The Allsvenskan is the current highest tier of domestic rugby union club competition in Sweden. As of 2026 the men's and women's competitions are run as round robin leagues over two regional divisions. Cross-division placement finals take place at season's end to determine final ranking, which includes the SM-Guld (Svensk Mästare Gold Medal) Grand Final to crown the champion.
In previous years a higher national men's SuperAllsvenskan competition took place, however after organisational and logisitical difficulties adversely affected the 2025 edition, this is not currently scheduled to run in 2026.
The first men's Swedish championship took place in 1943 and was won by the rugby division of IK Göta from Stockholm. The 2026 season featured twelve teams in two regional divisions, plus a further five teams in Division 1 North and three in Division 1 South
The first women's Swedish championship took place in 1983 and was won by Trollhättan Rugby Club. The 2026 season featured eight teams in two regional divisions.
Since its foundationhttp://iof3.idrottonline.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=2441 12 teams have been crowned men's Swedish Rugby Champions and 10 teams have been crowned women's Champions. The most successful Swedish club is Stockholm Exiles RFC who have won the men's championship title 21 times and the women's title 13 times. Nearby Enköpings RK have won the men's title 20 times and the women's title 7 times, while Pingvin RC, based in Trelleborg, have won the men's title 12 times and the women's title twice. Göteborg RF have also won the women's title 7 times.
Due to Sweden's Nordic climate, rugby seasons run in the summer, with games usually taking place on Saturdays between May and October, with a break around Midsommar.
Several players from the Allsvenskan have won caps at international level for Sweden.
Teams
Division ClubCity/Area Home Field AllsvenskanNorth Enköpings RK Enköping, Uppsala County Korsängens Idrottsplats Erikslunds KF Täby Municipality, Stockholm Täby Rugby Center Hammarby IF Rugby Enskede-Årsta-Vantör, Stockholm Gubbängsfältet IKSU Umeå, Västerbotten County Nydalafältet Stockholm Exiles RFC Enskede-Årsta-Vantör, Stockholm Gubbängsfältet Uppsala RFC Uppsala Fyrisfjädern AllsvenskanSouth Göteborg RF Frölunda, Gothenburg Välen Lugi Rugbyklubb Lund, Skåne Centrala Idrottsplats Malmö RC Malmö, Skåne Lindängens Idrottsplats Pingvin RC Trelleborg, Skåne Trelleborg Rugby Arena Spartacus Rugby Club Partille, Gothenburg Lexby IP Vänersborgs RK Vänersborg, Västra Götaland County Vänersborg Arena Division 1 North IF Attila Bromma, Stockholm Bromma Sportfält Rugby Hammarby IF Rugby B Enskede-Årsta-Vantör, Stockholm Gubbängsfältet Stockholm Berserkers RFC Stockholm Stockholm Exiles RFC B Enskede-Årsta-Vantör, Stockholm Uppsala Nomads RFC Uppsala Fyrisfjädern Division 1 South Kalmar, Småland Södra Utmarken Idrottsplats Göteborg Simbas Frölunda, Gothenburg Välen Häljarp / Helsingborg Landskrona, Skåne Häljarps Idrottshall Former Teams
ClubCity/AreaLast participatedHome FieldNRK Trojan Norrköping, Östergötland 2023 Himmelstalund Sportfält Sandviken RC Sandviken, Gävleborg County 2020 Jernvallen Karlstads Rugbyklubb Karlstad, Värmland County 2020 Orrholmens Idrottsplats Södertälje Rugbyklubb Södertälje, Stockholm 2020 Brunnsängs Idrottsplat Katrineholm Griffins Katrineholm , Södermanland County 2019 Djulö Idrottsplat Oslo Fusion Oslo, Norway 2017 VRK Tigrarna Västerås, Västmanland 2017 DTU Exiles Lyngby, Copenhagen 2017 Henrik Dams Alle CBS Rugby Frederiksberg, Copenhagen 2017
