2018–19 Elitserien (bandy)

The 2018–19 Elitserien was the twelfth season of the present highest Swedish men's bandy top division, Elitserien.

2018–19 Elitserien season
LeagueSweden Elitserien
SportBandy
Duration19 October 2018 – 12 February 2019 (Regular season)
16 February 2019 – 23 March 2019 (Final stage)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)SVT
Regular season
League winnersVilla Lidköping BK
Final
ChampionsVilla Lidköping BK
  Runners-upVästerås SK
Elitserien seasons
2019–20 →

Teams

ClubHome townHome ice
Bollnäs GIFBollnäsSävstaås IP
Broberg/Söderhamn BandySöderhamnHällåsen
Edsbyns IFEdsbynSvenska Fönster Arena*
Falu BSFalunLugnets Isstadion
Frillesås BKFrillesåsSjöaremossen
Hammarby IFStockholmZinkensdamms IP
IFK MotalaMotalaXL-Bygg Arena
Sandvikens AIKSandvikenGöransson Arena*
IK SiriusUppsalaStudenternas IP
IK TellusStockholmZinkensdamms IP
Vetlanda BKVetlandaSapa Arena*
Villa Lidköping BKLidköpingSparbanken Lidköping Arena*
IFK VänersborgVänersborgArena Vänersborg*
Västerås SKVästeråsABB Arena Syd*

* – indoor arena

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Villa Lidköping BK26223117460+11447Advance to Final knock-out stage
2Västerås SK26191615390+6339
3Sandvikens AIK26191614886+6239
4Edsbyns IF26180813978+6136
5Bollnäs GIF26155611389+2435
6Hammarby IF261439125120+531
7IFK Vänersborg2612410124100+2428Advance to Knock-out stage preliminary round
8Vetlanda BK2612113113116−325
9IFK Motala26771279101−2221
10Broberg/Söderhamn IF26841480117−3720
11IK Sirius269116105155−5019
12Falu BS26422076157−8110Qualification to Relegation playoffs
13Frillesås BK26412168146−789
14IK Tellus26212351133−825Relegation to the Allsvenskan
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: svenskbandy.se

Results

Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.

Home \ AwayBGIFBSIFEIFFBSFBKHIFIFKMIFKVIKSIKTSAIKVSKVBKVLBK
Bollnäs GIF5–23–59–69–25–63–33–27–26–16–85–35–33–1
Broberg/Söderhamn IF3–33–23–34–13–63–45–54–38–32–46–51–42–8
Edsbyns IF3–55–15–38–210–111–35–49–46–13–26–38–22–4
Falu BS4–91–23–24–22–73–30–73–44–13–71–75–63–12
Frillesås BK2–42–25–93–22–53–04–114–65–23–60–32–41–5
Hammarby IF3–36–34–67–46–26–16–34–86–10–65–87–22–7
IFK Motala0–32–15–38–16–23–36–42–21–34–71–42–43–3
IFK Vänersborg2–25–31–34–15–25–56–411–16–36–26–52–42–7
IK Sirius2–44–53–79–59–43–55–47–25–41–64–132–53–10
IK Tellus2–50–40–82–42–32–62–23–44–84–22–32–61–4
Sandvikens AIK5–417–54–17–18–55–33–35–35–28–26–411–22–8
Västerås SK10–15–14–38–411–27–56–48–310–27–15–35–45–5
Vetlanda BK1–15–13–78–28–26–84–53–129–19–23–73–43–8
Villa Lidköping BK8–09–35–215–47–313–36–03–39–53–13–27–04–2
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Top scorers

As of end of season.[1]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Christoffer EdlundSandvikens AIK61
2 Joakim AnderssonVilla Lidköping BK50
3 Christoffer FagerströmHammarby IF44
4 David KarlssonVilla Lidköping BK41
5 Joakim HedqvistIFK Vänersborg37
Patrik NilssonBollnäs GIF
7 Jonas EdlingEdsbyns IF29
8 Oscar WikbladEdsbyns IF28
9 Christian MickelssonBollnäs GIF27
10 Jesper JonssonHammarby IF26

Knock-out stage

Preliminary round

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Broberg/Söderhamn IF6–7IFK Vänersborg2–34–4
IFK Motala11–5Vetlanda BK5–26–3

Broberg/Söderhamn IF vs IFK Vänersborg

14 February 2019 Broberg/Söderhamn IF 2–3 IFK Vänersborg Helsingehus Arena, Söderhamn
19:00 CET
  • Söderberg  41' (pen)
  • Edling  60'
Report
  • Liukkonen  23'
  • Berglund  51'
  • Callander  69'
Attendance: 862
Referee: Niclas Skog
16 February 2019 IFK Vänersborg 4–4 Broberg/Söderhamn IF Arena Vänersborg, Vänersborg
16:00 CET
  • R. Öhrlund  22'
  • Wiklund  50'
  • Johansson  53'
  • Koch  58'
Report
  • Moisala  12'
  • Engström  24'
  • Wijk  55'
  • Forslund  69'
Attendance: 1,310
Referee: Adam Jokinen

IFK Vänersborg won 7–6 on aggregate.

