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Allsvenskan

Football League
NameAllsvenskan
CountriesSE Sweden
ConfederationUEFA
Founded1924
Number of teams16
Relegation toSuperettan
Domestic cupSvenska Cupen
International cupUEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Current championsAIK
Most championshipsMalmö FF (18 titles)
TV partnersTV4 Group

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Allsvenskan (which translates as The All-Swedish) is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football. The league was created in 1924. Before that, the top league in Sweden was called Svenska Serien. As of the 2008 season the league increased the number of participating teams from 14 to 16.

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Halmstad's struggles continue - Fifa.com Tweet this news
Fifa.com--Halmstad remain only two points clear of the relegation play-off place after going down 2-0 at Hacken in -Allsvenskan- this evening. Josef Karlsson opened the ... - Date : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:43:44 GMT+00:00
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Goal.com--Elfsborg are enjoying a great season in the -Allsvenskan- and are unbeaten at home from ten games played scoring the most goals in the league on home turf ... - Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:27:58 GMT+00:00
Tränardoldis tar över Hallby i allsvenskan - Jnytt.se Tweet this news
Jnytt.se--Hallby har gjort klart med en ny tränare efter avhoppande Ola Olsson. Från Uddevalla hämtas 23-årige Tobias Nordendorph. Tobias Nordendorph, som närmast ... - Date : Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:22:04 GMT+00:00
Jönsson får långt kontrakt med Elfsborg - Aftonbladet Tweet this news
Aftonbladet--Affären väntas bli helt klar under veckan, och när -allsvenskan- startas upp igen i juli så görs det med en återvändande guldhjälte i Elfsborg. ... - Date : Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:59:34 GMT+00:00
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Yahoo! Eurosport Deutschland--Zuletzt spielte er in der schwedischen -Allsvenskan- für IK Oskarshamn. Der 1,83 m große Rechtsaußen wurde 1999 von den Dallas Stars in der 6. ... - Date : Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:59:31 GMT+00:00

Club
Last season First season
in league
First season of
current spell
AIK* 1st 1924-25 2006
Åtvidabergs FF 2nd (Superettan) 1951 2010
BK Häcken 5th 1983 2009
Djurgårdens IF 14th 1927-28 2001
GAIS* 11th 1924-25 2006
Gefle IF 10th 1933-34 2005
Halmstads BK 13th 1933-34 1993
Helsingborgs IF* 8th 1924-25 1993
IF Brommapojkarna 12th 2007 2009
IF Elfsborg 3rd 1926-27 1997
IFK Göteborg* 2nd 1924-25 1977
Kalmar FF 4th 1949-50 2004
Malmö FF 7th 1931-32 2001
Mjällby AIF 1st (Superettan) 1980 2010
Örebro SK 6th 1946-47 2007
Trelleborgs FF 9th 1985 2007

Club Arena Capacity
AIK Råsunda 36,608
Brommapojkarna Grimsta IP 8,000
Djurgården Stockholms Stadion 14,417
Elfsborg Borås Arena 17,800
GAIS Gamla Ullevi 18,800
Gefle Strömvallen 7,200
IFK Göteborg Gamla Ullevi 18,800
Halmstad Örjans Vall 15,500
Helsingborg Olympia 17,100
Häcken Rambergsvallen 8,480
Kalmar Fredriksskans 8,973
Malmö Swedbank Stadion 24,000
Mjällby Strandvallen 7,500
Trelleborg Vångavallen 10,000
Åtvidaberg Kopparvallen 8,000
Örebro Behrn Arena 14,500

