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2021 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan
Season2021
Dates10 April 2021 –
4 December 2021
ChampionsMalmö FF
25th Allsvenskan title
22nd Swedish title
RelegatedHalmstads BK
Örebro SK
Östersunds FK
Champions LeagueMalmö FF
Europa Conference LeagueAIK
Djurgårdens IF
Matches played240
Goals scored638 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerSamuel Adegbenro (17 goals)
Biggest home winÖstersunds FK 5–0 Örebro SK
(18 April 2021)
BK Häcken 5–0 Östersunds FK
(8 August 2021)
BK Häcken 5–0 IFK Norrköping
(18 October 2021)
Biggest away winDegerfors IF 0–5 Malmö FF
(17 July 2021)
Highest scoringHammarby IF 5–3 Kalmar FF
(4 December 2021)
Longest winning run5 matches
AIK[1]
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
AIK
Longest winless run11 matches
Mjällby AIF
Longest losing run5 matches
Örebro SK
Mjällby AIF
Östersunds FK
Degerfors IF
Highest attendance42,539
AIK 1–0 Djurgårdens IF
(3 October 2021)
Average attendance1,977
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 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 the previous 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 against Halmstads 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 since 2017, and the third consecutive defense of the title that went to Malmö FF, having also defended the title in 2014.

The 2021 Allsvenskan season began on 10 April and ended on 4 December 2021 (not including play-off matches).

Teams

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2021 Allsvenskan is located in Sweden
Degerfors IF
IF Elfsborg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Halmstads BK
IFK Norrköping
IK Sirius
Kalmar FF
Malmö FF
Mjällby AIF
Stockholm
Stockholm
Varbergs BoIS
Örebro SK
Östersunds FK
Stockholm teams AIK Djurgårdens IF Hammarby IF Gothenburg teams BK Häcken IFK Göteborg
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Location of teams in 2021 Allsvenskan

A total of sixteen teams are contesting the league, including fourteen sides from the previous season, and two promoted teams from the 2020 Superettan.

Falkenbergs FF and Helsingborgs 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 the 2020 Superettan champions Halmstads BK (promoted after a three-year absence) and runners-up Degerfors IF (promoted after a twenty-three-year absence).

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Turf Stadium capacity
AIK Solna Nationalarenan[note 1] Natural 50,000
BK Häcken Gothenburg Nya Rambergsvallen[note 2] Artificial 6,500
Degerfors IF Degerfors Stora Valla Natural 7,500
Djurgårdens IF Stockholm Stockholmsarenan[note 3] Artificial 30,000
Halmstads BK Halmstad Örjans Vall Natural 11,100
Hammarby IF Stockholm Stockholmsarenan[note 4] Artificial 30,000
IF Elfsborg Borås Borås Arena Artificial 16,899
IFK Göteborg Gothenburg Gamla Ullevi Natural 18,600
IFK Norrköping Norrköping Nya Parken[note 5] Artificial 15,734
IK Sirius Uppsala Studenternas IP Artificial 10,000
Kalmar FF Kalmar Kalmar Arena[note 6] Natural 12,000
Malmö FF Malmö Malmö Nya Stadion[note 7] Natural 22,500
Mjällby AIF Hällevik Strandvallen Natural 6,750
Varbergs BoIS Varberg Påskbergsvallen[note 8] Natural 4,500
Örebro SK Örebro Eyravallen[note 9] Artificial 12,300
Östersunds FK Östersund Östersund Arena[note 10] Artificial 8,466
  1. ^ Known as Friends Arena for sponsorship reasons.
  2. ^ Known as Bravida Arena for sponsorship reasons.
  3. ^ Known as Tele2 Arena for sponsorship reasons.
  4. ^ Known as Tele2 Arena for sponsorship reasons.
  5. ^ Known as Platinumcars Arena for sponsorship reasons.
  6. ^ Known as Guldfågeln Arena for sponsorship reasons.
  7. ^ Known as Eleda Stadion for sponsorship reasons.
  8. ^ Known as Varberg Energi Arena for sponsorship reasons.
  9. ^ Known as Behrn Arena for sponsorship reasons.
  10. ^ Known as Jämtkraft Arena for sponsorship reasons.

