1981 in Swedish football

The 1981 season in Swedish football, starting January 1981 and ending December 1981:

Honours

Official titles
Title Team Reason
Swedish Champions 1981Östers IFWinners of Allsvenskan
Swedish Cup Champions 1980–81Kalmar FFWinners of Svenska Cupen

Competitions
Level Competition Team
1st levelAllsvenskan 1981Östers IF
2nd levelDivision 2 Norra 1981IFK Eskilstuna
Division 2 Södra 1981BK Häcken
CupSvenska Cupen 1980–81Kalmar FF

Promotions, relegations and qualifications

Promotions
Promoted from Promoted to Team Reason
Division 3 1981Division 2 Södra 1982Myresjö IFWinners of qualification play-off
IK OddevoldWinners of qualification play-off

Relegations
Relegated from Relegated to Team Reason
Allsvenskan 1981Division 2 Norra 1982IFK Sundsvall13th team
Djurgårdens IF14th team
Division 2 Norra 1981Division 3 1982Degerfors IFLosers of qualification play-off
Karlslunds IF12th team
Spånga IS13th team
GIF Sundsvall14th team
Division 2 Södra 1981Division 3 1982Jönköpings Södra IFLosers of qualification play-off
IFK Hässleholm12th team
Grimsås IF13th team
GAIS14th team

International qualifications
Qualified for Enters Team Reason
European Cup 1982–831st roundÖsters IFWinners of Allsvenskan
UEFA Cup 1982–831st roundIFK Norrköping3rd team in Allsvenskan[1]
IK Brage4th team in Allsvenskan[1]
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1981–821st roundKalmar FFWinners of Svenska Cupen
International Football Cup 1982Group stageÖsters IFWinners of Allsvenskan
IFK Göteborg2nd team in Allsvenskan
IFK Norrköping3rd team in Allsvenskan
IK Brage4th team in Allsvenskan

Domestic results
For a colour code explanation, see Seasons in Swedish football § Legend.

Allsvenskan 1981
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Östers IF 26192557–20+3740
2IFK Göteborg 26156560–24+3636
3IFK Norrköping 261218640–30+1032
4IK Brage 26118734–27+730
5Malmö FF 261151048–44+427
6Örgryte IS 261231145–49-427
7Hammarby IF 26971048–46+225
8AIK 26881035–34+124
9Halmstads BK 261121335–44-924
10Åtvidabergs FF 26861228–35-722
11IF Elfsborg 26781127–38-1122
12Kalmar FF 26931428–38-1021
13IFK Sundsvall 26661424–58-3418
14Djurgårdens IF 26641625–47-2216

Allsvenskan qualification play-off 1981
Kalmar FF2–0IFK Eskilstuna
IFK Eskilstuna2–2Kalmar FF
BK Häcken0–1IF Elfsborg
IF Elfsborg1–1BK Häcken

Division 2 Norra 1981
Norra
Södra
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1IFK Eskilstuna 26139444–27+1735
2Örebro SK 26118750–32+2830
3Vasalunds IF 261010647–40+730
4Flens IF 26126843–41+230
5Västerås SK 261010637–36+130
6Sandvikens IF 26109738–24+1429
7Karlstad BK 26125944–43+129
8Ope IF 26108835–28+728
9Gefle IF/Brynäs 26107940–41-127
10IFK Västerås 26711831–28+325
11Degerfors IF 26781139–41-222
12Karlslunds IF 26581333–48-1518
13Spånga IS 26651529–55-2617
14GIF Sundsvall 26291521–47-2613

Division 2 Södra 1981
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1BK Häcken 26149344–28+1637
2IS Halmia 26119644–30+1431
3Trelleborgs FF 26125941–30+929
4Karlskrona AIF 26911635–28+729
5Mjällby AIF 26108834–31+328
6Landskrona BoIS 26107930–26+427
7Västra Frölunda IF 26811729–28+127
8Helsingborgs IF 2699832–33-127
9IK Sleipner 2698932–41-926
10IFK Malmö 26514733–31+224
11Jönköpings Södra IF 26791039–45-623
12IFK Hässleholm 266101030–43-1322
13Grimsås IF 26661429–42-1318
14GAIS 263101322–38-1616

Division 2 qualification play-off 1981
1st round
IFK Östersund2–2IFK Malmö
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IFK Malmö(ag) 1–1IFK Östersund
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Norrby IF1–1Myresjö IF
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Myresjö IF(ag) 0–0Norrby IF
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IK Oddevold2–0Järla IF
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Järla IF1–1IK Oddevold
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Jönköpings Södra IF2–2Gammelstads IF
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Gammelstads IF1–3Jönköpings Södra IF
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Lunds BK3–0Degerfors IF
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Degerfors IF1–0Lunds BK
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IFK Västerås2–0Kalmar AIK
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Kalmar AIK0–1IFK Västerås
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Varbergs BoIS0–1BK Forward
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BK Forward1–1Varbergs BoIS
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Hudiksvalls ABK1–1IF Brommapojkarna
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IF Brommapojkarna2–3Hudiksvalls ABK
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2nd round
Myresjö IF0–0BK Forward
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BK Forward2–4Myresjö IF
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IFK Västerås3–2Hudiksvalls ABK
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Hudiksvalls ABK1–1IFK Västerås
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IK Oddevold1–0Lunds BK
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Lunds BK0–0IK Oddevold
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IFK Malmö1–0Jönköpings Södra IF
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Jönköpings Södra IF0–0IFK Malmö
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Svenska Cupen 1980–81
Final
Kalmar FF4–0IF Elfsborg

National team results
Sweden 4–2 Norway
To. Nilsson 35'
Rönnberg 64'
Larsson 71'
Th. Nilsson 79'		 Hareide 10'
Davidsen 32'
Lahden Suurhalli, Lahti
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mäkelä (Finland)
Finland 2–1 Sweden
Rajaniemi 5'
Jukka Ikäläinen 6'		 Nilsson 21'
Lahden Suurhalli, Lahti
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Laakso (Finland)
Sweden 1–2 Denmark
Börjesson 75' Bastrup 63'
Elkjær Larsen 5'
Attendance: 12,807
Referee: Roth (West Germany)
Sweden 1–0 Northern Ireland
Borg 49' (p)
Attendance: 21,431
Referee: Bergamo (Italy)
Sweden 3–0 Portugal
Börjesson 40'
Hysén 56'
Svensson 73'
Råsunda, Solna
Attendance: 34,531
Referee: Milchenko (Soviet Union)
Sweden 1–0 Finland
Björklund 16'
Attendance: 9,595
Referee: Amundsen (Denmark)
Sweden 1–0 Bulgaria
Sjöberg 73'
Attendance: 7,561
Referee: Bjørnestad (Norway)
Scotland 2–0 Sweden
Jordan 21'
Robertson 82' (p)
Attendance: 81,511
Referee: Daina (Switzerland)
Greece 2–1 Sweden
Anastopoulos 7'
Kouis 72'		 Larsson 77'
Charilaou Stadium, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Stincan (Romania)
Portugal 1–2 Sweden
Pietra 65' Larsson 37'
Persson 90'
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Bridges (Wales)
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Sweden
Mosebi 29' Larsson 23', 83'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Demesh (Saudi Arabia)

Notes
  1. IFK Göteborg (2nd team in Allsvenskan) qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1982–83 as winners of Svenska Cupen 1981–82 and thus IFK Norrköping and IK Brage were awarded the UEFA Cup spots.

References

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