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42-439: GIF Sundsvall is placed twenty-second in the overall Allsvenskan table maratontabellen . The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are blue, yellow and white. Nevertheless, white is not articulately present in today's kit it has a strong history within the club. The club was formed on August 25, 1903, at Matilda Anderssons Café. At that time, GIF Sundsvall stood for " Godtemplarnas Idrotts Förening Sundsvall " which mainly

84-438: A match (52,194 at an Örgryte win over IFK Göteborg at Ullevi ), second highest average home attendance for a club (25,490 for Örgryte's 11 home matches), and the highest ever average attendance for Allsvenskan as a whole (13,369). In the past, AIK had the league's highest attendance for the season more often than any other club, followed by IFK Göteborg and Örgryte. However, for the past two decades, Hammarby has dominated

126-725: A relegation/promotion play-off against the third placed team in Superettan. The winners of Allsvenskan qualify for the UEFA Champions League , the runner-up together with the third placed team in the table qualify for the UEFA Europa League as well as the team who wins the Svenska Cupen . In case the winner of the Cup has already qualified to Champions League or Europa League, the third Europa League spot

168-564: A southern and northern group that was held before. In 1931, the league started to decide the Swedish football champions . In the early years, Norrland and Gotland teams were not allowed to play on higher levels in the league system, which was gradually changed to include the Norrland and Gotland teams on higher levels. For the 1959 Allsvenskan, the season start was changed from autumn to spring to be played in one calendar year. In 1973, it

210-545: Is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping . The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Östgötaporten . The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are white and blue. Formed on 29 May 1897, the club have won thirteen national championship titles and six national cup titles. The club plays in the highest Swedish tier, Allsvenskan, which they first won in 1943 . IFK Norrköping were most successful during

252-434: Is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football league system , operating on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan . Seasons run from late March or early April to the beginning of November, with the 16 clubs all meeting each other twice, resulting in a 30-match season, for a total of 240 matches league-wide. Allsvenskan

294-547: Is a cumulative record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in Allsvenskan since its inception in 1924–25 . It uses three points for a win even though this system was not introduced until the 1990 season . The matches played in the championship play-offs between 1982 and 1990 or the matches played in Mästerskapsserien in 1991 and 1992 are not included. The table that follows

336-403: Is accurate as of the end of the 2023 season . Malmö FF are the current leaders, having had the lead since the end of the 2012 season when they overtook the lead from IFK Göteborg . IFK Göteborg are the club to have spent most seasons in the top spot with 48 seasons as leaders with a record of the most consecutive seasons as leaders with 35 seasons between 1938 and 1972. Six clubs have been in

378-1161: Is called Patronerna. Formed in 1999, mostly as a joke by some friends supporting their friend, the club has in a short period of time amassed a strong reputation. The name is mainly a historical reference to the sawmill owners who were very powerful in Sundsvall during the post-industrial-revolution era. In 2005, FP-tifo, the group who designs the club's terrace choreography, won the Swedish tifo awards arranged by Canal+ . Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. 10 – Leif Forsberg , forward (1980–1988, 1990–2001) Allsvenskan#All-time Allsvenskan table Allsvenskan ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈâlːˌsvɛnːskan] ; lit.   ' All-Swedish ' , also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan [ˈfûːtbɔlsˌalːsvɛnskan] , lit.   ' Football All-Swedish ' )

420-485: Is given to the team that finishes fourth in Allsvenskan. The decider at equal number of points was goal ratio until the 1940–41 season, thereafter goal difference . The current trophy awarded to the Swedish champions is the Lennart Johanssons Pokal . Created in 2001, the trophy is named after former UEFA chairman, Lennart Johansson . A different trophy that was named after Clarence von Rosen ,

462-603: Is ranked 23rd in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the last five years. Allsvenskan is currently ranked third highest of the leagues in Scandinavia after Norway and Denmark . The current champions are Malmö FF , who won the title in the 2024 season . The three teams with most Swedish championships are Malmö FF (24), IFK Göteborg (18) and IFK Norrköping (13). Including