* Season when the league didn't decide the Swedish champions

Season Winner Runner-up
1924 - 25* GAIS (1) IFK Göteborg
1925 - 26* Örgryte IS (1) GAIS
1926 - 27* GAIS (2) IFK Göteborg
1927 - 28* Örgryte IS (2) Helsingborgs IF
1928 - 29* Helsingborgs IF (1) Örgryte IS
1929 - 30* Helsingborgs IF (2) IFK Göteborg
1930 - 31 GAIS (3) AIK
1931 - 32 AIK (1) Örgryte IS
1932 - 33 Helsingborgs IF (3) GAIS
1933 - 34 Helsingborgs IF (4) GAIS
1934 - 35 IFK Göteborg (1) AIK
1935 - 36 IF Elfsborg (1) AIK
1936 - 37 AIK (2) IK Sleipner
1937 - 38 IK Sleipner (1) Helsingborgs IF
1938 - 39 IF Elfsborg (2) AIK
1939 - 40 IF Elfsborg (3) IFK Göteborg
1940 - 41 Helsingborgs IF (5) Degerfors IF
1941 - 42 IFK Göteborg (2) GAIS
1942 - 43 IFK Norrköping (1) IF Elfsborg
1943 - 44 Malmö FF (1) IF Elfsborg
1944 - 45 IFK Norrköping (2) IF Elfsborg
1945 - 46 IFK Norrköping (3) Malmö FF
1946 - 47 IFK Norrköping (4) AIK
1947 - 48 IFK Norrköping (5) Malmö FF
1948 - 49 Malmö FF (2) Helsingborgs IF
1949 - 50 Malmö FF (3) Jönköpings Södra IF
1950 - 51 Malmö FF (4) Råå IF
1951 - 52 IFK Norrköping (6) Malmö FF
1952 - 53 Malmö FF (5) IFK Norrköping
1953 - 54 GAIS (4) Helsingborgs IF
1954 - 55 Djurgårdens IF (1) Halmstads BK
1955 - 56 IFK Norrköping (7) Malmö FF
1956 - 57 IFK Norrköping (8) Malmö FF
1957 - 58 IFK Göteborg (3) IFK Norrköping
1959 Djurgårdens IF (2) IFK Norrköping
1960 IFK Norrköping (9) IFK Malmö
1961 IF Elfsborg (4) IFK Norrköping
1962 IFK Norrköping (10) Djurgårdens IF
1963 IFK Norrköping (11) Degerfors IF
1964 Djurgårdens IF (3) Malmö FF
1965 Malmö FF (6) IF Elfsborg
1966 Djurgårdens IF (4) IFK Norrköping
1967 Malmö FF (7) Djurgårdens IF

Season Winner Runner-up
1968 Östers IF (1) Malmö FF
1969 IFK Göteborg (4) Malmö FF
1970 Malmö FF (8) Åtvidabergs FF
1971 Malmö FF (9) Åtvidabergs FF
1972 Åtvidabergs FF (1) AIK
1973 Åtvidabergs FF (2) Östers IF
1974 Malmö FF (10) AIK
1975 Malmö FF (11) Östers IF
1976 Halmstads BK (1) Malmö FF
1977 Malmö FF (12) IF Elfsborg
1978 Östers IF (2) Malmö FF
1979 Halmstads BK (2) IFK Göteborg
1980 Östers IF (3) Malmö FF
1981 Östers IF (4) IFK Göteborg
1982* IFK Göteborg (5) Hammarby IF
1983* AIK (3) Malmö FF
1984* IFK Göteborg (6) AIK
1985* Malmö FF (13) Kalmar FF
1986* Malmö FF (14) IFK Göteborg
1987* Malmö FF (15) IFK Norrköping
1988* Malmö FF (16) IFK Göteborg
1989* Malmö FF (17) IFK Norrköping
1990* IFK Göteborg (7) IFK Norrköping
1991* IFK Göteborg (8) Örebro SK
1992* IFK Norrköping (12) Östers IF
1993 IFK Göteborg (9) IFK Norrköping
1994 IFK Göteborg (10) Örebro SK
1995 IFK Göteborg (11) Helsingborgs IF
1996 IFK Göteborg (12) Malmö FF
1997 Halmstads BK (3) IFK Göteborg
1998 AIK (4) Helsingborgs IF
1999 Helsingborgs IF (6) AIK
2000 Halmstads BK (4) Helsingborgs IF
2001 Hammarby IF (1) Djurgårdens IF
2002 Djurgårdens IF (5) Malmö FF
2003 Djurgårdens IF (6) Hammarby IF
2004 Malmö FF (18) Halmstads BK
2005 Djurgårdens IF (7) IFK Göteborg
2006 IF Elfsborg (5) AIK
2007 IFK Göteborg (13) Kalmar FF
2008 Kalmar FF (1) IF Elfsborg
2009 AIK (5) IFK Göteborg