Champions Men Team TitlesMost recent winYears won Stockholm Exiles RFC 21 2025 1966†, 1972, 1989, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 Enköpings RK 20 2011 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 Pingvin RC 12 2022 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2022 Malmö RC 6 1967 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 IK Göta 6 1951 1943, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951 Älvsjö AIK 5 1956 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 IF Attila 5 1968 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1968 Uppsala RFC 3 1977 1969, 1970, 1977 Vänersborgs RK 2 2001 1971‡, 2001 Västerås RK 1 1949 1949 RK Pantern 1 1946 1946 Stockholms RK 1 1945 1945
Notes † as Exiles RFC ‡ as IFK Vänersborg
Women Team TitlesMost recent winYears won Stockholm Exiles RFC 13 2024 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005,2006, 2007, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024 Enköpings RK 7 2025 1984, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2010, 2020, 2025 Göteborg RF 7 2015 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Vänersborgs RK 5 2018 1995, 1996, 2002, 2017, 2018 Stockholms RK † 4 1992 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Pingvin RC 2 2003 1994, 2003 Skåne RF 2 2022 2021, 2022 Getingarna RK 1 1988 1988 Riddarsporen RK 1 1985 1985 Trollhättan RC 1 1983 1983
Notes † became part of Stockholm Exiles in 1993
2026 Season Allsvenskan Herr
Final Standings Position Team Enköpings RK or Malmö RC 3rd / 4th LUGI Lions or Stockholm Exiles RFC 5th Hammarby IF Rugby 6th Spartacus Rugby Club 7th Erikslunds KF 8th Pingvin RC 9th Vänersborgs RK 10th Uppsala RFC 11th - 14th orGöteborg RF orIKSU
North 2026 Men's Allsvenskan NorthPlayoff round Enköpings RK10901444 13730791 46 SM - Guld Stockholm Exiles RFC106134291492807033 SM - Guld Hammarby IF Rugby 10604235241-662 32 5th / 6th Erikslunds KF 10 4 1 5 225 221 4 4 0 22 7th / 8th Uppsala RFC10406211392-1815021 9th / 10th IKSU100010101509-408202 11th thru 14th
width=85em 34 - 2224 - 2895 - 739 - 2271 - 87 - 2017 - 1066 - 1011 - 3134 - 512 - 3636 - 2234 - 1429 - 1917 - 220 - 5020 - 3314 - 247 - 585 + 4719 - 2910 - 1049 - 1266 - 085 - 712 - 4645 - 724 - 3336 - 245 - 70
South 2026 Men's Allsvenskan South Playoff round Malmö RC10100063863575100 50 SM - Guld Lugi Lions RFC 10703 3072525570 35 SM - Guld Spartacus Rugby Club 1041 5 301 357 -566024 5th / 6th Pingvin RC 10 5 0 5 243 356-11340 20 7th / 8th Vänersborgs RK10316264487-2236020 9th / 10th Göteborg RF10109142382-240318 11th thru 14th
width=85em 39 - 105 - 577 - 17 10 - 4322 - 2661 - 05 - 5036 - 1334 - 2448 - 2159 - 352 - 062 - 790 - 080 - 035 - 1717 - 317 - 6224 - 1472 - 536 - 1512 - 3917 - 5960 - 1538 - 3838 - 2424 - 4317 - 6762 - 3633 - 57
Division 1 North 2026 Division 1 North Playoff round Stockholm Exiles RFC B6600 398 80 318 30 11th thru 14th IF Attila RG 8 5 0 3 255 244 11 25 Uppsala Nomads33 0 0 178 56 122 14 Stockholm Berserkers RFC 4 0 0 4 83 260 -177 1 Hammarby Bees 5 0 0 582312-230 0 width=85em 61 - 3012 - 6652 - 2128 - 017 - 5319 - 81TBCTBC69 - 561 - 1779 - 5TBC15 - 29TBCAug 3021 - 7326 - 15TBC22 - 4279 - 20
Division 1 South 2026 Division 1 South Playoff round 4 4 0 0 125 12 113 20 11th thru 14th Hjälarp/Helsingborg 4 2 0 2 77 104 -27 10 Göteborg Simbas 4 0 0 4 31 117 -86 1 width=85em 0 - 245 - 3628 - 028 - 029 - 2612 - 45
