|
2016–17 Basketligan Season
The 2016–17 Basketligan season was the 24th season of the Basketligan, the top tier basketball league on Sweden. The season started on 6 October 2016 and ended on May 10, 2017. Södertälje Kings was the defending champion after achieving its 11th title in the previous season. BC Luleå won the title after beating the defending champions 4–1 in the Finals. Competition format The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent three times for a total of 30 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs. Teams In October 2016, Sundsvall Dragons and Eco Örebro were expelled from the league. Regular season Playoffs References External linksOfficial Basketligan website {{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Basketligan season Basketligan seasons Sweden Basketligan Svenska Basketligan, or the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), is the premier league for professional basketball in Sweden. The league was ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 Basketligan Season
The 2015–16 Basketligan season was the 23rd season of the Basketligan, the top tier basketball league on Sweden. The season started on 15 October 2015 and ended on 28 April 2016. Södertälje Kings was the defending champion, and successfully reclaimed its title. In the Finals, Södertalje had a clean sweep over Norrköping 4–0 to capture its 11th title. Competition format The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent three times for a total of 30 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs. Current teams Regular season Playoffs Awards On 4 April 2016, Joakim Kjellbom of Norrköping Dolphins won his third Basketligan MVP Award. Skyler Bowlin of Södertälje Kings won the Basketligan Finals MVP. References External linksOfficial Basketligan website {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Basketligan season Basketligan seasons Sweden Basketligan Svenska Basketligan, or the Swedish Basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umeå BSKT
Svenska Basketligan, or the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), is the premier league for professional basketball in Sweden. The league was originally established in 1992 as Basketligan and was known as that prior to the season of 2006–07, but when the Swedish company Obol Investment signed an agreement with the Swedish Basketball Federation in early October 2006, the league was renamed Obol Basketball League (OBL). In January 2007 the name was changed to Ligan, meaning simply the League. History On October 6, 2006, the Swedish Basketball Federation signed a 15-year agreement with Swiss company Obol Investment. Part of the deal was that ''Basketligan'' would be renamed ''Obol Basketball League''. Other parts of the deal include that the winning team would receive prize money if the team were to play in the EuroLeague during the following season. The agreement lasted for 15 years, but after five years Obol would make an evaluation and have the rights to then cancel the deal, if t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umeå Energi Arena
Gammliavallen is a multi-purpose stadium in Umeå, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of Umeå IK, Umeå FC and Team TG FF. The stadium holds 10,000 people. The sports complex also contains indoor sports halls and conference facilities. References External links Stadium information {{UEFA Women's Champions League Final venues Football venues in Sweden Multi-purpose stadiums in Sweden Buildings and structures in Umeå Sport in Umeå 1925 establishments in Sweden Sports venues completed in 1925 Sports venues in Västerbotten County 20th-century establishments in Västerbotten County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umeå
Umeå ( , , , locally ; ; ; ; ) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County. Situated on the Ume River, Umeå is the largest Urban areas in Sweden, locality in Norrland and the thirteenth largest in Sweden, with a wider municipal population of 132,235 inhabitants in the beginning of 2023. When Umeå University was established in 1965, growth accelerated, and the amount of housing has doubled in 30 years from 1980 to 2010. , Umeå was gaining around 1,000 inhabitants per year and the municipality plans for having 200,000 inhabitants by 2050. The projection of municipality size in 2050 has, however, been questioned as an overestimation in an independent study. Umeå is a college town, university town and centre of education, technical and medical research in northern Sweden. The two universities located in the city, Umeå University and one of the 3 main branches of Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Täljehallen
Täljehallen, is an indoor arena for basketball matches, in Södertälje, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count .... It has a capacity of 2,100 spectators. Notable sports events held in the arena * 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Women's Championship Indoor arenas in Sweden Sports venues in Stockholm County Basketball venues in Sweden Sport in Södertälje 1984 establishments in Sweden 1980s establishments in Stockholm County {{Sweden-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Södertälje
