Superettan is the second-tier league of men's professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
in
Sweden. The league was established in 2017 and replaced the
Basketettan
Basketettan is the third tier league of professional basketball in Sweden. Until 2017, it was the second-tier league before it was replaced by Superettan. The winner of each Basketettan season is promoted to Superettan.
Background
From 2013, Bask ...
as the second level.
Köping Stars
''Köping'' was a Swedish denomination for a market town since the Middle Ages, derived from the Old Norse word ''kaupang''. The designation was officially abolished with the municipal reform of 1971, when Sweden was subdivided into the Munic ...
was the inaugural champion. The winners of Superettan are promoted to
Basketligan
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 wh ...
. As of the 2021-22 season there will be a playoffs after the end of the regular season. For the seasons prior, the winner of the regular season was crowned superettan champion.
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SEH. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
Current teams
The proposed clubs for the 2021–22 season are:
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
References
External links
Official website
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Basketball leagues in Sweden
Sweden
Professional sports leagues in Sweden