2016 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan
Season 2016
Champions Malmö FF
22nd Allsvenskan title
19th Swedish title
Relegated Helsingborgs IF
Gefle IF
Falkenbergs FF
Champions League Malmö FF
Europa League AIK
IFK Norrköping
Matches played 240
Goals scored 737 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorer John Owoeri (17 goals)
Biggest home win BK Häcken 7–0 Falkenbergs FF (6 Nov 2016)
Biggest away win Falkenbergs FF 0–5 Jönköpings Södra IF (6 Aug 2016)
Highest scoring Gefle IF 2–6 IFK Göteborg (2 May 2016)
Longest winning run 5 matches
Malmö FF
Longest unbeaten run 18 matches
IFK Norrköping
Longest winless run 17 matches
Falkenbergs FF
Longest losing run 8 matches
Gefle IF
Highest attendance 31,756
Hammarby IF 1–1 Östersunds FK
(4 April 2016)
Lowest attendance 1,424
BK Häcken 6–1 Gefle IF
(28 April 2016)
Average attendance 9,184
2015
2017

All statistics correct as of 6 November 2016.

The 2016 Allsvenskan, part of the 2016 Swedish football season, is the 92nd season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The fixtures were released on 9 December 2015 and it included a meeting between the two most recent champions IFK Norrköping and Malmö FF (in Malmö) as the opening match, a replay of the last round of the previous season.[1][2] The season started on 2 April 2016 and will end in November 2016.

IFK Norrköping were the defending champions after winning the title in the last round in the previous season. Malmö FF won the Swedish championship this season, their 22nd Allsvenskan title and 19th Swedish championship overall, in the 28th round on 26 October 2016 when they won 3–0 in the away fixture against Falkenbergs FF at Falkenbergs IP.

A total of 16 teams are contesting the league.

Suspended matches

IFK Göteborg vs. Malmö FF

The match at Gamla Ullevi between IFK Göteborg and Malmö FF on 27 April 2016 was abandoned after 77 minutes of play. A firecracker was thrown towards former IFK Göteborg player Tobias Sana from the home section. On 4 May, the Swedish Football Association's (SFA) disciplinary committee decided that the match would not continue and that the final score would be 0–3.[3]

Jönköpings Södra IF vs. Östersunds FK

The match at Stadsparksvallen between Jönköpings Södra IF and Östersunds FK on 15 August 2016 was abandoned after 90 minutes of play. A spectator invaded the pitch and attacked Östersund's goalkeeper Aly Keita. Keita was advised by team phycisians to not finish the game.[4] On 25 August, the Swedish Football Association's (SFA) disciplinary committee decided that the match would not continue and that the final score would be 0–3.[5] However, the decision was overturned on 27 September and the final score would be 1–1.[6]

Teams

A total of sixteen teams are contesting the league, including fourteen sides from the 2015 season and two promoted teams from the 2015 Superettan. Both of the promoted teams for the 2015 season managed to stay in the league, Hammarby IF and GIF Sundsvall.

Halmstads BK and Åtvidabergs FF were relegated at the end of the 2015 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by 2015 Superettan champions Jönköpings Södra IF and runners-up Östersunds FK. Jönköpings Södra IF returned to Allsvenskan after 46 years' absence, having been relegated at the end of the 1969 season. This is Jönköpings Södra's 11th season in the league. Östersunds FK are participating in the league for the first time in the club's history; they are the first new club in Allsvenskan's history since Falkenbergs FF in 2014.

Falkenbergs FF as 14th-placed team retained their Allsvenskan spot after winning against third-placed Superettan team IK Sirius 3–3 (away goals) on aggregate in a relegation/promotion playoff.

