1987 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Season	1987
Champions	Malmö FF (Allsvenskan champions) IFK Göteborg (Swedish champions after play-offs)
Relegated	Halmstads BK IF Elfsborg
European Cup	IFK Göteborg
UEFA Cup	Malmö FF Östers IF IK Brage ...
Top goalscorer	Lars Larsson, Malmö FF (19)
Average attendance	4,504
← 1986 1988 →

Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1987.

Overview

Allsvenskan 1987 was played between 12 April and 4 October 1987 and was won by Malmö FF. The championship play-off finals were played from 10 to 31 October 1987 and was won by IFK Göteborg, who defeated Malmö FF in the final and thus became Swedish champions.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Malmö FF (AC)	22	14	6	2	50	21	+29	34	1987 Allsvenskan play-offs, 1988–89 UEFA Cup First round
2	IFK Norrköping	22	11	7	4	33	19	+14	29	1987 Allsvenskan play-offs, 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
3	IFK Göteborg (SC)	22	9	8	5	39	24	+15	26	1987 Allsvenskan play-offs, 1988–89 European Cup First round
4	Östers IF	22	10	4	8	25	26	−1	24	1987 Allsvenskan play-offs, 1988–89 UEFA Cup First round
5	IK Brage	22	7	10	5	21	23	−2	24	1988–89 UEFA Cup First round
6	Hammarby IF	22	6	10	6	37	27	+10	22
7	Västra Frölunda	22	6	9	7	21	29	−8	21
8	Örgryte IS	22	5	10	7	32	33	−1	20
9	AIK	22	5	10	7	15	17	−2	20
10	GIF Sundsvall	22	4	9	9	25	31	−6	17
11	Halmstads BK (R)	22	4	9	9	22	39	−17	17	Relegation to Division 1
12	IF Elfsborg (R)	22	3	4	15	18	49	−31	10

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
¹IFK Norrköping qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as Svenska Cupen champions 1987–88.
(AC) = Allsvenskan Champion; (SC) = Swedish Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (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; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

1987 Allsvenskan play-offs

The 1987 Allsvenskan play-offs was the sixth edition of the competition. The four best placed teams from Allsvenskan qualified to the competition. IFK Göteborg who finished third in the league won the competition and the Swedish championship after defeating Allsvenskan champions Malmö FF.

Semi-finals

First leg

Öster v Malmö FF

10 October 1987	Öster	1–2	Malmö FF	Värendsvallen, Växjö

IFK Göteborg v IFK Norrköping

10 October 1987	IFK Göteborg	3–0	IFK Norrköping	Ullevi, Gothenburg

Second leg

Malmö FF v Öster

17 October 1987	Malmö FF	2–1 (4–2 agg.)	Öster	Malmö Stadion, Malmö

IFK Norrköping v IFK Göteborg

17 October 1987	IFK Norrköping	2–2 (2–5 agg.)	IFK Göteborg	Idrottsparken, Norrköping

Final

IFK Göteborg v Malmö FF

24 October 1987	IFK Göteborg	1–0	Malmö FF	Ullevi, Gothenburg

Malmö FF v IFK Göteborg

31 October 1987	Malmö FF	2–1 (ag) (2–2 agg.)	IFK Göteborg	Malmö Stadion, Malmö