The 2016–17 Handbollsligan is the 83rd season of the
Handbollsligan
Handbollsligan ''(literally, "The Handball league")'' is the highest league in the league system of Swedish handball, and comprises the top 14 Swedish handball teams. The first season began in 1931–32. The season ends with a playoff.
Structur ...
, Swedish's top-tier
handball league. A total of fourteen teams contest this season's league, which began on 13 September 2016 and is scheduled to conclude on 27 May 2017.
IFK Kristianstad
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Kristianstad (), or IFK Kristianstad, is a Swedish handball club based in Kristianstad. They play in Handbollsligan, the top level of Swedish men's handball. The club was founded in 1899 as a multi-sport club. The h ...
are the defending champions, having beaten
Alingsås HK
Alingsås HK is a handball club from Alingsås, Sweden. They currently compete in Handbollsligan. They have won two Swedish championships, in 2009 and 2014.
Kits
Achievements
* Handbollsligan:
**''Winners (2)'': 2009, 2014
**''Runner ...
27–18 in the
previous season's final.
Format
The first 7 rounds consist on a round-robin tournament with 2 groups of 7 teams each. Then, the competition format for the 2016–17 season consists of a home-and-away
round-robin system. The top 8 teams qualifiy directly to quarterfinals, while teams ranked 11th to 13th play a play-down round against teams ranked 2nd to 4th from the lower division. Last ranked team is directly relegated to Allsvenskan.
Teams
The following 14 clubs competed in Handbollsligan during the 2016–17 season.
HK Drott
HK Drott Halmstad is a handball club, based in Halmstad, Sweden. The club has won the Swedish Championship eleven times, last in 2013.
Together with Redbergslids IK, HK Drott have dominated Swedish handball between 1984 and 2003. This club has ...
was relegated from the previous season and
IFK Ystad
IFK Ystad HK is a Swedish handball club based in Ystad, founded in 1927.
History
The club won promotion to the top division, at the time known as Allsvenskan, in 1941, but were relegated after one season. They did not return until 1997, w ...
was promoted from 2015-16 Allsvenskan.
Regular season
Standings
Results
;Round 1-7
; Round 8-33
Play-offs
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Player of the month
Attendance
References
External links
Handbollsligan official website
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Sweden
Handbollsligan seasons
2016 in Swedish sport
2017 in Swedish sport