2002–03 Elitserien (men's handball)

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]

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

League tables

Autumn

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Redbergslids IK22183168952916039
2IFK Ystad2214355605075331
3HK Drott2215165975494831
4IK Sävehof2212465965395728
5IFK Skövde2210210564560422
6H 43 Lund229310531544−1321
7IFK Tumba228212537566−2918
8Hammarby IF228212579622−4318
9IF Guif226511504563−5917
10Djurgårdens IF227213523532−916
11Lugi HF227114545590−4515
12GIK Wasaiterna224018505629−1248

Spring

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Redbergslids IK362853112190421761
2IK Sävehof362079100089710347
3HK Drott36221139659036245
4IFK Ystad36195129098842543
5IFK Skövde36193149439241941
6IFK Tumba3613221860917−5728
7Hammarby IF36124209441014−7028
8H 43 Lund3611520850912−6227

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.
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