1978–79 Allsvenskan (men's handball)

Allsvenskan
Tournament information
1978–79
Sport	Handball
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	HK Drott (3rd title)
Runner-up	Ystads IF
← 1977–78 1979–80 →

The 1978–79 Allsvenskan was the 45th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 12 teams competed in the league. IK Heim won the regular season, but HK Drott won the playoffs and claimed their third Swedish title. HF Olympia and Kiruna AIF were relegated.^[1]^[2]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	IK Heim	22	8	0	4	555	464	91	36
2	Ystads IF	22	15	2	5	500	408	92	32
3	LUGI	22	14	2	6	478	423	55	30
4	HK Drott	22	14	1	7	530	466	64	29
5	IFK Kristianstad	22	14	1	7	501	442	59	29
6	Redbergslids IK	22	11	1	10	452	457	−5	23
7	Vikingarnas IF	22	9	3	10	448	454	−6	21
8	SoIK Hellas	22	9	1	12	433	453	−20	19
9	IF Guif	22	9	1	12	466	522	−56	19
10	AIK	22	4	2	16	422	500	−78	10
11	HF Olympia	22	2	4	16	426	487	−61	8
12	Kiruna AIF	22	2	4	16	416	551	−135	8

Playoffs[edit]

^[2]

Semifinals[edit]

HK Drott–IK Heim 23–21, 24–25, 18–16 (HK Drott advance to the finals)
LUGI–Ystads IF 12–12, 18–18, 15–16 a.e.t. (Ystads IF advance to the finals)

Finals[edit]

HK Drott–Ystads IF 17–16, 19–19 (HK Drott champions)

References[edit]

^ "Handboll 1978/1979 Allsvenskan". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b Handbollboken 1979 (The handball book 1979). Swedish Handball Federation. 1979.

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