In 1986 the playoffs lost its championship status; instead the winner of the league became the Swedish champions.

[3] A season consists of 18 rounds where all teams meet twice, once home and once away.

The playoffs decides the winner of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship.

The team with the highest rider points aggregate after two matches goes through to the next round.

In addition most teams has a farm club agreement with a team in another league which makes it possible to farm Swedish riders with an Elitserien initial match average less than or equal to 6,00.

A team can use a maximum of two riders from the farm club in each match.

The selected team must include at least one Swedish junior rider (under 21).

The total initial match average of the team must not exceed 42,00 and not be lower than 35,00.

The two riders with the lowest consecutive match average must be placed as reserves in jackets number 6 and 7.

Initial match average In the beginning of each season, each rider in the league is provided an initial match average by the Swedish motorcycle sports association, Svemo.

This average remains unchanged throughout the season and is used for team selection.

Foreign riders that has not yet competed for a Swedish team get a first initial match average equal to the rider's last official home league average, bonus points excluded.