HockeyAllsvenskan

HockeyAllsvenskan is a professional ice hockey league and is the second-highest league in the Swedish ice hockey system, just below the SHL. It was previously known as Allsvenskan and SuperAllsvenskan. Since the 2009–10 season, the league has included fourteen teams competing against each other. This league is an important part of Swedish hockey, giving players a chance to showcase their skills and work toward playing in the top league.

Previous leagues called Allsvenskan

In the past, the name Allsvenskan was used for different hockey leagues in Sweden. From 1948 to 1975, it was the name for the top league, even though it was officially called Division 1. This league had different numbers of teams over the years.

Later, from 1982 to 1999, Allsvenskan was used for a second-level league. Teams would play after the holiday break, and the top teams could move up to a higher league called Elitserien.

In 1999, two new leagues called Allsvenskan Norra (north) and Södra (south) were created. These had twelve teams each, and the best teams moved to a league called SuperAllsvenskan.

By 2005, these leagues were merged into one called HockeyAllsvenskan, which is the second-highest league in Sweden today.

Present HockeyAllsvenskan

The HockeyAllsvenskan is a special ice hockey league in Sweden. Teams play each other many times during a season, with each team playing 52 games total. After the season, the top two teams play a final series, while teams ranked 3 to 8 compete in another tournament.

Teams can move up or down between leagues based on their performance. The winner of the final gets a chance to play against a team from a higher league, while the lower-ranked teams must compete to stay in the league for the next season.

2025–26 participating teams

The HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2025–26 season includes fourteen teams. These teams are:

• AIK
• Almtuna
• Kalmar
• Karlskoga
• Björklöven
• Modo
• Mora
• Nybro
• Oskarshamn
• Södertälje
• Ljungby
• Västerås
• Vimmerby
• Östersund

Attendance

The HockeyAllsvenskan league has grown more popular over the years, with more fans coming to watch each game. In the 2011–12 season, it had the most fans in any second-tier league in Europe, with about 2,606 people per game. The next season, in 2012–13, even more fans came, averaging 3,227 people per game. This big jump happened partly because some teams with more fans joined the league. Over seven years, from 2005–06 to 2012–13, the number of fans grew by almost two-thirds.

Attendance statistics

Television

C More Entertainment has shown HockeyAllsvenskan games on TV since 2015. Some games are on TV, and others are watched online. Before that, Viasat showed the games from 2009 until 2015.

Previous seasons

Main article: 2005–06 HockeyAllsvenskan season

Halmstad played in HockeyAllsvenskan this season, but the team was disqualified because of money problems. Malmö and Skellefteå moved up to a higher league, while Leksand and Södertälje moved down.

Arboga and Hammarby had to fight to stay in the league but succeeded. Huddinge, which had been lowered the year before, returned after one year away.

Main article: 2006–07 HockeyAllsvenskan season

Södertälje moved up to the top league, while Malmö moved down. Huddinge and Arboga had to play to stay in the league, but Arboga could not because of money problems and dropped down. Huddinge won and stayed, while Borås moved up.

Main article: 2007–08 HockeyAllsvenskan season

Rögle moved up to the top league, while Mora moved down. Huddinge and Hammarby had to play to stay but Hammarby could not because of money problems. Huddinge also could not stay, and Troja/Ljungby and Mariestad took their places. Later, Nyköping was dropped down, so Huddinge returned to the league.

Main article: 2008–09 HockeyAllsvenskan season

This was the last season with sixteen teams. The league would shrink to fourteen teams the next year. None of the top HockeyAllsvenskan teams moved up this year. Mariestad was dropped down directly because of the smaller league, and Nybro and Huddinge also dropped down. Örebro moved up.

Main article: 2009–10 HockeyAllsvenskan season

AIK moved up to the top league. Sundsvall and Oskarshamn had to play to stay in the league. Tingsryd moved up, but Björklöven was dropped down for money problems, so Sundsvall stayed.

Main article: 2010–11 HockeyAllsvenskan season

Växjö moved up to the top league, while Södertälje moved down. The way teams fought for a spot changed this year. Troja/Ljungby and Tingsryd had to play to stay and succeeded, so no team from a lower league moved up.

Main article: 2011–12 HockeyAllsvenskan season

Rögle moved up to the top league, while Djurgården moved down. Borås stayed in the league but later could not meet the rules and dropped down, so Asplöven took their place.

Main article: 2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season

Main article: 2013–14 HockeyAllsvenskan season

Main article: 2014–15 HockeyAllsvenskan season

Main article: 2015–16 HockeyAllsvenskan season

Main article: 2016–17 HockeyAllsvenskan season

Main article: 2017–18 HockeyAllsvenskan season

Main article: 2018–19 HockeyAllsvenskan season

Main article: 2019–20 HockeyAllsvenskan season

Main article: 2020–21 HockeyAllsvenskan season