# 2021–22 Handbollsligan

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.
Ystads IF won their third title.

## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | IK Sävehof | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 794 | 685 | +109 | 43 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | IFK Skövde | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 766 | 706 | +60 | 38 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 3 | IFK Kristianstad | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 730 | 665 | +65 | 37 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 4 | Ystads IF | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 775 | 714 | +61 | 34 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 5 | HK Malmö | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 743 | 704 | +39 | 30 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 6 | Alingsås HK | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 722 | 712 | +10 | 27 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 7 | Hammarby IF | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 735 | 734 | +1 | 26 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 8 | Lugi HF | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 701 | 698 | +3 | 24 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 9 | Eskilstuna Guif | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 720 | 774 | −54 | 22 | |
| 10 | IF Hallby | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 680 | 725 | −45 | 21 | |
| 11 | Önnereds HK (O) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 737 | 772 | −35 | 19 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Redbergslids IK (O) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 719 | 776 | −57 | 17 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | HK Aranäs (O) | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 665 | 743 | −78 | 15 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | IFK Ystad (R) | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 675 | 754 | −79 | 11 | Relegated to Allsvenskan |

## 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.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 2 | IFK Skövde | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Hammarby IF | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Hammarby IF | 0 | 2 | IFK Skövde | 3 | | | |
| | | | 3 | IFK Kristianstad | 1 | | | |
| 3 | IFK Kristianstad | 3 | 3 | IFK Kristianstad | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Alingsås HK | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Alingsås HK | 1 | | | | 2 | IFK Skövde | 1 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Ystads IF | 3 |
| 1 | IK Sävehof | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Ystads IF | 3 |
| 8 | Lugi HF | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lugi HF | 2 | 1 | IK Sävehof | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Ystads IF | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Ystads IF | 3 | 4 | Ystads IF | 3 | | | |
| 5 | HK Malmö | 1 | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| IK Sävehof | 3–2 | Lugi HF | 24–25 | 28–24 | 33–25 | 26–30 | 33–21 |
| IFK Skövde | 3–0 | Hammarby IF | 30–28 | 30–24 | 37–23 | – | – |
| IFK Kristianstad | 3–1 | Alingsås HK | 30–21 | 29–34 | 28–24 | 29–24 | – |
| Ystads IF | 3–1 | HK Malmö | 32–29 | 30–39 | 33–30 | 28–26 | – |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| IK Sävehof | 1–3 | Ystads IF | 26–32 | 29–28 | 34–25 | 29–26 | – |
| IFK Skövde | 3–1 | IFK Kristianstad | 41–40 (p) | 33–28 | 24–28 | 36–31 | – |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| IFK Skövde | 1–3 | Ystads IF | 28–30 | 34–29 (aet) | 27–31 | 46–47 (p) | – |

#### Game 1

| May 19, 2022 (2022-5-19) 19:10 | IFK Skövde | 28–30 | Ystads IF | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 2,432 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik |
| May 19, 2022 (2022-5-19) 19:10 | Thurin 7 | (13–16) | Karlsson 7 | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 2,432 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik |
| May 19, 2022 (2022-5-19) 19:10 | 1× 5× | Report | 1× 6× | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 2,432 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik |

#### Game 2

| May 21, 2022 (2022-5-21) 18:10 | Ystads IF | 29–34 (ET) | IFK Skövde | Ystad Arena, Ystad Attendance: 2,609 Referees: M. Gomér, J. Gomér |
| May 21, 2022 (2022-5-21) 18:10 | Andersson 8 | (14–14) | Valdimarsson 7 | Ystad Arena, Ystad Attendance: 2,609 Referees: M. Gomér, J. Gomér |
| May 21, 2022 (2022-5-21) 18:10 | 1× 6× 1× | Report | 2× 7× | Ystad Arena, Ystad Attendance: 2,609 Referees: M. Gomér, J. Gomér |
| Ystad Arena, Ystad Attendance: 2,609 Referees: M. Gomér, J. Gomér |||

#### Game 3

| May 24, 2022 (2022-5-24) 19:10 | IFK Skövde | 27–31 | Ystads IF | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 2,516 Referees: Canbro, Kliko |
| May 24, 2022 (2022-5-24) 19:10 | Helt, Thurin 5 | (16–14) | Lindskog 5 | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 2,516 Referees: Canbro, Kliko |
| May 24, 2022 (2022-5-24) 19:10 | 1× 6× | Report | 2× 6× | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 2,516 Referees: Canbro, Kliko |

#### Game 4

| May 27, 2022 (2022-5-27) 19:10 | Ystads IF | 47–46 (ET) | IFK Skövde | Ystad Arena, Ystad Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik |
| May 27, 2022 (2022-5-27) 19:10 | Karlsson, Lindskog 10 | (15–14) | Hallén 14 | Ystad Arena, Ystad Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik |
| May 27, 2022 (2022-5-27) 19:10 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 5× 1× | Ystad Arena, Ystad Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik |
| Ystad Arena, Ystad Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik |||
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.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Önnereds HK (I) | 3–2 | (II) Skånela IF | 26–32 | 33–28 | 34–35 (aet) | 27–20 | 36–29 |
| Redbergslids IK (I) | 3–0 | (II) Kungälvs HK | 27–18 | 30–26 | 32–22 | – | – |
| HK Aranäs (I) | 3–0 | (II) Amo HK | 28–26 | 33–31 | 38–36 | – | – |

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 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.
| Position | Player | Club |
| Most valuable player | Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu | IK Sävehof |
| Best defense | Philip Stenmalm | Ystads IF |
| Best coach | Oscar Carlén | Ystads IF |

### All-Star team

The all-star team was announced on 21 May 2022.
| Position | Player | Club |
| Goalkeeper | Bertram Obling | IK Sävehof |
| Left wing | Martin Dolk | Hammarby IF |
| Left back | Markus Olsson | IFK Kristianstad |
| Centre back | Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu | IK Sävehof |
| Pivot | Dan Beck-Hansen | IFK Skövde |
| Right back | Jack Thurin | IFK Skövde |
| Right wing | Sebastian Karlsson | IK Sävehof |