The 2023 Allsvenskan was the 99th season of Sweden's top-level football league, Allsvenskan. A total of 16 teams participated. BK Häcken were the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season. IF Brommapojkarna and Halmstads BK were promoted after finishing first and second in the 2022 Superettan, while Varbergs BoIS staved off relegation by defeating third placed Östers IF.
Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 1 April 2023 – 12 November 2023 |
Champions | Malmö FF 26th Allsvenskan title 23rd Swedish title |
Relegated | Degerfors IF Varbergs BoIS |
Champions League | Malmö FF |
Europa League | IF Elfsborg |
Conference League | BK Häcken Djurgårdens IF |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 665 (2.77 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Isaac Kiese Thelin (16 goals) |
Biggest home win | Sirius 7–0 Varberg (16 September 2023) |
Biggest away win | Varberg 0–6 Malmö FF (4 May 2023) |
Highest scoring | Elfsborg 6–1 Halmstad (3 May 2023) Sirius 3–4 Elfsborg (8 May 2023) Häcken 6–1 Degerfors (13 May 2023) Hammarby 4–3 Djurgården (14 May 2023) Varberg 4–3 Brommapojkarna (3 September 2023) Sirius 7–0 Varberg (16 September 2023) Norrköping 4–3 Varberg (6 November 2023) |
Longest winning run | 8 matches Elfsborg and Malmö FF |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Elfsborg |
Longest winless run | 13 matches Varberg |
Longest losing run | 5 matches Varberg |
Highest attendance | 41,327 AIK 2–0 Djurgården (24 September 2023) |
Lowest attendance | 627 BP 2–0 Mjällby (24 April 2023) |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 12 November 2023. |
Malmö FF clinched their 23rd Swedish championship title and 26th Allsvenskan title on 12 November 2023, the final game day of the regular season, by defeating the other title competitor, IF Elfsborg, 1–0 at home. This was the first time since 2009 that the title was decided in the final round, and the first time since 2009 that it was decided in the final round in a game between the top two teams. IF Brommapojkarna were forced to defend their Allsvenskan status in a relegation series and Degerfors IF and Varbergs BoIS were directly relegated to the 2024 Superettan.
The 2023 Allsvenskan season began on 1 April, and ended on 12 November 2023 (not including play-off matches).
Teams
editAIK
Djurgårdens IF
Hammarby IF
IF Brommapojkarna
BK Häcken
IFK Göteborg
A total of sixteen teams are contesting the league, including fourteen sides from the previous season, and two promoted teams from the 2022 Superettan.
Stadiums and locations
editTeam | Location | Stadium | Turf | Stadium capacity |
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AIK | Solna | Friends Arena | Natural | 50,000 |
BK Häcken | Gothenburg | Bravida Arena | Artificial | 6,500 |
IF Brommapojkarna | Stockholm | Grimsta IP | Artificial | 5,000 |
Degerfors IF | Degerfors | Stora Valla | Natural | 7,500 |
Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Tele2 Arena | Artificial | 30,000 |
Hammarby IF | Stockholm | Tele2 Arena | Artificial | 30,000 |
Halmstads BK | Halmstad | Örjans Vall | Natural | 10,873 |
IF Elfsborg | Borås | Borås Arena | Artificial | 16,899 |
IFK Göteborg | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,600 |
IFK Norrköping | Norrköping | Nya Parken[note 1] | Artificial | 15,734 |
IFK Värnamo | Värnamo | Finnvedsvallen | Natural | 5,000 |
IK Sirius | Uppsala | Studenternas IP | Artificial | 10,000 |
Kalmar FF | Kalmar | Guldfågeln Arena | Natural | 12,000 |
Malmö FF | Malmö | Stadion[note 2] | Natural | 22,500 |
Mjällby AIF | Hällevik | Strandvallen | Natural | 6,750 |
Varbergs BoIS | Varberg | Påskbergsvallen | Natural | 4,500 |
Personnel and kits
editAll 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.
Managerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Malmö FF | Åge Hareide | End of contract | 6 November 2022 | Pre-season | Henrik Rydström | 17 November 2022[1] |
Mjällby AIF | Andreas Brännström | 8 November 2022[2] | Anders Torstensson | 14 November 2022[3] | ||
AIK | Henok Goitom | End of interim spell | 8 November 2022[4] | Andreas Brännström | 8 November 2022[4] | |
IK Sirius | Daniel Bäckström | Signed by Sweden U21 | 10 November 2022[5] | Christer Mattiasson | 5 December 2022[6] | |
Kalmar FF | Henrik Rydström | Signed by Malmö FF | 17 November 2022[7] | Henrik Jensen | 28 December 2022[8] | |
IF Brommapojkarna | Christer Mattiasson | Signed by IK Sirius | 5 December 2022[9] | Olof Mellberg Andreas Engelmark |
5 December 2022[10] | |
IFK Göteborg | Mikael Stahre | Sacked | 8 March 2023[11] | Jens Berthel Askou | 7 June 2023[12] | |
Varbergs BoIS | Joakim Persson | Signed by AC Horsens | 28 June 2023[13] | 16th | Martin Skogman (interim) | 29 June 2023[14] |
AIK | Andreas Brännström | Sacked | 2 July 2023[15] | 14th | Henning Berg | 2 July 2023[15] |
Hammarby IF | Martí Cifuentes | Signed by Queens Park Rangers | 30 October 2023[16] | 6th | Ábel Lőrincz (interim) | 31 October 2023[17] |
Regular season
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Malmö FF (C) | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 62 | 27 | 35 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 26 | 33 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
3 | BK Häcken | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 69 | 39 | 30 | 57 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
4 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 50 | |
5 | IFK Värnamo | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 45 | |
6 | Kalmar FF | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 45 | |
7 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 44 | |
8 | IK Sirius | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 44 | 7 | 42 | |
9 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 41 | |
10 | Mjällby AIF | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 41 | |
11 | AIK | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 36 | |
12 | Halmstads BK | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 36 | |
13 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 34 | |
14 | IF Brommapojkarna (O) | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 33 | Qualification for the Allsvenskan play-off |
15 | Degerfors IF (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 26 | Relegation to Superettan |
16 | Varbergs BoIS (R) | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 67 | −41 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) 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; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The 2023–24 Svenska Cupen winners qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round. Since the cup winners (Malmö FF) qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the second-placed team, and the second Conference League second qualifying round spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.
