2021 Allsvenskan
Season | 2021 |
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Champions | Malmö FF 25th Allsvenskan title 22nd Swedish title |
Relegated | Halmstads BK Örebro SK Östersunds FK |
Champions League | Malmö FF |
Europa Conference League | AIK Djurgårdens IF |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 638 (2.66 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Samuel Adegbenro (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Östersunds 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 win | Degerfors IF 0–5 Malmö FF (17 July 2021) |
Highest scoring | Hammarby IF 5–3 Kalmar FF (4 December 2021) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches AIK[1] |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches AIK |
Longest winless run | 11 matches Mjällby AIF |
Longest losing run | 5 matches Örebro SK Mjällby AIF Östersunds FK Degerfors IF |
Highest attendance | 42,539 AIK 1–0 Djurgårdens IF (3 October 2021) |
Average attendance | 1,977 |
← 2020
2022 →
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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).
Contents
Teams
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
Team | Location | Stadium | Turf | Stadium capacity |
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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 |
- ↑ Known as Friends Arena for sponsorship reasons.
- ↑ Known as Bravida Arena for sponsorship reasons.
- ↑ Known as Tele2 Arena for sponsorship reasons.
- ↑ Known as Tele2 Arena for sponsorship reasons.
- ↑ Known as Platinumcars Arena for sponsorship reasons.
- ↑ Known as Guldfågeln Arena for sponsorship reasons.
- ↑ Known as Eleda Stadion for sponsorship reasons.
- ↑ Known as Varberg Energi Arena for sponsorship reasons.
- ↑ Known as Behrn Arena for sponsorship reasons.
- ↑ Known as Jämtkraft 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.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Mjällby AIF | ![]() |
End of contract | 6 December 2020.[2] | Pre-season | ![]() |
20 December 2020[3] |
IK Sirius | ![]() |
Resigned | 6 December 2020[4] | ![]() |
14 December 2020[5] | |
Kalmar FF | ![]() |
End of contract | 15 December 2020 | ![]() |
29 December 2020[6] | |
IFK Norrköping | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 19 December 2020[7] | ![]() |
23 December 2020[8] | |
BK Häcken | ![]() |
Signed by OB | 1 June 2021[9] | 16th | ![]() |
12 June 2021[10] |
Örebro SK | ![]() |
Promoted to Director of Football Operations | 25 May 2021[11] | 15th | ![]() |
2 June 2021[12] |
IFK Göteborg | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 June 2021[13] | 10th | ![]() |
2 June 2021[14] |
Hammarby IF | ![]() |
Sacked | 11 June 2021[15] | 8th | ![]() |
13 June 2021[16] |
Mjällby AIF | ![]() |
Sacked | 3 August 2021[17] | 15th | ![]() |
3 August 2021[17] |
Östersunds FK | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 September 2021[18] | 16th | ![]() |
2 September 2021[19] |
Örebro SK | ![]() |
Sacked | 7 October 2021[20] | 15th | ![]() |
7 October 2021[20] |
League table
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Positions by round
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Results by round
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Results
Home \ Away | AIK | BKH | DEG | DIF | HBK | HAM | IFE | IFKG | IFKN | IKS | KFF | MFF | MAIF | VAR | ÖSK | ÖFK |
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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 | — |
Relegation play-offs
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.
14 December 2021
19:00 |
Halmstads BK | 1–3 | Helsingborgs IF |
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Kroon ![]() |
Report | Loeper ![]() Van den Hurk ![]() Karjalainen ![]() |
Helsingborgs IF won 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted.
Season statistics
Top scorers
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Top assists
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Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Östersunds FK | Örebro SK | 5–0 | 18 April 2021 |
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Degerfors IF | Örebro SK | 3–0 | 18 May 2021 |
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Östersunds FK | IF Elfsborg | 3–1 | 19 September 2021 |
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Hammarby IF | Kalmar FF | 5–3 | 4 December 2021 |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 12[21]
Sebastian Larsson (AIK)
- Most red cards: 2
Johan Hammar (BK Häcken)
Luke Le Roux (Varbergs BoIS)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 78[22]
- Most red cards: 5
Awards
Annual awards
Award[23] | Winner | Club |
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Player of the Year | ![]() |
Djurgårdens |
Goalkeeper of the Year | ![]() |
Mjällby AIF |
Defender of the Year | ![]() |
Djurgårdens IF |
Midfielder of the Year | ![]() |
Djurgårdens IF |
Striker of the Year | ![]() |
Norrköping |
Breakthrough of the Year | ![]() |
Malmö FF |
Coach of the Year | ![]() |
Kalmar FF |
See also
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References
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External links
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- Official website not in Wikidata
- Allsvenskan seasons
- 2021 in Swedish association football leagues
- 2020–21 in European association football leagues
- 2021–22 in European association football leagues
- Association football events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic