The 2022 Allsvenskan was the 98th season since its establishment in 1924 of Sweden's top-level football league, Allsvenskan. A total of 16 teams participated. Malmö FF were the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season.

Allsvenskan
Season2022
Dates2 April 2022 –
6 November 2022
ChampionsBK Häcken
1st Allsvenskan title
1st Swedish title
RelegatedHelsingborg
GIF Sundsvall
Champions LeagueBK Häcken
Europa Conference LeagueDjurgården
Hammarby
Matches played240
Goals scored662 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorerAlexander Jeremejeff
(22)
Biggest home winDjurgården 5–0 IFK Värnamo
(16 July 2022)
BK Häcken 5–0 Helsingborg
(8 August 2022)
Biggest away winDegerfors 0–6 Elfsborg
(1 May 2022)
Highest scoringElfsborg 4–4 BK Häcken
(31 July 2022)
Longest winning runDjurgården
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runBK Häcken
(15 matches)
Longest winless runGIF Sundsvall
(12 matches)
Longest losing runGIF Sundsvall
(9 matches)
Highest attendance45,117
AIK 2–2 Hammarby
(28 August 2022)
Lowest attendance802
Degerfors 1–2 BK Häcken
(9 April 2022)
Average attendance9,958
2021
2023

The 2022 Allsvenskan season began on 2 April and ended on 6 November 2022 (not including play-off matches).

Highlights

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On 30 October 2022, BK Häcken secured their first Swedish championship title in the 29th and penultimate round by defeating IFK Göteborg, 4–0, in a Gothenburg derby at Gamla Ullevi.[1]

Teams

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A total of sixteen teams are contesting the league, including thirteen sides from the previous season, and three promoted teams from the 2021 Superettan (IFK Värnamo, GIF Sundsvall and Helsingborg).


Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Turf Stadium capacity
AIK Stockholm Nationalarenan[note 1] Natural 50,000
BK Häcken Gothenburg Nya Rambergsvallen[note 2] Artificial 6,500
Degerfors IF Degerfors Stora Valla Natural 7,500
Djurgårdens IF Stockholm Stockholmsarenan[note 3] Artificial 30,000
GIF Sundsvall Sundsvall Idrottsparken[note 4] Artificial 8,000
Hammarby IF Stockholm Stockholmsarenan[note 5] 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 6] Artificial 15,734
IFK Värnamo Värnamo Finnvedsvallen Natural 5,000
IK Sirius Uppsala Studenternas IP Artificial 10,038
Kalmar FF Kalmar Kalmar Arena[note 7] Natural 12,000
Malmö FF Malmö Malmö Nya Stadion[note 8] Natural 22,500
Mjällby AIF Hällevik Strandvallen Natural 6,750
Varbergs BoIS Varberg Påskbergsvallen[note 9] Natural 4,500
  1. ^ Known as Friends Arena for sponsorship reasons.
  2. ^ Known as Bravida Arena for sponsorship reasons.
  3. ^ Known as Tele2 Arena for sponsorship reasons.
  4. ^ Known as NP3 Arena for sponsorship reasons.
  5. ^ Known as Tele2 Arena for sponsorship reasons.
  6. ^ Known as Platinumcars Arena for sponsorship reasons.
  7. ^ Known as Guldfågeln Arena for sponsorship reasons.
  8. ^ Known as Eleda Stadion for sponsorship reasons.
  9. ^ Known as Varberg Energi Arena for sponsorship reasons.

Personnel and kits

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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   Henok Goitom   Sebastian Larsson Nike Notar
BK Häcken   Per-Mathias Høgmo   Erik Friberg Puma BRA
Degerfors IF   Andreas Holmberg
  Tobias Solberg
  Johan Bertilsson Umbro Various
Djurgårdens IF   Kim Bergstrand
  Thomas Lagerlöf
  Magnus Eriksson Adidas Prioritet Finans
GIF Sundsvall   Brian Clarhaut   Pontus Engblom Adidas Various
Hammarby IF   Martí Cifuentes   Richard Magyar Craft Huski Chocolate
Helsingborgs IF   Mattias Lindström
  Álvaro Santos
  Viljormur Davidsen Puma AKEA
IF Elfsborg   Jimmy Thelin   Johan Larsson Umbro Sparbanken Sjuhärad
IFK Göteborg   Mikael Stahre   Marcus Berg Craft Serneke
IFK Norrköping   Glen Riddersholm   Christoffer Nyman Adidas Holmen
IFK Värnamo   Kim Hellberg   Freddy Winsth Puma Various
IK Sirius   Daniel Bäckström   Tim Björkström Select Various
Kalmar FF   Henrik Rydström   Oliver Berg Select ICA Supermarket Borgholm
Malmö FF   Åge Hareide   Anders Christiansen Puma Volkswagen
Mjällby AIF   Andreas Brännström   David Löfquist Puma Various
Varbergs BoIS   Joakim Persson   Jon Birkfeldt Craft Various

