1978–79 Allsvenskan (men's handball)

The 1978–79 Allsvenskan was the 45th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 12 teams competed in the league. IK Heim won the regular season, but HK Drott won the playoffs and claimed their third Swedish title. HF Olympia and Kiruna AIF were relegated.[1][2]

Allsvenskan
1978–79
Tournament information
SportHandball
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsHK Drott (3rd title)
Runner-upYstads IF

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 IK Heim 22 8 0 4 555 464 91 36
2 Ystads IF 22 15 2 5 500 408 92 32
3 LUGI 22 14 2 6 478 423 55 30
4 HK Drott 22 14 1 7 530 466 64 29
5 IFK Kristianstad 22 14 1 7 501 442 59 29
6 Redbergslids IK 22 11 1 10 452 457 −5 23
7 Vikingarnas IF 22 9 3 10 448 454 −6 21
8 SoIK Hellas 22 9 1 12 433 453 −20 19
9 IF Guif 22 9 1 12 466 522 −56 19
10 AIK 22 4 2 16 422 500 −78 10
11 HF Olympia 22 2 4 16 426 487 −61 8
12 Kiruna AIF 22 2 4 16 416 551 −135 8

Playoffs

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Semifinals

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  • HK Drott–IK Heim 23–21, 24–25, 18–16 (HK Drott advance to the finals)
  • LUGI–Ystads IF 12–12, 18–18, 15–16 a.e.t. (Ystads IF advance to the finals)

Finals

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  • HK Drott–Ystads IF 17–16, 19–19 (HK Drott champions)

References

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  1. ^ "Handboll 1978/1979 Allsvenskan". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b Handbollboken 1979 (The handball book 1979). Swedish Handball Federation. 1979.