2013 Kvalserien

The 2013 Kvalserien was the 39th Kvalserien, consisting of two Elitserien (SHL) teams and four HockeyAllsvenskan teams. It began on 14 March 2013 and ended on 5 April 2013. The 2013 Kvalserien determined which two teams of the participating ones would play in the 2013–14 SHL season and which four teams would play in the 2013–14 HockeyAllsvenskan season.
For the first time since 2006, neither of the two Elitserien teams – Timrå IK and Rögle BK – managed to defend their spot in the top-tier league. Instead, HockeyAllsvenskan teams Örebro HK and Leksands IF took the two available spots for the 2013–14 SHL season. Örebro went undefeated in regulation time throughout the ten games and secured promotion in the seventh round (of ten), while Leksand secured their SHL spot in the following round. Örebro promoted to the SHL for the first time in club history (another Örebro team, Örebro IK, last played in the Elitserien in 1978–79), while Leksand returned to the SHL for the first time since the 2005–06 season. Timrå were relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan for the first time since 2000, while Rögle's return to Elitserien lasted for only one season.
==Participating teams==
;From Elitserien (ranked 11–12)
*Timrå IK
*Rögle BK
;From HockeyAllsvenskan (ranked 1–3) 
*Leksands IF
*Södertälje SK
*VIK Västerås HK
;From HockeyAllsvenskan playoff round
*Örebro HK
== Standings ==
2013 Kvalserien	2013 Kvalserien	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Örebro HK 	10	6	4	0	2	2	29	16	+13	24
2 	Leksands IF 	10	7	1	2	0	1	36	19	+17	22
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Timrå IK 	10	4	3	3	2	1	30	30	0 	17
4 	VIK Västerås HK	10	3	2	5	1	1	19	23	–4 	12
5 	Rögle BK 	10	2	1	7	1	0	18	27	–9 	8
6 	Södertälje SK 	10	2	1	7	0	1	16	33	–17	7
== Game log ==
2013 Kvalserien game log	2013 Kvalserien game log	 	 	 	 	
Round 	Date 	Home 	Result	Away 	Venue 	Attendance
1 	March 14 	Timrå IK 	3–2 SO	Örebro HK 	E.ON Arena 	4,377
1 	March 14 	Rögle BK 	2–3 	VIK Västerås HK	Lindab Arena 	3,752
1 	March 14 	Leksands IF 	3–1 	Södertälje SK 	Tegera Arena 	6,772
2 	March 16 	Södertälje SK 	1–4 	Rögle BK 	AXA Sports Center	4,582
2 	March 16 	VIK Västerås HK	2–1 SO	Timrå IK 	ABB Arena Nord 	4,902
2 	March 16 	Örebro HK 	5–2 	Leksands IF 	Behrn Arena 	5,065
3 	March 19 	Timrå IK 	4–1 	Södertälje SK 	E.ON Arena 	4,266
3 	March 19 	Rögle BK 	0–4 	Leksands IF 	Lindab Arena 	4,651
3 	March 19 	VIK Västerås HK	0–1 	Örebro HK 	ABB Arena Nord 	4,590
4 	March 21 	Leksands IF 	6–2 	Timrå IK 	Tegera Arena 	7,650
4 	March 21 	Södertälje SK 	3–2 	VIK Västerås HK	AXA Sports Center	3,538
4 	March 21 	Örebro HK 	2–0 	Rögle BK 	Behrn Arena 	4,172
5 	March 23 	Södertälje SK 	2–3 	Örebro HK 	AXA Sports Center	4,255
5 	March 23 	VIK Västerås HK	1–3 	Leksands IF 	ABB Arena Nord 	4,902
5 	March 23 	Timrå IK 	3–5 	Rögle BK 	E.ON Arena 	4,375
6 	March 26 	Rögle BK 	0–1 	Timrå IK 	Lindab Arena 	3,744
6 	March 26 	Leksands IF 	4–1 	VIK Västerås HK	Tegera Arena 	7,650
6 	March 26 	Örebro HK 	3–0 	Södertälje SK 	Behrn Arena 	5,208
7 	March 28 	Timrå IK 	3–8 	Leksands IF 	E.ON Arena 	5,625
7 	March 28 	Rögle BK 	2–5 	Örebro HK 	Lindab Arena 	2,356
7 	March 28 	VIK Västerås HK	1–0 	Södertälje SK 	ABB Arena Nord 	2,631
8 	March 30 	Leksands IF 	3–1 	Rögle BK 	Tegera Arena 	7,650
8 	March 30 	Södertälje SK 	3–8 	Timrå IK 	AXA Sports Center	2,698
8 	March 30 	Örebro HK 	5–4 SO	VIK Västerås HK	Behrn Arena 	4,906
== External links ==
*Official statistics for ice hockey in Sweden
2013
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