The Swedish ice hockey champions () is a title awarded annually to the winning playoff team of the top-tier ice hockey league in Sweden, which currently is the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) since 1975. It was first awarded to IK Göta in 1922, the championship's inaugural year. The championship's present SHL format did not take into effect until the league was originally formed for the 1975–76 season under the name of Elitserien. A team who wins the Swedish Championship is awarded the Le Mat Trophy. Djurgårdens IF holds the most titles in history with 16 titles. The most recent Swedish Champions are Skellefteå AIK, who won their fifth title in club history in 2026.
Before 1953, the Swedish champions were determined through a standalone tournament, the Swedish Ice Hockey Championship, where teams could submit their participation. In other words, the leagues were not connected with the Swedish Championship during this period. Between 1953 and 1955, the winner was decided through matches between the winners of Division 1 Norra and Division 1 Södra. From 1956 to 1965, the Swedish champions was the winner of a second round group stage following Division 1. In the years of 1966 and 1967 a play-off was played between Division 1 teams and the 1968 season saw a return to second round group stage. In the 1975–76 season, the Elitserien was started and from the last season with Division 1, 1974–75, playoffs for the top four teams decided the Swedish ice hockey champions. From 1987–88, eight teams have played the championships, and from 2013–14 ten teams. (The league was expanded from 10 to 12 teams in 1987–88, and from 12 to 14 teams in 2015–16.)
Previous winners
SeasonWinnersRunners-up 1922 IK Göta (1) Hammarby IF 1923 IK Göta (2) Djurgårdens IF 1924 IK Göta (3) Djurgårdens IF 1925 Södertälje SK (1) Västerås SK 1926 Djurgårdens IF (1) Västerås SK 1927 IK Göta (4) Djurgårdens IF 1928 IK Göta (5) Södertälje SK 1929 IK Göta (6) Södertälje SK 1930 IK Göta (7) AIK 1931 Södertälje SK (2) Hammarby IF 1932 Hammarby IF (1) Södertälje SK 1933 Hammarby IF (2) IK Göta 1934 AIK (1) Hammarby IF 1935 AIK (2) Hammarby IF 1936 Hammarby IF (3) AIK 1937 Hammarby IF (4) Södertälje SK 1938 AIK (3) Hammarby IF 1939 No competition 1940 IK Göta (8) AIK 1941 Södertälje SK (3) IK Göta 1942 Hammarby IF (5) Södertälje SK 1943 Hammarby IF (6) IK Göta 1944 Södertälje SK (4) Hammarby IF 1945 Hammarby IF (7) Södertälje SK 1946 AIK (4) Södertälje SK 1947 AIK (5) IK Göta 1948 IK Göta (9) UoIF Matteuspojkarna 1949 No competition 1950 Djurgårdens IF (2) Mora IK 1951 Hammarby IF (8) Södertälje SK 1952 No competition 1953 Södertälje SK (5) Hammarby IF 1954 Djurgårdens IF (3) Gävle Godtemplares IK 1955 Djurgårdens IF (4) Hammarby IF 1956 Södertälje SK (6) Djurgårdens IF 1957 Gävle Godtemplares IK (1) Djurgårdens IF 1958 Djurgårdens IF (5) Skellefteå AIK 1959 Djurgårdens IF (6) Leksands IF 1960 Djurgårdens IF (7) Södertälje SK 1961 Djurgårdens IF (8) Skellefteå AIK 1962 Djurgårdens IF (9) Västra Frölunda IF 1963 Djurgårdens IF (10) Skellefteå AIK 1964 Brynäs IF (1) Leksands IF 1965 Västra Frölunda IF (1) Brynäs IF 1966 Brynäs IF (2) Västra Frölunda IF 1967 Brynäs IF (3) Västra Frölunda IF 1968 Brynäs IF (4) AIK 1969 Leksands IF (1) Brynäs IF 1970 Brynäs IF (5) Västra Frölunda IF 1971 Brynäs IF (6) Leksands IF 1972 Brynäs IF (7) Leksands IF 1973 Leksands IF (2) Södertälje SK 1974 Leksands IF (3) Timrå IK 1975 Leksands IF (4) Brynäs IF 1976 Brynäs IF (8) Färjestad BK 1977 Brynäs IF (9) Färjestad BK 1978 Skellefteå AIK (1) AIK 1979 Modo AIK (1) Djurgårdens IF 1980 Brynäs IF (10) Västra Frölunda IF 1981 Färjestad BK (1) AIK 1982 AIK (6) IF Björklöven 1983 Djurgårdens IF (11) Färjestad BK 1984 AIK (7) Djurgårdens IF 1985 Södertälje SK (7) Djurgårdens IF 1986 Färjestad BK (2) Södertälje SK 1987 IF Björklöven (1) Färjestad BK 1988 Färjestad BK (3) IF Björklöven 1989 Djurgårdens IF (12) Leksands IF 1990 Djurgårdens IF (13) Färjestad BK 1991 Djurgårdens IF (14) Färjestad BK 1992 Malmö IF (1) Djurgårdens IF 1993 Brynäs IF (11) Luleå HF 1994 Malmö IF (2) Modo Hockey 1995 HV71 (1) Brynäs IF 1996 Luleå HF (2) Västra Frölunda HC 1997 Färjestad BK (4) Luleå HF 1998 Färjestad BK (5) Djurgårdens IF 1999 Brynäs IF (12) Modo Hockey 2000 Djurgårdens IF (15) Modo Hockey 2001 Djurgårdens IF (16) Färjestad BK 2002 Färjestad BK (6) Modo Hockey 2003 Västra Frölunda HC (2) Färjestad BK 2004 HV71 (2) Färjestad BK 2005 Frölunda HC (3) Färjestad BK 2006 Färjestad BK (7) Frölunda HC 2007 Modo Hockey (2) Linköping HC 2008 HV71 (3) Linköping HC 2009 Färjestad BK (8) HV71 2010 HV71 (4) Djurgårdens IF 2011 Färjestad BK (9) Skellefteå AIK 2012 Brynäs IF (13) Skellefteå AIK 2013 Skellefteå AIK (2) Luleå HF 2014 Skellefteå AIK (3) Färjestad BK 2015 Växjö Lakers (1) Skellefteå AIK 2016 Frölunda HC (4) Skellefteå AIK 2017 HV71 (5) Brynäs IF 2018 Växjö Lakers (2) Skellefteå AIK 2019 Frölunda HC (5) Djurgårdens IF 2020 No competition 2021 Växjö Lakers (3) Rögle BK 2022 Färjestad BK (10) Luleå HF 2023 Växjö Lakers (4) Skellefteå AIK 2024 Skellefteå AIK (4) Rögle BK 2025 Luleå HF (2) Brynäs IF 2026 Skellefteå AIK (5) Rögle BK
Title champions TitlesClub16Djurgårdens IF13Brynäs IF10Färjestad BK9IK Göta8Hammarby IF7AIKSödertälje SK5Frölunda HCHV71Skellefteå AIK4Leksands IFVäxjö Lakers2Malmö IFModo HockeyLuleå HF1IF BjörklövenGävle Godtemplares IK
Champions since the formation of the Swedish Hockey League (formerly named Elitserien) in 1975: TitlesClub11Färjestad BK6Brynäs IFSkellefteå AIKDjurgårdens IF5HV714Frölunda HCVäxjö LakersSkellefteå AIK2AIKMalmö IFModo HockeyLuleå HF1IF BjörklövenSödertälje SK
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References
See also List of Swedish ice hockey junior champions Marathon standings for the top Swedish ice hockey league Marathon SHL standings List of SHL seasons