5 Takeaways from Superserien 2025

A (POSSIBLE) NEW DYNASTY

We might have a new dynasty on our hands. The Carlstad Crusaders were Swedish champions for 8 years in a row between 2010 and 2017 and HC Christian Forsman might have just restored that old glory with a second consecutive title.

Crusaders key players seem to be going nowhere and they are reinforcing their strong homegrown squad with clever (and long-term) import choices each season. As we see what unfolds in the offseason, we could be looking at yet another long streak of dominance from Carlstad.

CONSISTENCY IS KEY

This could be a coincidence or not but both teams in the SM final fielded American quarterbacks who were both in their 2nd season with their respective teams. Consistency seemed to be the key this year for both the Royal Crowns and Crusaders, who had phenomenal offensive output. It will be interesting to see which teams (can manage to) stick with their signal caller for the 2026 season.

KP & AIK ARE HERE TO STAY

When the Swedish Superserien announced its expansion in 2025, newly promoted Kristianstad and AIK were not forces to be reckoned with at all. In the span of merely a calendar year both teams have made tremendous progress, with AIK stealing away award-winning players from top teams and the Predators reaching the playoffs as the 4-seed. The fact that both teams brought in more imports during the season only shows that they were not messing around and truly could be part of the playoff picture for the foreseeable future.

SMM NEEDS A “REBUILD”

Rebuild is a strong word for a (usual) Scandinavian powerhouse like the Stockholm Mean Machines but the 2025 season was not at all what we expected from the former champs.

3 different QBs (though it be because of injury) and countless other distractions had them go 4-4 and miss the playoffs entirely.

Make no mistake, though, this team can and should be Carlstad’s biggest rival in the coming years. The talent on the roster is immense. Good import choices and a little more luck with injuries and SMM could be back to the golden days in no time.

SWEDISH FOOTBALL IS FUN

The Swedish Superserien is straight up fun to watch. The players are talented, the games close and the homepage and statistical output/transparency that the league provides is one of the best in all of Europe! Yes, some teams need to fix their livestreams and social media (badly!) but overall, this is a great league to follow and will continue to be in the future.