1995–96 Elitserien (men's handball) explained

Elitserien
Year:	1995–96
Sport:	Handball
Teams:	12
Champions:	Redbergslids IK (15th title)
Runners-Up1:	Lugi HF
Previous:	1994–95
Next:	1996–97

The 1995–96 Elitserien was the 62nd 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. Redbergslids IK won the regular season and also won the playoffs to claim their 15th Swedish title.

League tables

Autumn

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Redbergslids IK	16	14	1	1	471	370	101	29
2	IK Sävehof	16	11	2	3	440	367	73	24
3	IF Guif	16	9	4	3	472	432	40	22
4	IFK Skövde	16	10	1	5	461	410	51	21
5	Lugi HF	16	8	1	7	422	417	5	17
6	HK Drott	16	8	1	7	402	402	0	17
7	IFK Kristianstad	16	7	1	8	431	455	−24	15
8	Stockholmspolisens IF	16	5	2	9	377	414	−37	12
9	Ystads IF	16	5	1	10	366	389	−23	11
10	HF Linköpings Lejon	16	3	3	10	425	450	−25	9
11	Irsta HF	16	4	1	11	355	466	−111	9
12	Stavstens IF	16	3	0	13	406	456	−50	6

Spring

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Redbergslids IK	30	23	2	5	829	697	132	48
2	IK Sävehof	30	20	4	6	806	714	92	44
3	IFK Skövde	30	19	3	8	857	773	84	41
4	IF Guif	30	14	5	11	831	786	45	33
5	HK Drott	30	14	2	14	784	750	34	30
6	Lugi HF	30	14	2	14	779	770	9	30
7	IFK Kristianstad	30	13	3	14	843	860	−17	29
8	Stockholmspolisens IF	30	6	2	22	694	864	−170	14

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

• HK Drott–IF Guif 34–33, 25–23 (HK Drott won series 2–0)
• LUGI–Skövde HF 22–25, 28–21, 24–23 (LUGI won series 2–1)

Semifinals

• Redbergslids IK–HK Drott 27–26 a.e.t., 25–29, 35–23 (Redbergslids IK won series 2–1)
• LUGI–IK Sävehof 29–25, 29–22 (LUGI won series 2–0)

Finals

• Redbergslids IK–LUGI 27–25, 28–25, 30–15 (Redbergslids IK won series 3–0)