Handbollsligan

{{Short description|Highest league in Swedish handball}}

{{Infobox sports league

| sport = Handball

| name = Handbollsligan

| logo = Handbollsligan logo.svg

| logo_size = 260px

| founded = {{start date and age|1931}}

| teams = 14

| country = Sweden

| confed = EHF

| champions = IK Sävehof (8th title)

| champ_season = 2023–24

| most_champs = Redbergslids IK
(20 titles)

| relegation = Allsvenskan

| domestic_cup = Swedish Cup

| confed_cup = EHF European League
EHF European Cup

| website = {{url|https://handbollsligan.se/}}

| current_season = 2023–24 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.{{Cite web |title=Handbollens historia |url=https://www.svenskhandboll.se/HandbolliSverige/omsvenskahandbollforbundet/Handbollenshistoria/ |access-date=26 March 2022 |website=svenskhandboll.se |language=sv}} 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 2024–25

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{{Location map~|Sweden South|lat=57.7394 |long=12.1028 |label=Partille|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Sweden South|lat=56.029444|long=14.156667|label=Kristianstad|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Sweden South|lat=58.383333|long=13.85 |label=Skövde|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Sweden South|lat=59.370556|long=16.512778|label=Eskilstuna|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Sweden South|lat=57.783333|long=14.141944|label=Jönköping|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Sweden South|lat=55.430556|long=13.820556|label=Ystad|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Sweden South|lat=56.164354|long=15.584326|label=Karlskrona|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Sweden South|lat=55.605833|long=13.0025 |label=Malmö|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Sweden South|lat=56.976743|long=15.652297|label=Alstermo|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Sweden South|lat=59.36010 |long=18.04863 |label=Stockholm|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Sweden South|lat=56.057306|long=12.692817|label=Helsingborg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Sweden South|lat=59.623056|long=17.838611|label=Märsta|position=left}}

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! Team

! Location

! Stadium

! Stadium capacity

Alingsås HK

|Alingsås

|Estrad Alingsås

|align="center" |2,800

Amo HK

|Alstermo

|Amokabelhallen

| align="center" |700

Eskilstuna Guif

|Eskilstuna

|STIGA Sports Arena

|align="center" |4,000

Hammarby IF

|Stockholm

|Eriksdalshallen

|align="center" |2,600

HF Karlskrona

|Karlskrona

|Brinova Arena Karlskrona

| align="center" |2,500

HK Malmö

|Malmö

|Baltiska Hallen

| align="center" |4,000

IF Hallby

|Jönköping

|Jönköpings idrottshus

|align="center" |1,500

IFK Kristianstad

|Kristianstad

|Kristianstad Arena

| align="center" |5,221

IFK Skövde

|Skövde

|Arena Skövde

| align="center" |2,516

IK Sävehof

|Partille

|Partille Arena

| align="center" |4,100

OV Helsingborg

|Helsingborg

|Helsingborg Arena

| align="center" |4,700

Skånela IF

|Märsta

|Vikingahallen

| align="center" |1,000

Ystads IF HF

|Ystad

|Ystad Arena

| align="center" |2,863

Önnereds HK

|Gothenburg

|ÖHK-hallen

|align="center" |1,004

Swedish Champions

{{Main|List of Swedish men's handball champions}}

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EHF coefficient ranking

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  • For season 2015/2016, see footnote[http://cms.eurohandball.com/PortalData/1/Resources/2_cl/03_download_pdf_08/Placedistribution1516_Men.pdf] (PDF). European Handball Federation.

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Seasonal Coefficient Ranking Graph :

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| Year

|bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 2010-11

|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| 2011-12

|bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 2012-13

|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| 2013-14

|bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 2014-15

|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| 2015-16

|bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 2016-17

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| Rank

|bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 15

|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| {{rise|b}} 13

|bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| {{same position|b}} 13

|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| {{rise|b}} 12

|bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| {{fall|b}} 14

|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| {{rise|b}} 9

|bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| {{fall|b}} 10

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References

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