2020 Allsvenskan

The 2020 Allsvenskan, part of the 2020 Swedish football season, will be the 96th season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. A total of 16 teams will participate. Djurgårdens IF are the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season.

Allsvenskan
Season2020
Matches played24
Goals scored60 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerJesper Karlsson
Isaac Kiese Thelin
(8 goals)
Biggest home winBK Häcken 6–0 IF Elfsborg
(16 July 2020)
Biggest away winMjällby AIF 0–5 IF Elfsborg
(23 July 2020)
Highest scoringIK Sirius 2–5 Malmö FF
(26 July 2020)
Longest winning run8 matches
Malmö FF[1]
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Malmö FF
Longest winless run10 matches
Kalmar FF
IFK Göteborg
Longest losing run6 matches
Kalmar FF
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 22 June 2020.

The season was scheduled to begin on 4 April and end on 8 November 2020 (not including play-off matches), but due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden the opening games of the season were delayed. On 4 June 2020, the Swedish government and the Public Health Agency of Sweden announced that the travel restrictions within Sweden were lifted. There were therefore no restrictions that were prohibiting resuming league play in Sweden and the Swedish Football Association announced, also on 4 June 2020, that the 2020 Allsvenskan season would resume on 14 June 2020.[2]

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

The season was scheduled to begin on 4 April, but was postponed indefinitely on 19 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. On 17 April, a target start date of 14 June was established for the competition by chairman of the Swedish Football Association, Karl-Erik Nilsson.[3] It was initially speculated that matches would not be played behind closed doors, as the country had not gone into lockdown like other European countries at the time.[4] The guidelines and rules issued by the Swedish government and the Public Health Agency of Sweden did however prevent a start of the 2020 Allsvenskan, as they advised against all non-essential travel within Sweden, which would limit the possibilities of Allsvenskan teams to travel to the Allsvenskan games. On 4 June 2020, it was announced that the Swedish travel restrictions were lifted and there were therefore no restrictions preventing Allsvenskan to resume play. The Swedish Football Association accordingly announced, also on 4 June 2020, that the 2020 Allsvenskan season would commence on 14 June 2020.[5]

New guidelines regarding league play were issued on 8 June 2020, which detailed that due to the ban on gathering of more than 50 people in Sweden, all games were to be played without any attendance. Other guidelines included that no players with symptoms were allowed to travel or play and that the travel option with the most limited number of social contacts should be used (which means bus travel for the majority of teams).[6][7]

Teams
Location of teams in 2020 Allsvenskan

A total of sixteen teams are contesting the league, including fourteen sides from the previous season, and two promoted teams from the 2019 Superettan.

GIF Sundsvall and AFC Eskilstuna were relegated at the end of the 2019 season after finishing at the bottom two places of the table, and were replaced by the 2019 Superettan champions Mjällby AIF and runners-up Varbergs BoIS.

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Turf Stadium capacity[note 1]
AIK Solna Friends Arena Natural 50,000
BK Häcken Gothenburg Bravida Arena Artificial 6,500
Djurgårdens IF Stockholm Tele2 Arena Artificial 30,000
Falkenbergs FF Falkenberg Falcon Alkoholfri Arena Natural 5,565
Hammarby IF Stockholm Tele2 Arena Artificial 30,000
Helsingborgs IF Helsingborg Olympia Natural 16,500
IF Elfsborg Borås Borås Arena Artificial 16,899
IFK Göteborg Gothenburg Gamla Ullevi Natural 18,600
IFK Norrköping Norrköping Nya Parken[note 2] Artificial 15,734
IK Sirius Uppsala Nya Studenternas Artificial 10,000
Kalmar FF Kalmar Guldfågeln Arena Natural 12,000
Malmö FF Malmö Stadion[note 3] Natural 22,500
Mjällby AIF Hällevik Strandvallen Natural 6,750
Varbergs BoIS Varberg Påskbergsvallen[note 4] Natural 4,500
Örebro SK Örebro Eyravallen[note 5] Artificial 12,300
Östersunds FK Östersund Jämtkraft Arena Artificial 8,466
  1. According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Allsvenskan.[8]
  2. Known as Östgötaporten for sponsorship reasons.
  3. Known as Eleda Stadion for sponsorship reasons.
  4. Known as Varberg Energi Arena for sponsorship reasons.
  5. Known as Behrn 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 Bartosz Grzelak Henok Goitom Nike Notar
BK Häcken Andreas Alm Rasmus Lindgren Puma BRA
Djurgårdens IF Kim Bergstrand
Thomas Lagerlöf		 Jesper Karlström Adidas Prioritet Finans
Falkenbergs FF Hans Eklund Tibor Joza Adidas Gekås Ullared
Hammarby IF Stefan Billborn Jeppe Andersen Craft Jobman
Helsingborgs IF Olof Mellberg Andreas Granqvist Puma Resurs Bank
IF Elfsborg Jimmy Thelin Sivert Heltne Nilsen Umbro Sparbanken Sjuhärad
IFK Göteborg Poya Asbaghi Robin Söder Craft Serneke
IFK Norrköping Jens Gustafsson Alexander Fransson Nike Holmen
IK Sirius Henrik Rydström Niklas Thor Select Various
Kalmar FF Nanne Bergstrand Viktor Elm Select Hjältevadshus
Malmö FF Jon Dahl Tomasson Anders Christiansen Puma Volkswagen
Mjällby AIF Marcus Lantz David Löfquist Puma Various
Varbergs BoIS Joakim Persson Astrit Selmani Craft Various
Örebro SK Axel Kjäll Nordin Gerzić Puma ÖBAB
Östersunds FK Amir Azrafshan Aly Keita Adidas Volkswagen

