Allsvenskan (literally, "The National League") is the second tier in the league system of
speedway
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in
Sweden
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and currently comprises seven Swedish speedway teams.
Until the introduction of the
Elitserien in 1982 the Allsvenskan was the highest level of Swedish Speedway.
Clubs in 2022
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Indianerna
Indianerna (the Indians) are a Swedish motorcycle speedway team based in Kumla
Kumla is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Kumla Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with a population of 21,640 as of 2018.
Geography
Kumla is si ...
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Griparna
Griparna is a speedway club from Nyköping in Sweden, who compete in the Allsvenskan. Their home track is at the Nyköpings Motorstadion which is located to the North of Nyköping.
History
Griparna Speedway was founded in 1949. The team compe ...
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vargarna
Vargarna are a Swedish motorcycle speedway team based in Norrköping, Sweden. The team race at the Norrköpings Motorstadion.
History
The name Vargarna literally translates into English as "The Wolves". The team won the Swedish Speedway Team Cham ...
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Smålänningarna
Dackarna is a speedway club from Målilla in Sweden who compete in the Swedish Elitserien. Their home track is at the Skrotfrag Arena which has been used as the venue for the Grand Prix of Scandinavia since 2005.
History
The team was founded i ...
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Örnarna
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Valsarna
History
From the start of Swedish league speedway in 1948 until 1981 the Allsvenskan was the top speedway league in Sweden. But in 1982 the Elitserien was formed and the Allsvenskan became the second level of Swedish speedway. Speedway meetings in Sweden are normally held between May and September. The teams are generally known by nicknames rather than club or city names. These nicknames usually have some sort of local connection.
Rules
As with the
Elitserien and the
Speedway Elite League
The Elite League was the top division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It was sponsored by Sky Sports unti ...
in the UK, the top four teams at the end of each season compete in the playoffs in semi-finals and a final. The winner of the final are crowned the champions and are often promoted to the Elitserien, although teams sometimes decline that opportunity.
Team Selection
Unlike in British speedway the Swedish leagues have a squad from which the choose 7 riders for each meeting. The two riders with the lowest consecutive match average must be placed as reserves in jackets number 6 and 7.
See also
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motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...
References
{{Speedway Allsvenskan
Speedway leagues
Speedway competitions in Sweden
Professional sports leagues in Sweden