1967–68 Allsvenskan (men's handball)

Allsvenskan
1967–68
Tournament information
SportHandball
Teams10
Final positions
ChampionsIF Saab (1st title)
Runner-upSoIK Hellas

The 1967–68 Allsvenskan was the 34th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 10 teams competed in the league. A playoffs at the end of the season to determine the champions was introduced this season. SoIK Hellas won the regular season, but IF Saab won the playoffs and claimed their first Swedish title. Sandvikens HK and GIK Wasaiterna were relegated.[1][2]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 SoIK Hellas 18 13 4 1 419 342 77 30
2 IF Saab 18 12 3 3 350 316 34 27
3 Redbergslids IK 18 12 2 4 407 337 70 26
4 IF Guif 18 9 5 4 325 306 19 23
5 UoIF Matteuspojkarna 18 9 1 8 385 380 5 19
6 IS Göta 18 7 3 8 362 364 −2 17
7 H 43 Lund 18 5 3 10 363 405 −42 13
8 Vikingarnas IF 18 6 1 11 330 373 −43 13
9 Sandvikens HK 18 4 1 13 327 349 −22 9
10 GIK Wasaiterna 18 1 1 16 369 465 −96 3

Playoffs

[2]

Semifinals

  • IF Saab–Redbergslids IK 18–19, 18–17 (IF Saab advance to the finals)
  • SoIK Hellas–GUIF 20–11, 26–23 (SoIK Hellas advance to the finals)

Finals

  • IF Saab–SoIK Hellas 17–17, 18–17 (IF Saab champions)

References

  1. ^ "Handboll 1967/1968 Allsvenskan". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b Handbollboken 1968 (The handball book 1968). Swedish Handball Federation. 1968.