1939–40 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Season	1939–40
Champions	IF Elfsborg
Relegated	Örgryte IS Hammarby IF
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Top goalscorer	Anders Pålsson, Hälsingborgs IF (17)
Average attendance	5,498
← 1938–39 1940–41 →

Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1939/1940.

Overview

The league was contested by 12 teams, with IF Elfsborg winning the championship.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	IF Elfsborg (C)	22	13	6	3	66	31	+35	32
2	IFK Göteborg	22	15	2	5	49	27	+22	32
3	Hälsingborgs IF	22	12	3	7	49	32	+17	27
4	IK Brage	22	10	6	6	42	38	+4	26
5	Sandvikens IF	22	10	2	10	38	37	+1	22
6	AIK	22	8	5	9	38	38	0	21
7	Landskrona BoIS	22	7	7	8	42	50	−8	21
8	IK Sleipner	22	8	5	9	33	49	−16	21
9	Gårda	22	5	10	7	27	39	−12	20
10	Malmö FF	22	4	10	8	25	28	−3	18
11	Örgryte IS (R)	22	3	8	11	28	44	−16	14	Relegation to Division 2
12	Hammarby IF (R)	22	3	4	15	34	58	−24	10

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.