# 2018–19 Basketligan season

The 2018–19 Basketligan season was the 26th season of the Basketligan, the top tier basketball league on Sweden. Norrköping Dolphins were the defending champions.

## Teams

Köping Stars and Wetterbygden Stars joined the league.
| Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
| Luleå | Luleå | Luleå Energi Arena | 2,700 |
| Borås | Borås | Boråshallen | 3,000 |
| Jämtland | Östersund | Östersunds sporthall | 1,700 |
| Köping Stars | Köping | Karlbergshallen | |
| Norrköping Dolphins | Norrköping | Stadium Arena | 4,500 |
| Nässjö | Nässjö | Nässjö Sporthall | Un­known |
| Södertälje Kings | Södertälje | Täljehallen | 2,200 |
| Umeå | Umeå | Umeå Energi Arena | 1,270 |
| Uppsala | Uppsala | IFU Arena | 2,880 |
| Wetterbygden Stars | Huskvarna | Huskvarna Sporthall | |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Södertälje Kings | 36 | 29 | 7 | 3088 | 2797 | +291 | 58 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Borås | 36 | 27 | 9 | 3444 | 3091 | +353 | 54 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Norrköping Dolphins | 36 | 27 | 9 | 3032 | 2651 | +381 | 54 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Luleå | 36 | 24 | 12 | 3082 | 2850 | +232 | 48 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Jämtland | 36 | 23 | 13 | 3422 | 3189 | +233 | 46 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | Nässjö | 36 | 14 | 22 | 2855 | 2992 | −137 | 28 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Wetterbygden Stars | 36 | 12 | 24 | 2839 | 2945 | −106 | 24 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | Umeå | 36 | 9 | 27 | 3017 | 3255 | −238 | 18 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 9 | Köping Stars (O) | 36 | 9 | 27 | 2805 | 3108 | −303 | 18 | Qualification to relegation playoffs |
| 10 | Uppsala (R) | 36 | 3 | 33 | 2776 | 3482 | −706 | 6 | Relegated to Superettan |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BOR | JAM | KOP | LUL | NOR | NAS | SOD | UME | UPP | WET | BOR | JAM | KOP | LUL | NOR | NAS | SOD | UME | UPP | WET |
| Borås | — | 90–93 | 111–75 | 75–87 | 97–84 | 103–80 | 76–85 | 113–82 | 113–83 | 95–74 | — | 110–94 | 107–70 | 110–82 | 95–92 | 79–78 | 90–72 | 91–84 | 101–84 | 84–79 |
| Jämtland | 120–113 | — | 95–61 | 92–108 | 97–89 | 101–93 | 95–100 | 98–95 | 107–59 | 93–91 | 106–103 | — | 93–80 | 95–99 | 94–82 | 89–66 | 73–86 | 118–85 | 117–98 | 100–90 |
| Köping Stars | 83–86 | 84–91 | — | 80–79 | 67–78 | 75–82 | 68–81 | 83–71 | 101–92 | 55–98 | 72–101 | 103–108 | — | 68–86 | 71–79 | 85–73 | 76–81 | 73–76 | 96–77 | 100–71 |
| Luleå | 97–80 | 87–78 | 86–71 | — | 77–79 | 96–68 | 75–68 | 89–82 | 107–80 | 77–88 | 97–107 | 99–88 | 87–79 | — | 80–64 | 90–74 | 60–61 | 93–95 | 94–58 | 88–83 |
| Norrköping Dolphins | 101–63 | 89–84 | 70–65 | 74–53 | — | 83–68 | 72–77 | 90–73 | 97–65 | 91–71 | 83–85 | 84–76 | 83–65 | 84–76 | — | 80–48 | 92–64 | 72–52 | 107–69 | 78–67 |
| Nässjö | 83–88 | 108–82 | 72–69 | 85–81 | 84–82 | — | 82–87 | 84–92 | 113–71 | 99–86 | 69–95 | 88–94 | 80–82 | 65–68 | 56–89 | — | 75–82 | 86–76 | 99–74 | 79–78 |
| Södertälje Kings | 101–93 | 97–78 | 91–77 | 93–95 | 89–82 | 89–81 | — | 86–75 | 105–57 | 79–73 | 93–75 | 97–92 | 94–68 | 86–89 | 85–86 | 79–70 | — | 86–74 | 97–68 | 80–65 |
| Umeå | 87–106 | 81–112 | 104–83 | 78–100 | 72–93 | 80–71 | 73–83 | — | 111–93 | 75–81 | 91–105 | 84–98 | 100–93 | 87–82 | 72–81 | 77–79 | 94–100 | — | 108–91 | 100–98 |
| Uppsala | 84–113 | 87–109 | 68–70 | 59–90 | 81–95 | 91–78 | 70–88 | 76–91 | — | 80–89 | 95–103 | 76–106 | 88–97 | 67–83 | 72–84 | 77–87 | 74–89 | 89–80 | — | 82–87 |
| Wetterbygden Stars | 80–104 | 62–93 | 86–85 | 62–74 | 70–85 | 77–79 | 76–80 | 102–79 | 92–56 | — | 71–84 | 65–63 | 83–75 | 85–71 | 71–76 | 65–63 | 68–77 | 77–81 | 78–85 | — |

## Playoffs

The playoffs are played with a best-of-five format (1-1-1-1-1).

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Södertälje Kings | 3 | | |
| Umeå | 0 | | |
| Umeå | 0 | Södertälje Kings | 4 |
| | | Jämtland | 2 |
| Luleå | 2 | Jämtland | 2 |
| Jämtland | 3 | | | | |
| Jämtland | 3 | | | Södertälje Kings | 4 |
| | | | | Borås | 1 |
| Borås | 3 | | | Borås | 1 |
| Wetterbygden Stars | 1 | | | | |
| Wetterbygden Stars | 1 | Borås | 4 | | |
| | | Norrköping Dolphins | 2 |
| Norrköping Dolphins | 3 | Norrköping Dolphins | 2 |
| Nässjö | 0 | | |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Södertälje Kings | 3–0 | Umeå | 90–73 | 87–72 | 85–70 | 0 | 0 |
| Borås | 3–1 | Wetterbygden Stars | 98–64 | 80–64 | 93–94 | 74–61 | 0 |
| Norrköping Dolphins | 3–0 | Nässjö | 72–56 | 84–83 | 91–85 | 0 | 0 |
| Luleå | 2–3 | Jämtland | 97–92 | 80–89 | 110–80 | 75–86 | 90–103 |

### Semifinals

Seeded teams played legs 1, 3, 5 and 7 at home.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| Södertälje Kings | 4–2 | Jämtland | 86–73 | 100–91 | 86–70 | 76–84 | 78–79 | 76–85 | 0 |
| Borås | 4–2 | Norrköping Dolphins | 69–52 | 67–85 | 95–74 | 108–65 | 57–86 | 92–80 | 0 |

### Finals

Seeded team played legs 1, 3, 5 and 7 at home.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| Södertälje Kings | 4–1 | Borås | 92–81 | 78–63 | 79–76 | 80–97 | 81–70 | 0 | 0 |

## Relegation playoffs

The ninth qualified and the runner-up of the Superettan played a double-legged playoff for a place in the next Basketligan season.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Alvik | 117–184 | Köping Stars | 48–89 | 69–95 |

## Swedish clubs in European competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| Norrköping Dolphins | Champions League | First qualifying round |
| Luleå | Europe Cup | Second qualifying round |
| Södertälje Kings | Europe Cup | First qualifying round |