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.
Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 Handbollsligan | |
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| Sport | Handball |
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| Founded | 1931 |
| 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 |
Structure edit
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 edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
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Seasonal Coefficient Ranking Graph :
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References edit
- ^ "Handbollens historia". svenskhandboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ [1] (PDF). European Handball Federation.