Hockeytvåan is the fourth tier of
ice hockey in Sweden
Ice hockey in Sweden has a history going back to at least 1912 and is one of the country's most popular sports. The sport was first organized in the country by the Swedish Football Association (SvFF), which was a member of the IIHF in 1912. The i ...
. It previously operated as the second-level league from 1941 to 1975, and the third-level league from 1975 to 1999.
Format
The league is divided into 11 regional groups. The top teams in Division 2 are promoted to the third-level
Hockeyettan
Hockeyettan is the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden. As of the 2015–16 Hockeyettan season, 2015–16 season, the league consists of 46 teams divided geographically into four groups. Hockeyettan operates a system of promotion and relegation w ...
, while the bottom teams are relegated to the fifth-level
Hockeytrean.
Groups:
History
Division 2 was the second highest level of
ice hockey in Sweden
Ice hockey in Sweden has a history going back to at least 1912 and is one of the country's most popular sports. The sport was first organized in the country by the Swedish Football Association (SvFF), which was a member of the IIHF in 1912. The i ...
until 1975, when it became the third tier due to the formation of
Elitserien
Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sports, Elitserien is the highest league, with the second highest named Allsvenskan.
Elitserien leagues at present:
* Elitserien (badmint ...
(now called the SHL). After
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
was spun off into a separate second-tier league in 1999, Division 2 became the fourth tier.
List of seasons as second tier
See also
*
List of ice hockey leagues in Sweden
{{Ice hockey in Sweden
Professional ice hockey leagues in Sweden