IFK Ystad HK is a Swedish

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

club based in

Ystad Ystad (; older da, Ysted) is a town and the seat of Ystad Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden. Ystad had 18,350 inhabitants in 2010. The settlement dates from the 11th century and has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre, and ...

, founded in 1927.

History

The club won promotion to the top division, at the time known as Allsvenskan, in 1941, but were relegated after one season. They did not return until 1997, when the league had been renamed Elitserien. In 1998–99, IFK Ystad finished 7th in the autumn season and qualified for the spring season of Elitserien. They finished last (8th) in the spring league, but still qualified for the premilinary round of the playoffs. They eliminated

Lugi HF Lugi HF is a handball team from Lund, Sweden. Both the men's and women's teams play in the top division in 2021-22, Handbollsligan and Svensk handbollselit respectively. Sports Hall information *Name: – Sparbanken Skåne Arena *City: – ...

in the preliminary round, but were defeated by

HK Drott HK Drott Halmstad is a handball club, based in Halmstad, Sweden. The club has won the Swedish Championship eleven times, last in 2013. Together with Redbergslids IK, HK Drott have dominated Swedish handball between 1984 and 2003. This club h ...

in the quarterfinals. In 1999–2000, the club finished 7th in the spring Elitserien and lost against

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in the playoffs preliminary round. In the following season they improved to 4th and qualified directly for the quarterfinals, where they were eliminated by

IFK Skövde IFK Skövde is a Swedish handball club from the city of Skövde, whose roots can be traced back to 1907. The current organization, however, got its shape through a reorganization in 1991. The team has been in the Handbollsligan (Swedish highes ...

. In 2001–02, IFK Ystad finished second in the spring league, but were defeated by Lugi HF in the quarterfinals. They finished fourth in the spring league in 2002–03, and were again eliminated in the quarterfinals, by IFK Skövde. For 2003–04 the autumn and spring leagues were discontinued and a single league was played each season. IFK Ystad finished 5th in Elitserien that season, and won against HK Drott in the quarterfinals, but were eliminated by

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in the semifinals. In the following season the team finished 3rd in the league, but lost in the quarterfinals against HK Drott. IFK Ystad finished 5th in the league in 2005–06, and lost in the quarterfinals against

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. In 2006–07 the club's fortunes turned for the worse, as they finished 13th and were relegated. They returned to the top division in 2008–09 and 2016–17, but were immediately relegated both times. In the 2017–18 season IFK Ystad play in Allsvenskan, the second level. For the 2018–19 season they were back in the top division. In 2021–22 they finished last, and were relegated to Allsvenskan again. IFK Ystad have a long-standing rivalry with cross-town rivals

Ystads IF Ystads IF is a handball club from Ystad, Sweden. They play in Handbollsligan. They won the Swedish Championship in 1976, 1992 and 2022. History Ystads IF was founded in 1908 and took up handball on the programme in 1929. In 1933–34, the clu ...

Kits

Sports Hall information

*Name: – Ystad Arena *City: –

*Capacity: – 2700 *Address: – Fridhemsgatan 27, 271 45

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Former club members

Notable former players

* Marcus Ahlm *

Dan Beutler Dan Beutler (born 10 October 1977) is a Swedish handballer, who has previously played for German side clubs SG Flensburg-Handewitt and HSV Hamburg. Lately he played for TBV Lemgo TBV Lemgo is a handball club from Lemgo, Germany, and is compe ...

* Dalibor Doder *

Niclas Ekberg Niclas Ekberg (born 23 December 1988) is a Swedish handballer for THW Kiel and the Sweden men's national handball team, Swedish national team. He was part of the Swedish team that won silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was also part of the Sw ...

Jim Gottfridsson file:Jim Gottfridsson - Autograf 2013..jpg, 300px, Jim Gottfridssons autograf 2013. Jim Gottfridsson (born 2 September 1992) is a Swedish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Sweden men's national handball team, Swedish national tea ...

* Kaupo Palmar * Fredrik Petersen

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ystad IFK HK Swedish handball clubs Sport in Skåne County 1927 establishments in Sweden