List of Swedish men's handball champions
# List of Swedish men's handball champions

The Swedish men's handball champions (Swedish: Svenska mästare i handboll för herrar) have been determined by three different competitions. From 1931–32 until 1951–52, the title was decided by a straight knockout tournament known as Svenska mästerskapet ("the Swedish Championship"). After 1934–35, it was played parallel to the highest league, Allsvenskan. The tournament was contested by the winners of the Distriktsmästerskap ("Provincial Championships") until 1945–46. After that it was contested by all teams from the top division, all Provincial Champions and invited teams from lower leagues. From 1952–53 until 1966–67, the title of Swedish Champions was awarded to the winners of Allsvenskan. Since 1967–68, the Swedish Champions have been determined by a playoffs competition between the highest-placed teams in the top league. Until 2003–04, all playoff rounds were decided by a series of home and away matches. Between 2004–05 and 2017–18 the final was played as a single match at a pre-determined venue. Since 2018–19, the final is again played as a series. The league changed its name to Elitserien in 1990–91 and to Handbollsligan in 2016–17.

Redbergslid have won the most Swedish Championships with 20, followed by Drott at 11. These two clubs completely dominated Swedish men's handball from 1983–84 to 2002–03, winning all titles but one. They are followed by Kristianstad at 9 titles and four clubs at 7 titles: Heim, Hellas, Majorna and Sävehof. Majorna have won the title the most times in a row, winning it five times from 1942 to 1946. Västerås IK and AIK are the only teams to have won the championship (in its pre-1952 knockout format) while playing outside the top flight. Drott have been runners-up 12 times, more than any other team. Teams from the Gothenburg area (Redbergslid, Heim, Majorna and Sävehof) have won 41 of 91 titles. Since 1978, clubs from southern and western Götaland have won 42 of 45 titles, the other three being won by Stockholm club Hammarby. The current champions are IFK Kristianstad.

## List

### Svenska mästerskapet (1931–1952)

Teams in bold are those who also won Allsvenskan. Teams in italics are those from outside Allsvenskan (since its formation in 1934). An asterisk (*) denotes result after extra time.

| Year | Champions (number of titles) | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1931–32 | Flottans IF Karlskrona | 15–9 | Stockholms-Flottans IF | Skeppsholmshallen, Stockholm | 1,000 |
| 1932–33 | Redbergslids IK | 15–11 | Stockholms-Flottans IF | Mässhallen, Gothenburg | 1,422 |
| 1933–34 | Redbergslids IK (2) | 15–9 | Sollefteå GIF | Mässhallen, Gothenburg | 1,115 |
| 1934–35 | Majornas IK | 10–9 | Stockholms-Flottans IF | Skeppsholmshallen, Stockholm | 1,182 |
| 1935–36 | SoIK Hellas | 7–5 | Flottans IF Karlskrona | Karlskrona | 1,288 |
| 1936–37 | SoIK Hellas (2) | 9–7 | Redbergslids IK | Alvikshallen, Stockholm | 2,101 |
| 1937–38 | Västerås IK | 13–12 | Djurgårdens IF | Skeppsholmshallen, Stockholm | 1,450 |
| 1938–39 | Upsala Studenters IF | 7–6 | Redbergslids IK | Studenternas tennishall, Uppsala | 822 |
| 1939–40 | Majornas IK (2) | 8–4 | IFK Karlskrona | Mässhallen, Gothenburg | 2,264 |
| 1940–41 | IFK Kristianstad | 17–8 | IFK Uppsala | Södra kaserns gymnastiksal, Kristianstad | 1,299 |
| 1941–42 | Majornas IK (3) | 16–5 | Stockholms-Flottans IF | Mässhallen, Gothenburg | 2,319 |
| 1942–43 | Majornas IK (4) | 14–8 | Västerås HF | Mässhallen, Gothenburg | 1,900 |
| 1943–44 | Majornas IK (5) | 16–8 | IFK Karlskrona | Karlskrona | 1,499 |
| 1944–45 | Majornas IK (6) | 12–10 | IFK Karlskrona | Mässhallen, Gothenburg | 3,254 |
| 1945–46 | Majornas IK (7) | 11–3 | Upsala IF | Mässhallen, Gothenburg | 1,990 |
| 1946–47 | Redbergslids IK (3) | 8–7 | IK Heim | Mässhallen, Gothenburg | 4,198 |
| 1947–48 | IFK Kristianstad (2) | 8–7* | Redbergslids IK | Sporthallen, Kristianstad | 1,628 |
| 1948–49 | IFK Lidingö | 7–4 | SoIK Hellas | Eriksdalshallen, Stockholm | 1,403 |
| 1949–50 | IK Heim | 9–6 | Örebro SK | Örebro | 1,857 |
| 1950–51 | AIK | 12–11 | IFK Kristianstad | Eriksdalshallen, Stockholm | 1,784 |
| 1951–52 | IFK Kristianstad (3) | 16–15* | AIK | Sporthallen, Kristianstad | 1,272 |