Titles Club
18 Malmö FF
13 IFK Göteborg
12 IFK Norrköping
7 Djurgårdens IF
6 Helsingborgs IF
5 IF Elfsborg
5 AIK
4 GAIS
4 Halmstads BK
4 Östers IF
2 Åtvidabergs FF
2 Örgryte IS
1 Hammarby IF
1 IK Sleipner
1 Kalmar FF

Town or city Number of league wins Clubs
Gothenburg
19
IFK Göteborg (13), GAIS (4) Örgryte IS (1)
Malmö
18
Malmö FF (18)
Norrköping
13
IFK Norrköping (12), IK Sleipner (1)
Stockholm
13
Djurgårdens IF (7), AIK (5), Hammarby IF (1)
Helsingborg
6
Helsingborgs IF (6)
Borås
5
IF Elfsborg (5)
Halmstad
4
Halmstads BK (4)
Växjö
4
Östers IF (4)
Åtvidaberg
2
Åtvidabergs FF (2)
Kalmar
1
Kalmar FF (1)

Allsvenskan teams

2010 teamsAIK, Brommapojkarna, Djurgården, Elfsborg, GAIS, Gefle, Göteborg, Halmstad, Helsingborg, Häcken, Kalmar, Malmö, Mjällby, Trelleborg, Åtvidaberg, Örebro
Former teamsAssyriska, Billingsfors, Derby, Brynäs, Degerfors, Enköping, GIF Sundsvall, Gårda, Hallstahammar, Hammarby, Högadals IS, IF Saab, Eskilstuna, IFK Holmsund, Luleå, IFK Malmö, Norrköping, IFK Sundsvall, Uddevalla, Brage, City, Oddevold, Sirius, Sleipner, Halmia, Jönköpings Södra, Landskrona, Ljungskile, Ludvika FfI, Motala, Norrby, Redbergslid, Reymersholms IK, Råå, Sandvikens AIK, Sandvikens IF, Stattena, Umeå, Västerås IK, Västerås SK, Västra Frölunda, Westermalms IF, Örgryte, Öster

Top division football seasons in Sweden

Svenska Serien1910, 1911 �12, 1912 �13, 1913 �14, 1914 �15, 1915 �16, 1916 �17, 1920 �21, 1922 �23, 1923 �24
Allsvenskan1924 �25, 1925 �26, 1926 �27, 1927 �28, 1928 �29, 1929 �30, 1930 �31, 1931 �32, 1932 �33, 1933 �34, 1934 �35, 1935 �36, 1936 �37, 1937 �38, 1938 �39, 1939 �40, 1940 �41, 1941 �42, 1942 �43, 1943 �44, 1944 �45, 1945 �46, 1946 �47, 1947 �48, 1948 �49, 1949 �50, 1950 �51, 1951 �52, 1952 �53, 1953 �54, 1954 �55, 1955 �56, 1956 �57, 1957 �58, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Football in Sweden

National teamsMen's (U-21), Women's, Youth
League systemAllsvenskan, Superettan, Division 1 (North, South), Division 2, Division 3, Damallsvenskan
Cup competitionsSvenska Cupen, Supercupen, Svenska Cupen (women), Supercupen (women)

Top level football leagues of Europe (UEFA)

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales
Former leagues: Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia



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