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Turf1 Stadium capacity1
AIK Stockholm Friends Arena Natural 50,000
BK Häcken Gothenburg Bravida Arena Artificial 6,500
Djurgårdens IF Stockholm Tele2 Arena Artificial 30,000
Falkenbergs FF Falkenberg Falkenbergs IP Natural 4,000
Gefle IF Gävle Gavlevallen Artificial 6,500
GIF Sundsvall Sundsvall Norrporten Arena Artificial 7,700
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 Artificial 15,734
Jönköpings Södra IF Jönköping Stadsparksvallen Natural 5,500
Kalmar FF Kalmar Guldfågeln Arena Natural 12,000
Malmö FF Malmö Swedbank Stadion Natural 24,000
Örebro SK Örebro Behrn Arena Artificial 12,300
Östersunds FK Östersund Jämtkraft Arena Artificial 6,626

Personnel and kits

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 coach1 Captain Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsor
AIK Sweden Norling, RikardRikard Norling Sweden Johansson, Nils-EricNils-Eric Johansson Adidas Åbro
BK Häcken Sweden Gerhardsson, PeterPeter Gerhardsson Sweden Ericsson, MartinMartin Ericsson Nike BRA Bygg
Djurgårdens IF England Dempsey, MarkMark Dempsey Sweden Walker, KevinKevin Walker Adidas Prioritet Finans
Falkenbergs FF Sweden Eklund, HansHans Eklund Sweden Svensson, DavidDavid Svensson Nike Gekås Ullared
Gefle IF Sweden Andersson, ThomasThomas Andersson Sweden Bååth, AndersAnders Bååth Umbro Various
GIF Sundsvall Sweden Cedergren, JoelJoel Cedergren Sweden Naurin, TommyTommy Naurin Adidas Various
Hammarby IF Sweden Bergstrand, NanneNanne Bergstrand Sweden Bakircioglu, KennedyKennedy Bakircioglu Puma LW
Helsingborgs IF Sweden Larsson, HenrikHenrik Larsson Sweden Larsson, PeterPeter Larsson Puma Resurs Bank
IF Elfsborg Sweden Haglund, MagnusMagnus Haglund Denmark Stuhr Ellegaard, KevinKevin Stuhr Ellegaard Umbro Various
IFK Göteborg Sweden Lennartsson, JörgenJörgen Lennartsson Sweden Bjärsmyr, MattiasMattias Bjärsmyr Kappa Prioritet Finans
IFK Norrköping Sweden Gustafsson, JensJens Gustafsson Sweden Johansson, AndreasAndreas Johansson Nike Holmen
Jönköpings Södra IF Sweden Thelin, JimmyJimmy Thelin Sweden Thelin, TommyTommy Thelin Nike Various
Kalmar FF Sweden Swärdh, PeterPeter Swärdh Sweden Elm, RasmusRasmus Elm Hummel Hjältevadshus
Malmö FF Denmark Kuhn, AllanAllan Kuhn Sweden Rosenberg, MarkusMarkus Rosenberg Puma Volkswagen
Örebro SK Sweden Axén, AlexanderAlexander Axén Sweden Åhman Persson, RobertRobert Åhman Persson Puma None
Östersunds FK England Potter, GrahamGraham Potter Montserrat Dyer, AlexAlex Dyer Adidas Östersunds kommun

