Superettan (basketball) explained

Superettan
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Organiser:	Swedish Basketball Federation
First:	2017–18
Country:	Sweden
Teams:	16
Promotion:	Basketligan
Relegation:	Basketettan
Levels:	2
Champions:	Helsingborg (1st title)
Season:	2022-23
President:	Björn Göransson
Tv:	SEH TV
Website:	superettanherr.se

Superettan is the second-tier league of men's professional basketball in Sweden. The league was established in 2017 and replaced the Basketettan as the second level. Köping Stars was the inaugural champion. The winners of Superettan are promoted to Basketligan. Since the 2021-22 season there has been 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 clubs for the 2023–24 season are:

Team	City	Venue	Capacity
AIK	Solna	Vasalundshallen	N/A
Eskilstuna Basket	Eskilstuna	STIGA Sports Arena	N/A
IK Eos	Lund	Eoshallen	350^[2]
Norrort	Täby	Tibblehallen	1,000^[3]
Helsingborg BBK	Helsingborg	GA Hallen	500^[4]
Ockelbo BBK	Ockelbo	Kuxahallen	840
Malbas	Malmö	Heleneholms Sporthall	N/A
Wetterbygden	Huskvarna	Huskvarna Sporthall	422^[5]
Sloga Uppsala	Uppsala	USIF Arena	N/A
RIG Mark	Kinna	Kinnahallen	N/A
Högsbo	Gothenburg	Gothia Arena	1,000
Tureberg	Sollentuna	Sollentuna Sporthall	320^[6]
Huddinge	Huddinge	Edbohallen	N/A
Djurgården	Stockholm	Brännkyrkahallen	500^[7]
Fryshuset	Stockholm	Fryshuset Sporthall	1,000
Kalmar	Kalmar	Akea Arena	1,200

Playoff format

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.

Champions

Season	width=160	Champions	width=160	Runners-up	width=160	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^[8]	Kalmar^[9]	Högsbo Basket
2022-23	Helsingborg^[10]	Eskilstuna	IK Eos, Norrort

Records

Most points in a game

• 50 by Erkan Inan, AIK Basket (vs. IK Eos) on January 22, 2022^[11]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. https://www.superettanherr.se/spelformseh "Så spelas Superettan herr"
2. Web site: På en minut EosLund.se . 2023-10-27 . www.eoslund.se.
3. Web site: Idrottshallar . 2023-10-27 . Täby kommun . sv.
4. Web site: 2014-10-28 . Gustav Adolfshallen . 2023-10-27 . Helsingborg.se . sv-SE.
5. Web site: Walltegen . Joakim . 2023-10-03 . Sporthallar och gymnastiksalar . 2023-10-27 . www.jonkoping.se . sv.
6. Web site: 2023-10-26 . Sim- och sporthallen A . 2023-10-27 . www.sollentuna.se . sv.
7. Web site: 2023-03-31 . Brännkyrkahallen - Stockholms stad . 2023-10-27 . foreningsservice.stockholm . sv.
8. Grufstedt, Johannes. Guldhattarna på för Uppsala. Superettanherr. March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 5 2022.
9. Grufstedt, Johannes. Kalmar tar grepp om andraplatsen. Superettanherr.se. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022
10. Järpemo, August. "SEH MÄSTARE 2023 - HELSINGBORG BASKET". Superettanherr.se. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
11. Grufstedt, Johannes. "ERKAN INAN: “JAG TÄNKTE ATT JAG GÅR FÖR 50”". Superettanherr.se. January 24, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2024. (In Swedish)