Svensk handbollselit is the highest division of women's
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 ...
in
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic countries, Nordic c ...
. The inaugural Elitserien season took place in 1951, with
Kvinnliga IK Sport winning the championship.
The league currently consists of 12 teams. The eight top teams at the end of every season continue to the playoffs, in which the quarterfinals and semifinals are played as a best-of-five series, unlike the final which is played as a single match. The champion is awarded a spot in the
EHF Women's Champions League
The Women's EHF Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top n ...
's qualification stage.
Historically, the women's Elitserien was dominated by
IK Sävehof, with 15 championships.
For the 2016-2017 season, the series changed name to "Svensk handbollselit". Until then, it was called Elitserien ( en, the Elite League) ( sv, Elitserien i handboll för damer)
Current season
Teams for season 2020–21
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BK Heid
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Boden Handboll IF Boden may refer to:
Places
*Boden Municipality in Sweden
*Boden, Sweden
Boden (, outdatedly ) 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 coas ...
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H 65 Höörs HK
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IK Sävehof
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Kristianstad HK
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Kungälvs HK
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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: – ...
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Önnereds HK
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Skara HF
Skara HF is a handball club in Skara, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, ...
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Skövde HF
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Skuru IK
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VästeråsIrsta HF
List of Swedish Champions in women's handball
* 1951
Kvinnliga IK Sport
* 1952
Kvinnliga IK Sport
* 1953
Kvinnliga IK Sport
* 1954
Kvinnliga IK Sport
* 1955
Kvinnliga IK Sport
* 1956
IF Guif
* 1957
Kvinnliga IK Sport
* 1958
Kvinnliga IK Sport
* 1959
Kvinnliga IK Sport
* 1960
Kvinnliga IK Sport
* 1961
Kvinnliga IK Sport
* 1962
IK Ymer
* 1963
IK Bolton
* 1964
Kvinnliga IK Sport
* 1965
IK Bolton
* 1966
IK Bolton
* 1967
IK Bolton
* 1968
IK Bolton
* 1969
Kvinnliga IK Sport
* 1970
Borlänge HK
* 1971
Kvinnliga IK Sport
* 1972
Kvinnliga IK Sport
* 1973
Borlänge HK
* 1974
Stockholmspolisens IF
Stockholmspolisens IF is a Sweden, Swedish swim team from Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1912. Stockholmspolisens IF also has departments in team handball, basketball, football (soccer), football, judo and, triathlon. The swimming department offers ...
* 1975
Stockholmspolisens IF
Stockholmspolisens IF is a Sweden, Swedish swim team from Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1912. Stockholmspolisens IF also has departments in team handball, basketball, football (soccer), football, judo and, triathlon. The swimming department offers ...
* 1976
Stockholmspolisens IF
Stockholmspolisens IF is a Sweden, Swedish swim team from Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1912. Stockholmspolisens IF also has departments in team handball, basketball, football (soccer), football, judo and, triathlon. The swimming department offers ...
* 1977
Stockholmspolisens IF
Stockholmspolisens IF is a Sweden, Swedish swim team from Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1912. Stockholmspolisens IF also has departments in team handball, basketball, football (soccer), football, judo and, triathlon. The swimming department offers ...
* 1978
Borlänge HK
* 1979
Stockholmspolisens IF
Stockholmspolisens IF is a Sweden, Swedish swim team from Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1912. Stockholmspolisens IF also has departments in team handball, basketball, football (soccer), football, judo and, triathlon. The swimming department offers ...
* 1980
Stockholmspolisens IF
Stockholmspolisens IF is a Sweden, Swedish swim team from Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1912. Stockholmspolisens IF also has departments in team handball, basketball, football (soccer), football, judo and, triathlon. The swimming department offers ...
* 1981
Stockholmspolisens IF
Stockholmspolisens IF is a Sweden, Swedish swim team from Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1912. Stockholmspolisens IF also has departments in team handball, basketball, football (soccer), football, judo and, triathlon. The swimming department offers ...
