Allsvenskan (women's handball)

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Allsvenskan is the Swedish second division in women's team handball. Earlier, the name was used by the top division. The league is organized by the Swedish Handball Federation. [1]

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References

  1. "Swedish Handball Federation (choose "Damallsvenskan") under "välj serie"". Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-07-24.