Amo Handboll are a

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team based in Alstermo,

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. They are the handball department of the

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Alstermo IF. The department was formed in 1971 with the help of Allan Myhrberg, Lars-Gunnar Serell, Lars Åberg, Reine Blad och Åke Erlandsson. Amo Handboll currently plays in

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, the second highest-level Swedish team handball league (after Handbollsligan). Amo Handboll's biggest merit so far is a playoff to Elitserien 2004. After the 2016/2017 season, the handball division broke up with Alstermo IF, and changed name from Alstermo IF Handboll to Amo Handboll.

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Sports clubs and teams in Kronoberg County Handball clubs established in 1971 Handball clubs in Sweden 1971 establishments in Sweden Uppvidinge Municipality 20th-century establishments in Kronoberg County {{handball-team-stub