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 2014âÂÂ15 Elitserien. The match was contested by regular season winners IFK Kristianstad and defending champions AlingsÃÂ¥s HK. Kristianstad won the match by 28âÂÂ25 to win their first Swedish title since 1953.
AlingsÃÂ¥s entered the match as defending champions, having won the title in 2014. Kristianstad had most recently won the title in 1953, having lost the finals in 2012 and 2013. Kristianstad had won the regular season, 10 points ahead of second placed AlingsÃÂ¥s (2 points for a win). Kristianstad won both matches between the teams in the regular season, winning by 30âÂÂ26 at home and 28âÂÂ27 away. The teams had previously faced each other in the quarter-finals in 2012 and 2013, with Kristianstad winning both times. It was the fifth time that Scandinavium hosted the final, following 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2013.
Kristianstad defeated Hammarby IF by 3âÂÂ2 in the quarter-final series, and Ystads IF by 3âÂÂ1 in the semi-finals. AlingsÃÂ¥s were undefeated in the playoffs before the final, having defeated both HK Malmö and Eskilstuna Guif in straight matches.
The first half was close and the teams were tied at 14âÂÂ14 at half-time. AlingsÃÂ¥s started the second half best and took the lead by 18âÂÂ15. Kristianstad coach Ola Lindgren used a time-out 9:11 into the half, after which his team scored six unanswered goals to take the lead by 21âÂÂ18. Kristianstad led by 24âÂÂ22 but AlingsÃÂ¥s came back to 24âÂÂ24. Kristianstad finished the match strongly and won by 28âÂÂ25. Kristianstad's Markus Olsson was the top scorer of the match at 11 goals. Jesper Konradsson scored the most goals for AlingsÃÂ¥s, 6.
Ola Lindgren said after the match: "I feel a great joy for everyone. For the guys who have put in all the work, and for the club and everyone around it who have waited an extremely long time for the gold. Many had talked about how we couldn't win a final." He said that he did not feel certain that they were going to win until AlingsÃÂ¥s gave the ball away with 20 seconds left. Lindgren also praised the support for both teams at the match. AlingsÃÂ¥s coach Mikael Franzén said that "it was small margins â small things that were the difference. (...) But Kristiantad deserved to win. They are a good team and were better than us today." He also praised Kristianstad goalkeeper Leo Larsson, saying that "[he] made some really good saves, in many ways it was decisive". AlingsÃÂ¥s player Daniel Tellander said that they committed too many turnovers, but praised the morale of the team.