Allsvenskan (speedway)

Allsvenskan
Sport	Speedway
Founded	1948
No. of teams	7
Country	Sweden
Most recent; champion(s)	2023 - Njudungarna
	2024
Notes
	League above; Elitserien; ; League below; Division One

Allsvenskan (literally, "The National League") is the second tier in the league system of Speedway in Sweden and currently comprises six motorcycle speedway teams.

Until the introduction of the Elitserien in 1982 the Allsvenskan was the highest level of Swedish Speedway.

Past winners

2024 Clubs

Team	City	County or län	Founded	Stadium	Nickname
Gislaved	Gislaved	Jönköping County	1936	OnePartnerGroup Arena	The Lions
Griparna	Nyköping	Södermanland County	1949	Nyköpings Motorstadion	Grippers
Masarna	Avesta	Dalarna County	1937	Avesta Motorstadion	Masarna
Njudungarna	Vetlanda	Jönköping County	1946	Vetlanda Motorstadion
Örnarna	Mariestad	Västra Götaland County	1949	Grevby Motorstadion	Eagles
Solkatterna	Karlstad	Värmland County	1967	Kalvholmen Motorbana	Sun Cats
Valsarna	Hagfors	Värmland County	1967	Tallhult Motorstadion	Rollers

History

From the start of Swedish league speedway in 1948 until 1981 the Allsvenskan was the top speedway league in Sweden. But in 1982 the Elitserien was formed and the Allsvenskan became the second level of Swedish speedway. Speedway meetings in Sweden are normally held between May and September. The teams are generally known by nicknames rather than club or city names. These nicknames usually have some sort of local connection.

Rules

As with the Elitserien and the Speedway Elite League in the UK, the top four teams at the end of each season compete in the playoffs in semi-finals and a final. The winner of the final are crowned the champions and are often promoted to the Elitserien, although teams sometimes decline that opportunity.

Team Selection

Unlike in British speedway the Swedish leagues have a squad from which the choose 7 riders for each meeting. The two riders with the lowest consecutive match average must be placed as reserves in jackets number 6 and 7.

References