1998–99 Elitserien (men's handball)

The 1998–99 Elitserien was the 65th 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, whereas the four lowest placed teams qualified for Allsvenskan along with the highest placed teams from the autumn season of Division I (the second level). The six highest placed teams in the spring season of Elitserien qualified for the quarterfinals, whereas the two lowest placed teams qualified for the preliminary round of the playoffs, along with the two highest placed teams of Allsvenskan. HK Drott won the regular season and also won the playoffs to claim their ninth Swedish title.[1][2][3]

Elitserien
1998–99
Tournament information
SportHandball
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsHK Drott (9th title)
Runner-upRedbergslids IK

League tables

Autumn

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1HK Drott16131248438010427
2Redbergslids IK1611324283379125
3Alingsås HK169253903702020
4IF Guif16916396388819
5IK Sävehof16916381391−1019
6IFK Skövde168264023901218
7IFK Ystad16637360404−4415
8GF Kroppskultur16619359384−2513
9HP Warta166010389410−2112
10LUGI HF164210411421−1010
11IFK Tumba164012356410−548
12Polisen/Söder163013354425−716

Spring

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1HK Drott30231683970313647
2Redbergslids IK30214576964012946
3IFK Skövde30173107527094337
4IF Guif3015213747741632
5Alingsås HK30143137246962831
6GF Kroppskultur3012117652706−5425
7IK Sävehof3012117678744−6625
8IFK Ystad3011316666732−6625

Playoffs

First Round

[4]

  • IFK Ystad–LUGI HF 36–22
  • LUGI HF–IFK Ystad 33–29

IFK Ystad won 65–55 on aggregate

  • GIK Wasaiterna–IK Sävehof 26–22
  • IK Sävehof–GIK Wasaiterna 25–23

GIK Wasaiterna won 49–27 on aggregate

Quarterfinals

[5]

  • HK Drott–IFK Ystad 27–24
  • IFK Ystad–HK Drott 26–21
  • HK Drott–IFK Ystad 28–25

HK Drott won series 2–1

  • Redbergslids IK–GF Kroppskultur 34–9
  • GF Kroppskultur–Redbergslids IK 14–21

Redbergslids IK won series 2–0

  • IFK Skövde–GIK Wasaiterna 32–19
  • GIK Wasaiterna–IFK Skövde 19–31

IFK Skövde won series 2–0

  • IF Guif–Alingsås HK 30–32
  • Alingsås HK–IF Guif 26–23

Alingsås HK won series 2–0

Semifinals

[6]

  • HK Drott–Alingsås HK 28–21
  • Alingsås HK–HK Drott 24–28

HK Drott won series 2–0

  • Redbergslids IK–IFK Skövde 18–16
  • IFK Skövde–Redbergslids IK 23–26

Redbergslids IK won series 2–0

Finals

[7]

  • HK Drott–Redbergslids IK 30–19
  • Redbergslids IK–HK Drott 32–18
  • HK Drott–Redbergslids IK 27–18
  • Redbergslids IK–HK Drott 21–23

HK Drott won series 3–1

References

  1. "Handboll 1998/1999 Elitserien". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. "Handboll 1998/1999 Elitserien vår". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  3. Handbollboken 1999 (The handball book 1999). Swedish Handball Federation. 1999.
  4. "Handboll 1998/1999 Elitserien SM-kval". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. "Handboll 1998/1999 SM-slutspel kvartsfinal". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  6. "Handboll 1998/1999 SM-slutspel semifinal". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. "Handboll 1998/1999 SM-slutspel SM-final". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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