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and an annual entry into the

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or equivalent. Sweden has produced five World Champions and the

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have been World Cup winners on ten occasions. Speedway is one of the most popular

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in the country.

History

The Swedish speedway league was founded in 1948 and was inspired by British speedway including adopting British teams nicknames in Swedish versions. As popularity of the sport grew many new clubs were founded all around Sweden and during the 1950s and over 30 different clubs have competed in at least one season in the league system.

League competitions

There are three leagues in Sweden: *'' Elite League (Elitserien)'' (first tier) *''

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'' (second tier) *''Division One'' (third tier) Speedway meetings in Sweden are normally held between May and September. Swedish teams are generally known by nicknames rather than club or city names. These nicknames usually have some sort of local connection. The Elitserien was established in 1982. At the end of each season the leading teams form the regular season table compete in

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to determine the Elitserien champions. The second tier/division is called the

(which used to be the highest league before 1982) and takes place in a similar manner to the Elitserien.

Other competitions

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(world championship round) *

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(former world championship round) *

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* Swedish U21 Individual Championship

References

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