The 2008–09 Elitserien was the 75th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 14 teams competed in the league. The eight highest placed teams qualified for the playoffs, whereas teams 11–12 had to play relegation playoffs against teams from the second division, and teams 13–14 were relegated automatically. IK Sävehof won the regular season, but Alingsås HK won the playoffs and claimed their first Swedish title.
League table Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1IK Sävehof261844791675116402Alingsås HK26164674068060363IF Guif26171879370885354Ystads IF26152978272656325Hammarby IF26143979571976316Redbergslids IK26143976775413317Lugi HF26141117117038298LIF Lindesberg261241073572510289IFK Skövde2612113772735372510H 43 Lund2611213705717−122411HK Drott269116706741−351912IFK Trelleborg267118700793−931513IFK Ystad265021673844−1711014IFK Tumba264121673823−1509
Playoffs bracket
An asterisk (*) denotes result after extra time
Attendance
TeamAttendanceEskilstuna Guif1975Lugi HF1940IFK Skövde HK1832Ystads IF HF1714LIF Lindesberg1554H 43 Lund1313IK Sävehof1271HK Drott Halmstad1053Alingsås HK1039IFK Ystad HK1027Hammarby IF947Redbergslids IK744IFK Trelleborg701IFK Tumba539
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