The 2021–22 Handbollsligan was the 88th season of the Swedish Handball League, the top men's handball league in Sweden. A total of fourteen teams contested this season's league, which began on 10 September 2021 and concluded on 27 May 2022.

Ystads IF won their third title.

Teams

Arenas and locations The following 14 clubs competed in the Handbollsligan during the 2021–22 season:

Team Location Arena Capacity Alingsås HK Alingsås Estrad Alingsås 2,800 Eskilstuna Guif Eskilstuna STIGA Sports Arena 3,700 Hammarby IF Stockholm Eriksdalshallen 2,600 HK Aranäs Kungsbacka Kungsbacka sporthall 1,000 HK Malmö Malmö Baltiska Hallen 4,000 IF Hallby Jönköping Jönköpings idrottshus 1,500 IFK Kristianstad Kristianstad Kristianstad Arena 5,221 IFK Skövde Skövde Arena Skövde 2,516 IFK Ystad Ystad Ystad Arena 2,863 IK Sävehof Partille Partille Arena 4,100 Lugi HF Lund Sparbanken Skåne Arena 3,500 Redbergslids IK Gothenburg Prioritet Serneke Arena 550 Ystads IF Ystad Ystad Arena 2,863 Önnereds HK Gothenburg ÖHK-hallen 1,004

Regular season

League table

Playoffs All three rounds of the playoffs were played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and fifth (if it was necessary) game at home.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Ystads IF won the Finals, 3–1 on series.

Promotion/relegation play-offs Two legged relegation play-off matches will be played between the teams placed 11th, 12th and 13th at the end of the regular season and the teams placed 2nd, 3rd and 4th at the end of Allsvenskan season. The legs were played in a best-of-five format.

Statistics

Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Elliot StenmalmRedbergslids IK 172 2 Mathias PedersenAlingsås HK 152 3 Martin DolkHammarby IF 148 4 Hampus DahlgrenIF Hallby 145 5 Markus OlssonIFK Kristianstad 144 6 Fredrik OlssonLugi HF 142 7 Markus ThorbjörnÖnnereds HK 137 8 Fredrik GustavssonEskilstuna Guif 131 9 Gustav DavidssonHammarby IF 126 10 Daniel BlomgrenAlingsås HK 123

Awards The awards were announced on 21 May 2022.

Position Player Club Most valuable player Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu IK Sävehof Best defense Philip Stenmalm Ystads IF Best coach Oscar Carlén Ystads IF

All-Star team The all-star team was announced on 21 May 2022.

Position Player Club Goalkeeper Bertram Obling IK Sävehof Left wing Martin Dolk Hammarby IF Left back Markus Olsson IFK Kristianstad Centre back Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu IK Sävehof Pivot Dan Beck-Hansen IFK Skövde Right back Jack Thurin IFK Skövde Right wing Sebastian Karlsson IK Sävehof

See also 2021–22 Allsvenskan

References

External links Official website Swedish Handball Federation