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
IFK Värnamo   Robin Asterhed End of contract 18 November 2021[2] Pre-season   Kim Hellberg 6 December 2021[3]
Hammarby IF   Miloš Milojević Sacked 13 December 2021[4]   Martí Cifuentes 12 January 2022[5]
Mjällby AIF   Anders Torstensson End of contract 29 December 2021[6]   Andreas Brännström 29 December 2021[7]
Malmö FF   Jon Dahl Tomasson Mutual consent 30 December 2021[8]   Miloš Milojević 7 January 2022[9]
Helsingborgs IF   Jörgen Lennartsson Sacked 22 May 2022[10] 15th   Mattias Lindström
  Álvaro Santos
31 May 2022[11]
IFK Norrköping   Rikard Norling Sacked 11 July 2022[12] 11th   Glen Riddersholm 8 Aug 2022[13]
GIF Sundsvall   Henrik Åhnstrand Sacked 28 July 2022[14] 15th   Brian Clarhaut 28 July 2022[14]
Malmö FF   Miloš Milojević Sacked 29 July 2022[15] 5th   Andreas Georgson (interim) 29 July 2022[15]
AIK   Bartosz Grzelak Sacked 19 August 2022[16] 5th   Henok Goitom (interim) 19 August 2022[16]
Malmö FF   Andreas Georgson End of interim spell 6 September 2022[17] 7th   Åge Hareide 6 September 2022[17]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 BK Häcken (C) 30 18 10 2 69 37 +32 64 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Djurgårdens IF 30 17 6 7 55 25 +30 57 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Hammarby IF 30 16 8 6 60 27 +33 56
4 Kalmar FF 30 15 6 9 41 27 +14 51
5 AIK 30 14 8 8 45 36 +9 50
6 IF Elfsborg 30 13 10 7 55 35 +20 49
7 Malmö FF 30 13 7 10 44 34 +10 46
8 IFK Göteborg 30 14 3 13 42 39 +3 45
9 Mjällby AIF 30 11 10 9 33 33 0 43
10 IFK Värnamo 30 9 10 11 34 47 −13 37
11 IK Sirius 30 9 8 13 31 42 −11 35
12 IFK Norrköping 30 8 10 12 40 42 −2 34
13 Degerfors IF 30 7 10 13 32 49 −17 31
14 Varbergs BoIS (O) 30 8 7 15 31 57 −26 31 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Helsingborgs IF (R) 30 4 5 21 22 52 −30 17 Relegation to Superettan
16 GIF Sundsvall (R) 30 4 2 24 28 80 −52 14
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).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated


Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
BK Häcken127666432111112211111122111111
Djurgårdens IF286585644432221122322211232222
Hammarby IF411111221344444433233333323333
Kalmar FF12758119795666666877776665444454
AIK149111054113223333345444456555545
IF Elfsborg1612101177810777879109101010109987787666
Malmö FF753423356555555564557544666777
IFK Göteborg442248911111087877656665778878888
Mjällby AIF3383325688999108788888899999999
IFK Värnamo91112141214141313121213131313131313131312111010101010101010
IK Sirius454710121189111110108910999910101212121112121111
IFK Norrköping121413151310971091011111111121111111111121111111211111212
Degerfors IF151515161616161415151415151516141414151414151414141414131313
Varbergs BoIS71099911121212131312121212111212121213131313131313141414
Helsingborgs IF91313121413131516161616161614151515141515141515151515151515
GIF Sundsvall91616131515151614141514141415161616161616161616161616161616
Leader
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2023 Superettan

Results by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
AIKLWLWWWWDDWDLDWWWLDWDWLDDWWLLWL
BK HäckenWWLDDWWWWWDDWWLDWWWWDDDDWWWWWD
Degerfors IFLLLLLLWWLLDLDLLWLDLWDDDWDDWWDD
Djurgårdens IFWLWDLWDDWLWWWWWWDWDWWDWLLLWWWL
GIF SundsvallLLLWLLLLWLLWDLLLLLLLLLDLWLLLLL
Hammarby IFWWWWWDLDWLDLWWWLWWWDLDDDWWDLWW
Helsingborgs IFLLLWDLLLLLLDLDWDLDWLLWLLLLLLLL
IF ElfsborgLDWLWWDLWDWDDLLDDDDLWWWWLDWWWW
IFK GöteborgWWWDLLLDLWWWLDWWWLLWWLLLLWLWLW
IFK NorrköpingLLLDWWWWLDDLDLLLWDLDWLDWDLWDLD
IFK VärnamoLDLDWLLDWWLLDLLWDDDLWWWWDLWDDL
IK SiriusWDWLLLWWDLLWDWLLWDLLLLLDDWDDWL
Kalmar FFLWWLLWWLWDWDDLWLWLWWWDDWWWLDLW
Malmö FFWDWDWDWLLWWLWWWLLWDLLWWDDLLLWD
Mjällby AIFWWLWDWLDLDDWLDWWDLDWLDDLDLWWLW
Varbergs BoISWLWLDLLDWLLWLDLWLDDDLWLDLWLLLW
Source: Soccerstats.com (in English)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Results

