1977–78 Allsvenskan (men's handball)

Allsvenskan
Tournament information
1977–78
Sport	Handball
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	HK Drott (2nd title)
Runner-up	Lugi HF
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

The 1977–78 Allsvenskan was the 44th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 12 teams competed in the league. Ystads IF won the regular season, but HK Drott won the playoffs and claimed their second Swedish title. IFK Lidingö and IF Saab were relegated.^[1]^[2]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ystads IF	22	15	2	5	476	425	51	32
2	LUGI	22	15	1	6	482	437	45	31
3	HK Drott	22	14	2	6	547	490	57	30
4	IK Heim	22	12	2	8	524	483	41	26
5	Vikingarnas IF	22	11	4	7	512	480	32	26
6	IF Guif	22	11	2	9	497	442	25	24
7	SoIK Hellas	22	10	3	9	423	452	−29	23
8	IFK Kristianstad	22	7	4	11	431	459	−28	18
9	AIK	22	7	2	12	437	493	−56	17
10	HF Olympia	22	7	2	13	430	455	−25	16
11	IFK Lidingö	22	7	2	13	492	530	−38	16
12	IF Saab	22	1	3	18	457	532	−75	5

Playoffs

^[2]

Semifinals

HK Drott−IK Heim 23−22, 29−21 (HK Drott advance to the finals)
LUGI−Ystads IF 16−14, 17−16 (LUGI advance to the finals)

Finals

HK Drott−LUGI 19−18, 23−18 (HK Drott champions)

References

^ "Handboll 1977/1978 Allsvenskan". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b Handbollboken 1978 (The handball book 1978). Swedish Handball Federation. 1978.

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