# 2016–17 Handbollsligan

The 2016–17 Handbollsligan is the 83rd season of the Handbollsligan, Swedish's top-tier handball league. A total of fourteen teams contest this season's league, which began on 13 September 2016 and is scheduled to conclude on 27 May 2017.
IFK Kristianstad are the defending champions, having beaten Alingsås HK 27–18 in the previous season's final.

## Format

The first 7 rounds consist on a round-robin tournament with 2 groups of 7 teams each. Then, the competition format for the 2016–17 season consists of a home-and-away round-robin system. The top 8 teams qualifiy directly to quarterfinals, while teams ranked 11th to 13th play a play-down round against teams ranked 2nd to 4th from the lower division. Last ranked team is directly relegated to Allsvenskan.

## Teams

The following 14 clubs competed in Handbollsligan during the 2016–17 season. HK Drott was relegated from the previous season and IFK Ystad was promoted from 2015-16 Allsvenskan.
| Team | City | Arena |
| Alingsås HK | Alingsås | Estrad Arena |
| Eskilstuna Guif | Eskilstuna | Eskilstuna Sporthall |
| Hammarby IF | Stockholm | Eriksdalshallen |
| IFK Ystad | Ystad | Ystad Arena |
| HIF Karlskrona | Karlskrona | Karlskrona idrottshall |
| IFK Kristianstad | Kristianstad | Kristianstad Arena |
| Lugi HF | Lund | FFS Arena |
| HK Malmö | Malmö | Baltiska Hallen |
| Redbergslids IK | Gothenburg | Lisebergshallen |
| Ricoh HK | Stockholm | Solnahallen |
| IFK Skövde | Skövde | Arena Skövde |
| IK Sävehof | Partille | Partillebohallen |
| Ystads IF HF | Ystad | Ystad Arena |
| HK Aranäs | Kungsbacka | Aranäshallen |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | IFK Kristianstad | 32 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 901 | 769 | +132 | 51 | Play-offs |
| 2 | Lugi HF | 32 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 885 | 777 | +108 | 48 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Redbergslids IK | 32 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 859 | 741 | +118 | 47 | Play-offs |
| 4 | HK Malmö | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 859 | 773 | +86 | 43 | Play-offs |
| 5 | Alingsås HK | 32 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 904 | 796 | +108 | 42 | Play-offs |
| 6 | IK Sävehof | 32 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 923 | 855 | +68 | 42 | Play-offs |
| 7 | Eskilstuna Guif | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 851 | 858 | −7 | 33 | Play-offs |
| 8 | Ystads IF HF | 32 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 891 | 864 | +27 | 31 | Play-offs |
| 9 | IFK Skövde | 32 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 854 | 898 | −44 | 26 | |
| 10 | Ricoh HK | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 787 | 839 | −52 | 26 | |
| 11 | HK Aranäs | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 823 | 932 | −109 | 22 | Relegation Round |
| 12 | Hammarby IF | 32 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 747 | 844 | −97 | 17 | Relegation Round |
| 13 | HIF Karlskrona | 32 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 768 | 933 | −165 | 12 | Relegation Round |
| 14 | IFK Ystad | 32 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 780 | 953 | −173 | 8 | Relegation |

