Swedish Super League (men's floorball)

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Swedish Super League
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Swedish Super League's International logo
Sport Floorball
Founded 1995
No. of teams 14
Country  Sweden
Most recent champion(s) Storvreta IBK

Swedish Super League (Swedish: Svenska Superligan för herrar; formerly, Elitserien) is the highest league in the league system of Swedish floorball and comprises the top 14 Swedish floorball teams. The first season began in 1995–96. The season ends with a play-off and a final.

History

The Swedish Super League was founded in 1995 under the name Elitserien. It then 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.

In May 2007, the name of league was changed from Elitserien to the Swedish Super League.

Mika Kohonen holds the record for points in one season (107 p in 29 games) and also the all-time record for points in the Swedish Super League.[citation needed]

Season structure

The season starts with a regular season with 26 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 quarter finals is played in best of seven matches, while the semi finals is played in best of five matches, the final is settled in just one. The final was played in Stockholm Globe Arena until 2010, and as of 2011 the final game is played in Malmö Arena. From 2015 the final is back to Stockholm Globe Arena. The women's Swedish Super League final is played earlier on the same day, in the same arena.

Current clubs

Red dots represent team location
AIK Innebandy
IBK Dalen
IBF Falun
FC Helsingborg
Jönköpings IK
Pixbo Wallenstam IBK
Storvreta IBK
IK Sirius IBK
Warbergs IC 85
Granlo BK
Gävle GIK
Karlstad IBF
Linköping IBK
Mullsjö AIS
Växjö IBK

SSL clubs season 2015/2016

Previous winners