2003–04 Elitserien (men's handball)

The 2003–04 Elitserien was the 70th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 14 teams competed in the league. The eight highest placed teams qualified for the playoffs, whereas teams 11–12 had to play relegation playoffs against teams from the second division, and teams 13–14 were relegated automatically. IK Sävehof won the regular season and also won the playoffs to claim their first Swedish title.[1][2][3][4] This season ended the dominance of Redbergslids IK and HK Drott; the two clubs won every title except one from 1983–84 to 2002–03, but have only won one title between them since.[5][6]

Elitserien
2003–04
Tournament information
SportHandball
Teams14
Final positions
ChampionsIK Sävehof (1st title)
Runner-upRedbergslids IK

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1IK Sävehof26220477764912844
2IFK Skövde2619258007109040
3Redbergslids IK2615477686977134
4HK Drott2615297496915832
5IFK Ystad2613496876642330
6IF Guif2612311659667−827
7GF Kroppskultur2611411643664−2126
8Lugi HF2611213693709−1624
9H 43 Lund269512611653−4223
10Hammarby IF269314750745521
11IFK Tumba269215656709−5320
12Djurgårdens IF267415657697−4018
13Alingsås HK266515697753−5617
14IFK Malmö263221646785−1398

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

[7]

  • Sävehof–Kroppskultur 22–21
  • Kroppskultur–Sävehof 21–25

Sävehof won series 2–0

  • Skövde–Lugi 27–19
  • Lugi–Skövde 32–29
  • Skövde–Lugi 27–23

Skövde won series 2–1

  • Redbergslid–Guif 26–24
  • Guif–Redbergslid 22–27

Redbergslid won series 2–0

  • Drott–IFK Ystad 22–25
  • IFK Ystad–Drott 21–20

IFK Ystad won series 2–0

Semifinals

[8]

  • Sävehof–IFK Ystad 26–27
  • IFK Ystad–Sävehof 19–29
  • Sävehof–IFK Ystad 27–26
  • IFK Ystad–Sävehof 26–30

Sävehof won series 3–1

  • Skövde–Redbergslid 26–29
  • Redbergslid–Skövde 32–35
  • Skövde–Redbergslid 28–29
  • Redbergslid–Skövde 29–19

Redbergslid won series 3–1

Finals

[9]

  • Sävehof–Redbergslid 28–18
  • Redbergslid–Sävehof 14–25
  • Sävehof–Redbergslid 21–19

Sävehof won series 3–0

References

  1. "Handboll 2003/2004 Elitserien Elitserien". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. Handbollboken 2004 (The handball book 2004). Swedish Handball Federation. 2004.
  3. "Handbollens tronskifte". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. "Handboll: Sävehof tog SM-guld". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. "SM-SLUTSPEL, herrar" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. "Nyförvärvet ser Sävehof som ett guldlag". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  7. "Handboll 2003/2004 Elitserien kvartsfinal". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  8. "Handboll 2003/2004 Elitserien semifinal". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  9. "Handboll 2003/2004 Elitserien SM-final". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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