The 1940–41 season in Swedish football, starting August 1940 and ending July 1941:
Honours
Official titles TitleTeamReason1940–41 Swedish ChampionsHelsingborgs IFWinners of Allsvenskan
Competitions LevelCompetitionTeam1st levelAllsvenskan 1940–41Helsingborgs IF2nd levelDivision 2 Norra 1940–41Reymersholms IKDivision 2 Östra 1940–41IFK EskilstunaDivision 2 Västra 1940–41GAISDivision 2 Södra 1940–41Halmstads BKRegional ChampionshipNorrländska MästerskapetTeams from a large part of northern Sweden, approximately above the province of Medelpad, were not allowed to play in the national league system until the 1953–54 season, and a championship was instead played to decide the best team in Norrland. 1941Bodens BK
Promotions, relegations and qualifications
Promotions Promoted fromPromoted toTeamReasonDivision 2 Norra 1940–41Allsvenskan 1941–42Reymersholms IKWinners of promotion play-offDivision 2 Västra 1940–41GAISWinners of promotion play-offDivision 3 1940–41Division 2 Norra 1941–42IFK LidingöWinners of promotion play-offLjusne AIKWinners of promotion play-offDivision 3 1940–41Division 2 Östra 1941–42IK CityWinners of promotion play-offDivision 3 1940–41Division 2 Västra 1941–42Karlstads BIKWinners of promotion play-offSkogens IFWinners of promotion play-offWaggeryds IKWinners of promotion play-offDivision 3 1940–41Division 2 Södra 1941–42Nybro IFWinners of promotion play-offIFK TrelleborgWinners of promotion play-off
Relegations Relegated fromRelegated toTeamReasonAllsvenskan 1940–41Division 2 Norra 1941–42IK Brage11th teamDivision 2 Östra 1941–42IK Sleipner12th teamDivision 2 Norra 1940–41Division 3 1941–42Värtans IK9th teamNynäshamns IF10th teamDivision 2 Östra 1940–41Division 3 1941–42Husqvarna IF9th teamÖrebro FF10th teamDivision 2 Västra 1940–41Division 3 1941–42Varbergs BoIS9th teamArvika BK10th teamDivision 2 Södra 1940–41Division 3 1941–42IFK Värnamo9th teamMalmö BI10th team
Domestic results
Allsvenskan 1940–41
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1Helsingborgs IF22143546–26+20312Degerfors IF22125547–28+19293AIK22114745–36+9264IF Elfsborg22113854–37+17255Landskrona BoIS2289536–360256IFK Göteborg2286842–36+6227IFK Norrköping2286835–32+3228Malmö FF2278733–330229Gårda BK22741131–42-111810Sandvikens IF22661030–42-121811IK Brage22641239–53-141612IK Sleipner22341528–65-3710
Allsvenskan promotion play-off 1940–41
Division 2 Norra 1940–41
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1Reymersholms IK18123349–20+29272Djurgårdens IF18123338–20+18273Sandvikens AIK18121549–24+25254Hammarby IF1893641–30+11215Sundbybergs IK1883734–43-9196Ludvika FfI1863951–42+9157Gefle IF1863923–36-13158Hofors AIF18531023–44-21139Värtans IK18441024–33-91210Nynäshamns IF18141311–51-406
Division 2 Östra 1940–41 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1IFK Eskilstuna18152175–21+54322Örebro SK1893642–34+8213Surahammars IF1892733–25+8204Hallstahammars SK1882831–27+4185Åtvidabergs FF1882842–45-3186Finspångs AIK1882839–46-7187IFK Västerås1865726–38-12178Mjölby AI1854921–34-13149Husqvarna IF18521127–37-101210Örebro FF18421223–52-2910
Division 2 Västra 1940–41 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1GAIS18142248–16+32302Tidaholms GIF18104457–32+25243Örgryte IS1895436–30+6234Karlskoga IF1893649–32+17215Skara IF1892744–38+6206Lundby IF1881936–45-9177Deje IK18711031–44-13158Billingsfors IK18611133–35-2139Varbergs BoIS18331228–52-24910Arvika BK18321326–64-388
Division 2 Södra 1940–41 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1Halmstads BK18132344–20+24282IS Halmia18120656–24+32243Kalmar AIK1893642–41+1214Höganäs BK1892740–38+2205IFK Kristianstad1865741–42-1176IFK Malmö1864836–34+2167BK Landora1864826–44-18168Olofströms IF1863934–40-6159IFK Värnamo18521124–40-161210Malmö BI18351022–42-2011
Division 2 promotion play-off 1940–41
Norrländska Mästerskapet 1941 Final
National team results
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National team players in season 1940/41
name pos. caps goals club Åke "Carnera" Andersson FW 1 0 AIK Sture Andersson-Dahlöf FW 1 0 IF Elfsborg Sven "Svenne Berka" Bergquist (Bergqvist) GK 3 0 Hammarby IF Gösta Dahl MF 1 0 IF Elfsborg Arvid "Emma" Emanuelsson MF 4 1 IF Elfsborg Karl-Erik Grahn MF 4 0 IF Elfsborg Gunnar "Il Professore" Gren FW 3 1 Gårda BK Hilding "Moggli" Gustafsson DF 4 0 Reymersholms IK Erik "Mulle" Holmqvist FW 1 2 IFK Norrköping Knut Johansson FW 4 6 IF Elfsborg Sven "Jonas" Jonasson FW 4 1 IF Elfsborg Erik "Järnbacken" Källström DF 1 0 IF Elfsborg Harry Nilsson DF 4 0 Landskrona BoIS Arne Nyberg FW 3 0 IFK Göteborg Stig Nyström FW 2 0 IK Brage Erik Persson MF 3 1 Landskrona BoIS Gustav "Gurra" Sjöberg GK 1 0 AIK
Notes
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