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
RelegatedVarbergs BoIS
Matches played208
Goals scored561 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerIsaac Kiese Thelin
(13 goals)
Biggest home winSirius 7–0 Varberg
(16 September 2023)
Biggest away winVarberg 0–6 Malmö FF
(4 May 2023)
Highest scoringElfsborg 6–1 Halmstad
(3 May 2023)
Sirius 3–4 Elfsborg
(8 May 2023)
Häcken 6–1 Degerfors
(13 May 2023)
Hammarby 4–3 Djurgården
(14 May 2023)
Varberg 4–3 Brommapojkarna
(3 September 2023)
Sirius 7–0 Varberg
16 September 2023
Longest winning run8 matches
Elfsborg and Malmö FF
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Elfsborg
Longest winless run13 matches
Varberg
Longest losing run5 matches
Varberg
Highest attendance41,327
AIK 2–0 Djurgården
(24 September 2023)
Lowest attendance627
BP 2–0 Mjällby
(24 April 2023)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 8 October 2023.

The 2023 Allsvenskan season began on 1 April, 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 Norway Henning Berg Sweden Alexander Milošević United States Nike Truecaller
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
Halmstads BK Sweden Magnus Haglund Sweden Andreas Johansson Germany Puma
Hammarby IF Spain Martí Cifuentes Sweden Nahir Besara Sweden Craft Huski Chocolate
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 Denmark Jens Berthel Askou 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 Sweden Daniel Stensson 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 Martin Skogman Sweden Stojan Lukić 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 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] Denmark Jens Berthel Askou 7 June 2023[12]
Varbergs BoIS Sweden Joakim Persson Signed by AC Horsens 28 June 2023[13] 16th Sweden Martin Skogman (interim) 29 June 2023[14]
AIK Sweden Andreas Brännström Sacked 2 July 2023[15] 14th Norway Henning Berg 2 July 2023[15]

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 IF Elfsborg (Y) 27 19 3 5 55 22 +33 60 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Malmö FF (Y) 27 18 4 5 58 23 +35 58 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 BK Häcken 27 17 3 7 63 33 +30 54
4 Djurgårdens IF 27 14 5 8 36 29 +7 47
5 Kalmar FF 27 12 6 9 32 33 −1 42
6 IFK Värnamo 27 13 2 12 33 30 +3 41
7 Hammarby IF 27 11 8 8 37 35 +2 41
8 IFK Norrköping 27 11 5 11 41 39 +2 38
9 IK Sirius 27 10 5 12 43 40 +3 35
10 Mjällby AIF 27 10 5 12 27 30 −3 35
11 AIK 27 8 7 12 29 35 −6 31
12 Halmstads BK 27 8 7 12 24 41 −17 31
13 IFK Göteborg 27 7 9 11 29 33 −4 30
14 IF Brommapojkarna 27 8 3 16 35 49 −14 27 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Degerfors IF 27 7 3 17 26 57 −31 24 Relegation to Superettan
16 Varbergs BoIS (R) 27 3 5 19 21 60 −39 14
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 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).
(R) Relegated; (Y) Assured of a European place

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
IF Elfsborg16137433222122211111111122211
Malmö FF621111111211123332332211122
BK Häcken3152223333333322232233333333
Djurgårdens IF1487686876785444444544444444
Kalmar FF1364344576554467666887886765
IFK Värnamo591191099101110101210111211111011109999886
Hammarby IF2712881011910111110111081088766555557
IFK Norrköping1032555444467776555545667678
IK Sirius9121014151314151513121112121112131312121415141411109
Mjällby AIF8536778689999898976787789910
AIK111614131414151314151515131413131212141513141312131111
Halmstads BK41061011121011988665577991111101011121312
IFK Göteborg121515161615131213141414151515151515151412121110101213
IF Brommapojkarna1514161512675574589109101110910111213141414
Degerfors IF1481312911121412121213141314141414131315131515151515
Varbergs BoIS7119111316161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Leader and Champions League second qualifying round
Conference League second qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2024 Superettan
Updated to match(es) played on 23 Oct 2023. Source: everysport.com

