2017–18 Elitserien (bandy)

The 2017–18 Elitserien is the eleventh season of the present highest Swedish men's bandy top division, Elitserien. The regular season begins in late-October 2017.

2017–18 Elitserien season
League	Elitserien
Sport	Bandy
Duration	25 October 2017 – 13 February 2018 (Regular season) 16 February 2018 – 17 March 2018 (Final stage)
Teams	14
TV partner	SVT
Regular season
League winners	Sandvikens AIK
Final
Champions	Edsbyns IF
Runners-up	Sandvikens AIK

Teams

Bollnäs

Broberg/Söderhamn

Edsbyn

Hammarby
Tellus

Kalix

IFK Motala

Sandviken

Sirius

Tillberga

Vetlanda

Villa Lidköping

IFK Vänersborg

Västerås

Locations of the 2017–18 Elitserien teams

Teams 1–10 from the regular 2016–17 Elitserien league were automatically qualified for this season's play in the top-tier divisionen.^[1] Three teams from the 2016–2017 season which played the qualification games (IK Tellus, Kalix BF och TB Västerås) managed to stay in the Elitserien, while Gripen Trollhättan BK was relegated to second-tier Allsvenskan and replaced by IFK Motala.^[2][3]

Club	Home town	Home ice
Bollnäs GIF	Bollnäs	Sävstaås IP
Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy	Söderhamn	Hällåsen
Edsbyns IF	Edsbyn	Svenska Fönster Arena*
Hammarby IF	Stockholm	Zinkensdamms IP
Kalix BF	Kalix	Kalix IP
IFK Motala	Motala	XL-Bygg Arena
Sandvikens AIK	Sandviken	Göransson Arena*
IK Sirius	Uppsala	Studenternas IP
IK Tellus	Stockholm	Zinkensdamms IP
Tillberga Bandy Västerås	Västerås	ABB Arena Syd*
Vetlanda BK	Vetlanda	Sapa Arena*
Villa Lidköping BK	Lidköping	Sparbanken Lidköping Arena*
IFK Vänersborg	Vänersborg	Arena Vänersborg*
Västerås SK	Västerås	ABB Arena Syd*

* – indoor arena

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sandvikens AIK	26	19	3	4	166	78	+88	41	Advance to Knock-out stage
2	Edsbyns IF	26	20	1	5	145	72	+73	41
3	Hammarby IF	26	18	3	5	168	93	+75	39
4	Västerås SK	26	17	5	4	149	83	+66	39
5	Villa Lidköping BK	26	17	4	5	140	69	+71	38
6	Vetlanda BK	26	14	3	9	151	118	+33	31
7	Bollnäs GIF	26	10	6	10	92	98	−6	26
8	IFK Vänersborg	26	11	2	13	104	96	+8	24
9	Broberg/Söderhamn IF	26	7	9	10	104	122	−18	23
10	IK Tellus	26	4	8	14	84	135	−51	16
11	IK Sirius	26	5	6	15	73	131	−58	16
12	IFK Motala	26	5	4	17	84	143	−59	14	Qualification to Relegation playoffs
13	Kalix Bandy	26	3	5	18	58	143	−85	11
14	TB Västerås	26	1	3	22	69	206	−137	5	Relegation to the Allsvenskan

Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2018. Source: svenskbandy.se

Knock-out stage

Bracket

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	1	Sandvikens AIK	6	4	7
	8	IFK Vänersborg	2	2	5
										1	Sandvikens AIK	5	3	3	5	3
										3	Hammarby IF	2	6	7	3	2
	3	Hammarby IF	6	4	11	5	7
	6	Vetlanda BK	2	5	2	7	2
																			1	Sandvikens AIK	0
																			2	Edsbyns IF	4
	2	Edsbyns IF	8	4	8
	7	Bollnäs GIF	4	0	3
										2	Edsbyns IF	1	3	6	5	5
										5	Villa Lidköping BK	3	8	4	3	3
	4	Västerås SK	3	3	7	1
	5	Villa Lidköping BK	4	8	1	5

Quarter-finals

Sandvikens AIK vs IFK Vänersborg

16 February

19:00 CET

Sandvikens AIK	6–2	IFK Vänersborg

18 February

17:00 CET

IFK Vänersborg	2–4	Sandvikens AIK

20 February

19:00 CET

Sandvikens AIK	7–5	IFK Vänersborg

Hammarby IF vs Vetlanda BK

16 February

19:00 CET

Hammarby IF	6–2	Vetlanda BK

18 February

17:00 CET

Vetlanda BK	5–4	Hammarby IF

20 February

19:00 CET

Hammarby IF	11–2	Vetlanda BK

22 February

19:00 CET

Vetlanda BK	7–5	Hammarby IF

25 February

13:15 CET

Hammarby IF	7–2	Vetlanda BK

Edsbyns IF vs Bollnäs GIF

16 February

19:00 CET

Edsbyns IF	8–4	Bollnäs GIF

18 February

17:00 CET

Bollnäs GIF	0–4	Edsbyns IF

21 February

19:00 CET

Edsbyns IF	8–3	Bollnäs GIF

Västerås SK vs Villa Lidköping BK

16 February

19:00 CET

Västerås SK	3–4	Villa Lidköping BK

18 February

17:00 CET

Villa Lidköping BK	8–3	Västerås SK

21 February

19:00 CET

Västerås SK	7–1	Villa Lidköping BK

23 February

19:00 CET

Villa Lidköping BK	5–1	Västerås SK

Semi-finals

Sandvikens AIK vs Hammarby IF

28 February

19:00 CET

Sandvikens AIK	5–2	Hammarby IF

2 March

19:00 CET

Hammarby IF	6–3	Sandvikens AIK

6 March

19:00 CET

Sandvikens AIK	3–7	Hammarby IF

9 March

19:00 CET

Hammarby IF	3–5	Sandvikens AIK

11 March

15:00 CET

Sandvikens AIK	3–2	Hammarby IF

Edsbyns IF vs Villa Lidköping BK

28 February

19:00 CET

Edsbyns IF	1–3	Villa Lidköping BK

3 March

17:00 CET

Villa Lidköping BK	8–3	Edsbyns IF

7 March

19:00 CET

Edsbyns IF	6–4	Villa Lidköping BK

9 March

19:00 CET

Villa Lidköping BK	3–5	Edsbyns IF

11 March

17:00 CET

Edsbyns IF	5–3	Villa Lidköping BK

Final

17 March

16:00 CET

Sandvikens AIK	0–4	Edsbyns IF

Studenternas IP, Uppsala

Relegation playoffs