The Swedish Handball Cup (Swedish: Svenska cupen i handboll) is the nationwide cup tournament for handball teams in Sweden. It's also known as ATG Svenska cupen for sponsorship reasons. The competition was at first held 1967 to1971, 1979–1990 and then brought back in 2021.[1][2]

Swedish Handball Cup
Founded1968
Region Sweden
Number of teams32
Qualifier forEHF European League
EHF European Cup
Current championsMen's: Ystads IF (2024)
Women's: IK Sävehof (2024)
Websiteatgsvenskacupen.se

The modern version of the cup starts pre qualification leading to a group phase, followed by a knockout stage where the teams face each other home and away in the last 16 and quarterfinals.[3] From the 2023/24 season the semifinals, bronzematch and final is played as a Final four event.[4]

Past winners Men's Cup

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Year Winner[5] Runner-up
1967/1968 HK Drott
1968/1969 Redbergslids IK (1)
1969/1970 SoIK Hellas (2)
1970/1971 Västra Frölunda IF (1)
Not held 1972–1978
1979/1980 HK Drott (1)
1980/1981 IFK Karlskrona (1)
1981/1982 HK Drott (2)
1982/1983 Dalhems IF (1)
1983/1984 Västra Frölunda IF (2)
1984/1985 HK Drott (3)
1985/1986 HK Drott (4)
1986/1987 IFK Skövde (1)
1987/1988 Redbergslids IK (2)
1988/1989 HK Drott (5)
1989/1990 IF Saab (1)
Not held 1991–2020
2021/2022 IK Sävehof (1) Lugi HF
2022/2023 IFK Kristianstad (1) Hammarby IF

Past winners Women's Cup

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Year Winner[6] Runner-up
1979/1980 Stockholmspolisens IF
1980/1981 Irsta HF (1)
1981/1982 Irsta HF (2)
1982/1983 Stockholmspolisens IF (2)
1983/1984 HK Silwing/Troja (1)
1984/1985 Stockholmspolisens IF (3)
1985/1986 Tyresö HF (1)
1986/1987 Tyresö HF (2)
1987/1988 RP IF (1)
1988/1989 Tyresö HF (3)
Not held 1990–2020
2021/2022 Skuru IK (1) Skara HF
2022/2023 IK Sävehof (1) H65 Höör
2023/2024 IK Sävehof (2) H65 Höör

References

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  1. ^ "PREMIÄR FÖR ATG SVENSKA CUPEN I AUGUSTI". Handbollsligan. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Det är dags - nu drar ATG Svenska cupen igång!". ATG. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. ^ "2022/23 Tävlingsreglemente" (PDF). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Final4 i framtida ATG Svenska cupen". Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Herrar". atgsvenskacupen.se. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Damer". atgsvenskacupen.se. Retrieved 12 March 2023.