| Season | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Malmö FF (Allsvenskan champions andSwedish champions after play-offs) |
| Relegated | Östers IF Hammarby IF |
| European Cup | Malmö FF |
| UEFA Cup | Örgryte IS IFK Göteborg |
| Top goalscorer | Martin Dahlin,Malmö FF (17) |
| Average attendance | 5,002 |
←1987 1989 → | |
Statistics ofAllsvenskan in season 1988.
The league was contested by 12 teams, withMalmö FF winning the league and the Swedish championship after the play-offs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malmö FF(C, S) | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 32 | Allsvenskan play-offs, Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 31 | Allsvenskan play-offs, Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Djurgårdens IF | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 27 | Allsvenskan play-offs, Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 4 | Örgryte IS | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 23 | Allsvenskan play-offs, Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | GIF Sundsvall | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 23 | |
| 6 | IFK Norrköping | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 21 | |
| 7 | IK Brage | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 21 | |
| 8 | GAIS | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 20 | |
| 9 | Västra Frölunda | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 18 | |
| 10 | AIK | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 18 | |
| 11 | Östers IF(R) | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 17 | Relegation toDivision 1 |
| 12 | Hammarby IF(R) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 40 | −21 | 13 |
| Home \ Away | AIK | DIF | GAIS | GIF | HIF | IFKG | IFKN | IKB | MFF | VF | ÖIS | ÖIF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Djurgårdens IF | 0–0 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| GAIS | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| GIF Sundsvall | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Hammarby IF | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| IFK Göteborg | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| IFK Norrköping | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| IK Brage | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Malmö FF | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Västra Frölunda | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | |
| Örgryte IS | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Östers IF | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
The1988 Allsvenskan play-offs was the seventh edition of the competition. The four best placed teams from Allsvenskan qualified to the competition. Allsvenskan championsMalmö FF won the competition and theSwedish championship after defeatingDjurgården who finished third in the league.
| 30 October 1988 | Djurgården | 2–0 | IFK Göteborg | Stockholms Stadion,Stockholm |
| 12 November 1988 | IFK Göteborg | 1–0 (1–2agg.) | Djurgården | Ullevi,Gothenburg |
| 16 November 1988 | Djurgården | 0–0 | Malmö FF | Stockholms Stadion,Stockholm |
| 19 November 1988 | Malmö FF | 7–3 (7–3agg.) | Djurgården | Malmö Stadion,Malmö |
Lindman 1',9'Ljung 26'Dahlin 31',34',60',78' | Osvold 23' Fjellström 47'Galloway 84' |
