# 2010 Kvalserien

The 2010 Kvalserien was the 36th Kvalserien, played between 21 March and 11 April 2010. Södertälje and AIK, who finished 1st and 2nd respectively, qualified for the 2010–11 Elitserien season. Rögle were relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan.
This year's Kvalserien was one of the closest ones ever. After the 9th round, four teams (AIK, Rögle, Leksand and Almtuna) all had their chance to qualify for the 2010–11 Elitserien season. After the 9th round, AIK were on the second and last Elitserien spot, being one point ahead of Rögle, who had 15 points at that time. AIK needed a win against Växjö at home in Hovet, in order to secure their last Elitserien spot. In the 10th and final round, AIK won 2–0 against Växjö and thus secured their Elitserien spot. AIK finished the 2010 Kvalserien with 18 points, the lowest number of points a team has ever been able to qualify to Elitserien with, ever since Kvalserien started in 1975.
But only after the 7th round, no one even believed that AIK could qualify. At that time, they were at the third place with 10 points, four points behind Rögle. But Rögle lost their two following games, which AIK won, and AIK were therefore at the last Elitserien spot after the 9th round. Södertälje had already secured their Elitserien spot after the 9th round.
Like previous Kvalserien years, Leksand were once again a big disappointment for everyone. They were at the third place with 13 points after the 8th round, only one point behind Rögle, who were on the last Elitserien spot at that time. But Leksand lost 5–2 away against the last ranked team Växjö in the 9th round, and thus, Leksand were forced to win their last game, which was against Almtuna. Although Leksand did win 2–1 against Almtuna, AIK won 2–0 against Växjö, which meant that Leksand missed Elitserien for the fifth consecutive year.

## Standings

| 2010 Kvalserien | 2010 Kvalserien | GP | W | T | L | OTW/SOW | OTL/SOL | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| 1 | Södertälje SK | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 21 |
| 2 | AIK | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 18 |
| 3 | Rögle BK | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 16 |
| 4 | Leksands IF | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 16 |
| 5 | Almtuna IS | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Växjö Lakers HC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 6 |

## Game log

2010 Kvalserien game log :
March
RoundDateHomeResultAwayVenueAttendance
1March 21Södertälje SK2–0Rögle BKAXA Sports Center4,334
Växjö Lakers HC5–6AIK IFVäxjö Ishall3,096
Almtuna IS4–2Leksands IFGränbyhallen2,805
2March 23Leksands IF4–1Växjö Lakers HCEjendals Arena6,162
AIK IF3–4Södertälje SKHovet5,413
Rögle BK3–2 (SO)Almtuna ISLindab Arena4,023
3March 25Södertälje SK3–2Leksands IFAXA Sports Center5,976
Växjö Lakers HC2–3 (SO)Almtuna ISVäxjö Ishall2,495
AIK IF2–3 (OT)Rögle BKHovet3,847
4March 27Almtuna IS1–3Södertälje SKGränbyhallen2,916
Leksands IF2–1AIK IFEjendals Arena7,650
Rögle BK5–2Växjö Lakers HCLindab Arena4,218
5March 29Södertälje SK7–4Växjö Lakers HCAXA Sports Center3,679
Leksands IF3–4Rögle BKEjendals Arena7,650
AIK IF4–1Almtuna ISHovet2,573 :
April
RoundDateHomeResultAwayVenueAttendance
6April 2Växjö Lakers HC7–6 (OT)Södertälje SKVäxjö Ishall2,502
Almtuna IS1–2AIK IFGränbyhallen2,648
Rögle BK1–2 (OT)Leksands IFLindab Arena5,150
7April 4Södertälje SK4–3 (OT)Almtuna ISAXA Sports Center3,664
Växjö Lakers HC3–7Rögle BKVäxjö Ishall2,954
AIK IF2–3Leksands IFHovet7,023
8April 6Almtuna IS4–0Växjö Lakers HCGränbyhallen1,254
Leksands IF3–2 (OT)Södertälje SKEjendals Arena7,650
Rögle BK4–5AIK IFLindab Arena4,989
9April 8Södertälje SK1–2 (OT)AIK IFAXA Sports Center5,741
Växjö Lakers HC5–2Leksands IFVäxjö Ishall2,907
Almtuna IS3–1Rögle BKGränbyhallen2,126
10April 11Leksands IF2–1Almtuna ISEjendals Arena6,353
AIK IF2–0Växjö Lakers HCHovet8,079
Rögle BK3–2 (SO)Södertälje SKLindab Arena3,745 :