Södertälje ( , ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in Stockholm County, Sweden and seat of Södertälje Municipality. It is also a part of Stockholm urban area, Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area. As of 2020, it has 73,872 inhabitants. Södertälje is located at Mälarens confluence in to the Baltic Sea through the lock in the Södertälje Canal.Nationalencyklopedin, Södertälje. http://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/lång/södertälje-(tätort-södertälje-kommun) (hämtad 2020-06-13) Since year 2000, it is the largest Urban areas in Sweden, city located entirely within the province of Södermanland. History Ancient history It is estimated that the first people reached the area around what is today Södertälje during the Stone Age, about 4000 BC. They formed settlements around 3000 BC, when the peasant culture is believed to have reached the area.Svartsjö, Christina 2004, ''Centrumförnyelse i Södertälje - utopi eller verklighet!''. Blekinge tekniska högskola Around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nässjö
Nässjö () is a locality and the seat of Nässjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 31,782 inhabitants in 2024. History For many years, Nässjö was a rural village with agriculture as the dominant occupation. The turning point was the construction of the Swedish railway system. The southern main line railway, finished in 1864, passed through Nässjö. Later, other railways were inaugurated, whereby Nässjö, due to its geographical location in the country, became an important junction. A line to Katrineholm was opened in 1874, and that year also the opening of the Oskarshamn line; the one to Halmstad in 1882; to Kalmar in 1914. Today, Nässjö is the only Swedish junction where railways in six different directions meet. As a result, industries moved to Nässjö, and the population increased. The most important industries were wood industries due to the forest covered Småland province area, at a time when it had become possible to factory manufacture the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norrköping
Norrköping ( , ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Linköping and 60 km west of the Södermanland capital of Nyköping. The city has a population of 98,229 inhabitants in 2023, out of a municipal total of 144,980,making it Sweden's eleventh largest city and tenth largest municipality. The city is situated by the mouth of the river Motala ström, at Bråviken, an inlet of the Baltic Sea. Water power from the Motala ström and the good harbour were factors that facilitated the rapid growth of this once industrial city, known for its textile industry. It has several nicknames such as: "Sweden's Manchester", " Peking" and "Surbullestan" (Surbulle our bunwas a local nickname for the textile workers, and stan is short for Staden, which means The City or The Town in Swedish). History In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malmö
Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on the Øresund, Öresund Øresund, strait on the southwestern coast of Sweden, it is the largest city in Scania, with a municipal population of 365,644 in 2024, and is the Governors of Skåne County, gubernatorial seat of Skåne County. Malmö received its city privileges in 1353, and today Metropolitan Malmö, Malmö's metropolitan region is home to over 700,000 people. Malmö is the site of Sweden's only Fixed link, fixed direct link to continental Europe, the Öresund Bridge, completed in 2000. The bridge connects Sweden to Denmark, and carries both road and rail traffic. The Öresund Region, which includes Malmö and Copenhagen, is home to four million people. The city was one of the earliest and most-Industrial Revolution, industri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östersund
Östersund (; ) is an Urban areas in Sweden, urban area (Stad (Sweden), city) in Jämtland in northern Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön. It is the only city in Jämtland. The northern part of the urban area is located inside of the municipality of Krokom Municipality, Krokom. Östersund is the region's cultural and economical centre and by tradition a city of trade and commerce. The city had one of the most extensive garrisons in Sweden prior to its closure in the early-21st century. Östersund is home to Mid Sweden University's largest campus site with approximately 7,000 students. With a total population of 50,960 (2017) Östersund is the List of cities in Sweden by population, 22nd most populous city in Sweden, the List of cities in Scandinavia by population, 46th most populous city in Scandinavia, and by far the largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boråshallen
Boråshallen is a sports venue in Borås, Sweden. It's the main arena for indoor sports in Borås. Halls The building has two big halls (A and B) and two smaller halls (C and D). Concerts The A hall has sometimes been used for concerts. In October 28, 1963, The Beatles held a concert in front of 2500 people. References Sports venues in Borås 1957 establishments in Sweden Sports venues completed in 1957 20th-century establishments in Älvsborg County {{Sweden-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borås
Borås ( , , ) is a city (officially, a locality) and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 114,556 inhabitants in 2024. It is widely known for being a textile city, home to worldwide brands and companies as well as the prestigious Swedish School of Textiles, which is part of the University of Borås. Geography Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the most from the nationwide railway system laid between 1870 and 1910. History The city of Borås received its privileges in 1621 by King Gustav II Adolf. The reason was to give local pedlars a legal place for vending their merchandise (and for the government the ability to collect taxes on this trade). The city developed soon after it was founded. After a century it had increased to over 2,000 inhabitants. Borås has been ravaged by fires four times: in 1681, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
