Elitserien (water polo)

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Elitserien is the senior of the two water polo leagues in Sweden, the other one being Allsvenskan. Elitserien consists of a regular season of six matches after which a round of final four playoffs us held between the four best teams. A semi-finals is then held between the first and the fourth team and the second and third of the final four round. The final match will then be played between the winner and second team of the semi-finals. The two last teams in the regular season will meet the first and second teams respectively from Allsvenskan in qualifying matches for next year's Elitserien. [1]

List of champions

The following list presents the annual winners of men's Elitserien since the establishment of the Swedish Swimming Federation.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Så spelas Elitserien". Elitseriemanual för Vattenpolo (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Swimming Federation. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.