| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 April 2021 – 4 December 2021 |
| Champions | Malmö FF 25th Allsvenskan title 22ndSwedish title |
| Relegated | Halmstads BK Örebro SK Östersunds FK |
| Champions League | Malmö FF |
| Europa Conference League | AIK Djurgårdens IF IF Elfsborg |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 638 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Samuel Adegbenro (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Östersunds FK 5–0Örebro SK (18 April 2021) BK Häcken 5–0 Östersunds FK (8 August 2021) BK Häcken 5–0IFK Norrköping (18 October 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Degerfors IF 0–5Malmö FF (17 July 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Hammarby IF 5–3Kalmar FF (4 December 2021) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches AIK[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches AIK |
| Longest winless run | 11 matches Mjällby AIF |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Örebro SK Mjällby AIF Östersunds FK Degerfors IF |
| Highest attendance | 42,539 AIK 1–0Djurgårdens IF (3 October 2021) |
| Average attendance | 4,405 |
←2020 2022 → | |
The2021 Allsvenskan was the 97th season since its establishment in 1924 of Sweden's top-level football league,Allsvenskan. A total of 16 teams participated.Malmö FF were the defending champions after winning the title in theprevious season, and they defended the championship in the 30th and final round on 4 December 2021 and secured their 22nd Swedish championship title by playing a scoreless tie at home againstHalmstads BK, resulting in Malmö FF winning the title on better goal difference than the runner-up (AIK). This was the first time the title was defended since2017, and the third consecutive defense of the title that went to Malmö FF, having also defended the title in2014.
The 2021 Allsvenskan season began on 10 April and ended on 4 December 2021 (not including play-off matches).
A total of sixteen teams are contesting the league, including fourteen sides from theprevious season, and two promoted teams from the2020 Superettan.
Falkenbergs FF andHelsingborgs IF (both relegated after two years in the top flight) were relegated at the end of the 2020 season after finishing at the bottom two places of the table, and were replaced by the2020 Superettan championsHalmstads BK (promoted after a three-year absence) and runners-upDegerfors IF (promoted after a twenty-three-year absence).
All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsorUnibet 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 coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | Nike | Notar | ||
| BK Häcken | Puma | BRA | ||
| Degerfors IF | Umbro | Various | ||
| Djurgårdens IF | Adidas | Prioritet Finans | ||
| Halmstads BK | Puma | Various | ||
| Hammarby IF | Craft | Huski Chocolate | ||
| IF Elfsborg | Umbro | Sparbanken Sjuhärad | ||
| IFK Göteborg | Craft | Serneke | ||
| IFK Norrköping | Nike | Holmen | ||
| IK Sirius | Select | Various | ||
| Kalmar FF | Select | Hjältevadshus | ||
| Malmö FF | Puma | Volkswagen | ||
| Mjällby AIF | Puma | Various | ||
| Varbergs BoIS | Craft | Various | ||
| Örebro SK | Select | Behrn Fastigheter | ||
| Östersunds FK | Adidas | Volkswagen |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mjällby AIF | End of contract | 6 December 2020.[2] | Pre-season | 20 December 2020[3] | ||
| IK Sirius | Resigned | 6 December 2020[4] | 14 December 2020[5] | |||
| Kalmar FF | End of contract | 15 December 2020 | 29 December 2020[6] | |||
| IFK Norrköping | Mutual consent | 19 December 2020[7] | 23 December 2020[8] | |||
| BK Häcken | Signed byOB | 1 June 2021[9] | 16th | 12 June 2021[10] | ||
| Örebro SK | Promoted to Director of Football Operations | 25 May 2021[11] | 15th | 2 June 2021[12] | ||
| IFK Göteborg | Sacked | 2 June 2021[13] | 10th | 2 June 2021[14] | ||
| Hammarby IF | Sacked | 11 June 2021[15] | 8th | 13 June 2021[16] | ||
| Mjällby AIF | Sacked | 3 August 2021[17] | 15th | 3 August 2021[17] | ||
| Östersunds FK | Sacked | 2 September 2021[18] | 16th | 2 September 2021[19] | ||
| Örebro SK | Sacked | 7 October 2021[20] | 15th | 7 October 2021[20] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malmö FF(C) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 59 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | AIK | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 59 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 57 | |
| 4 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 55 | |
| 5 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 53 | |
| 6 | Kalmar FF | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 | |
| 7 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 44 | |
| 8 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 41 | |
| 9 | Mjällby AIF | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 38 | |
| 10 | Varbergs BoIS | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 37 | |
| 11 | IK Sirius | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 37 | |
| 12 | BK Häcken | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 36 | |
| 13 | Degerfors IF | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 34 | |
| 14 | Halmstads BK(R) | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 32 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 15 | Örebro SK(R) | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 58 | −35 | 18 | Relegation toSuperettan |
| 16 | Östersunds FK(R) | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 59 | −35 | 14 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malmö FF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| AIK | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| IF Elfsborg | 16 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hammarby IF | 13 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Kalmar FF | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| IFK Norrköping | 6 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| IFK Göteborg | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Mjällby AIF | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| Varbergs BoIS | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| IK Sirius | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| BK Häcken | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
| Degerfors IF | 15 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Halmstads BK | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Örebro SK | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Östersunds FK | 12 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Leader | |
| 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2022Superettan |
| 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 | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W |
| BK Häcken | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | L |
| Degerfors IF | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W |
| Djurgårdens IF | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | W |
| Halmstads BK | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | D | D | D | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | D |
| Hammarby IF | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W |
| IF Elfsborg | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W |
| IFK Göteborg | D | W | L | D | D | D | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W |
| IFK Norrköping | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | L |
| IK Sirius | D | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | L |
| Kalmar FF | D | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | L |
| Malmö FF | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D |
| Mjällby AIF | D | L | L | W | W | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | W |
| Varbergs BoIS | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | D | L | D | D | W | D | L | W | L |
| Örebro SK | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L |
| Östersunds FK | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L |
| Home \ Away | AIK | BKH | DEG | DIF | HBK | HAM | IFE | IFKG | IFKN | IKS | KFF | MFF | MAIF | VAR | ÖSK | ÖFK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| BK Häcken | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | |
| Degerfors IF | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Djurgårdens IF | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Halmstads BK | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Hammarby | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 | |
| IF Elfsborg | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| IFK Göteborg | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| IFK Norrköping | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| IK Sirius | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Kalmar FF | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Malmö FF | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | |
| Mjällby AIF | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Varbergs BoIS | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Örebro SK | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
| Östersunds FK | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 5–0 |
The 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan met the third-placed team from2021 Superettan in atwo-legged tie on a home-and-away basis with the team from Allsvenskan finishing at home.
| Halmstads BK | 1–3 | Helsingborgs IF |
|---|---|---|
| Kroon | Report | Loeper Van den Hurk Karjalainen |
Helsingborgs IF won 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted.
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Östersunds FK | Örebro SK | 5–0 | 18 April 2021 | |
| Degerfors IF | Örebro SK | 3–0 | 18 May 2021 | |
| Östersunds FK | IF Elfsborg | 3–1 | 19 September 2021 | |
| Hammarby IF | Kalmar FF | 5–3 | 4 December 2021 |
| Award[23] | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Djurgården | |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Mjällby AIF | |
| Defender of the Year | Djurgårdens IF | |
| Midfielder of the Year | Djurgårdens IF | |
| Striker of the Year | Norrköping | |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Malmö FF | |
| Coach of the Year | Kalmar FF |
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