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DeutschJ20 Regional
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 |
| No. of teams | 36 |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Most recent champion(s) | Örebro HK J20 Promoted to J20 Nationell |
J20 Regional is the 2nd tier junior ice hockey league in Sweden composed of 36 teams in 4 regional divisions (Norra (Northern), Östra (Eastern), Västra (Western) and Södra (Southern)).
Format
[edit]The regular season is played in the divisional format from mid September until the beginning of March, at that time the top team in each of the 4 divisions play in the Play off to J20 Nationell against the bottom 2 Nationell teams. The top 2 teams in the play off play the next season in J20 Nationell, the other 4 teams will play in J20 Regional.
Teams
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| Norra (Northern) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | City | Arena |
| Asplöven HC / Kalix UHC (Cooperative team) | Haparanda | Arena Polarica |
| Bodens HF | Boden | Björknäshallen |
| IF Björklöven | Umeå | T3 Center |
| IF Sundsvall Hockey | Sundsvall | Gärdehov |
| Kiruna IF | Kiruna | Lombiahallen |
| Piteå HC | Piteå | LF Arena |
| Vännäs HC | Vännäs | Vännäs Ishall |
| Östersunds IK | Östersund | Z-hallen |
Results
[edit]The top teams from each division play in a Promotion and relegation series with the bottom 2 teams from J20 Nationell to determine promotions/relegations. The below table shows the promotions and relegation's from and to J20 Regional.
| Year | Promoted to J20 SuperElit | Relegated to J20 Elit | Promoted from J20 Div. 1 | Relegated to J20 Div. 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | Örebro HK | Huddinge IK | Värmdö HC Kungälvs IK | None |
| 2011-12 | None | IF Björklöven | None | Kungälvs IK |
| 2010-11 | None | Troja-Ljungby | Leksands IF | Västerviks IK Skedvi/Säter Vallentuna BK Trångsunds IF Väsby IK |