1980–81 Allsvenskan (men's handball)
# 1980–81 Allsvenskan (men's handball)

The 1980–81 Allsvenskan was the 47th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 12 teams competed in the league. Ystads IF won the regular season, but Vikingarnas IF won the playoffs and claimed their third Swedish title. SoIK Hellas, Visby IF Gute and IFK Kristianstad were relegated.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ystads IF | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 461 | 398 | 63 | 33 |
| 2 | HP Warta | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 418 | 391 | 25 | 28 |
| 3 | Vikingarnas IF | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 511 | 476 | 35 | 27 |
| 4 | LUGI | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 471 | 452 | 19 | 27 |
| 5 | HK Drott | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 487 | 465 | 22 | 26 |
| 6 | IK Heim | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 481 | 477 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Västra Frölunda IF | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 459 | 452 | 7 | 21 |
| 8 | H 43 Lund | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 476 | 482 | −6 | 19 |
| 9 | Redbergslids IK | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 390 | 428 | −38 | 17 |
| 10 | SoIK Hellas | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 413 | 468 | −55 | 16 |
| 11 | Visby IF Gute | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 422 | 461 | −39 | 14 |
| 12 | IFK Kristianstad | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 483 | 422 | −39 | 12 |

## Playoffs

### Semifinals

* Ystads IF–HP Warta 19–19, 20–16 (Ystads IF advance to the finals)
* Vikingarnas IF–LUGI 23–18, 19–22, 18–17 a.e.t. (Vikingarnas IF advance to the finals)

### Finals

* Vikingarnas IF–Ystads IF 21–15, 20–22, 26–22 (Vikingarnas IF champions)
