Djurgårdens IF Handbollsförening (commonly known as Djurgården or informally Djurgår'n ; abbreviated DIF () is the
handball section of
Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm.
Name
The club is nam ...
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History
Djurgårdens IF started its handball section in the 1934–35 season. In the 1938, they were in
Swedish championship final against
Västerås IK
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.
The team played in top-tier
Allsvenskan
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between 1939 and 1941.
The team folded once and restarted in 1990.
In 2002, Djurgården merged with
Elitserien
Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sports, Elitserien is the highest league, with the second highest named Allsvenskan.
Elitserien leagues at present:
* Elitserien (badmin ...
team
BK Söder
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and the new team competed in Elitserien as Djurgårdens IF.
In 2013, the senior team of Djurgårdens IF folded again. A new team started and plays in Division 5.
Djurgården plays in Division 1 Norra 2017–18 season.
Kits
Honours
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Swedish Champions:
** Runners-up (1): 1938
References
External links
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Djurgårdens IF
Handball clubs in Sweden
Handball clubs established in 1934
1934 establishments in Sweden