Results by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
AIKLLWLDDLDLLDLWLWDWDDLWLWWLWL
BK HäckenWWLWWWLWDWWWDWWLWLWWLLWLWDW
Degerfors IFLWLLWLLLWDLLLWLLWDWLLWLLLDL
Djurgårdens IFWDLWLLWLWWDDWWWLWWLDWWLLWWD
Halmstads BKWLWLLLWLWWDWDWDDLLLLDWLLLDD
Hammarby IFWLLWLLDWDLDWLWWLWDWDWWLWDDD
IF BrommapojkarnaLLLWWWDWWLWLLLLWLLDWLLLDLLL
IF ElfsborgLDWWWWWWWWDWWWDWLWLWWLLWWWW
IFK GöteborgLLLLDWDDDLLLDLDDWLWWWDWWDLL
IFK NorrköpingDWWLDWWWLLLDDLWWLWWWLLLDWLL
IFK VärnamoWLLWLLWLLWLLWLDWLWLWDWWLWWW
IK SiriusDDDLDDLLLWWWLLWLLLWLLLWWWWW
Kalmar FFLWWWDDLLWWDWDLLWLDLDWLWWLWW
Malmö FFWWWWWWWWDLWWWLLDWWLDWDWWWLW
Mjällby AIFDWWLLDDWLLWLDWLWLWWLLWWLLLD
Varbergs BoISDDDLDLLLLDLLLWLLWLLLLWLLLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: Soccerstats.com (in English)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Results
Home \ Away AIK BKH DEG DIF HBK HAM BP IFE IFKG IFKN IFKV IKS KFF MFF MAIF VAR
AIK 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–3 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0
BK Häcken 2–0 6–1 4–1 3–2 3–1 4–2 3–1 4–1 4–1 3–1 3–2 1–3 3–0 2–0
Degerfors IF 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–2 1–1
Djurgårdens IF 1–0 1–0 4–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–4 1–0 2–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
Halmstads BK 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–3 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–5
Hammarby 4–2 2–2 3–1 4–3 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–0 2–0
IF Brommapojkarna 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–3 1–2 2–0 2–1
IF Elfsborg 3–0 0–2 1–1 6–1 2–0 5–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 0–3 3–0 2–0 2–1
IFK Göteborg a 4–2 6–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–2
IFK Norrköping 3–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–2
IFK Värnamo 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 3–1
IK Sirius 0–1 1–4 3–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 3–4 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–3 2–3 7–0
Kalmar FF 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–2
Malmö FF 3–1 2–2 5–0 0–0 3–0 4–2 2–1 2–2 3–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 5–0
Mjällby AIF 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–3 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–2
Varbergs BoIS 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 4–3 0–0 1–3 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–6 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 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

Top goalkeepers
As of 23 October 2023[16]
(Minimum of 10 games played)
Rank Goalkeeper Club
 GP GA SV% CS
1 Iceland Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson IF Elfsborg 26 18 79 13
2 Sweden Jonathan Rasheed IFK Värnamo 19 N/A 77 6
3 Brazil Ricardo Friedrich Kalmar FF 24 N/A 76 8
4 Sweden Jacob Widell Zetterström Djurgårdens IF 20 N/A 75 10
Sweden Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist Halmstads BK 16 N/A 6
6 Sweden Noel Törnqvist Mjällby AIF 24 N/A 74 7
Sweden Peter Abrahamsson BK Häcken 27 33 5
8 Sweden Johan Dahlin Malmö FF 26 23 72 10
Sweden Oliver Dovin Hammarby IF 26 N/A 8
10 Sweden Oscar Jansson IFK Norrköping 27 39 71 6

Hat-tricks
As of 23 October 2023
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Sweden Isaac Kiese ThelinMalmö FFHammarby IF4–230 April 2023
Sweden Sebastian NanasiMalmö FFVarbergs BoIS6–04 May 2023
Sweden Joakim PerssonIK SiriusVarbergs BoIS7–016 September 2023
Sweden Momodou SonkoBK HäckenIFK Norrköping4–122 October 2023

Player

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. "Välkommen, Jens!". ifkgoteborg.se (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  13. "Jocke Persson lämnar Varbergs BoIS". boisfc.nu (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  14. "Martin Skogman tar över tills vidare". boisfc.nu (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  15. "Henning Berg ny chefstränare för AIK Fotbolls herrlag". aikfotboll.se (in Swedish). AIK. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  16. "Skytte-assist-liga - Allsvenskan". allsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  17. "Spelarstatistik". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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