2023 Allsvenskan

The 2023 Allsvenskan is the 99th season since its establishment in 1924 of Sweden's top-level football league, Allsvenskan. A total of 16 teams participate. BK Häcken are the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season. IF Brommapojkarna and Halmstads BK are promoted after finishing first and second in 2022 Superettan, while Varbergs BoIS staved off relegation by defeating third placed Östers IF.

Allsvenskan
Season2023
Top goalscorerIsaac Kiese Thelin
Bénie Traoré
(8 goals each)
Biggest home winIFK Göteborg 6–0 Degerfors
(4 May 2023)
Biggest away winVarberg 0–6 Malmö FF
(4 May 2023)
Highest scoringSirius 3–4 Elfsborg
(8 May 2023)
Longest winning run8 matches
Malmö FF
Longest unbeaten run8 matches
Malmö FF
Longest winless run8 matches
Varberg and Sirius
Longest losing run4 matches
IFK Göteborg
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2023.

The 2023 Allsvenskan season began on April 1, and will end in November 2023 (not including play-off matches).

Teams
Location of teams in 2023 Allsvenskan

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
Team Location Stadium Turf Stadium capacity
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[note 3] Natural 4,500
  1. Known as Platinumcars Arena for sponsorship reasons.
  2. Known as Eleda Stadion for sponsorship reasons.
  3. Known as Varberg Energi Arena for sponsorship reasons.

Personnel and kits

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 Sweden Andreas Brännström Sweden Alexander Milošević United States Nike Notar
BK Häcken Norway Per-Mathias Høgmo Sweden Samuel Gustafson Germany Puma BRA
Degerfors IF Sweden Andreas Holmberg
Sweden Tobias Solberg		 Sweden Sebastian Ohlsson England Umbro Various
Djurgårdens IF Sweden Kim Bergstrand
Sweden Thomas Lagerlöf		 Sweden Magnus Eriksson Germany Adidas Prioritet Finans
Hammarby IF Spain Martí Cifuentes Sweden Nahir Besara Sweden Craft Huski Chocolate
Halmstads BK Sweden Magnus Haglund Sweden Andreas Johansson Germany Puma
IF Brommapojkarna Sweden Andreas Engelmark
Sweden Olof Mellberg		 Sweden Gustav Sandberg Magnusson United States Nike Bauhaus
IF Elfsborg Sweden Jimmy Thelin Sweden Johan Larsson England Umbro Sparbanken Sjuhärad
IFK Göteborg Sweden William Lundin (caretaker)
Sweden Alexander Tengryd (caretaker)		 Sweden Marcus Berg Sweden Craft Serneke
IFK Norrköping Denmark Glen Riddersholm Sweden Christoffer Nyman Germany Adidas Holmen
IFK Värnamo Sweden Kim Hellberg Sweden Freddy Winsth Germany Puma
IK Sirius Sweden Christer Mattiasson Denmark Marcus Mathisen Denmark Select Various
Kalmar FF Denmark Henrik Jensen Brazil Ricardo Friedrich Denmark Select Hjältevadshus
Malmö FF Sweden Henrik Rydström Denmark Anders Christiansen Germany Puma Volkswagen
Mjällby AIF Sweden Anders Torstensson Sweden David Löfquist Germany Puma Various
Varbergs BoIS Sweden Joakim Persson Sweden Jon Birkfeldt Sweden Craft Various

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Malmö FF Norway Åge Hareide End of contract 6 November 2022 Pre-season Sweden Henrik Rydström 17 November 2022[1]
Mjällby AIF Sweden Andreas Brännström End of contract 8 November 2022[2] Sweden Anders Torstensson 14 November 2022[3]
AIK Eritrea Henok Goitom End of interim spell 8 November 2022[4] Sweden Andreas Brännström 8 November 2022[4]
IK Sirius Sweden Daniel Bäckström Signed by Sweden U21 10 November 2022[5] Sweden Christer Mattiasson 5 December 2022[6]
Kalmar FF Sweden Henrik Rydström Signed by Malmö FF 17 November 2022[7] Denmark Henrik Jensen 28 December 2022[8]
IF Brommapojkarna Sweden Christer Mattiasson Signed by IK Sirius 5 December 2022[9] Sweden Olof Mellberg
Sweden Andreas Engelmark		 5 December 2022[10]
IFK Göteborg Sweden Mikael Stahre Sacked 8 March 2023[11] TBD TBD

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Malmö FF 8 8 0 0 21 4 +17 24 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 IF Elfsborg 8 6 1 1 20 7 +13 19 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 BK Häcken 8 6 0 2 23 9 +14 18
4 IFK Norrköping 8 5 2 1 14 7 +7 17
5 IF Brommapojkarna 8 4 1 3 10 11 −1 13
6 Mjällby AIF 8 3 3 2 8 5 +3 12
7 Kalmar FF 8 3 2 3 11 10 +1 11
8 Djurgårdens IF 8 3 1 4 12 14 −2 10
9 Hammarby IF 8 3 1 4 12 15 −3 10
10 IFK Värnamo 8 3 0 5 7 10 −3 9
11 Halmstads BK 8 3 0 5 7 15 −8 9
12 IFK Göteborg 8 1 3 4 9 8 +1 6
13 AIK 8 1 3 4 6 11 −5 6
14 Degerfors IF 8 2 0 6 8 23 −15 6 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 IK Sirius 8 0 5 3 8 15 −7 5 Relegation to Superettan
16 Varbergs BoIS 8 0 4 4 5 17 −12 4
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2023. 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) 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).

