Handbollsligan
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023–24 Handbollsligan
SportHandball
Founded1931 (1931)
No. of teams14
CountrySweden
ConfederationEHF
Most recent
champion(s)
IFK Kristianstad (9th title)
(2022–23)
Most titlesRedbergslids IK
(20 titles)
Relegation toAllsvenskan
Domestic cup(s)Swedish Cup
International cup(s)EHF European League
EHF European Cup
Official websitehandbollsligan.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

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

EHF coefficient ranking

References

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