Elitserien (women's volleyball)

Elitserien
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1961
No. of teams	11
Country	Sweden
Continent	Europe
Most recent; champion(s)	Engelholms VS (6th title)
Most titles	Sollentuna VK (19 titles)
Official website	Elitserien (in Swedish)

Elitserien (Template:Lang-sv) 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

The following clubs are competing in the 2018–19 season:^[2]

Previous winners

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

Club	Wins	First Title	Last Title
Sollentuna VK	19	1975	2007
Örebro KFUM/VS	10	1996	2008
Engelholms VS	6	2006	2018
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	1	2014	2014
Lindesbergs VBK	1	2012	2012

References

^ "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.

[1] "SM-slutspel" (in Swedish). Swedish Volleyball Federation. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

[2] "Elitserien damer 2018–19". Svenska Volleybollförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 September 2018.

[3] "Engelholm försvarade guldet – mästare för tredje gången i följd". Elitserienvolleyboll.se (in Swedish). 26 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.

[4] Dan Ivarsson (25 April 2018). "Engelholms fjärde raka SM-guld" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

[5] "Engelholm svenska mästare i volleyboll igen" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

[6] "List of Elitserien winners". Elitserienvolleyboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 December 2016.

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