The2011 Kvalserien was the 37thKvalserien, played between 14 March and 8 April 2011.Växjö Lakers Hockey andModo Hockey, who finished 1st and 2nd respectively, qualified for the2011–12 Elitserien season.Södertälje SK were relegated toHockeyAllsvenskan.
Växjö were the best team in this year's Kvalserien, winning nine games and going undefeated in regulation time. Växjö had already secured their Elitserien spot after the 8th round (Kvalserien has 10 rounds), and thus the team's two following games were unimportant for them, but the team still won 4–2 at home againstRögle and 5–3 away againstMora. Växjö's 4–2 win against Rögle in the ninth round extinguished Rögle's chances of qualifying for the 2011–12 Elitserien season. Växjö finished with 26 points, which is a record in Kvalserien history.
After the 9th round,Modo andSödertälje both had 17 points. The teams met each other inFjällräven Center in the final round, for a game that directly decided which team would be relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan. Modo won the game 2–0 and thus stayed in Elitserien for the 2011–12 season. This meant that Södertälje were relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan prior to the 2011–12 season.
Örebro made their first Kvalserien since re-qualifying for HockeyAllsvenskan in 2009. Mora made their first Kvalserien since2008.
2011Kvalserien | GP | W | T | L | OTW/SOW | OTL/SOL | GF | GA | DIF | PTS | |
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1 | Växjö Lakers HC | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 26 |
2 | Modo Hockey | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 20 |
3 | Södertälje SK | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 17 |
4 | Rögle BK | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 13 |
5 | Örebro HK | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 8 |
6 | Mora IK | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 6 |
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