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Malmö FF Norway Åge Hareide Resigned 2 December 2015[8] Pre-season Denmark Kuhn, AllanAllan Kuhn 8 January 2016[9]
AIK Sweden Andreas Alm Sacked 13 May 2016[10] 9th Sweden Rikard Norling 13 May 2016[11]
IFK Norrköping Sweden Janne Andersson Resigned 29 May 2016[12] 2nd Sweden Jens Gustafsson 1 June 2016[13]
Gefle IF Sweden Roger Sandberg Sacked 2 June 2016[14] 15th Sweden Thomas Andersson 2 June 2016[14]
Djurgården IF Sweden Pelle Olsson Sacked 3 August 2016[15] 14th England Mark Dempsey 3 August 2016[16]
GIF Sundsvall Sweden Roger Franzén Sacked 17 September 2016[17][18] 13th Sweden Joel Cedergren 17 September 2016[17][18]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Malmö FF (C) 30 21 3 6 60 26 +34 66 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 AIK 30 17 9 4 52 26 +26 60 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 IFK Norrköping 30 18 6 6 59 37 +22 60
4 IFK Göteborg 30 14 8 8 56 47 +9 50
5 IF Elfsborg 30 13 9 8 58 38 +20 48
6 Kalmar FF 30 12 8 10 45 40 +5 44
7 Djurgårdens IF 30 14 1 15 48 47 +1 43
8 Östersunds FK 30 12 6 12 44 46 2 42
9 Örebro SK 30 11 8 11 48 51 3 41
10 BK Häcken 30 11 7 12 58 45 +13 40
11 Hammarby IF 30 10 9 11 46 49 3 39
12 Jönköpings Södra IF 30 8 11 11 32 39 7 35
13 GIF Sundsvall 30 7 9 14 38 54 16 30
14 Helsingborgs IF (R) 30 8 5 17 34 52 18 29 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
15 Gefle IF (R) 30 6 9 15 34 56 22 27 Relegation to Superettan
16 Falkenbergs FF (R) 30 2 4 24 25 84 59 10
Source: svenskfotboll.se (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).
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Positions by round

Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Malmö FF 1 7 12 8 5 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
AIK 9 4 6 10 9 9 11 9 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2
IFK Norrköping 14 8 3 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 3
IFK Göteborg 3 2 2 4 8 10 7 5 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
IF Elfsborg 12 6 11 14 14 12 9 7 10 5 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 8 8 6 5 5 5 5
Kalmar FF 13 15 14 12 13 14 12 13 14 12 13 9 10 12 10 9 11 11 9 11 10 10 8 7 5 7 6 6 6 6
Östersunds FK 8 13 10 7 10 11 13 11 7 8 10 13 9 9 9 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 11 11 11 10 8 7 8
Örebro SK 16 9 4 9 6 3 6 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 5 7 7 8 9
Djurgårdens IF 2 1 1 1 3 7 3 8 11 13 8 10 11 13 13 14 14 13 13 13 12 11 12 10 10 10 11 11 9 7
Hammarby IF 11 14 7 5 7 8 10 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 10 10 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 9 10 11
BK Häcken 4 10 13 15 15 13 14 14 13 11 12 8 7 7 7 7 5 6 7 6 6 7 5 5 6 9 9 10 11 10
Jönköpings Södra IF 5 3 5 3 2 5 5 10 9 10 11 11 12 10 11 11 9 9 11 9 11 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
GIF Sundsvall 6 11 9 6 1 4 4 3 5 7 5 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
Helsingborgs IF 7 12 15 13 11 6 8 6 8 9 9 12 13 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
Gefle IF 10 5 8 11 12 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Falkenbergs FF 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Keys to colors
Leader
2017–18 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2017 Superettan

Updated to games played on 31 October 2016
Source: everysport.com

Results

Home ╲ Away AIK BKH DIFFFFGIFGIFSHAMHIFIFEIFKGIFKNJSIFKFFMFFÖSKÖFK
AIK 21 20 20 10 11 00 21 21 33 60 00 31 11 00 20
BK Häcken 23 31 70 61 01 42 11 21 22 12 31 23 24 01 31
Djurgårdens IF 03 10 50 21 13 13 30 22 31 01 02 03 31 32 30
Falkenbergs FF 23 14 12 11 11 02 14 12 02 21 05 12 03 13 12
Gefle IF 01 22 12 12 11 02 11 22 26 00 01 42 10 04 00
GIF Sundsvall 13 00 25 21 12 00 02 13 13 12 31 11 01 31 50
Hammarby IF 03 23 42 33 21 11 51 24 20 11 11 21 23 11 11
Helsingborgs IF 21 02 12 31 23 21 01 24 13 12 20 01 21 13 11
IF Elfsborg 22 24 30 50 20 40 41 10 11 21 33 11 01 21 31
IFK Göteborg 10 10 21 20 33 41 20 21 22 11 21 11 03 32 20
IFK Norrköping 41 31 13 21 20 31 31 30 00 31 51 41 12 31 33
Jönköpings Södra IF 00 11 10 11 10 11 01 11 10 11 02 01 32 11 11
Kalmar FF 11 11 21 30 01 20 11 23 32 42 01 01 11 32 20
Malmö FF 20 30 10 20 30 12 30 20 10 31 31 41 11 10 03
Örebro SK 02 00 02 32 22 33 32 00 10 32 22 21 21 03 15
Östersunds FK 02 21 10 61 24 40 20 20 00 20 02 10 10 14 24

