Handbollsligan Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids
Handbollsligan

Sport	Handball
Founded	1931; 94 years ago (1931)
No. of teams	14
Country	Sweden
Confederation	EHF
Most recent champion(s)	IK Sävehof (8th title) (2023–24)
Most titles	Redbergslids IK (20 titles)
Relegation to	Allsvenskan
Domestic cup(s)	Swedish Cup
International cup(s)	EHF European League EHF European Cup

Handbollsligan is the top handball league in Sweden. It means "The Handball League" in Swedish. This league has the 14 best handball teams in the country. The first season was played in 1931–32. The season finishes with exciting playoff games.

How the League Works
Teams for the 2022–23 Season
Swedish Champions List
Handball Rankings in Europe
See also

How the League Works

The Handbollsligan season begins in September. All 14 teams play each other twice. This means there are 26 games for each team in the regular season.

After these games, the top eight teams move on to the playoffs. The playoffs decide who will be the Swedish champions.

The team that finishes last (14th place) is moved down to a lower league called Allsvenskan. Teams in 11th, 12th, and 13th place play special matches. They play against teams from Allsvenskan to see if they can stay in Handbollsligan next season.

The season ends with the finals in early May. The team that wins the finals gets to play in the EHF European League. The team that loses the final gets a spot in the EHF European Cup. These are big European competitions!

Teams for the 2022–23 Season

Here are the teams that played in the Handbollsligan during the 2022–23 season. You can see where they are located on the map.

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 List

Here is a list of all the teams that have won the Swedish handball championship over the years:

1931–32 – Flottans IF Karlskrona
1932–33 – Redbergslids IK
1933–34 – Redbergslids IK
1934–35 – Majornas IK
1935–36 – SoIK Hellas
1936–37 – SoIK Hellas
1937–38 – Västerås IK
1938–39 – Uppsala Studenters IF
1939–40 – Majornas IK
1940–41 – IFK Kristianstad
1941–42 – Majornas IK
1942–43 – Majornas IK
1943–44 – Majornas IK
1944–45 – Majornas IK
1945–46 – Majornas IK
1946–47 – Redbergslids IK
1947–48 – IFK Kristianstad
1948–49 – IFK Lidingö
1949–50 – IK Heim
1950–51 – AIK Handboll
1951–52 – IFK Kristianstad
1952–53 – IFK Kristianstad
1953–54 – Redbergslids IK
1954–55 – IK Heim
1955–56 – Örebro SK
1956–57 – Örebro SK
1957–58 – Redbergslids IK
1958–59 – IK Heim
1989-60 – IK Heim
1960–61 – Vikingarnas IF
1961–62 – IK Heim
1962–63 – Redbergslids IK
1963–64 – Redbergslids IK
1964–65 – IS Göta
1965–66 – IS Göta
1966–67 – Vikingarnas IF
1967–68 – IF Saab
1968–69 – SoIK Hellas
1969–70 – SoIK Hellas
1970–71 – SoIK Hellas
1971–72 – SoIK Hellas
1972–73 – IF Saab
1973–74 – IF Saab
1974–75 – HK Drott
1975–76 – Ystads IF
1976–77 – SoIK Hellas
1977–78 – HK Drott
1978–79 – HK Drott
1979–80 – LUGI HF
1980–81 – Vikingarnas IF
1981–82 – IK Heim
1982–83 – IK Heim
1983–84 – HK Drott
1984–85 – Redbergslids IK
1985–86 – Redbergslids IK
1986–87 – Redbergslids IK
1987–88 – HK Drott
1988–89 – Redbergslids IK
1989–90 – HK Drott
1990–91 – HK Drott
1991–92 – Ystads IF
1992–93 – Redbergslids IK

1993–94 – HK Drott
1994–95 – Redbergslids IK
1995–96 – Redbergslids IK
1996–97 – Redbergslids IK
1997–98 – Redbergslids IK
1998–99 – HK Drott
1999-00 – Redbergslids IK
2000–01 – Redbergslids IK
2001–02 – HK Drott
2002–03 – Redbergslids IK
2003–04 – IK Sävehof
2004–05 – IK Sävehof
2005–06 – Hammarby IF
2006–07 – Hammarby IF
2007–08 – Hammarby IF
2008–09 – Alingsås HK
2009–10 – IK Sävehof
2010–11 – IK Sävehof
2011–12 – IK Sävehof
2012–13 – HK Drott
2013–14 – Alingsås HK
2014–15 – IFK Kristianstad
2015–16 – IFK Kristianstad
2016–17 – IFK Kristianstad
2017–18 – IFK Kristianstad
2018–19 – IK Sävehof
2019–20 – Cancelled (COVID-19)
2020–21 – IK Sävehof
2021–22 – Ystads IF
2022–23 – IFK Kristianstad
2023–24 – IK Sävehof

Handball Rankings in Europe

The EHF (European Handball Federation) ranks different handball leagues in Europe. This ranking shows how strong a country's handball league is compared to others. A higher rank means the league's teams usually do better in European competitions.