Superettan (basketball)

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Superettan
File:Superettan (basketball) logo.svg
Organising bodySwedish Basketball Federation
Founded2017; 6 years ago (2017)
First season2017–18
CountrySweden
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toBasketligan
Relegation toBasketettan
Current championsUppsala Basket (1st title)
(2021-22)
TV partnersSEH TV
Websitesuperettanherr.se
2021-22 season

Superettan is the second-tier league of professional basketball in Sweden. The league was established in 2017 and replaced the Basketettan as second tier level. Köping Stars was the inaugural champion. The winners of the Superettan are promoted to the Basketligan. As of the 2021-22 season there will be a playoffs after the end of the regular season. For the seasons prior, the winner of the regular season was crowned superettan champion.[1]

Current teams

The proposed clubs for the 2021–22 season are:

Team City Venue Capacity
AIK Basket Stockholm Vasalundshallen N/A
Eskilstuna Basket Eskilstuna STIGA Sports Arena N/A
IK Eos Lund Eoshallen 350
Norrort Stockholm Tibblehallen 1,000
Helsingborg BBK Helsingborg GA Hallen 500
Ockelbo BBK Ockelbo Kuxahallen 840
Team Fourth Quarter Helsingborg GA Hallen 500
Wetterbygden Stars Huskvarna Huskvarna Sporthall 422
Sloga Uppsala Uppsala USIF Arena N/A
Trelleborg Pirates Trelleborg Västervångshallen N/A
RIG Mark Kinna Kinnahallen N/A
Högsbo Basket Gothenburg Gothia Arena 1,000
Tureberg Stockholm Sollentuna Sporthall N/A
Huddinge Huddinge Edbohallen N/A

Playoff format

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                
1 1st place reg. season A H
8 8th place reg. season H A
Winner QF1 A H
Winner QF4 H A
4 4th place reg. season A H
5 5th place reg. season H A
Winner SF1 H A H
Winner SF2 A H H
3 3rd place reg. season A H
6 6th place reg. season H A
Winner QF3 A H
Winner QF2 H A
2 2nd place reg. season A H
7 7th place reg. season H A

The quarterfinals and semifinals are determined in two games, one home and one away, with the top seeded team starting away. The finals is played in a best-of-three series, alternating between home and away games, with the top seeded team starting at home.[1]

Champions

Season Champions Runners-up Third place
2017–18 Köping Stars Wetterbydgen Stars Djurgårdens IF
2018–19 Djurgårdens IF Alvik IK Eos
2019–20 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
2020–21
2021-22 Uppsala Basket[2] Kalmar[3] Högsbo Basket

References

  1. ^ a b "Så spelas Superettan herr". SEH. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. ^ Grufstedt, Johannes. Guldhattarna på för Uppsala. Superettanherr. March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 5 2022.
  3. ^ Grufstedt, Johannes. Kalmar tar grepp om andraplatsen. Superettanherr. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022
Superettan (basketball) is located in Stockholm
Huddinge
Huddinge
Tureberg
Tureberg
Location of Stockholm teams during the 2022-23 season

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