### Results
#### Round 8-33

| Home \ Away | ALI | ARA | ESK | HAM | KAR | KRI | LUG | MAL | RED | RIC | SAV | SKO | YIF | YST |
| Alingsås HK | | 29–24 | 23–30 | 28–21 | 35–31 | 30–24 | 21–29 | 24–23 | 23–28 | 31–21 | 29–26 | 36–20 | 34–24 | 37–23 |
| HK Aranäs | 26–37 | | 23–29 | 26–30 | 27–22 | 35–29 | 31–29 | 24–24 | 22–33 | 21–22 | 22–33 | 33–25 | 29–27 | 35–31 |
| Eskilstuna Guif | 31–24 | 28–28 | | 25–21 | 32–29 | 25–26 | 22–30 | 25–36 | 0–10 | 27–29 | 31–25 | 28–28 | 33–32 | 33–33 |
| Hammarby IF | 26–25 | 26–26 | 30–28 | | 32–23 | 21–29 | 23–24 | 27–27 | 22–31 | 22–26 | 23–26 | 24–26 | 23–25 | 26–18 |
| HIF Karlskrona | 25–40 | 24–24 | 23–24 | 26–32 | | 24–32 | 25–25 | 21–29 | 24–38 | 21–27 | 25–27 | 29–27 | 25–33 | 32–27 |
| IFK Kristianstad | 25–16 | 33–18 | 27–23 | 33–21 | 33–18 | | 31–25 | 23–20 | 25–16 | 28–27 | 22–20 | 34–26 | 28–27 | 39–22 |
| Lugi HF | 28–26 | 25–20 | 31–26 | 29–23 | 31–20 | 19–29 | | 27–22 | 32–27 | 33–21 | 31–22 | 31–24 | 24–20 | 33–28 |
| HK Malmö | 26–21 | 35–27 | 30–24 | 26–16 | 29–20 | 25–25 | 26–25 | | 20–25 | 29–25 | 32–29 | 28–24 | 29–28 | 31–29 |
| Redbergslids IK | 18–27 | 30–20 | 33–25 | 25–14 | 27–23 | 31–21 | 29–18 | 27–30 | | 27–17 | 22–24 | 26–23 | 32–26 | 29–22 |
| Ricoh HK | 26–27 | 32–27 | 25–34 | 19–19 | 21–21 | 23–26 | 26–23 | 24–28 | 18–25 | | 28–28 | 20–21 | 18–28 | 26–21 |
| IK Sävehof | 27–21 | 28–28 | 28–31 | 29–21 | 38–21 | 30–23 | 26–30 | 25–24 | 27–28 | 27–26 | | 36–24 | 32–27 | 35–30 |
| IFK Skövde | 18–26 | 28–30 | 36–25 | 24–27 | 24–18 | 32–33 | 23–28 | 20–31 | 27–30 | 32–31 | 36–26 | | 31–30 | 34–27 |
| Ystads IF HF | 31–27 | 33–22 | 25–28 | 27–24 | 28–27 | 28–25 | 30–28 | 27–18 | 31–31 | 28–29 | 25–28 | 29–32 | | 33–30 |
| IFK Ystad | 15–30 | 31–31 | 25–31 | 27–21 | 24–24 | 25–28 | 20–24 | 24–26 | 18–28 | 17–26 | 33–37 | 26–30 | 23–22 | |

## Play-offs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | IFK Kristianstad | 30 | 27 | 39 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Eskilstuna Guif | 19 | 21 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Eskilstuna Guif | 19 | 21 | 17 | | | 1 | IFK Kristianstad | 32 | 23 | 37 | 30 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 8 | Ystads IF HF | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | | | |
| 2 | Lugi HF | 20 | 34 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 8 | Ystads IF HF | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | | | |
| 8 | Ystads IF HF | 19 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 23 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ystads IF HF | 19 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 23 | | | | | | | 1 | IFK Kristianstad | 31 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Alingsås HK | 25 |
| 3 | Redbergslids IK | 29 | 29 | 31 | 18 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Alingsås HK | 25 |
| 6 | IK Sävehof | 28 | 23 | 32 | 26 | 25 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | IK Sävehof | 28 | 23 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 6 | IK Sävehof | 20 | 28 | 23 | 27 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Alingsås HK | 27 | 23 | 24 | 33 | | | |
| 4 | HK Malmö | 20 | 22 | 26 | 21 | | 5 | Alingsås HK | 27 | 23 | 24 | 33 | | | |
| 5 | Alingsås HK | 24 | 31 | 20 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Simon Jeppsson | Lugi HF | 236 |
| 2 | Fredrik Petersen | HK Malmö | 181 |
| 3 | Lars Møller Madsen | HIF Karlskrona | 179 |
| 4 | Linus Arnesson | Redbergslids IK | 164 |
| 5 | Hampus Andersson | Ystads IF HF | 161 |
| 6 | Tommy Atterhäll | HK Aranäs | 156 |
| 7 | Olle Forsell Schefvert | IK Sävehof | 154 |
| 8 | Emil Mellegård | Redbergslids IK | 152 |
| 9 | Alfred Ehn | IFK Skövde | 151 |
| 10 | Hampus Jildenbäck | Lugi HF | 147 |

### Player of the month

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Player | Club |
| September | Kim Andersson | Ystads IF HK |
| October | Olle Forsell Schefvert | IK Sävehof |
| November | Simon Jeppsson | Lugi HF |
| December | Linuas Arnesson | Redbergslids IK |
| January | Martin Lindell | HK Aranäs |
| February | Tobias Thulin | Redbergslids IK |
| March | Simon Jeppsson | Lugi HF |
| April | Stig Tore Moen Nilsen | IFK Kristianstad |

### Attendance

| Team | Attendance |
| IFK Kristianstad | 4764 |
| Ystads IF HF | 2217 |
| IK Sävehof | 1811 |
| Alingsås HK | 1700 |
| Lugi HF | 1628 |
| IFK Skövde HK | 1447 |
| HK Malmö | 1257 |
| Eskilstuna Guif | 1190 |
| Hammarby IF | 1126 |
| HK Aranäs | 1022 |
| HIF Karlskrona | 1010 |
| IFK Ystad HK | 871 |
| Redbergslids IK | 865 |
| Ricoh HK | 526 |