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Speedway in Sweden is one of the recognised 'four big leagues' in world speedway (along with Great Britain, Poland and Denmark). The Swedish leagues consists of three domestic leagues, an individual World Championship round of the Speedway Grand Prix and an annual entry into the Speedway World Cup or equivalent. Sweden has produced five World Champions and the Sweden national speedway team have been World Cup winners on ten occasions. Speedway is one of the most popular motorsports in the country.

History

The Swedish speedway league was founded in 1948 and was inspired by British speedway including adopting British teams nicknames in Swedish versions. As popularity of the sport grew many new clubs were founded all around Sweden and during the 1950s and over 30 different clubs have competed in at least one season in the league system.

League competitions

There are three leagues in Sweden:

• Elite League (Elitserien) (first tier)
• Allsvenskan (second tier)
• Division One (third tier)

Speedway meetings in Sweden are normally held between May and September. Swedish teams are generally known by nicknames rather than club or city names. These nicknames usually have some sort of local connection.

The Elitserien was established in 1982. At the end of each season the leading teams form the regular season table compete in play-offs to determine the Elitserien champions. The second tier/division is called the Allsvenskan (which used to be the highest league before 1982) and takes place in a similar manner to the Elitserien.

Other competitions

• Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden (world championship round)
• Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia (former world championship round)
• Swedish Individual Speedway Championship
• Swedish U21 Individual Championship

See also

• Swedish Speedway Team Championship
• Elitserien (speedway)
• Allsvenskan (speedway)
• List of speedway teams in Sweden

v t e Swedish speedway teams & seasons
Elitserien	Dackarna Indianerna Lejonen Piraterna Rospiggarna Smederna Vargarna Västervik
Allsvenskan	Gislaved Griparna Masarna Njudungarna Örnarna Solkatterna Valsarna
Division One	Team DaLej Indianerna C Vikingarna Smederna B
Former	Bysarna Filbyterna Getingarna Hammarby Kaparna Monarkerna Team Bikab
Seasons	Swedish Speedway Team Championship 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

References

1. "FIM speedway calendar" (PDF). FIM. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
2. "World Team Cup and World Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
3. "History: Speedway and Longtrack". Speedway.org. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
4. "What are the main competitions held in Sweden?". Speedway FAQ. 2006. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
5. "Bauhaus Elite Liga". Bauhaus Elite Liga. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

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