2009 Kvalserien

The 2009 Kvalserien was the 35th Kvalserien qualification for Elitserien, played between 13 March and 9 April 2009.

The 2009 Kvalserien included six teams. In this year's Kvalserien, Södertälje and Rögle, who both came from Elitserien, qualified for the 2009–10 Elitserien season. It was the first time since 2003 that both teams from Elitserien managed to stay in Elitserien via Kvalserien. AIK made their first Kvalserien qualification for Elitserien since 2004. Växjö Lakers made their first Kvalserien qualification for Elitserien in the club's history. Södertälje won the 2009 Kvalserien, ending at 22 points, followed by Rögle who got 19 points. AIK finished at third place and thus missed promotion to Elitserien, ending at 16 points, 3 points behind Rögle. Leksand missed Elitserien for the fourth consecutive year, ending at 14 points. Växjö Lakers ended at fifth place with 10 points, and Västerås finished last with 9 points.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Södertälje SK	10	6	1	2	1	39	26	+13	22	Qualify for 2009–10 Elitserien
2	Rögle BK	10	5	2	0	3	36	26	+10	19
3	AIK IF	10	5	0	1	4	28	33	−5	16	Qualify for 2009–10 HockeyAllsvenskan
4	Leksands IF	10	4	1	0	5	31	31	0	14
5	Växjö Lakers HC	10	3	0	1	6	28	35	−7	10
6	VIK Västerås HK	10	2	1	1	6	29	40	−11	9

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Game log

2009 Kvalserien game log
March Round Date Home Result Away Venue Attendance 1 13 March Växjö Lakers HC 3–4 (SO) Rögle BK Växjö Ishall 3,154 AIK IF 3–4 (OT) VIK Västerås HK Hovet 6,104 Leksands IF 2–3 Södertälje SK Ejendals Arena 7,650 2 15 March VIK Västerås HK 3–1 Växjö Lakers HC ABB Arena 3,006 Södertälje SK 3–1 AIK IF AXA Sports Center 6,120 Rögle BK 4–2 Leksands IF Lindab Arena 5,100 3 18 March Växjö Lakers HC 3–5 Södertälje SK Växjö Ishall 2,401 AIK IF 5–1 Leksands IF Hovet 7,689 VIK Västerås HK 1–6 Rögle BK ABB Arena 4,919 4 22 March Leksands IF 2–3 Växjö Lakers HC Ejendals Arena 6,682 Södertälje SK 4–3 (OT) VIK Västerås HK AXA Sports Center 4,281 Rögle BK 5–1 AIK IF Lindab Arena 4,587 5 24 March Växjö Lakers HC 7–3 AIK IF Växjö Ishall 2,402 Södertälje SK 2–4 Rögle BK AXA Sports Center 3,701 VIK Västerås HK 2–4 Leksands IF ABB Arena 5,148 6 27 March AIK IF 2–0 Växjö Lakers HC Hovet 2,845 Leksands IF 5–3 VIK Västerås HK Ejendals Arena 7,076 Rögle BK 3–2 (SO) Södertälje SK Lindab Arena 5,043 7 30 March Växjö Lakers HC 2–4 Leksands IF Växjö Ishall 3,026 AIK IF 3–1 Rögle BK Hovet 4,174 VIK Västerås HK 1–4 Södertälje SK ABB Arena 3,205
April Round Date Home Result Away Venue Attendance 8 2 April Leksands IF 1–2 AIK IF Ejendals Arena 7,430 Södertälje SK 5–1 Växjö Lakers HC AXA Sports Center 3,260 Rögle BK 4–3 VIK Västerås HK Lindab Arena 4,979 9 6 April Växjö Lakers HC 3–4 VIK Västerås HK Växjö Ishall 2,216 AIK IF 2–6 Södertälje SK Hovet 6,352 Leksands IF 4–2 Rögle BK Ejendals Arena 5,751 10 9 April Södertälje SK 5–6 (SO) Leksands IF AXA Sports Center 5,124 VIK Västerås HK 5–6 AIK IF ABB Arena 1,750 Rögle BK 3–5 Växjö Lakers HC Lindab Arena 5,100