Elitserien (women's volleyball)
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| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1961 |
| No. of teams | 11 |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) | Hylte/Halmstad (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Sollentuna VK (19 titles) |
| Official website | Elitserien (in Swedish) |
Elitserien (Swedish: Elitserien i volleyboll för damer) is the Swedish women's volleyball top division. The regular season usually takes place from October to late February or early March and is followed up by play-offs to determine the Swedish national champion.[1]
Teams
[edit]The following clubs are competing in the 2018–19 season:[2]
- Degerfors VBK Orion
- Engelholms VS
- Gislaveds VBK
- Hylte/Halmstad
- Lindesbergs VBK
- Linköpings VC
- Lunds VK
- RIG Falköping
- Sollentuna VK
- Svedala VBK
- Örebro VS
Previous winners
[edit]- 1961–62: Bosöns IK (1)
- 1962–63: Bosöns IK (2)
- 1963–64: Bosöns IK (3)
- 1964–65: Kolbäcks VK (1)
- 1965–66: Bosöns IK (4)
- 1966–67: Bosöns IK (5)
- 1967–68: Vallentuna VBK (1)
- 1968–69: Kolbäcks VK (2)
- 1969–70: Värnamo FK (1)
- 1970–71: Alingsås VBK (1)
- 1971–72: Värnamo FK (2)
- 1972–73: Värnamo FK (3)
- 1973–74: Värnamo FK (4)
- 1974–75: Sollentuna VK (1)
- 1975–76: Sollentuna VK (2)
- 1976–77: Sollentuna VK (3)
- 1977–78: Sollentuna VK (4)
- 1978–79: Sollentuna VK (5)
- 1979–80: Sollentuna VK (6)
- 1980–81: Sollentuna VK (7)
- 1981–82: Sollentuna VK (8)
- 1982–83: Sollentuna VK (9)
- 1983–84: Sollentuna VK (10)
- 1984–85: Sollentuna VK (11)
- 1985–86: Sollentuna VK (12)
- 1986–87: Sollentuna VK (13)
- 1987–88: Sollentuna VK (14)
- 1988–89: Uppsala Studenters IF (1)
- 1989–90: Sollentuna VK (15)
- 1990–91: Sollentuna VK (16)
- 1991–92: Sollentuna VK (17)
- 1992–93: Uppsala VBS (2)
- 1993–94: Vallentuna VBK (2)
- 1994–95: Sollentuna VK (18)
- 1995–96: Örebro KFUM (1)
- 1996–97: Örebro KFUM (2)
- 1997–98: Örebro KFUM (3)
- 1998–99: Örebro KFUM (4)
- 1999–00: Örebro KFUM (5)
- 2000–01: Örebro KFUM (6)
- 2001–02: Katrineholms VK (1)
- 2002–03: Örebro VS (7)
- 2003–04: Örebro VS (8)
- 2004–05: Örebro VS (9)
- 2005–06: Engelholms VS (1)
- 2006–07: Sollentuna VK (19)
- 2007–08: Örebro VS (10)
- 2008–09: Engelholms VS (2)
- 2009–10: Katrineholms VK (2)
- 2010–11: Katrineholms VK (3)
- 2011–12: Lindesbergs VBK (1)
- 2012–13: Katrineholms VK (4)
- 2013–14: Hylte VBK (1)
- 2014–15: Engelholms VS (3)
- 2015–16: Engelholms VS (4)
- 2016–17: Engelholms VS (5)[3]
- 2017–18: Engelholms VS (6)[4]
- 2018–19: Engelholms VS (7)[5]
Source: Elitserienvolleyboll.se[6]
Titles by team
[edit]| Club | Wins | First Title | Last Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sollentuna VK | 19 | 1975 | 2007 |
| Örebro KFUM/VS | 10 | 1996 | 2008 |
| Engelholms VS | 7 | 2006 | 2019 |
| Bosöns IK | 5 | 1962 | 1967 |
| Katrineholms VK | 4 | 2002 | 2013 |
| Värnamo FK | 4 | 1970 | 1974 |
| Kolbäcks VK | 2 | 1965 | 1969 |
| Uppsala VBS/Stud | 2 | 1989 | 1993 |
| Vallentuna VBK | 2 | 1968 | 1994 |
| Alingsås VK | 1 | 1971 | 1971 |
| Hylte VBK | 2 | 2014 | 2022 |
| Lindesbergs VBK | 1 | 2012 | 2012 |
References
[edit]- ^ "SM-slutspel" (in Swedish). Swedish Volleyball Federation. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Elitserien damer 2018–19". Svenska Volleybollförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Engelholm försvarade guldet – mästare för tredje gången i följd". Elitserienvolleyboll.se (in Swedish). 26 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ Dan Ivarsson (25 April 2018). "Engelholms fjärde raka SM-guld" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Engelholm svenska mästare i volleyboll igen" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "List of Elitserien winners". Elitserienvolleyboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Swedish League. women.volleybox.net (in English)