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| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champions | AIK 6th Allsvenskan title 12th Swedish championship title |
| Relegated | IF Brommapojkarna Dalkurd FF Trelleborgs FF |
| Champions League | AIK |
| Europa League | IFK Norrköping Malmö FF |
| Top goalscorer | Paulinho (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | BK Häcken 6–0IF Brommapojkarna (26 August 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Trelleborgs FF 1–6GIF Sundsvall (13 August 2018) Dalkurd FF 0–5 Häcken (27 October 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Östersunds FK 5–2IK Sirius (23 May 2018) Trelleborgs FF 1–6 GIF Sundsvall (13 August 2018) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches AIK Malmö FF[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 20 matches AIK |
| Longest winless run | 19 matches Trelleborgs FF |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Trelleborgs FF |
| Highest attendance | 50,128 AIK 0–0GIF Sundsvall (4 November 2018) |
| Lowest attendance | 202 Dalkurd FF 0–5BK Häcken (27 October 2018) |
| Average attendance | 8,423 |
←2017 2019 → | |
The2018 Allsvenskan, part of the2018 Swedish football season, was the 94th season ofAllsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. A total of 16 teams participated. As the2018 FIFA World Cup will start on 14 June, the last round before stoppage will be held on 27 May. The league will resume games on 7 July.
Malmö FF were the defending champions after winning the title in theprevious season.AIK won theSwedish championship this season, their sixth Allsvenskan title and 12th Swedish championship overall, in the 30th round on 11 November when they won 0–1 in the away fixture againstKalmar FF atGuldfågeln Arena.
A total of sixteen teams are contesting the league, including thirteen sides from theprevious season, two promoted teams from the2017 Superettan and one team from the2017 Allsvenskan play-offs.
Halmstads BK andAFC Eskilstuna were relegated at the end of the 2017 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by 2017 Superettan championsIF Brommapojkarna and runners-upDalkurd FF. IF Brommapojkarna returned to Allsvenskan after three years' absence, having been relegated at the end of the2014 season. This is IF Brommapojkarna's sixth season in the league. Dalkurd FF are participating in the league for the first time in the club's history; they are the fourth new club in the last five Allsvenskan seasons (followingFalkenbergs FF in 2014,Östersunds FK in 2016 andAFC Eskilstuna in 2017).
The final spot was taken by the 2017 Allsvenskan play-offs winner;Trelleborgs FF, third-placed team in 2017 Superettan, who replaceJönköpings Södra IF.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Turf1 | Stadium capacity1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | Stockholm | Friends Arena | Natural | 50,000 |
| BK Häcken | Gothenburg | Bravida Arena | Artificial | 6,500 |
| Dalkurd FF | Gävle | Gavlevallen | Artificial | 6,500 |
| Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Tele2 Arena | Artificial | 30,000 |
| GIF Sundsvall | Sundsvall | Idrottsparken | Artificial | 7,700 |
| Hammarby IF | Stockholm | Tele2 Arena | Artificial | 30,000 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | Stockholm | Grimsta IP | Artificial | 8,000 |
| IF Elfsborg | Borås | Borås Arena | Artificial | 16,899 |
| IFK Göteborg | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,600 |
| IFK Norrköping | Norrköping | Nya Parken | Artificial | 15,734 |
| IK Sirius | Uppsala | Studenternas IP | Natural | 6,300 |
| Kalmar FF | Kalmar | Guldfågeln Arena | Natural | 12,000 |
| Malmö FF | Malmö | Stadion | Natural | 22,500[2] |
| Örebro SK | Örebro | Behrn Arena | Artificial | 12,300 |
| Östersunds FK | Östersund | Jämtkraft Arena | Artificial | 8,466 |
| Trelleborgs FF | Trelleborg | Vångavallen | Natural | 7,000[3] |
All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsorSvenska Spel as well as the Allsvenskan logo on the right sleeve of their shirt.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach1 | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | Nike | Notar | ||
| BK Häcken | Nike | BRA Bygg | ||
| Dalkurd FF | Adidas | Min Stora Dag | ||
| Djurgårdens IF | Adidas | Prioritet Finans | ||
| GIF Sundsvall | Adidas | SCA | ||
| Hammarby IF | Puma | Jobman | ||
| IF Brommapojkarna | Nike | Bauhaus | ||
| IF Elfsborg | Umbro | Pulsen | ||
| IFK Göteborg | Kappa | Prioritet Finans | ||
| IFK Norrköping | Nike | Holmen | ||
| IK Sirius | Nike | Various | ||
| Kalmar FF | Hummel | Hjältevadshus | ||
| Malmö FF | Puma | Volkswagen | ||
| Trelleborgs FF | Nike | Mellby Gård | ||
| Örebro SK | Puma | Ambitiös | ||
| Östersunds FK | Adidas | Various |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFK Göteborg | End of caretaker spell | November 20, 2017 | Pre-season | November 21, 2017 | ||
| IF Brommapojkarna | Resigned | November 21, 2017 | December 13, 2017 | |||
| BK Häcken | Resigned | November 26, 2017 | December 8, 2017 | |||
| IF Elfsborg | End of caretaker spell | December 6, 2017 | December 6, 2017 | |||
| Hammarby IF | Sacked | January 4, 2018 | January 10, 2018 | |||
| Dalkurd FF | Sacked | January 8, 2018 | January 8, 2018 | |||
| Malmö FF | Sacked | May 14, 2018 | 10th | May 14, 2018 | ||
| Dalkurd FF | Sacked | May 25, 2018 | 16th | May 25, 2018 | ||
| Östersunds FK | Signed bySwansea City | June 4, 2018 | 6th | June 4, 2018 | ||
| Malmö FF | End of caretaker spell | June 12, 2018 | 10th | June 12, 2018 | ||
| Dalkurd FF | End of caretaker spell | June 15, 2018 | 15th | June 15, 2018 | ||
| Östersunds FK | Caretaker made permanent manager | July 18, 2018 | 5th | July 18, 2018 | ||
| IF Brommapojkarna | Sacked | September 5, 2018 | 14th | September 7, 2018 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIK(C) | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 50 | 16 | +34 | 67 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 65 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Malmö FF | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 58 | |