* 1982
Stockholmspolisens IF
Stockholmspolisens IF is a Sweden, Swedish swim team from Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1912. Stockholmspolisens IF also has departments in team handball, basketball, football (soccer), football, judo and, triathlon. The swimming department offers ...
* 1983
Stockholmspolisens IF
Stockholmspolisens IF is a Sweden, Swedish swim team from Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1912. Stockholmspolisens IF also has departments in team handball, basketball, football (soccer), football, judo and, triathlon. The swimming department offers ...
* 1984
Stockholmspolisens IF
Stockholmspolisens IF is a Sweden, Swedish swim team from Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1912. Stockholmspolisens IF also has departments in team handball, basketball, football (soccer), football, judo and, triathlon. The swimming department offers ...
* 1985
Stockholmspolisens IF
Stockholmspolisens IF is a Sweden, Swedish swim team from Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1912. Stockholmspolisens IF also has departments in team handball, basketball, football (soccer), football, judo and, triathlon. The swimming department offers ...
* 1986
Irsta HF
* 1987
Tyresö HF
Tyresö HF is a Swedish women's handball club from Tyresö established in 1990, currently competing in the second-tier Allsvenskan. In 1986 it reached the IHF Cup's semifinals, and between 1987 and 1989 it won three national championships in a ...
* 1988
Tyresö HF
Tyresö HF is a Swedish women's handball club from Tyresö established in 1990, currently competing in the second-tier Allsvenskan. In 1986 it reached the IHF Cup's semifinals, and between 1987 and 1989 it won three national championships in a ...
* 1989
Tyresö HF
Tyresö HF is a Swedish women's handball club from Tyresö established in 1990, currently competing in the second-tier Allsvenskan. In 1986 it reached the IHF Cup's semifinals, and between 1987 and 1989 it won three national championships in a ...
* 1990
Stockholmspolisens IF
Stockholmspolisens IF is a Sweden, Swedish swim team from Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1912. Stockholmspolisens IF also has departments in team handball, basketball, football (soccer), football, judo and, triathlon. The swimming department offers ...
* 1991
Irsta HF
* 1992
Skånela IF
* 1993
IK Sävehof
* 1994
Sävsjö HK
* 1995
Sävsjö HK
* 1996
Sävsjö HK
* 1997
HP Warta
* 1998
Sävsjö HK
* 1999
Sävsjö HK
* 2000
IK Sävehof
* 2001
Skuru IK
* 2002
Eslövs IK
* 2003
Eslövs IK
* 2004
Skuru IK
* 2005
Skuru IK
* 2006
IK Sävehof
* 2007
IK Sävehof
* 2008
Skövde HF
* 2009
IK Sävehof
* 2010
IK Sävehof
* 2011
IK Sävehof
* 2012
IK Sävehof
* 2013
IK Sävehof
* 2014
IK Sävehof
* 2015
IK Sävehof
* 2016
IK Sävehof
* 2017
H 65 Höör
Höörs HK H 65 is a Swedish women's handball club from Höör established in 1965, competing in the Swedish women's handball league, Handbollsligan, since 2011.
In 2014 the team won the 2013–14 EHF Challenge Cup.
History
In 2011–20 ...
* 2018
IK Sävehof
* 2019
IK Sävehof
* 2020 No champion due to COVID-19.
* 2021
Skuru IK
* 2022
IK Sävehof
EHF league ranking
EHF League Ranking for 2022/23 season:
*9.
(''8'')
Handball-Bundesliga Frauen
Handball-Bundesliga, is the top women's professional handball league in Germany.
2022-23 season teams
* Thüringer HC
*SG BBM Bietigheim
* TuS Metzingen
*Borussia Dortmund Handball
* Buxtehuder SV
* VfL Oldenburg
* HSG Blomberg-Lippe
* Bad Wild ...
(56.33)
*10. (''11'')
1. A DRL
*11.
(''10'') SHE Women (37.40)
*12. (''13'')
PGNiG Superliga (33.00)
*13.
(''12'')
Extraliga (31.50)
References
{{EHF women's leagues
Women's handball leagues
Handball competitions in Sweden
Women's handball in Sweden
Women's sports leagues in Sweden
Professional sports leagues in Sweden