2021–22 Handbollsligan Explained

Competition:	Handbollsligan
Season:	2021–22
Dates:	10 September 2021 – 27 May 2022
Winners:	Ystads IF 3rd title
Relegated:	IFK Ystad
Continentalcup1:	Champions League
Continentalcup2:	European League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	Ystads IF IK Sävehof IFK Kristianstad
Continentalcup3:	European Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:	Alingsås HK
League Topscorer:	Elliot Stenmalm (172 goals)
Prevseason:	2020–21
Nextseason:	2022–23

The 2021–22 Handbollsligan was the 88th season of the Swedish Handball League, the top men's handball league in Sweden. A total of fourteen teams contested this season's league, which began on 10 September 2021 and concluded on 27 May 2022.^[1]

Ystads IF won their third title.^[2]

Teams

Arenas and locations

The following 14 clubs competed in the Handbollsligan during the 2021–22 season:

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity
Alingsås HK	Alingsås	Estrad Alingsås	2,800
Eskilstuna Guif	Eskilstuna	STIGA Sports Arena	3,700
Hammarby IF	Stockholm	Eriksdalshallen	2,600
HK Aranäs	Kungsbacka	Kungsbacka sporthall	1,000
HK Malmö	Malmö	Baltiska Hallen	4,000
IF Hallby	Jönköping	Jönköpings idrottshus	1,500
IFK Kristianstad	Kristianstad	Kristianstad Arena	5,221
IFK Skövde	Skövde	Arena Skövde	2,516
IFK Ystad	Ystad	Ystad Arena	2,863
IK Sävehof	Partille	Partille Arena	4,100
Lugi HF	Lund	Sparbanken Skåne Arena	3,500
Redbergslids IK	Gothenburg	Prioritet Serneke Arena	550
Ystads IF	Ystad	Ystad Arena	2,863
Önnereds HK	Gothenburg	ÖHK-hallen	1,004

Regular season

League table

Playoffs

All three rounds of the playoffs were played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and fifth (if it was necessary) game at home.^[3]

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Finals

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Game 1

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Game 2

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Game 3

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Game 4

Ystads IF won the Finals, 3–1 on series.

Promotion/relegation play-offs

Two legged relegation play-off matches will be played between the teams placed 11th, 12th and 13th at the end of the regular season and the teams placed 2nd, 3rd and 4th at the end of Allsvenskan season. The legs were played in a best-of-five format.^{[4] [5]}

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Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[6]
1	Elliot Stenmalm	Redbergslids IK	172
2	Mathias Pedersen	Alingsås HK	152
3	Martin Dolk	Hammarby IF	148
4	Hampus Dahlgren	IF Hallby	145
5	Markus Olsson	IFK Kristianstad	144
6	Fredrik Olsson	Lugi HF	142
7	Markus Thorbjörn	Önnereds HK	137
8	Fredrik Gustavsson	Eskilstuna Guif	131
9	Gustav Davidsson	Hammarby IF	126
10	Daniel Blomgren	Alingsås HK	123

Awards

The awards were announced on 21 May 2022.^[7]

Position	Player	Club
		IK Sävehof
Best defense		Ystads IF
Best coach		Ystads IF

All-Star team

The all-star team was announced on 21 May 2022.

Position	Player	Club
Goalkeeper		IK Sävehof
Left wing		Hammarby IF
Left back		IFK Kristianstad
Centre back		IK Sävehof
Pivot
Right back		IFK Skövde
Right wing		IK Sävehof

See also

• 2021–22 Allsvenskan

External links

• Official website
• Swedish Handball Federation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Handballstats.se Matchdata 2021/22 . handballstats.se . sv . 1 September 2021 . 29 August 2022.
2. Web site: Väntan är över – YIF svenska mästare . 27 May 2022 . handbollsligan.se . sv.
3. Web site: Matchdata 2021-22 HBL slutspel . handballstats.se . 30 August 2022.
4. Web site: Matchdata 2021-22 HBL kvalspel . handballstats.se . 30 August 2022.
5. Web site: Allsvenskan 2021/2022 Standings Promotion Draw. flashscore.com . 30 August 2022.
6. https://handballstats.se/stat_sve/statistics/statistics.aspx Handballstats.se Statistik 2021/22 HBL Sammanfattning Mål
7. Web site: Handbollsligans All-star team 2021/22. 21 May 2022. handbollsligan.se. sv.