Personnel and kits

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All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor Unibet as well as the Allsvenskan logo on the right sleeve of their shirt.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsor
AIK Poland Bartosz Grzelak Eritrea Henok Goitom Nike Notar
BK Häcken Norway Per-Mathias Høgmo Sweden Rasmus Lindgren Puma BRA
Degerfors IF Sweden Andreas Holmberg
Sweden Tobias Solberg 		Sweden Oliver Ekroth Umbro Various
Djurgårdens IF Sweden Kim Bergstrand
Sweden Thomas Lagerlöf 		Sweden Magnus Eriksson Adidas Prioritet Finans
Halmstads BK Sweden Magnus Haglund Sweden Andreas Johansson Puma Various
Hammarby IF Serbia Miloš Milojević Sweden Darijan Bojanić Craft Huski Chocolate
IF Elfsborg Sweden Jimmy Thelin Sweden Johan Larsson Umbro Sparbanken Sjuhärad
IFK Göteborg Sweden Mikael Stahre Sweden Marcus Berg Craft Serneke
IFK Norrköping Sweden Rikard Norling Sweden Christoffer Nyman Nike Holmen
IK Sirius Sweden Daniel Bäckström Sweden Tim Björkström Select Various
Kalmar FF Sweden Henrik Rydström Sweden Erik Israelsson Select Hjältevadshus
Malmö FF Denmark Jon Dahl Tomasson Denmark Anders Christiansen Puma Volkswagen
Mjällby AIF Sweden Anders Torstensson Sweden David Löfquist Puma Various
Varbergs BoIS Sweden Joakim Persson Sweden Jon Birkfeldt Craft Various
Örebro SK Sweden Marcus Lantz Sweden Nordin Gerzić Select Behrn Fastigheter
Östersunds FK Norway Per Joar Hansen Guinea Aly Keita Adidas Volkswagen

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Mjällby AIF Sweden Marcus Lantz End of contract 6 December 2020.[2] Pre-season Sweden Christian Järdler 20 December 2020[3]
IK Sirius Sweden Henrik Rydström Resigned 6 December 2020[4] Sweden Daniel Bäckström 14 December 2020[5]
Kalmar FF Sweden Nanne Bergstrand End of contract 15 December 2020 Sweden Henrik Rydström 29 December 2020[6]
IFK Norrköping Sweden Jens Gustafsson Mutual consent 19 December 2020[7] Sweden Rikard Norling 23 December 2020[8]
BK Häcken Sweden Andreas Alm Signed by OB 1 June 2021[9] 16th Norway Per-Mathias Høgmo 12 June 2021[10]
Örebro SK Sweden Axel Kjäll Promoted to Director of Football Operations 25 May 2021[11] 15th Portugal Vítor Gazimba 2 June 2021[12]
IFK Göteborg Sweden Roland Nilsson Sacked 2 June 2021[13] 10th Sweden Mikael Stahre 2 June 2021[14]
Hammarby IF Sweden Stefan Billborn Sacked 11 June 2021[15] 8th Serbia Miloš Milojević 13 June 2021[16]
Mjällby AIF Sweden Christian Järdler Sacked 3 August 2021[17] 15th Sweden Anders Torstensson 3 August 2021[17]
Östersunds FK Sweden Amir Azrafshan Sacked 2 September 2021[18] 16th Norway Per Joar Hansen 2 September 2021[19]
Örebro SK Portugal Vítor Gazimba Sacked 7 October 2021[20] 15th Sweden Marcus Lantz 7 October 2021[20]

League table

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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 the Champions League first qualifying round
2 AIK 30 18 5 7 45 25 +20 59 Qualification for the Europa 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 the relegation play-offs
15 Örebro SK (R) 30 4 6 20 23 58 −35 18 Relegation to Superettan
16 Östersunds FK (R) 30 3 5 22 24 59 −35 14
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated


Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Malmö FF322633222222212234432313111111
AIK195257336545333312123232443322
Djurgårdens IF211111111111121121211121322233
IF Elfsborg1686785743333444443345544234444
Hammarby IF137101074588654555556666765565555
Kalmar FF8644468578911777677777677776666
IFK Norrköping6119522464466666765554456657777
IFK Göteborg748910101110129789991112111111121312119810988
Mjällby AIF9131312991091113131415151515141414131311111312111210129
Varbergs BoIS10121413141513141515141313131298888891010109911910
IK Sirius5533689129111210121113131199991099111311121011
BK Häcken141516151616161613108788810910101010888810881112
Degerfors IF15161214111167571012111210121313131414141312131414141413
Halmstads BK410111113141211101211910101181012121211121414141213131314
Örebro SK111415161512141516161616141414141515151515151515151515151515
Östersunds FK123781213151314141515161616161616161616161616161616161616
Leader
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2022 Superettan
Source: everysport.com

Results by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
AIKWLWWLDWDLWWDWWWWWDWDLWLWLLWWWW
BK HäckenLLLDDLDWWWWDLWLLWLDDDWWLDLWDLL
Degerfors IFLLWLWDWDWLLLDLWLLLLLWDWWLLLLWW
Djurgårdens IFWWWWLWDDWDWWWLWDLWDWWLLWLWWDLW
Halmstads BKWLLDLDWDDDDWLDDWLLLDDDLWDWLLDD
Hammarby IFLWLDWWDLDWWWDDLDWLWWDLWWWLWWDW
IF ElfsborgLWWLDWLLWWWWDWWDWWLLLWWWWLDWLW
IFK GöteborgDWLDDDDDLWWLLDWLLWLLLLWWWWLDWW
IFK NorrköpingDLWWWDLLWWLLWLWLWDWWWWLLDWLDLL
IK SiriusDWWDLLDLWLLWLDLDWWWLDLWLLLWDWL
Kalmar FFDWWDDDLWDLLLWWDWLWWDWWLLDWWWLL
Malmö FFWWDLWDWWLWWWWDLWLDDWWLWDWWWDWD
Mjällby AIFDLLWWDDDLLLLLDLDWDDDWWWLDWLWDW
Varbergs BoISDLLWLLWLDLDWDDWWWWLDLDLDDWDLWL
Örebro SKDLLLWWLLLLLDWDLDLLLWLLLLDLLLDL
Östersunds FKDWDLLLLWLLLLDLLLLLWLLDLLDLLLLL
Source: Soccerstats.com (in English)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Results

