[21] IFK Göteborg won the UEFA Cup twice, in 1981–82 (defeating Hamburger SV in the finals)[22] and 1986–87 (defeating Dundee United in the finals). It uses three points for a win even though this system was not introduced until the 1990 season. This tradition of awarding four medals and not three is thought to have to do with the fact that the losers of the Semi-finals of Svenska Mästerskapet were both given bronze medals since no bronze match was played. 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In addition to the winner's trophy and the individual winner's medals awarded to players, Allsvenskan also awards the most valuable player, goalkeeper of the year, defender of the year, midfielder of the year, forward of the year, newcomer of the year and manager of year at Allsvenskans stora pris together with C More and Magasinet Offside. They won 3–0 against FC Barcelona, and lost 0–3 at Camp Nou, Barcelona won on penalty shootout.[24]. Since 2008, the league consists of 16 teams. The third lowest team in Allsvenskan plays a relegation/promotion play-off against the third placed team in Superettan. Malmö FF have the record of most consecutive seasons, 63 consecutive seasons between 1936–37 and 1999. This is a list of football clubs in Sweden, for women's football clubs, see the list of women's football clubs in Sweden. ". The following table is ordered after number of stars followed by number of Swedish championship titles and then the number of Allsvenskan titles. Gunnar Nordahl has become the top scorer most times, with four wins. IFK Göteborg are currently the club with the longest running streak, starting their 44th season in 2020. The record for highest average home attendance for a club was set by Hammarby in 2015 (25,507 over 15 home matches). No club have been a member of the league for every season since its inception. The 1993 season saw a return to the classical format, again with 14 teams. Malmö FF are the current leaders, having had the lead since the end of the 2012 season when they overtook the lead from IFK Göteborg. Every year more than 1700 teams from 80 nations take part. APPLY NOW "The YSC is an amazing organization for both the young and the young-at-heart. From the 1982 season, the league introduced a play-off to determine the Swedish football champions. The former leader with the lowest current ranking in the table is GAIS, currently placing 11th and 1891 points short of Malmö FF. The two lowest placed teams at the end of the season are relegated to Superettan and the top two teams from Superettan are promoted in their place. [6] In October 2018, ESPN picked up the rights to broadcast one Allsvenskan match per week in the United States. There have been seasons with exceptions when the winners of Allsvenskan wasn't considered Swedish champions as well. The decider at equal number of points was goal ratio until the 1940–41 season, thereafter goal difference. As winning Allsvenskan in its earlier seasons was the optimal aim for the clubs, while as during the era of play-offs and Mästerskapsserien, the optimal goal wasn't to win Allsvenskan, but the play-offs or Mästerskapsserien. Soccer clubs in the top two divisions in Sweden have been given advance payment of sponsorship money to help them survive following a decision to delay the start of the league. In the early 2000s, Djurgårdens IF won three titles (2002, 2003 and 2005). 1959 saw records for highest attendance at a match (52,194 at an Örgryte win over IFK Göteborg at Ullevi), second highest average home attendance for a club (25,490 for Örgryte's 11 home matches), and the highest ever average attendance for Allsvenskan as a whole (13,369). Allsvenskan has 24 active referees that are available for matches as of the 2018 season. Also known as Arlövs BoIF and Arlövs BIF. Division 1 Norra; Division 1 Södra; Division 2; Division 3; Alphabetically Allsvenskan winners between 1924 and 1930 were crowned league champions and awarded gold medals, the title of Swedish champions was awarded to the winner of Svenska Mästerskapet up until 1925 and then not at all until 1930. [a] Stars for Allsvenskan clubs was not common practise until 2006, although AIK had already introduced a star to their kit in 2000. 15-21 July 2018, Gothenburg , Sweden. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of, "Swedish Allsvenskan on Eurosport from 2020", "Eleven adds CSL, Eredivisie and Allsvenskan rights to new UK service - SportsPro Media", "ESPN+ and ESPN Acquire Rights to Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana", "Guld, stort silver, litet silver och brons? Including the 2020 season, Allsvenskan has been running for an unbroken streak of 95 seasons[update]. A further seven referees certified by the Swedish Football Association are available to referee Allsvenskan matches but have not done so as of 2018. Created in 2001, the trophy is named after former UEFA chairman, Lennart Johansson. IFK Göteborg are the club to have spent most seasons in the top spot with 48 seasons as leaders with a record of the most consecutive seasons as leaders with 35 seasons between 1938 and 1972. This is a list of football clubs in Sweden.. By league. Allsvenskan is ranked 20th in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the last five years. Gothia Cup is the largest and most international youth soccer tournament in the world. The play-off season years were followed by two years of continuation league, named Mästerskapsserien. The current trophy awarded to the Swedish champions is the Lennart Johanssons Pokal. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2019 season.[16]. A total of 66 clubs have played at least one season at Allsvenskan up to and including 2020 season. AIK are the club to have participated in most seasons with a record of 91 seasons played out of 96 seasons in total. The following data indicates Swedish coefficient rankings between European football leagues. No new club has introduced a star since 2006, the clubs closest to their first are IF Elfsborg with 6 Swedish championship titles and Helsingborgs IF with 7 Allsvenskan titles depending on what the star symbolizes. Despite the "Young" in Young Scandinavians Club, there is a great variety of age groups represented. "The YSC is an amazing organization for both the young and the young-at-heart. This page was last edited on 21 March 2020, at 05:08. Historically, however, there is a big difference between the Allsvenskan winners before 1931 compared to the period between 1982 and 1992. Seasons run from late March or early April to the beginning of November, with the 16 clubs all meeting each other twice, resulting in a 30-match season, for a total of 240 matches league-wide. Currently there are six fully certified international FIFA referees in Allsvenskan. Matches can also be bought through the online pay-per-view service C SPORTS. The one-league twelve team Allsvenskan replaced the Svenska Serien, consisting of a southern and northern group that was held before. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2019 season.[12][13][14]. Allsvenskan (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈâlːˌsvɛnːskan]; English: the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, English: the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. [4], On March 24, 2017, Discovery-owned channel Eurosport and OTT streaming service dPlay will be the new domestic broadcaster for both SEF competitions (Allsvenskan and Superettan) effectively from 2020 until 2025, as well as selected European countries (exc. Italy) for Allsvenskan. The years 1982 through 1990 are also exceptions, the title was instead decided through play-offs during these years. Swedish Club of San Francisco and Bay Area. In 2004, Örebro SK lost its place in the league due to financial problems, and Assyriska FF got their place. Swedes often talk about "The Big Three", which means AIK, IFK Göteborg and Malmö FF. Malmö FF is the best football / soccer team in Sweden today. The all-time Allsvenskan table, "maratontabellen" in Swedish, is a cumulative record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in Allsvenskan since its inception in 1924–25. The Swiss corporation Kentaro has owned the TV rights for Allsvenskan since 2006. IFK Göteborg, Malmö FF, IFK Norrköping, Örgryte IS and Djurgårdens IF were the first teams after AIK to introduce their stars. Swedish Traditions with Monthly Entertainment & Educational Programs. The following 16 clubs are competing in Allsvenskan during the 2020 season: Sven Andersson has the record for most appearances in Allsvenskan with 431 appearances for Örgryte IS and Helsingborgs IF. This is a list of football clubs in Sweden, for women's football clubs, see the list of women's football clubs in Sweden. Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. For other uses, see, The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. In 1931, the league started to decide the Swedish football champions. Historically the players and coaching staff from the four best teams in Allsvenskan are awarded medals at the end of each season.