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{{Infobox hockey team
| team = Leksands IF
| logo = Leksand.png
| logosize = 150px
| city = [[Leksand Municipality|Leksand]], Sweden
| league = [[Swedish Hockey League|SHL]] (from [[2013–14 SHL season|2013–14]])
| founded = {{Start date|1938}} (1919)
| operated =
| arena = [[Tegera Arena]]
| colours = White, blue
| affiliates =
| parentclub =
| farmclub =
| dates1 = Championship wins
| name1 = 4 ([[1968–69 Swedish Division I season|1969]], [[1972–73 Swedish Division I season|1973]], [[1973–74 Swedish Division I season|1974]], [[1974–75 Swedish Division I season|1975]])
| dates2 = Runners-up
| name2 = 5 ([[1958–59 Swedish Division I season|1959]], [[1963–64 Swedish Division I season|1964]], [[1970–71 Swedish Division I season|1971]], [[1971–72 Swedish Division I season|1972]], [[1988–89 Elitserien season|1989]])
|}}
'''Leksands Idrottsförening''' is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of [[Leksand]] in the region of Dalarna. Since the [[2013–14 SHL season|2013–14 season]], the team plays in the [[Swedish Hockey League]] (SHL)—the top-tier league in Sweden—after qualifying through the [[2013 Kvalserien]]. Leksand has played 53 seasons in the top Swedish league (since [[1975–76 Elitserien season|1975]] the Elitserien, now named [[Swedish Hockey League|SHL]]) – between [[1951–52 Swedish Division I season|1951]] to [[2000–01 Elitserien season|2001]], [[2002–03 Elitserien season|2002]] to [[2003–04 Elitserien season|2004]], and [[2005–06 Elitserien season|2005–06]]. The club's home arena is [[Tegera Arena]], which seats 7,650 spectators.

== History ==
The club was formed in 1919, originally playing bandy and ski competitions. In 1920 they also took up football.

the first hockey game was played in 1938, when they beat [[Mora IK]] 11–0, and this sport is now the only sport the club competes in. Despite the fact that the town of [[Leksand]] only has 6,000 inhabitants, Leksands IF is one of the most popular teams in Sweden, and the team averages over 6,000 spectators per game in their home arena. Leksand played in the top hockey division in Sweden from 1951 until 2001. The club was very successful between 1969 and 1975, when they became Swedish champions four times ([[1968–69 Swedish Division I season|1969]], [[1972–73 Swedish Division I season|1973]]–[[1974–75 Swedish Division I season|1975]]). Before the current top division, [[Swedish Hockey League|Elitserien]] (now known as the SHL), was formed prior to the [[1975–76 Elitserien season|1975–76 season]], they had been the runners-up four times: [[1958–59 Swedish Division I season|1959]], [[1963–64 Swedish Division I season|1964]], [[1970–71 Swedish Division I season|1971]] and [[1971–72 Swedish Division I season|1972]]. Leksand has never become SHL champions despite winning the SHL's regular season in [[1979–80 Elitserien season|1980]], [[1993–94 Elitserien season|1994]] and [[1996–97 Elitserien season|1997]], and being the runners-up in [[1988–89 Elitserien season|1989]]. In 2001, they were the club with the second most consecutive seasons in the highest division at that point (the record is held by [[Södertälje SK]], with 53 consecutive seasons between 1925–1978).

Following the relegation to [[HockeyAllsvenskan]] in April 2001, Leksand commuted between the top and second divisions until [[2005–06 Elitserien season|2005–06]], when the team was relegated to the second tier again, where they would find themselves until the [[2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season|2012–13 season]].

After winning the regular season in the [[2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season|2012–13 season]], Leksand once again qualified for play in [[Kvalserien]]. In the [[2013 Kvalserien]], Leksand finally promoted back to the [[Swedish Hockey League]] (SHL; formerly Elitserien), the top-tier league, for the first time since the [[2005–06 Elitserien season|2005–06 season]].

===Recent seasons===

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="2" | Year
!rowspan="2" | Level
!rowspan="2" | Division
!colspan="2" | Record
!rowspan=2 | {{abbr|Avg.<br>home<br>atnd.|Average home attendance}}
!rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
!Position
!W-OTW-OTL-L
|-
| colspan=7 style="text-align:center" | ''For seasons prior to 2008–09, see [[List of Leksands IF seasons]]''
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''[[2008–09 HockeyAllsvenskan season|2008–09]]'''
| style="background:#87CEFA;" | Tier 2
| '''[[2008–09 HockeyAllsvenskan season|HockeyAllsvenskan]]'''
| 1st
| 30–5–1–9
| 5,300
|
|-
| colspan=2 | [[2009 Kvalserien|2009 Elitserien qualifier]]
| 4th
| 4–1–0–5
| 6,917
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''[[2009–10 HockeyAllsvenskan season|2009–10]]'''
| style="background:#87CEFA;" | Tier 2
| '''[[2009–10 HockeyAllsvenskan season|HockeyAllsvenskan]]'''
| 1st
| 31–4–6–11
| 4,785
|
|-
| colspan=2 | [[2010 Kvalserien|2010 Elitserien qualifier]]
| 4th
| 4–2–0–4
| 7,093
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''[[2010–11 HockeyAllsvenskan season|2010–11]]'''
| rowspan=2 style="background:#87CEFA;" | Tier 2
| '''[[2010–11 HockeyAllsvenskan season|HockeyAllsvenskan]]'''
| 4th
| 23–7–7–15
| 4,842
|
|-
| [[2010–11 HockeyAllsvenskan season#Qualification for Kvalserien|Pre-qualifier]]
| 3rd
| 2–1–0–3
| 2,445
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''[[2011–12 HockeyAllsvenskan season|2011–12]]'''
| style="background:#87CEFA;" | Tier 2
| '''[[2011–12 HockeyAllsvenskan season|HockeyAllsvenskan]]'''
| 2nd
| 27–7–5–13
| 4,820
|
|-
| colspan=2 | [[2012 Kvalserien|2012 Elitserien qualifier]]
| 4th
| 3–1–1–5
| 7,002
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''[[2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season|2012–13]]'''
| style="background:#87CEFA;" | Tier 2
| '''[[2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season|HockeyAllsvenskan]]'''
| 1st
| 31–5–6–10
| 5,000
|
|-
| colspan=2 | [[2013 Kvalserien|2013 Elitserien qualifier]]
| 2nd
| 7–0–1–2
| 7,396
| Promoted to [[Swedish Hockey League|Elitserien]] (renamed SHL later that year)
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''[[2013–14 SHL season|2013–14]]'''
| rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFF00;" | Tier 1
| '''[[2013–14 SHL season|SHL]]'''
| 7th
| 23–5–4–23
| 6,574
|
|-
| [[2013–14 SHL season#Play In|"Play-in"]]
| —
| 1–0–0–2
| 6,240
| Eliminated in playoff qualifier 1–2 in games vs [[HV71]]
|}

== External links ==
*[http://www.leksandsif.se/ Leksands IF] – Official site
*[http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=28 Elite prospects – Leksands IF]

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{{succession box | before = [[Brynäs IF]] | title = [[Swedish ice hockey champions]] | years = '''1969''' | after = [[Brynäs IF]]}}
{{succession box | before = [[Brynäs IF]] | title = [[Swedish ice hockey champions]] | years = '''1973''', '''1974''', '''1975''' | after = [[Brynäs IF]]}}
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