Boden Handboll IF is a handball club from

Boden, Sweden Boden (, outdatedly , Lule Sámi: ''Suttes'') is a locality and the seat of Boden Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden, with 16,847 inhabitants in 2018. It is part of the larger area around coastal city Luleå some southeast. After Kiruna, ...

. It is most famous for its women's team.

History

Boden Handboll IF was founded on 26 April 2009. The discontinuation of Hornskrokens IF women's handball team, lead to foundation of the club. The women's handball team started in Division 2, the fourth tier of Swedish handball, and in 2009-10 and 2010-11 they managed back-to-back promotions and reached the

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

. They were promoted to the top division of Sweden, 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 ...

, for the first time in 2015–16 after finishing 2nd in the Allsvenskan and beating

Önnereds HK Önnereds HK is a handball club based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Around 60 teams are organized in the club. Since 1965, handball has been played in the Gothenburg district of Önnered. In 1985, the club was split into a football and a handball depart ...

in the playoff. Their best ever result was an 8th place in 2017–18. In 2020–21 they were relegated again.

References

{{reflist Handball clubs in Sweden Women's handball clubs in Sweden 2009 establishments in Sweden Handball clubs established in 2009 Sports clubs and teams in Norrbotten County Sport in Boden, Sweden 21st-century establishments in Norrbotten County