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Mjällby AIF Miloš Milojević End of contract 1 December 2019 Pre-season Marcus Lantz 10 December 2019
Malmö FF Uwe Rösler Mutual consent 13 December 2019[9] Jon Dahl Tomasson 5 January 2020[10]
Kalmar FF Jens Nilsson End of caretaker spell 13 December 2019 Nanne Bergstrand 13 December 2019
Östersunds FK Ian Burchnall Mutual consent 11 July 2020 15th Amir Azrafshan 11 July 2020[11]
AIK Rikard Norling Sacked 27 July 2020[12] 12th Bartosz Grzelak 31 July 2020

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Malmö FF 15 10 4 1 31 13 +18 34 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 IF Elfsborg 15 8 6 1 27 20 +7 30 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Djurgårdens IF 16 9 2 5 25 15 +10 29
4 IFK Norrköping 15 7 4 4 32 22 +10 25
5 BK Häcken 15 6 6 3 27 16 +11 24
6 Hammarby IF 15 6 5 4 18 18 0 23
7 IK Sirius 15 5 7 3 27 25 +2 22
8 Mjällby AIF 15 5 4 6 18 23 −5 19
9 Varbergs BoIS 15 4 5 6 22 23 −1 17
10 Örebro SK 16 4 5 7 15 21 −6 17
11 IFK Göteborg 15 2 9 4 17 22 −5 15
12 Östersunds FK 15 3 6 6 12 18 −6 15
13 Kalmar FF 15 3 4 8 17 23 −6 13
14 AIK 15 3 4 8 13 23 −10 13 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Helsingborgs IF 15 2 7 6 14 25 −11 13 Relegation to Superettan
16 Falkenbergs FF 15 2 6 7 17 25 −8 12
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. 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) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) 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).

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Malmö FF5345277522221111
IF Elfsborg7457752733333222
Djurgårdens IF3813411105376544433
IFK Norrköping611111111111234
BK Häcken81312664825445555
Hammarby IF427129111210111188766
IK Sirius121291032484566677
Mjällby AIF131414131063689991088
Varbergs BoIS176253646777899
Örebro SK141011111313912108101091010
IFK Göteborg11118949101112121112111111
Östersunds FK151515151515131313131314141612
Kalmar FF106281212141415151516161413
AIK2933881199101211121314
Helsingborgs IF161616161616161514141415151215
Falkenbergs FF9510141414151616161613131516
Leader
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2021 Superettan
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. Source: everysport.com

Results by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
AIKWLWDLDLWDLLDLLL
BK HäckenDDDWDWLWDWDLWLW
Djurgårdens IFWLLWLDWWLDWWWLWW
Falkenbergs FFDWLLLDLLDDDWDLL
Hammarby IFWDLLWLDWDLWDDWW
Helsingborgs IFLLDLLDWDDDDDLWL
IF ElfsborgWDDDDWWLWWDDWWW
IFK GöteborgLWDDWLLDDDDLDDD
IFK NorrköpingWWWWDWDWLWDDLLL
IK SiriusLWDDWWDLWDLDDDW
Kalmar FFLWWLLLLLLDDDLWD
Malmö FFWDDDWLDWWWWWWWW
Mjällby AIFLLDWWWWLLLDDDWL
Varbergs BoISWLDWLWLWDLDDLDL
Örebro SKLWDDDLWLWDLLWDLL
Östersunds FKLLDLWLWLDDDDDLW
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. Source: Soccerstats.com (in English) ;
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Results
Home \ Away AIK BKH DIF FFF HAM HIF IFE IFKG IFKN IKS KFF MFF MAIF VAR ÖSK ÖFK
AIK — 30 Aug 0–1 1–1 a 23 Aug 1–2 a 1–4 1–0 2–2 13 Aug
BK Häcken 4–0 — 3–0 1–0 6–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 17 Aug
Djurgårdens IF a 3–1 — 1–0 1–2 2–2 22 Aug 5–0 12 Aug 1–2 0–0
Falkenbergs FF 16 Aug 1–1 — 2–2 3–3 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–1
Hammarby 0–2 a 1–1 — 16 Aug 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–0
Helsingborgs IF 2–0 30 Aug 1–1 — 0–0 3–2 17 Aug 30 Aug a 0–1 0–3 1–1
IF Elfsborg 1–0 13 Aug 2–2 — 3–3 1–0 3–3 1–1 23 Aug
IFK Göteborg 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 — 17 Aug 0–3 2–2 2–2
IFK Norrköping 24 Aug 3–0 13 Aug 1–1 3–1 — 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0
IK Sirius 2–2 0–2 22 Aug 13 Aug 2–2 4–2 — 2–5 3–3 2–1
Kalmar FF 0–0 1–2 4–0 1–2 13 Aug 1–1 — 24 Aug 0–3 1–2
Malmö FF 1–0 23 Aug 3–0 4–1 30 Aug a 1–1 2–1 — 2–0 2–2 12 Aug
Mjällby AIF 3–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 0–5 30 Aug 1–1 2–2 16 Aug —
Varbergs BoIS 2–2 13 Aug 1–2 3–1 1–2 29 Aug 1–0 1–0 — 23 Aug 1–1
Örebro SK 0–2 0–0 15 Aug 1–2 1–1 30 Aug 3–1 1–0 — 0–0
Östersunds FK 2–2 29 Aug 0–0 0–1 2–4 0–2 17 Aug 1–2 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2020. 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.

Season statistics
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