1972 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Season	1972
Champions	Åtvidabergs FF
Relegated	Halmstads BK
European Cup	Åtvidabergs FF
UEFA Cup	AIK Östers IF ...
Top goalscorer	Ralf Edström, Åtvidabergs FF Roland Sandberg, Åtvidabergs FF (16)
Average attendance	7,813
← 1971 1973 →

Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1972.

Overview

The league was contested by 12 teams, with Åtvidabergs FF winning the championship.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Åtvidabergs FF (C)	22	15	3	4	65	22	+43	33	1973–74 European Cup First round
2	AIK	22	11	10	1	41	24	+17	32	1973–74 UEFA Cup First round
3	Östers IF	22	11	4	7	37	24	+13	26
4	IFK Norrköping	22	9	6	7	34	32	+2	24
5	Örebro SK	22	8	7	7	31	30	+1	23
6	Malmö FF	22	9	5	8	27	26	+1	23	1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
7	Djurgårdens IF	22	8	5	9	41	39	+2	21
8	Landskrona BoIS	22	6	9	7	29	29	0	21
9	Örgryte IS	22	7	6	9	21	31	−10	20
10	Hammarby IF	22	5	7	10	30	47	−17	17
11	GAIS	22	4	4	14	32	56	−24	12
12	Halmstads BK (R)	22	2	8	12	14	42	−28	12	Relegation to Division 2

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹Malmö FF qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as Svenska Cupen champions 1972–73.
(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.