### League winners (1952–1967)

| Year | Champions (number of titles) | Runners-up |
| - | - | - |
| 1952–53 | IFK Kristianstad (4) | Redbergslids IK |
| 1953–54 | Redbergslids IK (4) | IFK Kristianstad |
| 1954–55 | IK Heim (2) | IFK Kristianstad |
| 1955–56 | Örebro SK | IFK Karlskrona |
| 1956–57 | Örebro SK (2) | IFK Malmö |
| 1957–58 | Redbergslids IK (5) | Örebro SK |
| 1958–59 | IK Heim (3) | Redbergslids IK |
| 1959–60 | IK Heim (4) | Lugi HF |
| 1960–61 | Vikingarnas IF | IK Heim |
| 1961–62 | IK Heim (5) | Vikingarnas IF |
| 1962–63 | Redbergslids IK (6) | IF Hallby |
| 1963–64 | Redbergslids IK (7) | Vikingarnas IF |
| 1964–65 | Redbergslids IK (8) | KFUM Borås |
| 1965–66 | IS Göta | H43 Lund |
| 1966–67 | Vikingarnas IF (2) | SoIK Hellas |

### Playoff winners, final series (1967–2004)

Teams in bold are those who also won the regular season. Until 1982–83, series results are given as wins–draws–losses.