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504-489: Is sometimes placed above the club badge to indicate the club having won 10 league titles. In Sweden the star instead symbolizes 10 Swedish championship titles for the majority of the clubs as the league winner has not always been awarded the title of Swedish champions. Stars for Allsvenskan clubs was not common practise until 2006, although AIK had already introduced a star to their kit in 2000. IFK Göteborg , Malmö FF , IFK Norrköping , Örgryte IS and Djurgårdens IF were

546-954: Is that against Åtvidabergs FF , also from the province of Östergötland , which was especially tense in the 1970s and early 2010s. This rivalry has lost importance since Åtvidaberg were relegated from Allsvenskan . IFK Norrköping also maintains a rivalry with Malmö FF ; the fixtures between the clubs is sometimes known as "The Working Class Derby" Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. As of 13 January 2024 List of IFK Norrköping managers (1905–present) IFK Norrköping also maintains departments for women's football , set up in 2009, orienteering , bowling and bandy . The bandy team played in Sweden's highest division in 1937. Part of

588-458: The 2023 season. No club has been a member of the league for every season since its inception. AIK is the club that has participated in the most seasons, with a record of 96 out of 100 seasons in total. Malmö FF has the record for most consecutive seasons: 63 between 1936–37 and 1999. IFK Göteborg is currently the club with the longest running streak, starting their 48th season in 2024. The following 16 clubs are competing in Allsvenskan during

630-550: The 2024 season: The current managers in Allsvenskan are: Sven Andersson and Andreas Johansson shares the record for most appearances in Allsvenskan with 431 appearances for Örgryte IS and Helsingborgs IF for Andersson and Halmstads BK and IFK Norrköping for Johansson. Sven Jonasson has the record for most matches in a row with 332 matches for IF Elfsborg between 11 September 1927 and 1 November 1942. Until 1974, foreign players were banned from playing in Allsvenskan, however not on all levels of football in Sweden. In

672-460: The 1940s, when they won five Swedish championships and two Svenska Cupen titles under the Hungarian coach Lajos Czeizler and with players like Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm . IFK Norrköping won the 2015 Allsvenskan , their first win since 1989 , which also gave them a spot in the second qualification round of 2016–17 UEFA Champions League . IFK Norrköping dominated Swedish football in

714-437: The 2018–2023 period: UEFA 5-year Club Ranking as of 19 May 2022: The record for highest average home attendance for a club was set by Hammarby in 2022 (26,372 over 15 home matches). Most other attendance records for Allsvenskan were set in the 1959 season , coinciding with the first season that the league switched from an autumn–spring format to a spring–autumn format. 1959 saw records for highest attendance at

756-469: The 2024 season, Allsvenskan has been running for an unbroken streak of 100 seasons . Unlike other European football leagues, the Allsvenskan did not experience an interruption in play during World War II due to Swedish neutrality. Allsvenskan started in the 1924–25 Allsvenskan season and the first winner was GAIS . The one-league twelve team Allsvenskan replaced the Svenska Serien , consisting of

798-868: The UK on Premier Sports and FreeSports . In October 2018, ESPN picked up the rights to broadcast one Allsvenskan match per week in the United States . Allsvenskan matches have also been broadcast in several countries, such as DAZN in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, Sport Klub in Balkan countries, Nova sports in Cyprus and Greece, TV2 in Norway and 4th Sports in Iraq A total of 67 clubs have played in Allsvenskan from its inception in 1924 up to and including

840-544: The attendance figures helped by a move to the larger Tele2 Arena from the much smaller Söderstadion . Other teams that have for at least one season had the best attendance in the league include Helsingborg , Malmö FF , Djurgården , GAIS , Örebro SK and Öster . As of the 2014 season Allsvenskan has 12 referees that are categorized as Allsvenskan referees, seven of which are fully certified international FIFA referees. Apart from these, female FIFA referee Tess Olofsson also occasionally officiates games in Allsvenskan as

882-479: The change of trophy was not a personal attack against Von Rosen but rather that the Football Association did not want to be linked to Nazism and constantly engage in discussions regarding this every time the trophy was awarded. In addition to the winner's trophy and the individual winner's medals awarded to players, Allsvenskan also awards the most valuable player, goalkeeper of the year, defender of

