Women's ice hockey in Sweden

Women's ice hockey in Sweden had 3,425 players in 2011. The Riksserien (national Series), organized by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association, is the elite league of women's ice hockey. There are also a number of teams in the Division one which in turn is divided in regions north, west, east, south A and south B.
==History==
The first league was created in 1987, and is called Division 1. This league had a variable number of teams distributed in some small regional leagues, followed by a national playoff. During the 2007–08 season, the best Division 1 teams qualified for the new league Riksserien which became the top tier league, while the Division 1 became the second level of the women's hockey in Sweden.
Riksserien is composed of eight teams. They face every opponent in four games, twice at home and twice away. The first two teams qualify for the semi-finals. The teams classified in third to sixth place have a playoff qualifying round which takes place in three matches. The semi-finals, the match for the third place and final depend on a simple match. The seventh and eighth teams face the top two from Division 1 to stay in Riksserien or to Division 1.
==Championship==
===Results===
 Regular season
Season 	Winner in the championship	Finalist 	Score 	The third (consolation)
Division 1	Division 1 	Division 1 	Division 1	Division 1
1987–88 	Nacka HK 	FoC Farsta 	11–0 	MODO Hockey
1988–89 	Nacka HK 	MODO Hockey 	3–2 	Alvesta SK
1989–90 	Nacka HK 	Alvesta SK 	7–0 	FoC Farsta
1990–91 	Nacka HK 	Alvesta SK 	9–0 	FoC Farsta
1991–92 	Nacka HK 	FoC Farsta 	3–1 	Brynäs IF
1992–93 	Nacka HK 	FoC Farsta 	4–3 	Vallentuna BK
1993–94 	Nacka HK 	FoC Farsta 	3–0 	Brynäs IF
1994–95 	Foc Farsta 	Nacka HK 	5–1 	Västerhaninge IF
1995–96 	Nacka HK 	FoC Farsta 	6–5 	Västerhaninge IF
1996-97 	Foc Farsta 	Västerhaninge IF 	4–3 	Nacka HK
1997–98 	Nacka HK 	FoC Farsta 	3–0 	Veddige HK
1998–99 	M/B Hockey 	AIK IF 	8–1 	MODO Hockey
1999–00 	M/B Hockey 	AIK IF 	4–3 	Veddige HK
2000–01 	M/B Hockey 	AIK IF 	6–3 	MODO Hockey
2001–02 	M/B Hockey 	MODO Hockey 	9–1 	AIK IF
2002–03 	M/B Hockey 	AIK IF 	7–3 	MODO Hockey
2003–04 	AIK IF 	Limhamn Limeburners HC	5–2 	M/B Hockey
2004–05 	M/B Hockey 	AIK IF 	4–3 	MODO Hockey
2005–06 	M/B Hockey 	MODO Hockey 	2–1 	Örebro HK
2006–07 	AIK IF 	Segeltorps IF 	2–1 	MODO Hockey
Riksserien	Riksserien 	Riksserien 	Riksserien	Riksserien
2007–08 	Segeltorps IF 	AIK IF 	5–2 	MODO Hockey
2008–09 	AIK IF 	Segeltorps IF 	5–0 	MODO Hockey
2009–10 	Segeltorps IF 	Brynäs IF 	6–0 	MODO Hockey
2010–11 	Segeltorps IF 	Brynäs IF 	2–1 OT 	MODO Hockey
2011–12 	MODO Hockey 	Brynäs IF 	1–0 	Segeltorps IF
2012–13 	AIK IF 	Brynäs IF 	2–1 	?
===Medal Count===
*Updated through 2011–12
 Playoff
 	Team 	Golden medal	Silver medal	bronze meda	Total
1 	Nacka HK 	9 	1 	0 	10
2 	M/B Hockey 	7 	0 	1 	8
3 	AIK IF 	3 	5 	1 	9
4 	Segeltorps IF 	3 	2 	1 	6
5 	FoC Farsta 	2 	6 	2 	10
6 	MODO Hockey 	1 	3 	9 	13
7 	Brynäs IF 	0 	3 	2 	5
8 	Alvesta SK 	0 	2 	1 	3
9 	Västerhaninge IF 	0 	1 	2 	3
10	Limhamn Limeburners HC	0 	1 	0 	1
11	Veddige HK 	0 	0 	2 	2
12	Vallentuna BK 	0 	0 	1 	1
- 	Örebro HK 	0 	0 	1 	1
- 	Linköpings HC 	0 	0 	1 	1
==Teams 2010-11 ==
=== Riksserien ===
* AIK IF
* Brynäs IF
* Leksands IF
* Linköpings HC
* MODO Hockey
* Munksund-Skuthamns SK
* Ormsta HC
* Segeltorps IF
=== Division I Region South A ===
* Grästorp IK
* Hisingen IK
* Hovås HC/Järnbrott
* Lerums BK
* Munkedal/Stenungsund
* Trollhättan HC
* Vårgårda HC
=== Division I Region South B ===
* Borås HC
* HV71 Queens
* IF Malmö Redhawks
* Karlskrona HK
* Motala AIF Hockey
* Rögle BK
* Växjö Lakers
=== Division I Region West ===
* Skogsbo SK
* Hällefors/Lindlöven
* Sandviken IK
* Malungs IF
* VIK Västerås HK Ungdom
* Leksands IF 2
* Kristinehamns HT
=== Division I Region East ===
* AIK 2
* Almtuna IS
* Järfälla HC
* Ormsta Hockey 2
* Tullinge TP
* Södertälje SK
* Segeltorps IF 2
* Västerhaninge IF
=== Division I Region North ===
* Modo Hockey Junior
* Clemnsnäs HC
* Luleå HF
* Sundsvall Wildcats
* IF Björklöven
==Tournaments==
The following are IIHF tournaments that were hosted in Sweden.
Event 	Location 	Finish
2003 4 Nations Cup 	Skovde 	Fourth
2004-05 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup	Solna 	Gold for AIK IF
2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships	Linköping, Norrköping	BronzeCollins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.540, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
2005-06 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup	Solna 	Gold for AIK IF
2006-07 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup	Katrineholm 	Gold for AIK IF
2007 4 Nations Cup 	Leksand 	Fourth
2007-08 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup	Vallentuna 	Gold for AIK IF
2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship 	Stockholm, Sweden 	No medal
==See also==
* Sweden women's national ice hockey team
==References==
==Links==
* swehockey.se
* www.svenskdamhockey.se
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