| Year | Champions (number of titles) | Matches | Runners-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1967–68 | IF Saab | 1–1–0 | SoIK Hellas |
| 1968–69 | SoIK Hellas (3) | 2–0–0 | Ystads IF HF |
| 1969–70 | SoIK Hellas (4) | 1–1–0 | HK Drott |
| 1970–71 | SoIK Hellas (5) | 2–0–0 | Västra Frölunda IF |
| 1971–72 | SoIK Hellas (6) | 2–0–1 | HK Drott |
| 1972–73 | IF Saab (2) | 1–1–0 | SoIK Hellas |
| 1973–74 | IF Saab (3) | 2–0–1 | SoIK Hellas |
| 1974–75 | HK Drott | 1–1–0 | IFK Kristianstad |
| 1975–76 | Ystads IF HF | 2–0–1 | IK Heim |
| 1976–77 | SoIK Hellas (7) | 2–0–0 | IK Heim |
| 1977–78 | HK Drott (2) | 2–0–0 | Lugi HF |
| 1978–79 | HK Drott (3) | 1–1–0 | Ystads IF HF |
| 1979–80 | Lugi HF | 2–0–1 | Ystads IF HF |
| 1980–81 | Vikingarnas IF (3) | 2–0–1 | Ystads IF HF |
| 1981–82 | IK Heim (6) | 2–0–0 | HK Drott |
| 1982–83 | IK Heim (7) | 2–0–0 | Västra Frölunda IF |
| 1983–84 | HK Drott (4) | 3–0 | Lugi HF |
| 1984–85 | Redbergslids IK (9) | 3–2 | HK Drott |
| 1985–86 | Redbergslids IK (10) | 3–1 | HP Warta |
| 1986–87 | Redbergslids IK (11) | 3–1 | HK Drott |
| 1987–88 | HK Drott (5) | 3–0 | Redbergslids IK |
| 1988–89 | Redbergslids IK (12) | 3–0 | HK Drott |
| 1989–90 | HK Drott (6) | 3–1 | IF Saab |
| 1990–91 | HK Drott (7) | 3–0 | Irsta HF |
| 1991–92 | Ystads IF HF (2) | 3–0 | HK Drott |
| 1992–93 | Redbergslids IK (13) | 3–2 | IK Sävehof |
| 1993–94 | HK Drott (8) | 3–0 | IK Sävehof |
| 1994–95 | Redbergslids IK (14) | 3–2 | HK Drott |
| 1995–96 | Redbergslids IK (15) | 3–0 | Lugi HF |
| 1996–97 | Redbergslids IK (16) | 3–0 | IF Guif |
| 1997–98 | Redbergslids IK (17) | 3–1 | HK Drott |
| 1998–99 | HK Drott (9) | 3–1 | Redbergslids IK |
| 1999–2000 | Redbergslids IK (18) | 2–1 | HK Drott |
| 2000–01 | Redbergslids IK (19) | 2–1 | IF Guif |
| 2001–02 | HK Drott (10) | 2–0 | Redbergslids IK |
| 2002–03 | Redbergslids IK (20) | 3–0 | HK Drott |
| 2003–04 | IK Sävehof | 3–0 | Redbergslids IK |

### Playoff winners, single final (2004–2018)

Teams in bold are those who also won the regular season. An asterisk (*) denotes result after extra time.

| Year | Champions (number of titles) | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004–05 | IK Sävehof (2) | 27–26 | IFK Skövde | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm | 14,327 |
| 2005–06 | Hammarby IF | 34–31 | IK Sävehof | Scandinavium, Gothenburg | 12,236 |
| 2006–07 | Hammarby IF (2) | 34–22 | IFK Skövde | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm | 14,089 |
| 2007–08 | Hammarby IF (3) | 35–29 | IK Sävehof | Scandinavium, Gothenburg | 12,167 |
| 2008–09 | Alingsås HK | 29–26 | IF Guif | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm | 13,297 |
| 2009–10 | IK Sävehof (3) | 30–28* | HK Drott | Malmö Arena, Malmö | 11,822 |
| 2010–11 | IK Sävehof (4) | 35–18 | Eskilstuna Guif | Scandinavium, Gothenburg | 10,763 |
| 2011–12 | IK Sävehof (5) | 29–21 | IFK Kristianstad | Malmö Arena, Malmö | 12,068 |
| 2012–13 | HK Drott (11) | 28–27 | IFK Kristianstad | Scandinavium, Gothenburg | 12,044 |
| 2013–14 | Alingsås HK (2) | 24–22 | Lugi HF | Malmö Arena, Malmö | 10,467 |
| 2014–15 | IFK Kristianstad (5) | 28–25 | Alingsås HK | Scandinavium, Gothenburg | 12,312 |
| 2015–16 | IFK Kristianstad (6) | 27–18 | Alingsås HK | Malmö Arena, Malmö | 11,579 |
| 2016–17 | IFK Kristianstad (7) | 31–25 | Alingsås HK | Malmö Arena, Malmö | 9,876 |
| 2017–18 | IFK Kristianstad (8) | 23–22* | HK Malmö | Scandinavium, Gothenburg | 9,668 |

### Playoff winners, final series (2018–)

Teams in bold are those who also won the regular season.

