Elitserien (men's handball)

Handbollsligan
Current season, competition or edition:; 2023–24 Handbollsligan
Sport	Handball
Founded	1931; 93 years ago
No. of teams	14
Country	Sweden
Confederation	EHF
Most recent; champion(s)	IFK Kristianstad (9th title) ; (2022–23)
Most titles	Redbergslids IK; (20 titles)
Relegation to	Allsvenskan
Domestic cup(s)	Swedish Cup
International cup(s)	EHF European League; EHF European Cup
Official website	handbollsligan.se

Handbollsligan (literally, "The Handball league") is the highest league in the league system of Swedish handball, and comprises the top 14 Swedish handball teams. The first season began in 1931–32.^[1] The season ends with a playoff.

Structure

The season starts in September with a regular season comprising 14 teams meeting each other twice. A total of 26 rounds. The eight best teams after the regular season qualifies for the play-off. The 14th team is relegated, and the 11th, 12th and 13th team plays matches against the second, third and fourth from Allsvenskan to qualify for next season's Handbollsligan.

The season ends with the finals in the beginning of May and the winning team qualifies directly to EHF European League and the losing team qualifies for the EHF European Cup.

Teams for season 2022–23

Location of teams in 2022/2023 Handbollsligan

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity
Alingsås HK	Alingsås	Estrad Alingsås	2,800
Eskilstuna Guif	Eskilstuna	STIGA Sports Arena	4,000
Hammarby IF	Stockholm	Eriksdalshallen	2,600
HK Aranäs	Kungsbacka	Kungsbacka sporthall	1,000
HK Malmö	Malmö	Baltiska Hallen	4,000
IF Hallby	Jönköping	Jönköpings idrottshus	1,500
IFK Kristianstad	Kristianstad	Kristianstad Arena	5,221
IFK Skövde	Skövde	Arena Skövde	2,516
IK Sävehof	Partille	Partille Arena	4,100
Lugi HF	Lund	Sparbanken Skåne Arena	3,500
OV Helsingborg	Helsingborg	Helsingborg Arena	4,700
Redbergslids IK	Göteborg	Prioritet Serneke Arena	550
Ystads IF HF	Ystad	Ystad Arena	2,863
Önnereds HK	Göteborg	ÖHK-hallen	1,004

Swedish Champions

1931–32 – Flottans IF Karlskrona
1932–33 – Redbergslids IK
1933–34 – Redbergslids IK
1934–35 – Majornas IK
1935–36 – SoIK Hellas
1936–37 – SoIK Hellas
1937–38 – Västerås IK
1938–39 – Uppsala Studenters IF
1939–40 – Majornas IK
1940–41 – IFK Kristianstad
1941–42 – Majornas IK
1942–43 – Majornas IK
1943–44 – Majornas IK
1944–45 – Majornas IK
1945–46 – Majornas IK
1946–47 – Redbergslids IK
1947–48 – IFK Kristianstad
1948–49 – IFK Lidingö
1949–50 – IK Heim
1950–51 – AIK Handboll
1951–52 – IFK Kristianstad
1952–53 – IFK Kristianstad
1953–54 – Redbergslids IK
1954–55 – IK Heim
1955–56 – Örebro SK
1956–57 – Örebro SK
1957–58 – Redbergslids IK
1958–59 – IK Heim
1989-60 – IK Heim
1960–61 – Vikingarnas IF
1961–62 – IK Heim
1962–63 – Redbergslids IK
1963–64 – Redbergslids IK
1964–65 – Redbergslids IK
1965–66 – IS Göta
1966–67 – Vikingarnas IF
1967–68 – IF Saab
1968–69 – SoIK Hellas
1969–70 – SoIK Hellas
1970–71 – SoIK Hellas
1971–72 – SoIK Hellas
1972–73 – IF Saab
1973–74 – IF Saab
1974–75 – HK Drott
1975–76 – Ystads IF
1976–77 – SoIK Hellas
1977–78 – HK Drott
1978–79 – HK Drott
1979–80 – LUGI HF
1980–81 – Vikingarnas IF
1981–82 – IK Heim
1982–83 – IK Heim
1983–84 – HK Drott
1984–85 – Redbergslids IK
1985–86 – Redbergslids IK
1986–87 – Redbergslids IK
1987–88 – HK Drott
1988–89 – Redbergslids IK
1989–90 – HK Drott
1990–91 – HK Drott
1991–92 – Ystads IF
1992–93 – Redbergslids IK

1993–94 – HK Drott
1994–95 – Redbergslids IK
1995–96 – Redbergslids IK
1996–97 – Redbergslids IK
1997–98 – Redbergslids IK
1998–99 – HK Drott
1999-00 – Redbergslids IK
2000–01 – Redbergslids IK
2001–02 – HK Drott
2002–03 – Redbergslids IK
2003–04 – IK Sävehof
2004–05 – IK Sävehof
2005–06 – Hammarby IF
2006–07 – Hammarby IF
2007–08 – Hammarby IF
2008–09 – Alingsås HK
2009–10 – IK Sävehof
2010–11 – IK Sävehof
2011–12 – IK Sävehof
2012–13 – HK Drott
2013–14 – Alingsås HK
2014–15 – IFK Kristianstad
2015–16 – IFK Kristianstad
2016–17 – IFK Kristianstad
2017–18 – IFK Kristianstad
2018–19 – IK Sävehof
2019–20 – Cancelled (COVID-19)
2020–21 – IK Sävehof
2021–22 – Ystads IF
2022–23 – IFK Kristianstad

EHF coefficient ranking

References

^ "Handbollens historia". svenskhandboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ [1] (PDF). European Handball Federation.

External links

[1] "Handbollens historia". svenskhandboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[2] [1] (PDF). European Handball Federation.

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v t e Handbollsligan
Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
2022–23 teams	Alingsås HK Eskilstuna Guif Hammarby IF HK Aranäs HK Malmö IF Hallby IFK Kristianstad IFK Skövde IK Sävehof Lugi HF OV Helsingborg Redbergslids IK Ystads IF Önnereds HK
Former teams	AIK BK Heid BK Söder Borlänge HK Djurgårdens IF F11 Nyköping IF Flottans IF Karlskrona GF Frithiof GF Kroppskultur GIK Wasaiterna GoIF Fram Göteborgs BoIS Göteborgs IK H43 Lund HF Linköpings Lejon HF Olympia HK Cliff HK Drott HK Varberg HP Warta IF Start IFK Borås IFK Karlskrona IFK Lidingö IFK Lund IFK Malmö IFK Trelleborg IFK Tumba IFK Ystad IFK Örebro IK Baltichov IK Göta IK Heim IK Tord Irsta HF IS Göta Karlskrona BK Karlstads BIK Katrineholms AIK KFUM Borås Kiruna AIF LIF Lindesberg Ludvika HF Lundens BK Lysekils HK Majornas IK Malmbergets AIF Näsby IF Ricoh HK Rimbo HK Sandvikens HK Sanna IF Skånela IF Skövde AIK SoIK Hellas Stavstens IF Stockholms-Flottans IF Stockholmspolisens IF UoIF Matteuspojkarna Upsala IF Upsala Studenters IF Vikingarnas IF Visby IF Gute Västerås HF Västerås IK VästeråsIrsta HF Västra Frölunda IF Växjö HF Örebro SK