1997–98 Elitserien (men's handball)

The 1997–98 Elitserien was the 64th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 12 teams competed in the league. The league was split into an autumn league and a spring league. The eight highest placed teams in the autumn league qualified for the spring league. Redbergslids IK won the regular season and also won the playoffs to claim their 17th Swedish title.[1]

Elitserien
1996–97
Tournament information
SportHandball
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsRedbergslids IK (17th title)
Runner-upHK Drott

League tables

Autumn

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Redbergslids IK16160051837514332
2Lugi HF1612044884246424
3IF Guif1611144974247323
4IFK Skövde1610154213942721
5HK Drott169254634204320
6IK Sävehof16718429424515
7IFK Ystad16628444445−114
8HP Warta16709424425−114
9Polisen/Söder166010424439−1512
10GF Kroppskultur16439402409−711
11IFK Kristianstad162113405520−1155
12HF Linköpings Lejon160115305512−2071

Spring

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Redbergslids IK30290193968825158
2Lugi HF30182108528252738
3HK Drott30164108447925236
4IFK Skövde30162127807611934
5IF Guif30153128638204333
6HP Warta30150158047564830
7IK Sävehof3011316787806−1925
8IFK Ystad309318808888−8021

Playoffs

[1]

Quarterfinals

  • HK Drott–HP Warta 21–17
  • HP Warta–HK Drott 25–24
  • HK Drott–HP Warta 26–17

HK Drott won series 2–1

  • IFK Skövde–Guif 26–27
  • Guif–IFK Skövde 33–34
  • IFK Skövde–Guif 40–24

IFK Skövde won series 2–1

Semifinals

  • Redbergslids IK–IFK Skövde 29–14
  • IFK Skövde–Redbergslids IK 26–30

Redbergslids IK won series 2–0

  • Lugi-HK Drott 25–31
  • HK Drott-Lugi 33–27

HK Drott won series 2–0

Finals

  • Redbergslids IK–HK Drott 33–19
  • HK Drott–Redbergslids IK 25–22
  • Redbergslids IK–HK Drott 29–17
  • HK Drott–Redbergslids IK 24–25

Redbergslids IK won series 3–1

References

  1. Handbollboken 1998 (The handball book 1998). Swedish Handball Federation. 1998.
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