From 1944 to 1975, Division I was the highest league in the Swedish ice hockey system, but with the creation of Elitserien (now the SHL) in 1975, it became the second tier. Division I was further relegated to third-tier status in 1999 as HockeyAllsvenskan was spun off into a standalone league, but was frequently written as "Division 1" on the Internet, as it was pronounced "Division One". The league was renamed Hockeyettan for the 2014–15 season.
Hockeyettan is the lowest tier to be organized by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association; all men's tiers below Hockeyettan are organized regionally.
As of the 2022–23 season, the league consists of 39 teams divided into four groups of 12 geographically. The clubs meet each other twice, home and away, after which the top four teams from each group form two new groups of eight. Each of these Allettan groups then plays an additional home-and-away series. Meanwhile, the remaining eight teams in each starting group play each other again in a continuation series.[1]
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The winner of each Allettan group qualifies directly for the 2023 HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers. Teams 2–5 in the Allettan groups, along with teams 1–2 from the continuation groups, play a playoff to fill the remaining two spots in the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers. Teams 7–8 from the continuation groups are forced to requalify for Hockeyettan against teams from Division 2.[1]
Division 1 was founded in 1944, replacing Svenska Serien as the top flight of Swedish ice hockey. From its foundation until the 1954–55 season, the league consisted of twelve teams, with group winners facing off in a best-of-three final, and with two teams from the bottom of each group being relegated. From the 1955–56 season, the best-of-three series was replaced with a double round-robin final round with the top two teams from each group. The league was expanded to two groups of eight for the 1956–57 season. The league would continue to have two groups of eight under a variety of different post-season formats until the 1974–75 season. With Elitserien, a new top flight of Swedish hockey to begin play the following year, this final Division 1 season was played in a single group of 16, with the top 10 teams going on to play in the new Elitserien, and the bottom six remaining in Division 1 in its new status as Sweden's second-tier league.
Division 1 was a much broader league as the second tier, consisting of 49 teams in its inaugural season, eventually being reduced to ca. 40, and then 32 during its final second-tier season in 1998–99. During this entire period, the league was divided into four geographical groups, and operated a system of promotion and relegation with Elitserien and Division 2. Starting in the 1982–83 season, the top teams from each group formed a new group in the spring called Allsvenskan. For the 1999–2000 season, Allsvenskan was spun off into a new second-tier league, resulting in Division 1 becoming the third tier of Swedish hockey.
Division 1's relegation to third-tier status resulted in a massive expansion in the number of teams. 78 teams participated in the 1999–2000 season, though this was reduced over the following seasons. Initially, the league was divided into four regions, all of which were further divided into two groups. By the 2004–05 season, Division 1 had been cut all the way down to 48 teams that were organized into four groups. The league expanded again to 54 teams the following season, and would be numbered in the fifties until 2014.
In 2014, the league was rebranded Hockeyettan, and trimmed down to 48 teams competing in the current format with four starting groups of twelve that are then reorganized into 6 groups of eight in the spring. For the first season under this format, the Hockey Association decided to have only 11 teams in Hockeyettan North, giving a total of 47 teams.
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^a There has been an ice hockey league named Division 1 in Sweden since 1944 when it was the name of the top flight of Swedish hockey. In 1975 with the creation of Elitserien (now the SHL), Division 1 became the second tier. In 1999 with the creation of an independent second-tier Allsvenskan, it became the third tier.
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Hockeyettan is the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden As of the 2015 16 season the league consists of 39 teams divided geographically into four groups Hockeyettan operates a system of promotion and relegation with HockeyAllsvenskan and Division 2 HockeyettanFormerlyDivision I 1944 2014 Division 1 1999 2014 SportIce hockeyFounded1944No of teams39 in 4 groupsCountry SwedenPromotion toHockeyAllsvenskanRelegation toHockeytvaanOfficial websitehockeyettan comFrom 1944 to 1975 Division I was the highest league in the Swedish ice hockey system but with the creation of Elitserien now the SHL in 1975 it became the second tier Division I was further relegated to third tier status in 1999 as HockeyAllsvenskan was spun off into a standalone league but was frequently written as Division 1 on the Internet as it was pronounced Division One The league was renamed Hockeyettan for the 2014 15 season Hockeyettan is the lowest tier to be organized by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association all men s tiers below Hockeyettan are organized regionally Contents 1 Format 1 1 Post season 2 Participating teams 3 History 4 Notes 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksFormat editAs of the 2022 23 season the league consists of 39 teams divided into four groups of 12 geographically The clubs meet