2003–04 Elitserien (men's handball)

Swedish handball season Elitserien 2003–04 Handball 14 IK Sävehof (1st title) Redbergslids IK 2002–03 2004–05 The 2003–04 Elitserien was the 70th 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 11–12 had to play relegation playoffs against teams from the second division, and teams 13–14 were relegated automatically. IK Sävehof won the regular season and also won the playoffs to claim their first Swedish title. This season ended the dominance of Redbergslids IK and HK Drott; the two clubs won every title except one from 1983–84 to 2002–03, but have only won one title between them since. League table Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1IK Sävehof262204777649128442IFK Skövde26192580071090403Redbergslids IK26154776869771344HK Drott26152974969158325IFK Ystad26134968766423306IF Guif2612311659667−8277GF Kroppskultur2611411643664−21268Lugi HF2611213693709−16249H 43 Lund269512611653−422310Hammarby IF26931475074552111IFK Tumba269215656709−532012Djurgårdens IF267415657697−401813Alingsås HK266515697753−561714IFK Malmö263221646785−1398 Playoffs Quarterfinals Sävehof–Kroppskultur 22–21 Kroppskultur–Sävehof 21–25 Sävehof won series 2–0 Skövde–Lugi 27–19 Lugi–Skövde 32–29 Skövde–Lugi 27–23 Skövde won series 2–1 Redbergslid–Guif 26–24 Guif–Redbergslid 22–27 Redbergslid won series 2–0 Drott–IFK Ystad 22–25 IFK Ystad–Drott 21–20 IFK Ystad won series 2–0 Semifinals Sävehof–IFK Ystad 26–27 IFK Ystad–Sävehof 19–29 Sävehof–IFK Ystad 27–26 IFK Ystad–Sävehof 26–30 Sävehof won series 3–1 Skövde–Redbergslid 26–29 Redbergslid–Skövde 32–35 Skövde–Redbergslid 28–29 Redbergslid–Skövde 29–19 Redbergslid won series 3–1 Finals Sävehof–Redbergslid 28–18 Redbergslid–Sävehof 14–25 Sävehof–Redbergslid 21–19 Sävehof won series 3–0 References Handboll 2003/2004 Elitserien Elitserien http://www.everysport.com/sport/handboll/2003-2004/elitserien-herr/elitserien/7197 10 November 2017 Handboll 2003/2004 Elitserien kvartsfinal http://www.everysport.com/sport/handboll/2003-2004/elitserien-herr/kvartsfinal/8497 10 November 2017 Handboll 2003/2004 Elitserien semifinal http://www.everysport.com/sport/handboll/2003-2004/elitserien-herr/semifinal/8516 10 November 2017 Handboll 2003/2004 Elitserien SM-final http://www.everysport.com/sport/handboll/2003-2004/elitserien-herr/sm-final/8556 10 November 2017 Handbollboken 2004 (The handball book 2004) Swedish Handball Federation 2004 SM-SLUTSPEL, herrar http://www.svenskhandboll.se/ImageVaultFiles/id_2948/cf_31/Elit_Herrar_Div_slutspelsstatistik.PDF 11 November 2017 Nyförvärvet ser Sävehof som ett guldlag https://www.aftonbladet.se/senastenytt/ttsport/sport/article25876670.ab 11 November 2017 Handbollens tronskifte https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/handboll/article10455527.ab 11 November 2017 Handboll: Sävehof tog SM-guld https://www.expressen.se/sport/handboll-savehof-tog-sm-guld/ 11 November 2017 Category:Handbollsligan seasons Sweden Handball Handball