Positions by round
editLeader and Champions League second qualifying round | |
Conference League second qualifying round | |
Allsvenskan play-off | |
Relegation to 2024 Superettan |
Results by round
editResults
editAllsvenskan play-off
editThe fourteenth-placed team (IF Brommapojkarna) faced the third-placed team from the 2023 Superettan (Utsiktens BK) in a two-legged tie for the final place in the 2024 Allsvenskan. The loser ended up in the 2024 Superettan.
Utsiktens BK | 0–7 | IF Brommapojkarna |
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Vasić 3', 28', 69' Fritzson 11' Timossi Andersson 44' Johansson 84', 90' |
IF Brommapojkarna won 7–0 on aggregate.
Season statistics
edit
Top scorersedit
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Top goalkeepersedit
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Hat-tricks
edit- As of 12 November 2023
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Isaac Kiese Thelin | Malmö FF | Hammarby IF | 4–2 | 30 April 2023 |
Sebastian Nanasi | Malmö FF | Varbergs BoIS | 6–0 | 4 May 2023 |
Joakim Persson | IK Sirius | Varbergs BoIS | 7–0 | 16 September 2023 |
Momodou Sonko | BK Häcken | IFK Norrköping | 4–1 | 22 October 2023 |
Joakim Persson | IK Sirius | Djurgårdens IF | 4–2 | 4 November 2023 |
Ioannis Pittas | AIK Fotboll | IFK Varnamo | 3–1 | 12 November 2023 |
Discipline
editPlayer
edit- Most yellow cards: 9[19]
- Most red cards: 2[19]
Club
edit- Most yellow cards:
- Most red cards:
Awards
editMonthly awards
editMonth | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
April | Henrik Rydström | Malmö FF | Isaac Kiese Thelin | Malmö FF |
May | Jimmy Thelin | IF Elfsborg | Jacob Ondrejka | IF Elfsborg |
July | Jimmy Thelin | IF Elfsborg | Jeppe Okkels | IF Elfsborg |
August | Jens Berthel Askou | IFK Göteborg | Arnór Ingvi Traustason | IFK Norrköping |
September | Jens Berthel Askou | IFK Göteborg | Arbnor Muçolli | IFK Göteborg |
October | Kim Hellberg | IFK Värnamo | Sebastian Nanasi | Malmö FF |
Annual awards
editAward[20] | Winner | Club |
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Player of the Year | Sebastian Nanasi | Malmö FF |
Goalkeeper of the Year | Hákon Valdimarsson | IF Elfsborg |
Defender of the Year | Gustaf Lagerbielke | IF Elfsborg |
Midfielder of the Year | Sebastian Nanasi | Malmö FF |
Forward of the Year | Isaac Kiese Thelin | Malmö FF |
Young Player of the Year | Momodou Sonko | BK Häcken |
Coach of the Year | Jimmy Thelin | IF Elfsborg |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Välkommen till Malmö FF Henrik Rydström". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Andreas Brännströms och Patrick Winqvists avtal förlängs inte med Mjällby AIF". maif.se (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Anders Torstensson ny huvudtränare för Mjällby AIF". maif.se (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Andreas Brännström ny chefstränare för AIK Fotbolls herrlag". aikfotboll.se (in Swedish). AIK. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Daniel Bäckström lämnar Sirius Fotboll". siriusfotboll.se (in Swedish). IK Sirius. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Christer Mattiasson ny huvudtränare för Sirius Fotboll". siriusfotboll.se (in Swedish). IK Sirius. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Henrik Rydström lämnar Kalmar FF". kalmarff.se (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Välkommen till Kalmar FF, Henrik Jensen!". kalmarff.se (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Olof Mellberg och Andreas Engelmark är herrlagets nya tränarduo". bpfotboll.se (in Swedish). Brommapojkarna. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Olof Mellberg och Andreas Engelmark är herrlagets nya tränarduo". bpfotboll.se (in Swedish). Brommapojkarna. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Mikael Stahre lämnar". ifkgoteborg.se (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Välkommen, Jens!". ifkgoteborg.se (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Jocke Persson lämnar Varbergs BoIS". boisfc.nu (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Martin Skogman tar över tills vidare". boisfc.nu (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Henning Berg ny chefstränare för AIK Fotbolls herrlag". aikfotboll.se (in Swedish). AIK. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Martí Cifuentes till Queens Park Rangers". hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 30 Oct 2023. Retrieved 30 Oct 2023.
- ^ "Abel Lorincz tar över herrlaget under säsongsavslutningen". hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 31 Oct 2023. Retrieved 31 Oct 2023.
- ^ a b "Skytte-assist-liga - Allsvenskan". allsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Spelarstatistik". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Spelare från Malmö FF och IF Elfsborg dominerade på Allsvenskans Stora Pris". allsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
External links
edit- Official website (in Swedish)