Playoffs
SM-Guld Herr XV
Fifth / Sixth Place
Seventh / Eighth Place
Ninth / Tenth Place
Eleventh to Fourteenth Places
2025 Season 2025 SuperAllsvenskan Table Stockholm Exiles RFC 4 4 0 0 164 5 +159 16Pingvin RC 4 1 0 3 97 109 -12 6 Enköpings RK 4 1 0 3 45 192 -147 5 Spartacus Rugby Club Withdrew before season began
Results
Grand Final
2025 Allsvenskan North Stockholm Exiles RFC B 10 9 0 1 407 146 +261 18 Erikslund KF 10 8 0 2 433 99 +334 16 Uppsala RFC 10 7 0 3 425 169 +256 14 Hammarby IF Rugby 10 3 1 6 208 336 -128 6 IKSU 10 1 1 8 181 429 -248 2 IF Attila 10 1 0 9 91 556 -465 2
South Malmö RC 6 4 0 2 240 130 +110 8 Göteborg RF 6 3 1 2 150 154 -4 6 Lugi Lions RFC 6 2 1 3 141 181 -40 4 Vänersborgs RK 6 2 0 4 156 222 -66 4
7th / 8th Place Final
5th / 6th Place Final
Lugi Lions RFC win 41-36 on aggregate
3rd / 4th Place Final
Erikslund KF win 74-41 on aggregate
Grand Final
Division 1 North Table Uppsala RFC B 2 2 0 0 112 38 +74 4 Stockholm Rugby U20 1 1 0 0 71 5 +66 2 Stockholm Berserkers RFC 3 0 0 3 43 183 -140 0
2024 Season 2024 SuperAllsvenskan Stockholm Exiles RFC 12 11 0 1 641 196 +445 56 Spartacus Rugby Club 12 7 0 5 368 354 +14 38 Enköpings RK 12 5 0 7 287 431 -144 25 Pingvin RC 12 1 0 11 201 516 -315 6
2024 Allsvenskan North / East Stockholm Exiles RFC B 6 4 0 2 203 146 +57 22 Erikslund KF 6 4 0 2 146 122 +24 19 Hammarby IF Rugby 6 3 0 3 146 154 -8 17 Uppsala RFC 6 1 0 5 110 183 -73 5
South / West Malmö RC 6 5 0 1 281 127 +154 24 Lugi Lions RFC 6 4 0 2 200 128 +72 20 Göteborg RF 6 3 0 3 154 148 +6 18 Vänersborgs RK 6 0 0 6 94 326 -232 1
Placement Playoffs
Hammarby IF Rugby win 107-45 on aggregate to progress to the 5th/6th place final
Uppsala RFC win 70-53 on aggregate to progress to the 5th/6th place final
7th / 8th Final
5th / 6th Final
Hammarby IF Rugby win 41-24 on aggregate to place 5th
Semi-Finals
Lugi Lions RFC win 49-46 on aggregate
Erikslund KF win 59-47 on aggregate
Grand Final
Lugi Lions RFC win 52-48 on aggregate
2023 Season The 2023 season ran in two parts. The first half of the season consisted of three regional pools of three teams each. The second half was run on a national basis over two divisions.
2023 Allsvenskan - Regional Pools 2023 Allsvenskan West Region Results 2023 Allsvenskan Skåne Region Results 2023 Allsvenskan North Region Results West Region Spartacus 4 4 0 0 207 46 +61 20 Göteborg RF 4 2 0 2 210 80 +130 10 Vänersborgs RK 4 0 0 4 21 232 -211 0 Skåne Region Lugi Lions 4 3 0 1 79 83 +4 13 Pingvin RC 4 2 0 2 127 74 +53 12 Malmö RC 4 1 0 3 67 116 -49 5 North Region Stockholm Exiles RFC 4 4 0 0 151 55 +96 19 Enköpings RK 4 1 0 3 98 100 -2 8 NRK Trojan 4 1 0 3 51 145 -94 5
2023 Allsvenskan 3or 2023 Allsvenskan 3or Results NRK Trojan 6 5 0 1 208 103 +105 25 Malmö RC 6 4 0 2 283 97 +86 22 Göteborg RF 6 2 0 4 129 164 -35 11 Vänersborgs RK 6 1 0 5 83 339 -256 5
2023 SuperAllsvenskan 2023 SuperAllsvenskan Results Stockholm Exiles RFC 8 8 0 0 439 81 +358 39 Enköpings RK 8 6 0 2 285 185 +100 31 Spartacus Rugby Club 8 4 0 4 242 234 +8 22 Lugi Lions RFC 8 2 0 6 219 371 -152 12 Pingvin RC 8 0 0 8 48 362 -314 1
2022 Season 2022 SuperAllsvenskan 2022 SuperAllsvenskan Results Pingvin RC 12 9 0 3 294 216 +78 42 Stockholm Exiles RFC 12 8 0 4 312 214 +98 38 Enköpings RK 12 7 0 5 337 181 +156 36 NRK Trojan 12 0 0 12 150 482 -332 3
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