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Home \ Away AIK BKH DEG DIF GIFS HAM HIF IFE IFKG IFKN IFKV IKS KFF MFF MAIF VAR
AIK 1–2 1–1 1–0 4–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0
BK Häcken 4–2 2–2 1–2 4–1 1–1 5–0 1–1 0–2 3–3 4–1 4–3 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–1
Degerfors IF 1–1 1–2 3–0 3–1 0–1 2–1 0–6 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–1
Djurgårdens IF 1–2 0–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–0 4–0 3–2 4–0 0–1 4–0
GIF Sundsvall 0–2 1–5 2–3 2–5 1–5 1–2 0–2 3–2 1–3 1–2 2–3 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–3
Hammarby 3–3 2–2 5–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 4–2 0–0 2–0 5–1
Helsingborgs IF 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–4 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–3
IF Elfsborg 2–2 4–4 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 0–2 3–2 0–2 4–1
IFK Göteborg 1–0 0–4 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1
IFK Norrköping 2–4 1–1 2–0 0–1 5–1 4–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–2 0–1
IFK Värnamo 2–3 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–0
IK Sirius 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–3 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–3
Kalmar FF 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–0
Malmö FF 3–0 1–2 2–2 2–3 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 3–0
Mjällby AIF 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 4–1
Varbergs BoIS 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–3 0–0 0–3 0–4 1–1 3–0 0–2 0–3 2–5 0–0
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

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The 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan will meet the third-placed team from 2022 Superettan in a two-legged tie on a home-and-away basis with the team from Allsvenskan finishing at home.

Östers IF1–2Varbergs BoIS
  • Varmanen   21'
Report
Attendance: 6,705
Varbergs BoIS2–1Östers IF
Report
Attendance: 3,738

Varbergs BoIS won 4–2 on aggregate.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 6 November 2022
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Alexander Jeremejeff BK Häcken 22
2   Marcus Antonsson IFK Värnamo 20
3   Marcus Berg IFK Göteborg 13
4   Isaac Kiese Thelin Malmö FF 12
  Gustav Ludwigson Hammarby IF
6   Pontus Engblom GIF Sundsvall 11
  Mikkel Rygaard BK Häcken
  Christoffer Nyman IFK Norrköping
  Nahir Besara Hammarby IF
10   Gustaf Norlin IFK Göteborg 10

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
  Alexander Jeremejeff Häcken AIK 4–2 2 April 2022
  Rasmus Alm Elfsborg Degerfors 0–6 1 May 2022
  Abdelrahman Saidi Degerfors Sundsvall 2–3 9 May 2022
  Alexander Jeremejeff Häcken Elfsborg 4–4 31 July 2022
  Oscar Uddenäs Häcken Helsingborg 5–0 8 August 2022
  Marcus Antonsson Värnamo Helsingborg 3–2 5 September 2022
  Victor Edvardsen Djurgården Göteborg 3–0 18 September 2022
  Ola Toivonen Malmö Varberg 5–2 30 October 2022

Discipline

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Player

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Club

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Awards

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Annual awards

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Award[20] Winner Club
Player of the Year   Alexander Jeremejeff BK Häcken
Goalkeeper of the Year   Ricardo Friedrich Kalmar FF
Defender of the Year   Even Hovland BK Häcken
Midfielder of the Year   Mikkel Rygaard BK Häcken
Striker of the Year   Alexander Jeremejeff BK Häcken
Breakthrough of the Year   Hugo Larsson Malmö FF
Coach of the Year   Per-Mathias Högmo BK Häcken

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lann, Rikard (30 October 2022). "Häcken svenska mästare" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Pressrelease: Robin går till Malmö FF för nya uppdrag". ifkvarnamo.se (in Swedish). IFK Värnamo. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Kim Hellberg ny huvudtränare i IFK Värnamo". ifkvarnamo.se (in Swedish). IFK Värnamo. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Hammarby och Milos Milojevic går skilda vägar". hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Martí Cifuentes Hammarbys nye huvudtränare". hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish). 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Anders Torstensson fortsätter inte i Mjällby AIF". maif.se (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Andreas Brännström ny tränare i Mjällby AIF". maif.se (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Jon Dahl Tomasson lämnar Malmö FF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Milos Milojevic!". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  10. ^ "HIF och Jörgen Lennartsson går skilda vägar". hif.se (in Swedish). Helsingborgs IF. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  11. ^ "HÁlvaro Santos & Mattias Lindström permanenta huvudtränare". hif.se (in Swedish). Helsingborgs IF. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Rikard Norling lämnar IFK Norrköping". ifknorrkoping.se (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Glen Riddersholm Ny tränare för IFK Norrköping". ifknorrkoping.se (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  14. ^ a b "GIF Sundsvall och Henrik Åhnstrand går skilda vägar". gifsundsvall.se (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Malmö FF avslutar samarbetet med Milos Milojevic". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Förändringar i herrlagets ledarstab". aikfotboll.se (in Swedish). AIK. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Åge Hareide huvudtränare säsongen ut". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  18. ^ a b "Swedish Allsvenskan Card Stats; Svenskfotboll". 24 April 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Swedish Allsvenskan Card Stats & Referee Stats | the Stats Don't Lie". 24 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Tog storslam i Allsvenskans stora pris: "Det trodde jag aldrig..."". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 8 November 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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