1998–99 Elitserien (men's handball)

Swedish handball season Elitserien 1998–99 Handball 12 HK Drott (9th title) Redbergslids IK 1997–98 1999–2000 The 1998–99 Elitserien was the 65th season of the top division of Swedish handball. HK Drott won the regular season and also won the playoffs to claim their ninth Swedish title. Format 12 teams competed in the league. The league was split into an autumn league and a spring league. The eight highest placed teams in the autumn league qualified for the spring league, whereas the four lowest placed teams qualified for Allsvenskan along with the highest placed teams from the autumn season of Division I (the second level). The six highest placed teams in the spring season of Elitserien qualified for the quarterfinals, whereas the two lowest placed teams qualified for the preliminary round of the playoffs, along with the two highest placed teams of Allsvenskan. League tables Autumn Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1HK Drott161312484380104272Redbergslids IK16113242833791253Alingsås HK1692539037020204IF Guif169163963888195IK Sävehof16916381391−10196IFK Skövde1682640239012187IFK Ystad16637360404−44158GF Kroppskultur16619359384−25139HP Warta166010389410−211210LUGI HF164210411421−101011IFK Tumba164012356410−54812Polisen/Söder163013354425−716 Spring Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1HK Drott302316839703136472Redbergslids IK302145769640129463IFK Skövde301731075270943374IF Guif30152137477416325Alingsås HK301431372469628316GF Kroppskultur3012117652706−54257IK Sävehof3012117678744−66258IFK Ystad3011316666732−6625 Playoffs First round IFK Ystad–LUGI HF 36–22 LUGI HF–IFK Ystad 33–29 IFK Ystad won 65–55 on aggregate GIK Wasaiterna–IK Sävehof 26–22 IK Sävehof–GIK Wasaiterna 25–23 GIK Wasaiterna won 49–27 on aggregate Quarterfinals HK Drott–IFK Ystad 27–24 IFK Ystad–HK Drott 26–21 HK Drott–IFK Ystad 28–25 HK Drott won series 2–1 Redbergslids IK–GF Kroppskultur 34–9 GF Kroppskultur–Redbergslids IK 14–21 Redbergslids IK won series 2–0 IFK Skövde–GIK Wasaiterna 32–19 GIK Wasaiterna–IFK Skövde 19–31 IFK Skövde won series 2–0 IF Guif–Alingsås HK 30–32 Alingsås HK–IF Guif 26–23 Alingsås HK won series 2–0 Semifinals HK Drott–Alingsås HK 28–21 Alingsås HK–HK Drott 24–28 HK Drott won series 2–0 Redbergslids IK–IFK Skövde 18–16 IFK Skövde–Redbergslids IK 23–26 Redbergslids IK won series 2–0 Finals HK Drott–Redbergslids IK 30–19 Redbergslids IK–HK Drott 32–18 HK Drott–Redbergslids IK 27–18 Redbergslids IK–HK Drott 21–23 HK Drott won series 3–1 References Handboll 1998/1999 Elitserien http://www.everysport.com/sport/handboll/1998-1999/elitserien-herr/elitserien/1020 10 November 2017 Handboll 1998/1999 Elitserien vår http://www.everysport.com/sport/handboll/1998-1999/elitserien-herr/elitserien-vaar/1469 10 November 2017 Handboll 1998/1999 Elitserien SM-kval http://www.everysport.com/sport/handboll/1998-1999/elitserien-herr/sm-kval/2094 10 November 2017 Handboll 1998/1999 SM-slutspel kvartsfinal http://www.everysport.com/sport/handboll/1998-1999/sm-slutspel-herr/kvartsfinal/2104 10 November 2017 Handboll 1998/1999 SM-slutspel semifinal http://www.everysport.com/sport/handboll/1998-1999/sm-slutspel-herr/semifinal/2174 10 November 2017 Handboll 1998/1999 SM-slutspel SM-final http://www.everysport.com/sport/handboll/1998-1999/sm-slutspel-herr/sm-final/2201 10 November 2017 Handbollboken 1999 (The handball book 1999) Swedish Handball Federation 1999 Category:Handbollsligan seasons Sweden Handball Handball