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924-489: The first chairman of the Swedish Football Association, had previously been used between 1903 and 2000, but was replaced after journalists reported that von Rosen had personal connections to the later infamous Nazi leader Hermann Göring during the time he lived in Sweden (soon after World War One). The former President of the Swedish Football Association, Lars-Åke Lagrell stated that the reason for

966-643: The first season of allowance, on 13 April 1974, English Ronald Powell in Brynäs IF became the first foreign player in Allsvenskan In 1977, Tunisian Melke Amri became the first non-European player. In 1978, Icelandic Teitur Þórðarson in Östers IF became the first foreign player to win the Allsvenskan Sven Jonasson has scored the most goals in Allsvenskan history, with 254 goals in 410 appearances. Gunnar Nordahl has become

1008-482: The first teams after AIK to introduce their stars. No new club has introduced a star since 2006, the clubs closest to their first are IF Elfsborg with 6 Swedish championship titles and Helsingborgs IF with 7 Allsvenskan titles depending on what the star symbolizes. The following table is ordered after number of stars followed by number of Swedish championship titles and then the number of Allsvenskan titles. The all-time Allsvenskan table, "maratontabellen" in Swedish ,

1050-485: The gold medal while the runners-up receive the "big silver" medal. The third place team gets the "small silver" medal instead of the more commonly used bronze medal which is instead awarded to the fourth-place finisher. This tradition of awarding four medals and not three is thought to have to do with the fact that the losers of the Semi-finals of Svenska Mästerskapet were both given bronze medals since no bronze match

1092-480: The heart of Sundsvall and was inaugurated on August 6, 1903. It was renovated in 2001–2002 and it can now hold a capacity of 8,000, with 5,000 under roof. Between 2006 – 2016 the name was changed to Norrporten Arena and during 2017 the club expect to present a new sponsor and name of the stadium. The stadium's grass is artificial turf since 2004. The record attendance was 16,507 against Högadals IS on October 15, 1961. The official supporter's club of GIF Sundsvall

1134-432: The lead, the lead having changed among them ten times since 1925. The former leader with the lowest current ranking in the table is GAIS , currently placing 12th and 2120 points short of Malmö FF. A total of 67 clubs have played at least one season at Allsvenskan up to and including 2023 season. The following data indicates Swedish coefficient rankings between European football leagues. UEFA League Ranking for

1176-600: The league due to financial problems, and Assyriska FF got their place. Since 2008, the league consists of 16 teams. The champions are considered Swedish champions and gold medal winners. The runners-up are awarded the Large Silver medal, the third positioned team are awarded the Small Silver medal and the team positioned in fourth place are awarded the Bronze medal. There have been seasons with exceptions when

1218-498: The league five times in a row, but only two Swedish championships. The 1990 season saw the introduction of three points per win. The play-off season years were followed by two years of continuation league, named Mästerskapsserien . The 1993 season saw a return to the classical format, again with 14 teams. IFK Göteborg won five Allsvenskan league titles in the 1990s. In the early 2000s, Djurgårdens IF won three titles ( 2002 , 2003 and 2005 ). In 2004, Örebro SK lost its place in

1260-514: The online pay-per-view service C SPORTS. On 24 March 2017, Discovery -owned channel Eurosport and OTT streaming service dPlay will be the new domestic broadcaster for both SEF competitions (Allsvenskan and Superettan ) effectively from 2020 until 2025, as well as selected European countries (exc. Italy) for Allsvenskan. In May 2024 Discovery+ was rebranded as Max which is the service that currently broadcasts Allsvenskan. Beginning in 2018, Allsvenskan matches were previously broadcast in

1302-910: The only woman to ever having done so. Note: FIFA referees are in bold Malmö FF were runners up in the 1978–79 European Cup , after a 1–0 defeat against Nottingham Forest . IFK Göteborg won the UEFA Cup twice, in 1981–82 (defeating Hamburger SV in the finals) and 1986–87 (defeating Dundee United in the finals). IFK Göteborg also reached the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1985–86. They won 3–0 against FC Barcelona , and lost 0–3 at Camp Nou , Barcelona won on penalty shootout. The following teams have participated in UEFA Champions League , UEFA Europa League or UEFA Europa Conference League group stages: IFK Norrk%C3%B6ping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping , more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping ,

