# 2018–19 Handbollsligan

The 2018–19 Handbollsligan was the 85th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 14 teams competed in the league. The eight highest placed teams qualified for the playoffs, whereas teams 11–13 had to play relegation playoffs against teams from the second division, and team 14 was relegated automatically. IFK Kristianstad won the regular season, but IK Sävehof won the playoffs and claimed their sixth Swedish title.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | IFK Kristianstad | 32 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 932 | 807 | 125 | 52 |
| 2 | HK Malmö | 32 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 876 | 793 | 83 | 44 |
| 3 | IFK Skövde | 32 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 941 | 855 | 86 | 43 |
| 4 | Alingsås HK | 32 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 893 | 821 | 72 | 41 |
| 5 | Lugi HF | 32 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 872 | 812 | 60 | 39 |
| 6 | Ystads IF | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 896 | 853 | 43 | 38 |
| 7 | IK Sävehof | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 917 | 890 | 27 | 37 |
| 8 | Redbergslids IK | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 861 | 845 | 16 | 37 |
| 9 | Eskilstuna Guif | 32 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 806 | 854 | −48 | 27 |
| 10 | IFK Ystad | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 827 | 869 | −42 | 22 |
| 11 | Önnereds HK | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 842 | 948 | −106 | 19 |
| 12 | HIF Karlskrona | 32 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 802 | 918 | −116 | 18 |
| 13 | AIK | 32 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 781 | 865 | −84 | 17 |
| 14 | Hammarby IF | 32 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 807 | 923 | −116 | 14 |

## Playoffs bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | IFK Kristianstad | 27 | 27 | 37 | 25 | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Redbergslids IK | 25 | 24 | 38* | 22 | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Redbergslids IK | 25 | 24 | 38* | 22 | X | 1 | IFK Kristianstad | 22 | 25 | 25 | X | X | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Alingsås HK | 24 | 28 | 29 | X | X | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Alingsås HK | 25* | 19 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 4 | Alingsås HK | 24 | 28 | 29 | X | X | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ystads IF | 23 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ystads IF | 23 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 26 | | | | | | | | 4 | Alingsås HK | 30 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 20 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | IK Sävehof | 33 | 16 | 22 | 32* | 27 |
| 3 | IFK Skövde | 27 | 21 | 26 | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | IK Sävehof | 33 | 16 | 22 | 32* | 27 |
| 5 | Lugi HF | 26 | 19 | 19 | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lugi HF | 26 | 19 | 19 | X | X | 3 | IFK Skövde | 30 | 23 | 25 | 23 | X | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 7 | IK Sävehof | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | X | | | | | | | |
| 2 | HK Malmö | 25 | 26 | 22 | 28 | X | 7 | IK Sävehof | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | X | | | | | | | |
| 7 | IK Sävehof | 28* | 25 | 23 | 29 | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Attendance

| Team | Attendance |
| IFK Kristianstad | 4271 |
| IFK Skövde | 1910 |
| Eskilstuna Guif | 1827 |
| Ystads IF | 1675 |
| Alingsås HK | 1619 |
| IK Sävehof | 1334 |
| Lugi HF | 1325 |
| IFK Ystad | 1247 |
| HK Malmö | 1182 |
| Hammarby IF | 1014 |
| Redbergslids IK | 1000 |
| HIF Karlskrona | 947 |
| Önnereds HK | 601 |
| AIK | 432 |