1996–97 Elitserien (men's handball)

The 1996–97 Elitserien was the 63rd season of the top division of Swedish handball. 12 teams competed in the league. The league was split into an autumn league and a spring league. The eight highest placed teams in the autumn league qualified for the spring league. HK Drott won the regular season, but Redbergslids IK won the playoffs and claimed their 16th Swedish title.[1]

Elitserien
1996–97
Tournament information
SportHandball
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsRedbergslids IK (16th title)
Runner-upIF Guif

League tables

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Autumn

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 HK Drott 16 13 1 2 465 374 91 27
2 IF Guif 16 11 1 4 515 421 94 23
3 Redbergslids IK 16 10 2 4 468 380 88 22
4 IFK Kristianstad 16 9 3 4 425 407 18 21
5 IFK Skövde 16 8 1 7 411 391 20 17
6 IK Sävehof 16 7 1 8 400 403 −3 15
7 LUGI HF 16 7 0 9 399 408 −9 14
8 GF Kroppskultur 16 7 0 9 408 460 −52 14
9 Polisen/Söder 16 6 0 10 410 410 0 12
10 HF Linköpings Lejon 16 5 0 11 392 461 −69 10
11 Stavstens IF 16 4 1 11 400 486 −86 9
12 Lysekils HK 16 4 0 12 368 460 −92 8

Spring

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 HK Drott 30 23 1 6 850 719 131 47
2 Redbergslids IK 30 20 3 7 874 721 153 43
3 IFK Skövde 30 16 3 11 782 736 46 35
4 IF Guif 30 16 1 13 884 811 73 33
5 IFK Kristianstad 30 14 3 13 768 792 −24 31
6 LUGI HF 30 14 0 16 771 774 −3 28
7 IK Sävehof 30 13 2 15 769 777 −8 28
8 GF Kroppskultur 30 10 0 20 760 882 −122 20

Playoffs

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[1]

Quarterfinals

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Lugi HF won series 2–0

IF Guif won series 2–0

Semifinals

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IF Guif won series 2–0

Redbergslids IK won series 2–0

Finals

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Redbergslids IK won series 3–0

References

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  1. ^ a b Handbollboken 1997 (The handball book 1997). Swedish Handball Federation. 1997.