| 4 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 58 | |
| 5 | BK Häcken | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 53 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Östersunds FK | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 49 | |
| 7 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 48 | |
| 8 | GIF Sundsvall | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 44 | |
| 9 | Örebro SK | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 35 | |
| 10 | Kalmar FF | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 34 | |
| 11 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 31 | |
| 12 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 30 | |
| 13 | IK Sirius | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 30 | |
| 14 | IF Brommapojkarna(R) | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 64 | −39 | 26 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 15 | Dalkurd FF(R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 57 | −27 | 24 | Relegation to theSuperettan |
| 16 | Trelleborgs FF(R) | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 64 | −40 | 15 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| IFK Norrköping | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Malmö FF | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Hammarby IF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| BK Häcken | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Östersunds FK | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| GIF Sundsvall | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Örebro SK | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Kalmar FF | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| IFK Göteborg | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| IF Elfsborg | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| IK Sirius | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Dalkurd FF | 16 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Trelleborgs FF | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Leader | |
| 2019–20 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2019Superettan |
| Home \ Away | AIK | BKH | DFF | DIF | GIFS | HAM | BP | IFE | IFKG | IFKN | IKS | KFF | MFF | TFF | ÖSK | ÖFK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Häcken | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Dalkurd | 0–4 | 0–5 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Djurgården | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Sundsvall | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Hammarby | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | — | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Brommapojkarna | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 |
| Elfsborg | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Göteborg | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Norrköping | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 |
| Sirius | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 |
| Kalmar | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Malmö | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Trelleborg | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Örebro | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Östersund | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | — |
The 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan meets the third-placed team from2018 Superettan in atwo-legged tie on a home-and-away basis with the team from Allsvenskan finishing at home.
| IF Brommapojkarna | 1–2 | AFC Eskilstuna |
|---|---|---|
| Öhman | Report | Nnamani Ajeti |
2–2 on aggregate. AFC Eskilstuna won on away goals.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BK Häcken | 20 | |
| 2 | GIF Sundsvall | 18 | |
| 3 | Hammarby IF | 13 | |
| GIFS /MFF | |||
| Malmö FF | |||
| 6 | AIK | 12 | |
| 7 | Hammarby IF | 11 |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammarby | Sirius | 3–1 | 1 April 2018 | |
| Hammarby | Sundsvall | 4–3 | 5 May 2018 | |
| Häcken | Trelleborg | 0–3 | 6 May 2018 | |
| Djurgården | Sirius | 1–5 | 27 May 2018 | |
| AIK | Brommapojkarna | 5–1 | 22 July 2018 | |
| IFK Göteborg | Brommapojkarna | 3–0 | 28 July 2018 | |
| Sundsvall | Trelleborg | 1–6 | 13 August 2018 | |
| Östersund | Brommapojkarna | 3–1 | 26 September 2018 | |
| Sirius | Brommapojkarna | 4–2 | 28 October 2018 |
| Month | Allsvenskan Player of the Month | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | ||
| April | Hammarby IF | [6] | |
| May | Hammarby IF | [7] | |
| July | Östersunds FK | [8] | |
| August | BK Häcken | [9] | |
| September | AIK | [10] | |
| October | BK Häcken | [11] | |
| Award[12] | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | BK Häcken | |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | IFK Norrköping | |
| Defender of the Year | AIK | |
| Midfielder of the Year | AIK | |
| Striker of the Year | BK Häcken | |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Hammarby IF | |
| Coach of the Year | AIK |
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Hammarby IF drew the highest average home attendance in the 2018 edition of the Swedish top-flight football league.
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[13] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hammarby IF | 15 | 23,680 |
| 2 | AIK Fotboll | 15 | 23,664 |
| 3 | Malmö FF | 15 | 14,921 |
| 4 | Djurgårdens IF | 15 | 12,307 |
| 5 | IFK Göteborg | 15 | 9,979 |
| 6 | IFK Norrköping | 15 | 9,139 |
| 7 | IF Elfsborg | 15 | 6,318 |
| 8 | Östersunds FK | 15 | 6,021 |
| 9 | Kalmar FF | 15 | 5,563 |
| 10 | Örebro SK | 15 | 5,497 |
| 11 | GIF Sundsvall | 15 | 4,067 |
| 12 | IK Sirius | 15 | 3,999 |
| 13 | BK Häcken | 15 | 3,462 |
| 14 | Trelleborgs FF | 15 | 2,503 |
| 15 | IF Brommapojkarna | 15 | 2,237 |
| 16 | Dalkurd FF | 15 | 1,062 |