Updated to games played on 31 October 2016.
Source: svenskfotboll.se (Swedish)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

The 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan meets the third-placed team from 2016 Superettan in a two-legged tie on a home-and-away basis with the team from Allsvenskan finishing at home.


17 November 2016
18:30
Halmstads BK 1 – 1 Helsingborgs IF
 85' (o.g.) Report  74' Eriksson
Örjans Vall, Halmstad
Attendance: 6,104
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sigtuna)


Halmstads BK won 3–2 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top goalkeepers

As of 6 November 2016[21]
(Minimum of 10 games played)
Rank Goalkeeper Club
GP GA SV% CS
1 Estonia Andreas Vaikla IFK Norrköping 13 12 79 5
2 Sweden Patrik Carlgren AIK 28 24 78 14
3 Sweden Johan Wiland Malmö FF 28 25 76 13
4 Sweden Andreas Andersson Gefle IF 22 32 74 4
Sweden Jacob Rinne Örebro SK 12 21 2
6 Sweden John Alvbåge IFK Göteborg 29 41 73 7
Sweden Tommy Naurin GIF Sundsvall 30 54 4
Sweden Peter Abrahamsson BK Häcken 29 45 3
9 Denmark Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard IF Elfsborg 30 38 72 7

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Sweden Erik IsraelssonHammarby IFHelsingborgs IF5–110 April 2016
Iceland Viðar Örn KjartanssonMalmö FFBK Häcken3–01 May 2016
Iceland Viðar Örn KjartanssonMalmö FFÖstersunds FK1–428 May 2016
Tunisia Issam JebaliIF ElfsborgGIF Sundsvall4–022 August 2016
Sweden Peter WilsonGIF SundsvallJönköpings Södra IF3–11 October 2016
Brazil RômuloHammarby IFDjurgårdens IF4–217 October 2016
Nigeria John Owoeri4BK HäckenFalkenbergs FF7–06 November 2016
Note

4 Player scored 4 goals

See also

References

  1. "Östersund ställs mot Hammarby i premiären". Sportbladet. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. "Allsvenska spelordningen 2016". Swedish Football Association. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  3. "Allsvenskan, herrar Matchinformation". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). 4 May 2016.
  4. "Åskådarskandal i Jönköping". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). 15 August 2016.
  5. "Disciplinnämnden ger Östersund segern med 3-0". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). 25 August 2016.
  6. "Besvärsnämnden fastställer 1-1". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). 27 September 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Allsvenskan" (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  8. "Åge Hareide lämnar Malmö FF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  9. "Allan Kuhn ny tränare för Malmö FF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  10. "Andreas Alm ej längre chefstränare". aikfotboll.se (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  11. "Rikard Norling tillbaka i AIK". aikfotboll.se (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  12. ""Prata om landslaget idag – sedan är det fullt fokus på IFK"". ifknorrkoping.se (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  13. "IFK har presenterat sin näste manager". ifknorrkoping.se (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Förändringar i ledarstaben". gefleiffotboll.se (in Swedish). Gefle IF. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  15. "Pelle Olsson lämnar Djurgården fotboll". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgården IF. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  16. "Mark Dempsey tar över DIF". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  17. 1 2 "Roger Franzén lämnar GIF Sundsvall". gifsundsvall.se (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. 17 September 2016.
  18. 1 2 Franzén and Cedergren served as co-head coaches until 17 September, when Franzén's contract was terminated and Cedergren reassigned as head coach.
  19. "Skytteliga". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  20. "Passningsliga". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  21. "Målvaktsliga". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

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