Allsvenskan 2004, part of the 2004 Swedish football season, was the 80th Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 3 April 2004 and the last match was played 30 October 2004. Malmö FF won the league ahead of runners-up Halmstads BK, while AIK and Trelleborgs FF were relegated.
Summary Djurgårdens IF announced in early November 2003 that the club would move its home games to Råsunda Stadium from 2004. The game Hammarby IF-Malmö FF (0–0) was played in front of 15 626 spectators at Söderstadion in Stockholm on Tuesday, 6 April 2004. Following the game, a group of Malmö FF supporters were given mass media publicity for using a banner where three deceased well-known Hammarby IF-personalities were mocked. Following riots during the game Hammarby IF-AIK (1-1) on Monday, 18 October at Råsunda Stadium AIK was required to play the home game against Örgryte IS on 24 October 2004 at the same stadium without any spectators. AIK lost, 0–3, and were relegated from Allsvenskan. Sportbladet's Lasse Sandlin described the atmosphere at the empty stadium as the "Valley of the Shadow of Death". On Friday 5 November, the competition committee of the Swedish Football Association met to discuss debates regarding too many non-EU players. Örgryte IS was stripped on one point from the game GIF Sundsvall–Örgryte IS, which was played on 18 April 2004 and originally ended in a 1–1 draw. The result was changed, instead giving the victory to GIF Sundsvall, 3–0. The decision was criticised for changing the table following the end of the season. Malmö FF was involved in a similar decision, but not stripped on any points.
Participating clubs ClubLast seasonFirst seasonin leagueFirst season ofcurrent spellAIK5th1924–251981Djurgårdens IF1st1927–282001IF Elfsborg10th1926–271997IFK Göteborg7th1924–251977Halmstads BK9th1933–341993Hammarby IF2nd1924–251998Helsingborgs IF6th1924–251993Kalmar FF1st (Superettan)1949–502004Landskrona BoIS11th1924–252002Malmö FF3rd1931–322001GIF Sundsvall12th19652000Trelleborgs FF2nd (Superettan)19852004Örebro SK8th1946–471989Örgryte IS4th1924–251995
League table
Results
Relegation play-offs
2–2 on aggregate. Örgryte IS won on away goals.
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Markus RosenbergHalmstads BK142 Afonso AlvesMalmö FF123 Andreas JohanssonDjurgårdens IF114 Dedé AndersonKalmar FF10 Peter GraulundHelsingborgs IF10 Peter IjehIFK Göteborg10 Sharbel ToumaHalmstads BK108 Mattias LindströmHelsingborgs IF9 Jonas WallerstedtGIF Sundsvall910 Aílton AlmeidaÖrgryte IS8 Hasse BerggrenIF Elfsborg8 Niklas SkoogMalmö FF8
Attendances ClubHome averageAway averageHome high1Malmö FF20,06112,52227,3432IFK Göteborg14,61813,68138,9833AIK13,881AIK chose to play their last home match of the season against Örgryte IS without any attendance, AIK's average for the twelve other home games was 15,037 and Örgryte IS' average for the twelve other away games was 9,036.11,26427,6124Hammarby IF12,87711,79724,1655Djurgårdens IF12,32211,65132,5906Helsingborgs IF10,1698,55016,0697Halmstads BK9,1139,06316,8678Örgryte IS7,5188,34140,1869Kalmar FF7,1238,2619,03110Örebro SK7,0128,07010,48511IF Elfsborg6,4438,68610,63512GIF Sundsvall6,2707,8488,04013Landskrona BoIS5,8818,52611,03614Trelleborgs FF3,4598,4879,843—Total9,768—40,186
References
Online
External links Allsvenskan 2004 – Svensk Fotboll
Notes