2002–03 Elitserien (men's handball)

Elitserien
2002–03
Tournament information
SportHandball
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsRedbergslids IK (20th title)
Runner-upHK Drott

The 2002–03 Elitserien was the 69th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 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. Redbergslids IK won the regular season and also won the playoffs to claim their 20th Swedish title.[1][2][3]

League tables

Autumn

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Redbergslids IK 22 18 3 1 689 529 160 39
2 IFK Ystad 22 14 3 5 560 507 53 31
3 HK Drott 22 15 1 6 597 549 48 31
4 IK Sävehof 22 12 4 6 596 539 57 28
5 IFK Skövde 22 10 2 10 564 560 4 22
6 H 43 Lund 22 9 3 10 531 544 −13 21
7 IFK Tumba 22 8 2 12 537 566 −29 18
8 Hammarby IF 22 8 2 12 579 622 −43 18
9 IF Guif 22 6 5 11 504 563 −59 17
10 Djurgårdens IF 22 7 2 13 523 532 −9 16
11 Lugi HF 22 7 1 14 545 590 −45 15
12 GIK Wasaiterna 22 4 0 18 505 629 −124 8

Spring

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Redbergslids IK 36 28 5 3 1121 904 217 61
2 IK Sävehof 36 20 7 9 1000 897 103 47
3 HK Drott 36 22 1 13 965 903 62 45
4 IFK Ystad 36 19 5 12 909 884 25 43
5 IFK Skövde 36 19 3 14 943 924 19 41
6 IFK Tumba 36 13 2 21 860 917 −57 28
7 Hammarby IF 36 12 4 20 944 1014 −70 28
8 H 43 Lund 36 11 5 20 850 912 −62 27

Playoffs

First round

[4]

  • Kroppskultur–H 43 22–27
  • H 43–Kroppskultur 23–26

H 43 won 50–48 on aggregate

  • Guif–Hammarby 31–21
  • Hammarby–Guif 24–19

Guif won 50–45 on aggregate

Quarterfinals

[5]

  • Redbergslid–Guif 26–24
  • Guif–Redbergslid 23–34
  • Redbergslid–Guif 36–24

Redbergslid won series 3–0

  • Sävehof–Tumba 25–21
  • Tumba–Sävehof 19–30
  • Sävehof–Tumba 30–21

Sävehof won series 3–0

  • Drott–H 43 37–36
  • H 43–Drott 22–25
  • Drott–H 43 32–23

Drott won series 3–0

  • Ystad–Skövde 29–28
  • Skövde–Ystad 25–24
  • Ystad–Skövde 32–26
  • Skövde–Ystad 28–24
  • Ystad–Skövde 25–30

Skövde won series 3–2

Semifinals

[6]

  • Sävehof–Drott 22–27
  • Drott–Sävehof 26–25
  • Sävehof–Drott 29–32

Drott won series 3–0

  • Redbergslid–Skövde 31–25
  • Skövde–Redbergslid 29–35
  • Redbergslid–Skövde 37–33

Redbergslid won series 3–0

Finals

[7]

  • Redbergslid–Drott 31–24
  • Drott–Redbergslid 25–32
  • Redbergslid–Drott 35–20

Redbergslid won series 3–0

References

  1. ^ "Handboll 2002/2003 Elitserien Elitserien". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Handboll 2002/2003 Elitserien Elitserien Vår". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  3. ^ Handbollboken 2003 (The handball book 2003). Swedish Handball Federation. 2003.
  4. ^ "Handboll 2002/2003 Elitserien åttondelsfinal". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Handboll 2002/2003 Elitserien kvartsfinal". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Handboll 2002/2003 Elitserien semifinal". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Handboll 2002/2003 Elitserien SM-final". Retrieved 10 November 2017.