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1344-482: The optimal goal wasn't to win Allsvenskan, but the play-offs or Mästerskapsserien. Since 2008 there are 16 clubs in Allsvenskan. During the course of a season (starting in late March and ending in early November) each club plays the others twice (home and away) for a total of 30 games. The two lowest placed teams at the end of the season are relegated to Superettan and the top two teams from Superettan are promoted in their place. The third lowest team in Allsvenskan plays

1386-538: The post war era and won the first division 11 times in 20 years, culminating in the league triumph of 1963. It took the club another 26 years before adding championship title number 12 to the trophy cabinet. On 31 October 2015, IFK Norrköping won their 13th championship title after defeating the defending champions Malmö FF with 2–0 away in Swedbank Stadion in Malmö in the last round of 2015 Allsvenskan . This

1428-408: The program. The bandy team became district champions for Västernorrland in 1921. The hockey team folded in the late 1960s. In 1985 the women's team was transferred to Sundsvalls DFF . This mainly because the women's team was disappointed with the lack of support from the men's team. GIF Sundsvall's home stadium is NP3 Arena , formerly known as Idrottsparken and Norrporten Arena. It is located in

1470-431: The top scorer most times, with four wins. Note that this list does not necessarily equate to the Swedish champions, as a play-off format was used in the 1980s. For a comprehensive list of Swedish football champions, see: List of Swedish football champions Historically the players and coaching staff from the four best teams in Allsvenskan are awarded medals at the end of each season. The champions are awarded

1512-423: The winners of Allsvenskan wasn't considered Swedish champions as well. Allsvenskan winners between 1924 and 1930 were crowned league champions and awarded gold medals, the title of Swedish champions was awarded to the winner of Svenska Mästerskapet up until 1925 and then not at all until 1930. The years 1982 through 1990 are also exceptions, the title was instead decided through play-offs during these years. The same

1554-640: The year, midfielder of the year, forward of the year, newcomer of the year and manager of year at Allsvenskans stora pris together with C More and Magasinet Offside. Also, the Allsvenskan top scorer is awarded. The Swiss corporation Kentaro has owned the TV rights for Allsvenskan since 2006. Through licence agreements with the media company TV4 Group matches are aired through C More Entertainment who broadcasts them on their C More Sport and C More Live channels, until 2019. Matches can also be bought through

1596-410: Was expanded to contain 14 teams. In the 1970s, Malmö FF , under the lead of Spanish Antonio Durán and later English Bob Houghton , won five Allsvenskan and managed to proceed to the 1979 European Cup Final , which they lost to Nottingham Forest . From the 1982 season, the league introduced a play-off to determine the Swedish football champions . In the late 1980s, Malmö FF were dominant, winning

1638-518: Was for Teetotallers up until the alcohol demands was lightened in 1920. The initials then came to stand for, to this day still, " Gymnastik och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall " (Gymnastics and sports club Sundsvall). The club reached the first tier of the domestic football in 1965. The club has since been a " yo-yo team " mainly playing in the second division but with Allsvenskan stints in 1975, 1987–89, 1991, 2000–06, 2008, 2012 and 2015–19. GIF Sundsvall earlier had women's football, bandy and ice hockey on

1680-428: Was played. The overall medal rank is displayed below after points in descending order. 5 points are awarded for a "gold" medal, 3 points for a "big silver" medal, 2 points for a "small silver" medal and 1 point for a bronze medal. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2024 season . Clubs in European football are commonly honoured for winning multiple league titles and a representative golden star

1722-404: Was the second time in a row they had to wait 26 years between titles. On 8 November IFK Norrköping won supercupen against Swedish cup winners IFK Göteborg. The result was 3–0 after a dominating performance from the reigning Swedish champions. The club used to have a fierce rivalry with IK Sleipner , also from Norrköping, before Sleipner's fall from the higher divisions. Another historic rivalry

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1764-402: Was true for the years 1991 and 1992 when the title was decided through a continuation league called Mästerskapsserien . Historically, however, there is a big difference between the Allsvenskan winners before 1931 compared to the period between 1982 and 1992. As winning Allsvenskan in its earlier seasons was the optimal aim for the clubs, while as during the era of play-offs and Mästerskapsserien,

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