The 2000–01 Elitserien was the 67th 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 19th Swedish title.
League tables
Autumn Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1Redbergslids IK22171451944178352IF Guif22152551848236323HK Drott22143555347479314Alingsås HK22141752149328295IFK Ystad HK22131850645551276H 43 Lund22102104964933227IFK Skövde221011156354617218Lugi HF2210012470499−29209IK Sävehof22741144043911810IFK Tumba229013464506−421811HP Warta223316448550−102912Önnereds HK221021425545−1202
Spring Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1Redbergslids IK362817871737134572HK Drott362538889758131533IF Guif36252982977356524IFK Ystad HK362121383275676445H 43 Lund3615318789808−19336Alingsås HK3615318800824−24337IFK Skövde3614220885899−14308Lugi HF3613122758835−7727
Playoffs
First round
Tumba–Skövde 19–28 Skövde–Tumba 22–26 Skövde won 50–45 on aggregate
Sävehof–Lugi 29–19 Lugi–Sävehof 20–13 Sävehof won 42–39 on aggregate
Quarterfinals
Redbergslid–H 43 21–20 H 43–Redbergslid 11–21 Redbergslid won series 2–0
Drott–Alingsås 25–12 Alingsås–Drott 20–25 Drott won series 2–0
Guif–Sävehof 21–18 Sävehof–Guif 18–20 Guif won series 2–0
IFK Ystad–Skövde 22–24 Skövde–IFK Ystad 28–26 Skövde won series 2–0
Semifinals
Drott–Guif 24–28 Guif–Drott 23–21 Guif won series 2–0
Redbergslid–Skövde 25–27 Skövde–Redbergslid 16–20 Redbergslid–Skövde 27–24 Redbergslid won series 2–1
Finals
Redbergslid–Guif 25–19 Guif–Redbergslid 27–26 Redbergslid–Guif 25–21 Redbergslid won series 2–1
References