2001–02 Elitserien (men's handball)

Elitserien
2001–02
Tournament information
SportHandball
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsHK Drott (10th title)
Runner-upRedbergslids IK

The 2001–02 Elitserien was the 68th 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, whereas the four lowest placed teams qualified for Allsvenskan along with the highest placed teams from the autumn season of Division I (the second level). The six highest placed teams in the spring season of Elitserien qualified for the quarterfinals, whereas the two lowest placed teams qualified for the preliminary round of the playoffs, along with the two highest placed teams of Allsvenskan. Redbergslids IK won the regular season, but HK Drott won the playoffs and claimed their 10th Swedish title.[1][2][3]

League tables

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Autumn

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Redbergslids IK 22 18 1 3 619 519 100 37
2 IFK Ystad 22 18 0 4 561 417 144 36
3 HK Drott 22 15 1 6 616 531 85 31
4 IK Sävehof 22 11 2 9 525 496 29 24
5 IFK Skövde 22 11 1 10 582 573 9 23
6 Lugi HF 22 10 3 9 529 548 −19 23
7 IFK Tumba 22 10 2 10 503 507 −4 22
8 H 43 Lund 22 7 3 12 468 498 −30 17
9 GIK Wasaiterna 22 7 2 13 487 551 −64 16
10 IF Guif 22 6 0 16 441 506 −65 12
11 Alingsås HK 22 5 2 15 469 537 −68 12
12 HP Warta 22 4 3 15 473 530 −57 11

Spring

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Redbergslids IK 36 29 1 6 1049 862 187 59
2 IFK Ystad 36 26 4 6 943 806 137 56
3 HK Drott 36 21 4 11 1010 900 110 46
4 IFK Skövde 36 18 4 14 976 956 20 40
5 IK Sävehof 36 18 2 16 865 833 32 38
6 Lugi HF 36 15 4 17 863 933 −70 34
7 IFK Tumba 36 12 2 22 825 905 −80 26
8 H 43 Lund 36 11 4 21 792 874 −82 26

Playoffs

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First round

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  • GIK Wasaiterna–IFK Tumba 18–21
  • IFK Tumba–GIK Wasaiterna 29–21

IFK Tumba won 50–39 on aggregate

  • IF Guif–H 43 22–21
  • H 43–IF Guif 23–23

IF Guif won 45–44 on aggregate

Quarterfinals

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  • Redbergslids IK–IFK Tumba 34–26
  • IFK Tumba–Redbergslids IK 22–29

Redbergslids IK won series 2–0

  • IFK Ystad–Lugi HF 26–21
  • Lugi HF–IFK Ystad 22–15
  • IFK Ystad–Lugi HF 24–27

Lugi HF won series 2–1

  • HK Drott–IF Guif 27–24
  • IF Guif–HK Drott 18–31

HK Drott won series 2–0

  • IFK Skövde–IK Sävehof 25–23
  • IK Sävehof–IFK Skövde 23–20
  • IFK Skövde–IK Sävehof 19–27

IK Sävehof won series 2–1

Semifinals

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  • Redbergslids IK–IK Sävehof 29–28
  • IK Sävehof–Redbergslids IK 20–28

Redbergslids IK won series 2–0

  • HK Drott–Lugi HF 24–22
  • Lugi HF–HK Drott 21–32

HK Drott won series 2–0

Finals

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  • Redbergslids IK–HK Drott 25–30
  • HK Drott–Redbergslids IK 38–34

HK Drott won series 2–0

References

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  1. ^ "Handboll 2001/2002 Elitserien Elitserien". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Handboll 2001/2002 Elitserien Elitserien Vår". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  3. ^ Handbollboken 2002 (The handball book 2002). Swedish Handball Federation. 2002.
  4. ^ "Handboll 2001/2002 Elitserien åttondelsfinal". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Handboll 2001/2002 Elitserien kvartsfinal". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Handboll 2001/2002 Elitserien semifinal". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Handboll 2001/2002 Elitserien SM-final". Retrieved 10 November 2017.