2007–08 Elitserien (men's handball)

Elitserien
2007–08
Tournament information
SportHandball
Teams14
Final positions
ChampionsHammarby IF (3rd title)
Runner-upIK Sävehof

The 2007–08 Elitserien was the 74th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 14 teams competed in the league. The eight highest placed teams qualified for the playoffs, whereas teams 11–12 had to play relegation playoffs against teams from the second division, and teams 13–14 were relegated automatically. Hammarby IF won the regular season and also won the playoffs to claim their third Swedish title.[1][2]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hammarby IF 26 19 1 6 861 739 122 39
2 IK Sävehof 26 17 2 7 795 713 82 36
3 Ystads IF 26 16 3 7 758 682 76 35
4 H 43 Lund 26 17 1 8 702 666 36 35
5 LIF Lindesberg 26 14 3 9 837 818 19 31
6 Redbergslids IK 26 13 4 9 753 712 41 30
7 Alingsås HK 26 14 0 12 741 721 20 28
8 IF Guif 26 13 2 11 751 752 −1 28
9 IFK Skövde 26 11 4 11 778 785 −7 26
10 HK Drott 26 9 2 15 736 816 −80 20
11 LUGI HF 26 9 1 16 727 759 −32 19
12 IFK Trelleborg 26 6 3 17 696 816 −120 15
13 HK Malmö 26 5 2 19 683 753 −70 12
14 OV Helsingborg 26 3 4 19 727 813 −86 10

Playoffs bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
1 Hammarby IF 25 24 33 25 28
8 IF Guif 24 25 27 29 27
1 Hammarby IF 32 30 29
4 H 43 Lund 28 29 23
4 H 43 Lund 37* 26 25 25
7 Alingsås HK 33 27 23 23
1 Hammarby IF 35
2 IK Sävehof 29
2 IK Sävehof 42* 31 29
5 LIF Lindesberg 41 28 23
2 IK Sävehof 36 29 25 25 25
3 Ystads IF 27 24 29 31 21
3 Ystads IF 33 26 31 22
6 Redbergslids IK 25 34 21 21

References

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  1. ^ "Handboll 2007/2008 Elitserien Elitserien". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ Handbollboken 2008 (The handball book 2008). Swedish Handball Federation. 2008.
  3. ^ "Handboll 2007/2008 Elitserien kvartsfinal". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Handboll 2007/2008 Elitserien semifinal". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Handboll 2007/2008 Elitserien SM-final". Retrieved 11 November 2017.