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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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	2010 Kvalserien game log	 	 	 	 	
Round 	Date 	Home 	Result 	Away 	Venue 	Attendance
1 	March 21 	Södertälje SK 	2–0 	Rögle BK 	AXA Sports Center	4,334
1 	March 21 	Växjö Lakers HC	5–6 	AIK IF 	Växjö Ishall 	3,096
1 	March 21 	Almtuna IS 	4–2 	Leksands IF 	Gränbyhallen 	2,805
2 	March 23 	Leksands IF 	4–1 	Växjö Lakers HC	Ejendals Arena 	6,162
2 	March 23 	AIK IF 	3–4 	Södertälje SK 	Hovet 	5,413
2 	March 23 	Rögle BK 	3–2 (SO)	Almtuna IS 	Lindab Arena 	4,023
3 	March 25 	Södertälje SK 	3–2 	Leksands IF 	AXA Sports Center	5,976
3 	March 25 	Växjö Lakers HC	2–3 (SO)	Almtuna IS 	Växjö Ishall 	2,495
3 	March 25 	AIK IF 	2–3 (OT)	Rögle BK 	Hovet 	3,847
4 	March 27 	Almtuna IS 	1–3 	Södertälje SK 	Gränbyhallen 	2,916
4 	March 27 	Leksands IF 	2–1 	AIK IF 	Ejendals Arena 	7,650
4 	March 27 	Rögle BK 	5–2 	Växjö Lakers HC	Lindab Arena 	4,218
5 	March 29 	Södertälje SK 	7–4 	Växjö Lakers HC	AXA Sports Center	3,679
5 	March 29 	Leksands IF 	3–4 	Rögle BK 	Ejendals Arena 	7,650
5 	March 29 	AIK IF 	4–1 	Almtuna IS 	Hovet 	2,573
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