| Year | Champions (number of titles) | Matches | Runners-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2018–19 | IK Sävehof (6) | 3–2 | Alingsås HK |
| 2019–20 | none | none | none |
| 2020–21 | IK Sävehof (7) | 3–0 | IFK Skövde |
| 2021–22 | Ystads IF (3) | 3–1 | IFK Skövde |
| 2022–23 | IFK Kristianstad (9) | 3–2 | IK Sävehof |

## Total titles won

Titles won by club (%)

A total of 21 clubs have been crowned Swedish champions from Flottans IF Karlskrona in 1932 until IFK Kristianstad in 2023. A total of 91 Swedish championships have been awarded. Redbergslids IK is the most successful club with 20 Swedish Championship titles.

Teams are ranked by number of titles, then by number of times they have been runners-up, then alphabetically. Teams in bold are those who play in Handbollsligan in 2023–24.

| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Redbergslids IK | 20 | 9 | 1933, 1934, 1947, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003 | 1937, 1939, 1948, 1953, 1959, 1988, 1999, 2002, 2004 |
| HK Drott | 11 | 12 | 1975, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2013 | 1970, 1972, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2010 |
| IFK Kristianstad | 9 | 6 | 1941, 1948, 1952, 1953, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023 | 1951, 1954, 1955, 1975, 2012, 2013 |
| SoIK Hellas | 7 | 5 | 1936, 1937, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977 | 1949, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1974 |
| IK Heim | 7 | 4 | 1950, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1982, 1983 | 1947, 1961, 1976, 1977 |
| IK Sävehof | 7 | 5 | 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2021 | 1993, 1994, 2006, 2008, 2023 |
| Majornas IK | 7 | 0 | 1935, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946 | — |
| Ystads IF HF | 3 | 4 | 1976, 1992, 2022 | 1969, 1979, 1980, 1981 |
| OV Helsingborg HK | 3 | 2 | 1961, 1967, 1981 | 1962, 1964 |
| IF Saab | 3 | 1 | 1968, 1973, 1974 | 1990 |
| Hammarby IF | 3 | 0 | 2006, 2007, 2008 | — |
| Alingsås HK | 2 | 4 | 2009, 2014 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
| Örebro SK | 2 | 2 | 1956, 1957 | 1950, 1958 |
| Lugi HF | 1 | 5 | 1980 | 1960, 1978, 1984, 1996, 2014 |
| AIK | 1 | 1 | 1951 | 1952 |
| Flottans IF Karlskrona | 1 | 1 | 1932 | 1936 |
| IFK Lidingö | 1 | 0 | 1949 | — |
| IS Göta | 1 | 0 | 1966 | — |
| Upsala Studenters IF | 1 | 0 | 1939 | — |
| Västerås IK | 1 | 0 | 1938 | — |
| Eskilstuna Guif | 0 | 4 | — | 1997, 2001, 2009, 2011 |
| IFK Karlskrona | 0 | 4 | — | 1940, 1944, 1945, 1956 |
| IFK Skövde | 0 | 4 | — | 2005, 2007, 2021, 2022 |
| Stockholms-Flottans IF | 0 | 4 | — | 1932, 1933, 1935, 1942 |
| Västra Frölunda IF | 0 | 2 | — | 1971, 1983 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 0 | 1 | — | 1938 |
| H43 Lund | 0 | 1 | — | 1966 |
| HK Malmö | 0 | 1 | — | 2018 |
| HP Warta | 0 | 1 | — | 1986 |
| IF Hallby | 0 | 1 | — | 1963 |
| IFK Malmö | 0 | 1 | — | 1957 |
| IFK Uppsala | 0 | 1 | — | 1941 |
| Irsta HF | 0 | 1 | — | 1991 |
| KFUM Borås | 0 | 1 | — | 1965 |
| Sollefteå GIF | 0 | 1 | — | 1934 |
| Upsala IF | 0 | 1 | — | 1946 |
| Västerås HF | 0 | 1 | — | 1943 |
