2008–09 Elitserien (men's handball)

The 2008–09 Elitserien was the 75th 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 11–12 had to play relegation playoffs against teams from the second division, and teams 13–14 were relegated automatically. IK Sävehof won the regular season, but Alingsås HK won the playoffs and claimed their first Swedish title.[1][2]

Elitserien
2008–09
Tournament information
SportHandball
Teams14
Final positions
ChampionsAlingsås HK (1st title)
Runner-upIF Guif

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 IK Sävehof 26 18 4 4 791 675 116 40
2 Alingsås HK 26 16 4 6 740 680 60 36
3 IF Guif 26 17 1 8 793 708 85 35
4 Ystads IF 26 15 2 9 782 726 56 32
5 Hammarby IF 26 14 3 9 795 719 76 31
6 Redbergslids IK 26 14 3 9 767 754 13 31
7 Lugi HF 26 14 1 11 711 703 8 29
8 LIF Lindesberg 26 12 4 10 735 725 10 28
9 IFK Skövde 26 12 1 13 772 735 37 25
10 H 43 Lund 26 11 2 13 705 717 −12 24
11 HK Drott 26 9 1 16 706 741 −35 19
12 IFK Trelleborg 26 7 1 18 700 793 −93 15
13 IFK Ystad 26 5 0 21 673 844 −171 10
14 IFK Tumba 26 4 1 21 673 823 −150 9

Playoffs bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
2 Alingsås HK 25 22 29 23 38
8 LIF Lindesberg 24 26 26 25 22
2 Alingsås HK 27 19 30 22 35
5 Hammarby IF 22 30 29 27 26
4 Ystads IF 34 27 30 29
5 Hammarby IF 36* 33 23 32
2 Alingsås HK 29
3 IF Guif 26
1 IK Sävehof 30 29 27
6 Redbergslids IK 20 26 23
1 IK Sävehof 35 26 28 22 20
3 IF Guif 25 30 26 28 22
3 IF Guif 31 30 26 35
7 Lugi HF 33 25 25 22

Attendance

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Team Attendance
Eskilstuna Guif 1975
Lugi HF 1940
IFK Skövde HK 1832
Ystads IF HF 1714
LIF Lindesberg 1554
H 43 Lund 1313
IK Sävehof 1271
HK Drott Halmstad 1053
Alingsås HK 1039
IFK Ystad HK 1027
Hammarby IF 947
Redbergslids IK 744
IFK Trelleborg 701
IFK Tumba 539

References

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  1. ^ "Handboll 2008/2009 Elitserien Elitserien". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ Handbollboken 2009 (The handball book 2009). Swedish Handball Federation. 2009.
  3. ^ "Handboll 2008/2009 Elitserien kvartsfinal". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Handboll 2008/2009 Elitserien semifinal". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Handboll 2008/2009 Elitserien SM-final". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Bytte kronofogden mot en orange publiksuccé". Retrieved 24 June 2017.