IFK Skövde is a Swedish handball club from the city of Skövde, whose roots can be traced back to 1907. The current organization, however, got its shape through a reorganization in 1991. The team has been in the Handbollsligan since the 1990/91 season, when it ended just outside the playoffs.
Handbollsligan(literally, "The Handball league") is the highest league in the league system of Swedish handball, and comprises the top 14 Swedish handball teams. The first season began in 1931–32. The season ends with a playoff.
Lennarth Ebbinge is a Swedish former handball player and coach, who played as a right wingman. He made his senior debut at second-tier team Näsby IF. In 1976 he signed for cross-town rivals IFK Kristianstad. In his first season with the club, he was the top goalscorer of Allsvenskan. Ebbinge, Bo Ahlberg and Lars-Göran Jönsson were known as the "Wild West line", as a result of often shooting at the first opportunity. In 1979 he joined IK Heim, winning the Swedish championship with the club in 1981–82 and 1982–83. In 1984, Ebbinge joined GF Kroppskultur, where he played for a single season. He played for Spanish club Maritim Puerto Cruz from 1985 to 1989. In 1989 he returned to Kristianstad, playing for the club for a single season and helping them to reach promotion back to the top division. In 1990 he returned to Näsby IF where he finished his career.
Per Ola Markus Lindgren is a Swedish former handball player and current coach. He is the head coach for IFK Kristianstad since 2012 and was head coach for Sweden from 2008 to 2016. As a player, he won two World Championships, four European Championships and participated in four Olympic Games. He also won four Swedish Championships with Drott.
The 2011 World Men's Handball Championship, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Sweden from 13 to 30 January 2011. All matches were played in Malmö, Lund, Kristianstad, Gothenburg, Skövde, Jönköping, Linköping and Norrköping.
Svensk handbollselit is the highest division of women's handball in Sweden. The inaugural Elitserien season took place in 1951, with Kvinnliga IK Sport winning the championship.
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Kristianstad, or IFK Kristianstad, is a Swedish professional handball club based in Kristianstad. They play in Handbollsligan, the top level of Swedish men's handball. The club was founded in 1899 as a multi-sport club. The handball team made its debut in 1925 and has been the only section of the club since 2000. The club plays its home matches at Kristianstad Arena.
The 2023 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 28th such event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It was held in Poland and Sweden from 11 to 29 January 2023.
Ystads IF is a professional handball club from Ystad, Sweden. They play in Handbollsligan. They won the Swedish Championship in 1976, 1992 and 2022.
During the 2015–16 season, Elitserien, the top league of Swedish men's handball, contained 14 teams. The championship was won by IFK Kristianstad.
The 1937–38 Svenska mästerskapet was the seventh season of Svenska mästerskapet, a tournament held to determine the Swedish Champions of men's handball. Teams qualified by winning their respective District Championships. 19 teams competed in the tournament. SoIK Hellas were the defending champions, but failed to qualify after losing the District Championship final of Stockholm to Djurgårdens IF. Västerås IK won the title, defeating Djurgårdens IF in the final. Västerås IK became the first team from outside Allsvenskan to win the Swedish Championship since the start of league handball in Sweden. The final was played on 10 April in Skeppsholmshallen in Stockholm, and was watched by 1,450 spectators. The final was the first handball match in Sweden to be broadcast on radio.
The 1973–74 Allsvenskan was the 40th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 10 teams competed in the league. IFK Malmö won the regular season, but IF Saab won the playoffs and claimed their third Swedish title. Redbergslids IK and HP Warta were relegated. IFK Malmö's regular season average attendance has been estimated between 3300 and 4000, the highest ever in Swedish handball until IFK Kristianstad in the 2010s.
The 1974–75 Allsvenskan was the 41st season of the top division of Swedish handball. 10 teams competed in the league. Västra Frölunda IF won the regular season, but HK Drott won the playoffs and claimed their first Swedish title. IF Saab and IFK Lidingö were relegated.
Carl-Erik Stockenberg was a Swedish handball player, who played as a back player. He was a prolific goalscorer and also skilled at blocking shots from opponents. '
The 2015 Swedish Men's Handball Championship final was a handball match that took place at Scandinavium in Gothenburg on 24 May 2015 to decide the winner of the 2014–15 Elitserien. The match was contested by regular season winners IFK Kristianstad and defending champions Alingsås HK. Kristianstad won the match by 28–25 to win their first Swedish title since 1953.
The 2016 Swedish Men's Handball Championship final was a handball match that took place at Malmö Arena in Malmö on 22 May 2016 to decide the winner of the 2015–16 Elitserien. The match was contested by IFK Kristianstad and Alingsås HK. Kristianstad won the match by 27–18 to win their second consecutive Swedish title.
The 2017 Swedish Men's Handball Championship final was a handball match that took place at Malmö Arena in Malmö on 27 May 2017 to decide the winner of the 2016–17 Handbollsligan. The match was contested by IFK Kristianstad and Alingsås HK. Kristianstad won the match by 31–25 to win their third consecutive Swedish title.
Curt Wadmark was a Swedish handball player, coach and administrator. He played for IFK Lund during the club's only season in the top division in 1938–39. At the end of the season the team withdrew from the league and Wadmark moved to IFK Kristianstad due to the lack of a venue for handball in Lund. He helped the team to two second places in the league and was a member of the team that won the club's first Swedish Championship in 1941, scoring two goals in the final. After that season he returned to Lund to play for the newly-founded Lugi HF, where he played until 1947. The club started in the second division, where they remained throughout Wadmark's spell at the club. He played 76 matches and scored 145 goals for the club. He played 12 matches for the Swedish national field handball team, including four at the 1938 World Championship.
The 2021 Damallsvenskan was the 34th season of the Swedish women's association football top division, Damallsvenskan. The league began on 17 April 2021, and ended on 6 November 2021.
