Allsvenskan
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Allsvenskan (literally, "The All Swedish") is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football and comprises the top 14 Swedish football teams. It was created in 1924. Before that, the top league in Sweden had been Svenska Serien.
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[edit] Status
The winners of Allsvenskan are considered Swedish Champions since 1931. The winners of Allsvenskan before that, between 1924 and 1930, are only considered league winners. The same is true for the years 1982 through 1990 when the champions were decided through play-offs and 1991–1992 when the champions were decided through a continuation league called Mästerskapsserien.
[edit] The competition
There are 14 clubs in Allsvenskan. During the course of a season (starting in April and ending in October) each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 26 games. At the end of each season the two lowest placed teams are relegated to Superettan and the top two teams from Superettan are promoted in their place. The third lowest team in Allsvenskan plays a relegation/promotion play-off against the third placed team in Superettan.
The winners of Allsvenskan qualify for the UEFA Champions League, and enters the competition at the second qualifying round. The runner-up team qualify for the UEFA Cup, and enters the competition at the first qualifying round. The third placed team enters the UEFA Intertoto Cup. This also depends on which team wins Svenska Cupen, as that team is assured a place in the UEFA Cup. Since the start of Royal League in the 2004, the four top placed teams enter that tournament together with four teams from Norway and four from Denmark.
[edit] Current clubs
| Club | Last season | First season in league | First season of current spell |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIK* | 2nd | 1924–25 | 2006 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | 3rd (Superettan) | 2007 | 2007 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 6th | 1927–28 | 2001 |
| IF Elfsborg | 1st | 1926–27 | 1997 |
| GAIS* | 10th | 1924–25 | 2006 |
| Gefle IF | 9th | 1933–34 | 2005 |
| IFK Göteborg* | 8th | 1924–25 | 1977 |
| Halmstads BK | 11th | 1933–34 | 1993 |
| Hammarby IF* | 3rd | 1924–25 | 1998 |
| Helsingborgs IF* | 4th | 1924–25 | 1993 |
| Kalmar FF | 5th | 1949–50 | 2004 |
| Malmö FF | 7th | 1931–32 | 2001 |
| Trelleborgs FF | 1st (Superettan) | 1985 | 2007 |
| Örebro SK | 2nd (Superettan) | 1946–47 | 2007 |
- * Participated in the first Allsvenskan.
[edit] Previous winners
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[edit] League champions
| Titles | Club |
|---|---|
| 18 | Malmö FF |
| 12 | IFK Göteborg |
| 12 | IFK Norrköping |
| 7 | Djurgårdens IF |
| 6 | Helsingborgs IF |
| 5 | IF Elfsborg |
| 4 | AIK |
| 4 | GAIS |
| 4 | Halmstads BK |
| 4 | Östers IF |
| 2 | Åtvidabergs FF |
| 2 | Örgryte IS |
| 1 | Hammarby IF |
| 1 | IK Sleipner |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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