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2017–18 Handbollsligan

Handbollsligan
2017–18
Tournament information
SportHandball
Teams14
Final positions
ChampionsIFK Kristianstad (8th title)
Runner-upHK Malmö

The 2017–18 Handbollsligan was the 84th 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 11–13 had to play relegation playoffs against teams from the second division, and team 14 was relegated automatically. IFK Kristianstad won the regular season and also won the playoffs to claim their eighth Swedish title.[1][2]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 IFK Kristianstad 32 27 3 2 906 760 146 57
2 HK Malmö 32 24 0 8 888 758 130 48
3 Alingsås HK 32 22 0 10 877 795 82 44
4 Lugi HF 32 21 2 9 850 804 46 44
5 Redbergslids IK 32 19 5 8 926 835 91 43
6 Ystads IF HF 32 20 2 10 943 860 83 42
7 Eskilstuna Guif 32 19 1 12 870 862 8 39
8 IK Sävehof 32 17 2 13 890 845 45 36
9 Hammarby IF 32 10 3 19 847 893 −46 23
10 IFK Skövde 32 10 2 20 874 949 −75 22
11 Ricoh HK 32 8 0 24 773 854 −81 16
12 HK Aranäs 32 6 1 25 764 901 −137 13
13 HIF Karlskrona 32 5 1 26 850 984 −134 11
14 OV Helsingborg HK 32 5 0 27 782 940 −158 10

Playoffs bracket

[3][4][5]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
1 IFK Kristianstad 28 32 32 26
7 Eskilstuna Guif 23 33* 25 23
1 IFK Kristianstad 25 25 31 27
4 Lugi HF 23 26 23 23
4 Lugi HF 29 27 23
5 Redbergslids IK 25 18 19
1 IFK Kristianstad 23*
2 HK Malmö 22
2 HK Malmö 22 31* 25
8 IK Sävehof 18 27 23
2 HK Malmö 24 28 21 24 28
3 Alingsås HK 27 23 24 22 23
3 Alingsås HK 28 28 29* 26 27
6 Ystads IF HF 29* 24 28 32 25

Attendance

[6]

Team Attendance
IFK Kristianstad 4481
Eskilstuna Guif 1980
Ystads IF HF 1699
Alingsås HK 1664
Lugi HF 1542
IK Sävehof 1398
IFK Skövde 1329
HK Malmö 1181
Hammarby IF 1071
OV Helsingborg HK 1023
HK Aranäs 981
Redbergslids IK 870
HIF Karlskrona 816
Ricoh HK 539

References

  1. ^ "Handboll 2017/2018 Handbollsligan Handbollsligan". Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. ^ Handbollboken 2018 (The handball book 2018). Swedish Handball Federation. 2018.
  3. ^ "Handboll 2017/2018 Handbollsligan kvartsfinal". Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Handboll 2017/2018 Handbollsligan semifinal". Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Handboll 2017/2018 Handbollsligan SM-final". Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Publik". Retrieved 13 May 2018.