IFK Motala vs Vetlanda BK

14 February 2019 IFK Motala 5–2 Vetlanda BK XL-Bygg Arena, Motala
19:00 CET
  • Rohlén  25'31'
  • Thorsson  45+3'
  • Gillgren  68'
  • Florén  77'
Report
  • Fedorov  6'
  • Peuhkuri  21'
Attendance: 869
Referee: Jacob Liljegren
16 February 2019 Vetlanda BK 3–6 IFK Motala Hydro Arena, Vetlanda
16:00 CET
  • Nyberg  23'
  • Fedorov  37'66'
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  • Gillgren  6'87'
  • Enander  45+1'
  • Thorsson  72' (pen)
  • Rohlén  83'
  • Florén  90'
Attendance: 1,169
Referee: Jonas Kandell

IFK Motala won 11–5 on aggregate.

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
                 
2Västerås SK7546
7IFK Vänersborg3632
2Västerås SK646
6Hammarby IF332
3Sandvikens AIK03453
6Hammarby IF35225
1Villa Lidköping BK8
2Västerås SK4
1Villa Lidköping BK1355
9IFK Motala212
1Villa Lidköping BK584
4Edsbyns IF143
4Edsbyns IF545
5Bollnäs GIF111

Quarter-finals

Västerås SK vs IFK Vänersborg

19 February 2019 Västerås SK 7–3 IFK Vänersborg ABB Arena, Västerås
19:00 CET
  • Holmberg  19'
  • Joneby  32'
  • Landström  37'41'
  • Edberg  40'
  • S. Jansson  83'90+2'
Report
  • Callander  10'45'
  • Koch  25'
Attendance: 1,545
Referee: Daniel Labe
21 February 2019 IFK Vänersborg 6–5 (a.e.t.) Västerås SK Arena Vänersborg, Vänersborg
19:00 CET
  • Hedqvist  24'68'86'
  • Liukkonen  31'45+1'92'
Report
  • Andersson  27'79'
  • Engström  77'90+5' (pen)
  • Bucht  89'
Attendance: 1,369
Referee: Jacob Liljegren
Note: IFK Vänersborg won the match on golden goal.
25 February 2019 Västerås SK 4–3 IFK Vänersborg ABB Arena, Västerås
19:00 CET
  • Andersson  18'
  • Bergström  25'
  • Engström  35'
  • Hermansson  58'
Report
Attendance: 1,925
Referee: Christoffer Eriksson
28 February 2019 IFK Vänersborg 2–6 Västerås SK Arena Vänersborg, Vänersborg
19:00 CET
  • Wiklund  64'
  • Lundquist  90'
Report
  • Joneby  4'
  • Engström  12'
  • Landström  49'64'
  • Olsson  62'
  • Bergström  75'
Attendance: 1,762
Referee: Adam Jokinen

Västerås SK won the tie 3–1.

Sandvikens AIK vs Hammarby IF

19 February 2019 Sandvikens AIK 0–3 Hammarby IF Göransson Arena, Sandviken
19:00 CETReport
  • Grachev  38'
  • Sundin  56'
  • Jonsson  87'
Attendance: 1,595
Referee: Ulrik Bergman
21 February 2019 Hammarby IF 5–3 Sandvikens AIK Zinkensdamms IP, Stockholm
19:00 CET
Report
Attendance: 3,044
Referee: Mikael Hillerius
25 February 2019 Sandvikens AIK 4–2 Hammarby IF Göransson Arena, Sandviken
19:00 CET
  • C. Edlund  24'90+1'
  • Haraldsson  36'
  • Henriksen  56'
Report
Attendance: 2,403
Referee: Niclas Skog
28 February 2019 Hammarby IF 2–5 Sandvikens AIK Zinkensdamms IP, Stockholm
19:00 CET
Report
Attendance: 4,165
Referee: Daniel Labe
3 March 2019 Sandvikens AIK 3–5 Hammarby IF Göransson Arena, Sandviken
16:00 CET
Report
Attendance: 2,834
Referee: Jonas Kandell

Hammarby IF won the tie 3–2.

