GIF

Edsbyns IF8–4Bollnäs GIF
Bollnäs GIF0–4Edsbyns IF
Edsbyns IF8–3Bollnäs GIF


Västerås SK vs Villa Lidköping BK

Västerås SK3–4Villa Lidköping BK
Villa Lidköping BK8–3Västerås SK
Västerås SK7–1Villa Lidköping BK
Villa Lidköping BK5–1Västerås SK


Semi-finals


Sandvikens AIK vs Hammarby IF

Sandvikens AIK5–2Hammarby IF
Hammarby IF6–3Sandvikens AIK
Sandvikens AIK3–7Hammarby IF
Hammarby IF3–5Sandvikens AIK
Sandvikens AIK3–2Hammarby IF

Edsbyns IF vs Villa Lidköping BK

Edsbyns IF1–3Villa Lidköping BK
Edsbyns IF5–3Villa Lidköping BK


Final

Relegation playoffs

References

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