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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 highest handball league) since the 1990/91 season, when it ended just outside the playoffs. IFK Skövde has a faithful handball crowd and IFK Skövde is usually found in the top ranking of the audience in the men's highest division. They reached the Swedish Championship final in 2005, 2007, 2021 and 2022 but never won.

History

1907 On 23 September, IFK Skövde Handbolls Club ('' Idrottsföreningen Kamraternas Skövdekrets XIII '') was founded in Skövde Athletes and Sport Society at a meeting at Västra Folkeskolan in Skövde. 1975 the famous "condensation derby" was played in Division III between

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and IFK in the Sports Hall. The match had to be canceled when just over 1 minute was left because of the floor being too wet, due to all the condensation formed in the overflowing sports hall. A re-game could be played of which SAIK won and continued to Division II. 1976 The juniors won the Swedish junior Championship for the first time with

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as a coach. 1979 IFK won home the series in the Old Division 3 1984 The club became the winners of the series in Division 1 west before IK Sävehof, in the team was amongst others

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