Villa Lidköping BK vs IFK Motala

20 February 2019 Villa Lidköping BK 13–2 IFK Motala Sparbanken Arena, Lidköping
19:00 CET
Report
  • Gillgren  12'
  • Enander  78'
Attendance: 2,634
Referee: Jacob Hallkvist
22 February 2019 IFK Motala 1–5 Villa Lidköping BK XL-Bygg Arena, Motala
19:00 CETThorsson  22' (pen)Report
Attendance: 1,225
Referee: Daniel Labe
26 February 2019 Villa Lidköping BK 5–2 IFK Motala Sparbanken Arena, Lidköping
19:00 CET
Report
  • Florén  23'
  • Gillgren  33'
Attendance: 3,023
Referee: Christoffer Aidesjö

Villa Lidköping BK won the tie 3–0.

Edsbyns IF vs Bollnäs GIF

20 February 2019 Edsbyns IF 5–1 Bollnäs GIF Svenska Fönster Arena, Edsbyn
19:00 CET
  • Edling  2'90+2'
  • To. Määttä  36'
  • Hammarström  58'
  • Hedell  59'
ReportHelavuori  61'Attendance: 2,206
Referee: Christoffer Aidesjö
22 February 2019 Bollnäs GIF 1–4 Edsbyns IF Sävstaås IP, Bollnäs
19:00 CETNilsson  26'Report
  • Liw  15'
  • Hammarström  49'
  • Tu. Määttä  84'
  • Wikblad  88'
Attendance: 2,613
Referee: Ulrik Bergman
26 February 2019 Edsbyns IF 5–1 Bollnäs GIF Svenska Fönster Arena, Edsbyn
19:00 CET
  • Hedell  18'
  • Wikblad  54'58'
  • Edling  79'
  • Persson  83'
ReportHellmyrs  84'Attendance: 2,456
Referee: Jonas Kandell

Edsbyns IF won the tie 3–0.

Semi-finals

Västerås SK vs Hammarby IF

5 March 2019 Västerås SK 6–3 Hammarby IF ABB Arena, Västerås
19:00 CET
  • Landström  4'
  • Engström  29'84'
  • Bergström  69'75'90+4'
Report
Attendance: 3,002
Referee: Ulrik Bergman
8 March 2019 Hammarby IF 3–4 Västerås SK Zinkensdamms IP, Stockholm
19:15 CETReport
  • Jansson  7'90+1'
  • Holmberg  15'
  • Hermansson  31'
Attendance: 4,406
Referee: Daniel Labe
11 March 2019 Västerås SK 6–2 Hammarby IF ABB Arena, Västerås
19:00 CET
  • Andersson  9'
  • Bergström  34'42'45'
  • Joneby  81'
  • Engström  86' (pen)
Report
Attendance: 4,527
Referee: Christoffer Aidesjö

Västerås SK won the tie 3–0.

Villa Lidköping BK vs Edsbyns IF

6 March 2019 Villa Lidköping BK 5–1 Edsbyns IF Sparbanken Arena, Lidköping
19:00 CET
  • M. Karlsson  15'82'
  • D. Karlsson  21'
  • Esplund  52'
  • J. Andersson  80'
ReportHammarström  27'Attendance: 4,206
Referee: Jonas Kandell
9 March 2019 Edsbyns IF 4–8 Villa Lidköping BK Svenska Fönster Arena, Edsbyn
15:00 CET
  • Hammarström  17'19'
  • Wikblad  47'88'
Report
Attendance: 2,246
Referee: Christoffer Aidesjö
12 March 2019 Villa Lidköping BK 4–3 (a.e.t.) Edsbyns IF Sparbanken Arena, Lidköping
19:00 CET
  • J. Andersson  12'90+1'
  • D. Karlsson  27'
  • Esplund  99'
Report
  • Edling  38' (pen)
  • Tu. Määttä  66'
  • H. Andersson  77'
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Daniel Labe
Note: Villa Lidköping BK won the match on golden goal.

Villa Lidköping BK won the tie 3–0.

Final

Villa Lidköping BK8–4Västerås SK
Report
  • Bergström  13'
  • Landström  34'
  • Gröhn  85'
  • R. Andersson  89'
Attendance: 18,667
Referee: Christoffer Aidesjö

Relegation playoffs

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationAIKFBKFBSNIF
1AIK64022317+68Promotion to Elitserien3–06–36–2
2Frillesås BK63121819−17Remain in Elitserien6–52–53–2
3Falu BS62221917+26Relegation to Allsvenskan5–12–22–2
4Nässjö IF61141320−73Remain in Allsvenskan1–22–54–2
Source: [2]

References