Handbollsligan

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. The season ends with a playoff.

Handbollsligan
Current season, competition or edition:
2019–20 season
Countries Sweden
Founded1931
Number of teams14
Current championsIK Sävehof
Websitehttp://handbollsligan.se/

Structure

The season starts in the end of 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, while the two last are relegated and the 11th and 12th team plays matches against the third and fourth from the Allsvenskan and the winners from the Division 1.

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

On November 14, 2006, the match between Hammarby IF from Stockholm and LIF Lindesberg from Lindesberg was the highest scoring match ever in Elitserien. Hammarby won with the numbers 53–40. The total was 93 goals.

Current clubs (2016–17)

Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity
Alingsås HK Alingsås Estrad Arena 2,800
Eskilstuna Guif Eskilstuna Eskilstuna Sporthall 2,601
Hammarby IF Stockholm Eriksdalshallen 2,600
IFK Ystad Ystad Ystad Arena 2,500
H 43 Lund Lund FFS Arena 3,000
IFK Kristianstad Kristianstad Kristianstad Arena 5,012
Lugi HF Lund FFS Arena 3,000
HK Malmö Malmö Baltiska Hallen 4,000
Redbergslids IK Gothenburg Lisebergshallen 2,000
Ricoh HK Stockholm Solnahallen 1,700
IFK Skövde Skövde Arena Skövde 2,516
IK Sävehof Partille Partillebohallen 2,000
Ystads IF HF Ystad Ystad Arena 2,400
HK Aranäs Kungsbacka Aranäshallen 1,570
HIF Karlskrona Karlskrona Karlskrona idrottshall 1,400

Swedish Champions

EHF coefficient ranking

References

  • Swedish handball association
  • Swedish men's handball league official website
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