# 2015–16 Elitserien (bandy)

The 2015–16 Elitserien was the ninth season of the present highest Swedish men's bandy top division, Elitserien. The regular season began on 23 October 2015, and the final was played at Tele2 Arena in Stockholm on 19 March 2016. Västerås SK won the Swedish national championship title by defeating Villa Lidköping BK, 5-2, in the final game.

## Summary

The league started on 23 October 2015.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Home stadium |
| Bollnäs GIF | Bollnäs | Sävstaås IP |
| Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy | Söderhamn | Hällåsen |
| Edsbyns IF | Edsbyn | Dina Arena |
| Gripen Trollhättan BK | Trollhättan | Slättbergshallen |
| Hammarby IF | Stockholm | Zinkensdamms IP |
| IFK Kungälv | Kungälv | Skarpe Nord |
| Kalix BF | Kalix | Kalix IP |
| Sandvikens AIK | Sandviken | Göransson Arena |
| IK Sirius | Uppsala | Studenternas IP |
| TB Västerås | Västerås | ABB Arena |
| Vetlanda BK | Vetlanda | Sapa Arena |
| Villa Lidköping BK | Lidköping | Sparbanken Lidköping Arena |
| IFK Vänersborg | Vänersborg | Arena Vänersborg |
| Västerås SK | Västerås | ABB Arena |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Västerås SK | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 159 | 85 | +74 | 42 | Advance to Knock-out stage |
| 2 | Villa Lidköping BK | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 140 | 77 | +63 | 40 | Advance to Knock-out stage |
| 3 | Bollnäs GIF | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 132 | 81 | +51 | 39 | Advance to Knock-out stage |
| 4 | Sandvikens AIK | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 165 | 111 | +54 | 38 | Advance to Knock-out stage |
| 5 | Vetlanda BK | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 125 | 124 | +1 | 31 | Advance to Knock-out stage |
| 6 | Hammarby IF | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 120 | 95 | +25 | 30 | Advance to Knock-out stage |
| 7 | Edsbyns IF | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 121 | 99 | +22 | 29 | Advance to Knock-out stage |
| 8 | IFK Vänersborg | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 120 | 110 | +10 | 28 | Advance to Knock-out stage |
| 9 | Broberg/Söderhamn | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 100 | 117 | −17 | 24 | |
| 10 | IFK Kungälv | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 104 | 115 | −11 | 21 | |
| 11 | Kalix Bandy | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 84 | 124 | −40 | 18 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 12 | TB Västerås | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 111 | 160 | −49 | 13 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 13 | IK Sirius | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 68 | 152 | −84 | 8 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 14 | Gripen Trollhättan BK | 26 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 64 | 163 | −99 | 3 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |

### Knock-out stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Västerås SK | Västerås SK | Västerås SK | 5 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | |
| IFK Vänersborg | IFK Vänersborg | IFK Vänersborg | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| IFK Vänersborg | IFK Vänersborg | IFK Vänersborg | 2 | 3 | 2 | Västerås SK | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| | | | | | | Sandvikens AIK | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Sandvikens AIK | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Sandvikens AIK | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Sandvikens AIK | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | 19 March – Stockholm | 19 March – Stockholm | 19 March – Stockholm | 19 March – Stockholm | 19 March – Stockholm | 19 March – Stockholm |
| Hammarby IF | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 19 March – Stockholm | 19 March – Stockholm | 19 March – Stockholm | 19 March – Stockholm | 19 March – Stockholm | 19 March – Stockholm |
| Hammarby IF | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Västerås SK | Västerås SK | Västerås SK | Västerås SK | Västerås SK | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Villa Lidköping BK | Villa Lidköping BK | Villa Lidköping BK | Villa Lidköping BK | Villa Lidköping BK | 2 |
| Villa Lidköping BK | Villa Lidköping BK | Villa Lidköping BK | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | Villa Lidköping BK | Villa Lidköping BK | Villa Lidköping BK | Villa Lidköping BK | Villa Lidköping BK | 2 |
| Vetlanda BK | Vetlanda BK | Vetlanda BK | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vetlanda BK | Vetlanda BK | Vetlanda BK | 2 | 2 | 4 | Villa Lidköping BK | Villa Lidköping BK | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bollnäs GIF | Bollnäs GIF | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Bollnäs GIF | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Bollnäs GIF | Bollnäs GIF | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Edsbyns IF | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |

#### Final
### Relegation play-offs
#### Group B
## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of end of season.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Christoffer Edlund | Sandvikens AIK | 59 |
| 2 | David Karlsson | Villa Lidköping BK | 54 |
| 3 | Erik Pettersson | Sandvikens AIK | 45 |
| 3 | Joakim Andersson | Vetlanda BK | 45 |
| 5 | Joakim Hedqvist | IFK Vänersborg | 44 |
| 5 | Martin Söderberg | Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy | 44 |
| 7 | Christian Mickelsson | Bollnäs GIF | 36 |
| 8 | Daniel Andersson | Villa Lidköping BK | 28 |
| 9 | Jonas Nilsson | Västerås SK | 27 |
| 9 | Ted Bergström | Västerås SK | 27 |