each other twice home and away after which the top four teams from each group form two new groups of eight Each of these Allettan groups then plays an additional home and away series Meanwhile the remaining eight teams in each starting group play each other again in a continuation series 1 Post season edit The winner of each Allettan group qualifies directly for the 2023 HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers Teams 2 5 in the Allettan groups along with teams 1 2 from the continuation groups play a playoff to fill the remaining two spots in the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers Teams 7 8 from the continuation groups are forced to requalify for Hockeyettan against teams from Division 2 1 Participating teams editMain article 2019 20 Hockeyettan season Hockeyettan North Hockeyettan South Hockeyettan West Hockeyettan EastBodens HF Kalix HC Kiruna AIF Kiruna IF Pitea HC SK Lejon Tegs SK Hockey Vannas HC Ornskoldsvik HF Ostersunds IK Boras HC Halmstad Hammers HC Hanhals IF HC Dalen IF Troja Ljungby Kallinge Ronneby IF Kalmar HC Morrums GoIS IK Nybro Vikings IF Tranas AIF Tyringe SoSS Vimmerby HC Borlange HF Eskilstuna Linden Hockey Forshaga IF Grums IK Kumla HC Black Bulls Koping HC Lindlovens IF Malungs IF Mariestad BoIS HC Nykopings SK Skovde IK Surahammars IF Enkopings SK Hammarby Hockey Hanvikens SK Huddinge IK Hudiksvalls HC IF Vallentuna BK Segeltorps IF Sollentuna HC Stromsbro IF Visby Roma HK Vasby IK Wings HC ArlandaHistory edit nbsp Vastra Frolunda IF s Lars Erik Lundvall receiving the Le Mat Trophy in 1965 Swedish Champions during the Division 1 era Season Winners Runners up1945 Hammarby IF Sodertalje SK1946 Hammarby IF Sodertalje SK1947 Hammarby IF Sodertalje SK1948 Sodertalje SK Hammarby IF1949 Hammarby IF Gavle GIK1950 Sodertalje SK Hammarby IF1951 Djurgardens IF AIK1952 Sodertalje SK Gavle GIK1953 Sodertalje SK Hammarby IF1954 Djurgardens IF Gavle Godtemplares IK1955 Djurgardens IF Hammarby IF1956 Sodertalje SK Djurgardens IF1957 Gavle Godtemplares IK Djurgardens IF1958 Djurgardens IF Skelleftea AIK1959 Djurgardens IF Leksands IF1960 Djurgardens IF Sodertalje SK1961 Djurgardens IF Skelleftea AIK1962 Djurgardens IF Vastra Frolunda IF1963 Djurgardens IF Skelleftea AIK1964 Brynas IF Leksands IF1965 Vastra Frolunda IF Brynas IF1966 Brynas IF Vastra Frolunda IF1967 Brynas IF Vastra Frolunda IF1968 Brynas IF AIK1969 Leksands IF Brynas IF1970 Brynas IF Vastra Frolunda IF1971 Brynas IF Leksands IF1972 Brynas IF Leksands IF1973 Leksands IF Sodertalje SK1974 Leksands IF Timra IK1975 Leksands IF Brynas IFDivision 1 was founded in 1944 replacing Svenska Serien as the top flight of Swedish ice hockey From its foundation until the 1954 55 season the league consisted of twelve teams with group winners facing off in a best of three final and with two teams from the bottom of each group being relegated From the 1955 56 season the best of three series was replaced with a double round robin final round with the top two teams from each group The league was expanded to two groups of eight for the 1956 57 season The league would continue to have two groups of eight under a variety of different post season formats until the 1974 75 season With Elitserien a new top flight of Swedish hockey to begin play the following year this final Division 1 season was played in a single group of 16 with the top 10 teams going on to play in the new Elitserien and the bottom six remaining in Division 1 in its new status as Sweden s second tier league Division 1 was a much broader league as the second tier consisting of 49 teams in its inaugural season eventually being reduced to ca 40 and then 32 during its final second tier season in 1998 99 During this entire period the league was divided into four geographical groups and operated a system of promotion and relegation with Elitserien and Division 2 Starting in the 1982 83 season the top teams from each group formed a new group in the spring called Allsvenskan For the 1999 2000 season Allsvenskan was spun off into a new second tier league resulting in Division 1 becoming the third tier of Swedish hockey Division 1 s relegation to third tier status resulted in a massive expansion in the number of teams 78 teams participated in the 1999 2000 season though this was reduced over the following seasons Initially the league was divided into four regions all of which were further divided into two groups By the 2004 05 season Division 1 had been cut all the way down to 48 teams that were organized into four groups The league expanded again to 54 teams the following season and would be numbered in the fifties until 2014 In 2014 the league was rebranded Hockeyettan and trimmed down to 48 teams competing in the current format with four starting groups of twelve that are then reorganized into 6 groups of eight in the spring For the first season under this format the Hockey Association decided to have only 11 teams in Hockeyettan North giving a total of 47 teams Notes edit a There has been an ice hockey league named Division 1 in Sweden since 1944 when it was the name of the top flight of Swedish hockey In 1975 with the creation of Elitserien now the SHL Division 1 became the second tier In 1999 with the creation of an independent second tier Allsvenskan it became the third tier See also editList of ice hockey leagues in Sweden Ice hockey in SwedenReferences edit a b SERIEBESTAMMELSER och VERKSAMHETSPLAN Sasongen 2015 2016 PDF Swedish Ice Hockey Association Archived from the original PDF on 19 November 2015 External links editHockeyettan Official website for Hockeyettan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hockeyettan amp oldid 1151424643, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
