1948–49 Svenska mästerskapet (men's handball)  The 1948–49 Svenska mästerskapet was the 18th season of Svenska mästerskapet, a tournament held to determine the Swedish Champions of men's handball. The tournament was contested by all Allsvenskan teams and all District Champions, along with invited teams from Division II. 32 teams competed in the tournament. IFK Kristianstad were the defending champions, but were eliminated by IFK Lidingö in the semifinals. IFK Lidingö won the title, defeating cross-town rivals SoIK Hellas in the final. The semifinals and final were played on 19–20 March in Eriksdalshallen in Stockholm. The final was watched by 1,403 spectators. The following players for IFK Lidingö received a winner's medal: Arne Lindecrantz, Erik Ek (3 goals in the final), Lars Eriksson (2), Bengt Arenander, Roland Hagen (2), Lars-Eric Johansson, Lennart Hedberg, Claes Kåhre, Harry Larnefeldt and Axel Erikssson.  1948–49 Allsvenskan (men's handball)