1996–97 Elitserien (men's handball)

Elitserien
	1996–97
Tournament information
Sport	Handball
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Redbergslids IK (16th title)
Runner-up	IF Guif

The 1996–97 Elitserien was the 63rd season of the top division of Swedish handball. 12 teams competed in the league. The league was split into an autumn league and a spring league. The eight highest placed teams in the autumn league qualified for the spring league. HK Drott won the regular season, but Redbergslids IK won the playoffs and claimed their 16th Swedish title.[1]

League tables

Autumn

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	HK Drott	16	13	1	2	465	374	91	27
2	IF Guif	16	11	1	4	515	421	94	23
3	Redbergslids IK	16	10	2	4	468	380	88	22
4	IFK Kristianstad	16	9	3	4	425	407	18	21
5	IFK Skövde	16	8	1	7	411	391	20	17
6	IK Sävehof	16	7	1	8	400	403	−3	15
7	LUGI HF	16	7	0	9	399	408	−9	14
8	GF Kroppskultur	16	7	0	9	408	460	−52	14
9	Polisen/Söder	16	6	0	10	410	410	0	12
10	HF Linköpings Lejon	16	5	0	11	392	461	−69	10
11	Stavstens IF	16	4	1	11	400	486	−86	9
12	Lysekils HK	16	4	0	12	368	460	−92	8

Spring

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	HK Drott	30	23	1	6	850	719	131	47
2	Redbergslids IK	30	20	3	7	874	721	153	43
3	IFK Skövde	30	16	3	11	782	736	46	35
4	IF Guif	30	16	1	13	884	811	73	33
5	IFK Kristianstad	30	14	3	13	768	792	−24	31
6	LUGI HF	30	14	0	16	771	774	−3	28
7	IK Sävehof	30	13	2	15	769	777	−8	28
8	GF Kroppskultur	30	10	0	20	760	882	−122	20

Playoffs

[1]

Quarterfinals

IFK Skövde–LUGI HF 30–32
LUGI HF–IFK Skövde 26–16

Lugi HF won series 2–0

IF Guif–IFK Kristianstad 25–23
IFK Kristianstad–IF Guif 28–35

IF Guif won series 2–0

Semifinals

HK Drott–IF Guif 31–33
IF Guif–HK Drott 31–30

IF Guif won series 2–0

Redbergslids IK–LUGI HF 30–22
LUGI HF–Redbergslids IK 18–24

Redbergslids IK won series 2–0

Finals

Redbergslids IK won series 3–0

References

Handbollboken 1997 (The handball book 1997). Swedish Handball Federation. 1997.

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[bok-1] Handbollboken 1997 (The handball book 1997). Swedish Handball Federation. 1997.

Handbollsligan
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2019–20 teams	Alingsås HK Eskilstuna Guif HK Varberg HK Malmö IF Hallby IFK Kristianstad IFK Skövde IFK Ystad 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 Hammarby IF HF Linköpings Lejon HF Olympia HK Aranäs HK Cliff HK Drott HP Warta IF Start IFK Borås IFK Karlskrona IFK Lidingö IFK Lund IFK Malmö IFK Trelleborg IFK Tumba 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