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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
Source: Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation play-offs

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The 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan met the third-placed team from 2021 Superettan in a two-legged tie on a home-and-away basis with the team from Allsvenskan finishing at home.

Helsingborgs IF0–1Halmstads BK
Report Karim 7'
Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 8,108
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
Halmstads BK1–3Helsingborgs IF
Kroon 39' Report Loeper 32'
Van den Hurk 84'
Karjalainen 90'
Örjans Vall, Halmstad
Attendance: 6,385
Referee: Glenn Nyberg

Helsingborgs IF won 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 4 December 2021[21]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nigeria Samuel Adegbenro IFK Norrköping 17
2 Croatia Antonio Čolak Malmö FF 14
Sweden Victor Edvardsen Degerfors IF
4 Norway Oliver Berg Kalmar FF 12
Sweden Christian Kouakou IK Sirius
Argentina Nicolás Stefanelli AIK
7 Sweden Alexander Jeremejeff BK Häcken 11
Sweden Gustav Ludwigson Hammarby IF
9 Sweden Nabil Bahoui AIK 10
Sweden Marcus Berg IFK Göteborg
Jamaica Blair Turgott Östersunds FK

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
Jamaica Blair Turgott Östersunds FK Örebro SK 5–0 18 April 2021
Sweden Victor Edvardsen Degerfors IF Örebro SK 3–0 18 May 2021
Jamaica Blair Turgott Östersunds FK IF Elfsborg 3–1 19 September 2021
Kosovo Astrit Selmani4 goals Hammarby IF Kalmar FF 5–3 4 December 2021

Discipline

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Player

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Club

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Awards

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Annual awards

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Award[23] Winner Club
Player of the Year Sweden Magnus Eriksson Djurgårdens
Goalkeeper of the Year Finland Carljohan Eriksson Mjällby AIF
Defender of the Year Sweden Hjalmar Ekdal Djurgårdens IF
Midfielder of the Year Sweden Magnus Eriksson Djurgårdens IF
Striker of the Year Nigeria Samuel Adegbenro Norrköping
Breakthrough of the Year Serbia Veljko Birmančević Malmö FF
Coach of the Year Sweden Henrik Rydström Kalmar FF

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Allsvenskan streaks and sequences". soccerstats.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Mjällby AIF och Marcus Lantz väljer att gå skilda vägar 2021". maif.se (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Christian Järdler är ny huvudtränare för Mjällby AIF". maif.se (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Henrik Rydström lämnar Sirius Fotboll". siriusfotboll.se (in Swedish). IK Sirius. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Daniel Bäckström – ny huvudtränare för Sirius Fotboll". siriusfotboll.se (in Swedish). IK Sirius. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Hjärtligt välkommen tillbaka till Kalmar FF, Henrik Rydström!". kalmarff.se (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Jens Gustafsson lämnar IFK Norrköping". ifknorrkoping.se (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Rikard Norling ny huvudtränare för IFK Norrköping". ifknorrkoping.se (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Odense värvar Andreas Alm från BK Häcken". bkhacken.se (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Per-Mathias Högmo blir BK Häckens nya tränare". bkhacken.se (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  11. ^ "ÖSK STÄRKER DEN SPORTSLIGA LEDNINGEN – AXEL KJÄLL BEFORDRAS TILL FOTBOLLSCHEF OCH EN NY HUVUDTRÄNARE REKRYTERAS". oskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  12. ^ "VITOR GAZIMBA NY HUVUDTRÄNARE I ÖSK FOTBOLL". oskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Rolle slutar som A-lagstränare". ifkgoteborg.se (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Mikael Stahre ny tränare". ifkgoteborg.se (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Hammarby avslutar samarbetet med Stefan Billborn". hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Milos Milojevic ny tränare i Hammarby". hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Mjällby AIF gör förändringar i ledarstaben". maif.se (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Östersunds FK arbetsbefriar Amir Azrafshan". ostersundsfk.se (in Swedish). Östersunds FK. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Östersunds FK välkomnar Per Joar Hansen som ny huvudtränare". ostersundsfk.se (in Swedish). Östersunds FK. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  20. ^ a b "Örebro SK byter tränare inför slutspurten". oskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  21. ^ a b "Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Swedish Allsvenskan Card Stats & Referee Stats | the Stats Don't Lie". 4 April 2018.
  23. ^ "Magnus Eriksson årets spelare". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 7 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
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