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Malmö FF621111111
IF Elfsborg1613743322
BK Häcken31522233
IFK Norrköping103255544
IF Brommapojkarna1514161512675
Mjällby AIF85367786
Kalmar FF136434457
Djurgårdens IF14876868
Hammarby IF27128810119
IFK Värnamo59119109910
Halmstads BK41061011121011
IFK Göteborg1215151616151312
AIK1116141314141513
Degerfors IF14813129111214
IK Sirius912101415131415
Varbergs BoIS71191113161616
Leader
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2024 Superettan
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2023. Source: everysport.com

Results by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
AIKLLWLDDLD
BK HäckenWWLWWWLW
Degerfors IFLWLLWLLL
Djurgårdens IFWDLWLLWL
Hammarby IFWLLWLLDW
Halmstads BKWLWLLLWL
IF BrommapojkarnaLLLWWWDW
IF ElfsborgLDWWWWWW
IFK GöteborgLLLLDWDD
IFK NorrköpingDWWLDWWW
IFK VärnamoWLLWLLWL
IK SiriusDDDLDDLL
Kalmar FFLWWWDDLL
Malmö FFWWWWWWWW
Mjällby AIFDWWLLDDW
Varbergs BoISDDDLDLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2023. Source: Soccerstats.com (in English)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Results
Home \ Away MFF BKH BP DEG DIF HAM HBK IFE IFKG IFKN IFKV IKS KFF AIK MAIF VAR
Malmö FF 4–2 a 3–0 3–0 1–0 3–1
BK Häcken 6–1 4–1 3–1 3–1 1–3
IF Brommapojkarna 1–2 0–0 2–0
Degerfors IF 2–1 3–1 1–2 0–2
Djurgårdens IF 3–1 a 1–0 3–1 a
Hammarby 3–1 4–3 a 0–0 2–0
Halmstads BK 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–1
IF Elfsborg 0–2 5–0 6–1 2–0
IFK Göteborg 0–1 a 6–0 1–1 0–1 a
IFK Norrköping 2–0 2–1 1–1
IFK Värnamo 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–1
IK Sirius 1–4 0–0 3–4
Kalmar FF 1–3 2–0 2–0 2–2
AIK a 2–0 2–2 0–3 0–0
Mjällby AIF 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–2
Varbergs BoIS 0–6 0–0 1–3 1–1 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2023. 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

The 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan will meet the third-placed team from 2023 Superettan in a two-legged tie on a home-and-away basis with the team from Allsvenskan finishing at home.

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Season statistics

Hat-tricks
As of 4 May 2023
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Sweden Isaac Kiese ThelinMalmö FFHammarby IF4–230 April 2023
Sweden Sebastian NanasiMalmö FFVarbergs BoIS6–04 May 2023

Player
  • Most yellow cards:
  • Most red cards:

Club
  • Most yellow cards:
  • Most red cards:

See also

References
  1. "Välkommen till Malmö FF Henrik Rydström". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  2. "Andreas Brännströms och Patrick Winqvists avtal förlängs inte med Mjällby AIF". maif.se (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  3. "Anders Torstensson ny huvudtränare för Mjällby AIF". maif.se (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. "Andreas Brännström ny chefstränare för AIK Fotbolls herrlag". aikfotboll.se (in Swedish). AIK. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. "Daniel Bäckström lämnar Sirius Fotboll". siriusfotboll.se (in Swedish). IK Sirius. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. "Christer Mattiasson ny huvudtränare för Sirius Fotboll". siriusfotboll.se (in Swedish). IK Sirius. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  7. "Henrik Rydström lämnar Kalmar FF". kalmarff.se (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  8. "Välkommen till Kalmar FF, Henrik Jensen!". kalmarff.se (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  9. "Olof Mellberg och Andreas Engelmark är herrlagets nya tränarduo". bpfotboll.se (in Swedish). Brommapojkarna. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  10. "Olof Mellberg och Andreas Engelmark är herrlagets nya tränarduo". bpfotboll.se (in Swedish). Brommapojkarna. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  11. "Mikael Stahre lämnar". ifkgoteborg.se (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  12. "Skytte-assist-liga - Allsvenskan". allsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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