2017 Allsvenskan

The 2017 Allsvenskan, part of the 2017 Swedish football season, is the 93rd season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The season began on 1 April 2017 and ended on 5 November the same year. Fixtures for the 2017 season were announced on 9 December 2016. A total of 16 teams participated.

Malmö FF were the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season. Malmö FF won the Swedish championship this season, their 23rd Allsvenskan title and 20th Swedish championship overall, in the 27th round on 16 October 2017 when they won 3–1 in the away fixture against IFK Norrköping at Östgötaporten.

Summary Allsvenskans stora pris For the fifth year running, the broadcaster of Allsvenskan, C More Entertainment, hosted an award ceremony where they presented seven awards and two special awards to the players and staff of the 16 Allsvenskan clubs, the award ceremony was held on 7 November 2017. The nominations for the 2017 season were officially announced on 3 November 2017. Nominees are displayed below, the winners are marked in bold text. Malmö FF and Djurgårdens IF received the most nominations with six nominations each, while Östersunds FK received three nominations, IFK Göteborg received two nominations, and AIK, BK Häcken, GIF Sundsvall, and IFK Norrköping each received one nomination.

Goalkeeper of the year Johan Wiland (Hammarby IF/Malmö FF) Andreas Isaksson (Djurgårdens IF) Pontus Dahlberg (IFK Göteborg)

Defender of the year Anton Tinnerholm (Malmö FF) Per Karlsson (AIK) Eric Larsson (GIF Sundsvall)

Midfielder of the year Anders Christiansen (Malmö FF) Ken Sema (Östersunds FK) Magnus Eriksson (Djurgårdens IF)

Forward of the year Saman Ghoddos (Östersunds FK) Markus Rosenberg (Malmö FF) Karl Holmberg (IFK Norrköping)

Newcomer of the year Pontus Dahlberg (IFK Göteborg) Felix Beijmo (Djurgårdens IF) Daleho Irandust (BK Häcken)

Manager of the year Graham Potter (Östersunds FK) Magnus Pehrsson (Malmö FF) Özcan Melkemichel (Djurgårdens IF)

Most valuable player of the year Anders Christiansen (Malmö FF) Magnus Eriksson (Djurgårdens IF) Kim Källström (Djurgårdens IF)

Suspended matches

IFK Göteborg vs. AIK The match at Gamla Ullevi between IFK Göteborg and AIK on 18 May 2017 was postponed, following reports of attempted match fixing. The match was rescheduled for 10 August 2017.

Teams

A total of sixteen teams are contesting the league, including thirteen sides from the previous season, two promoted teams from the 2016 Superettan and one team from the 2016 Allsvenskan play-offs.

Gefle IF and Falkenbergs FF were relegated at the end of the 2016 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by 2016 Superettan champions IK Sirius and runners-up AFC United. IK Sirius returned to Allsvenskan after 42 years' absence, having been relegated at the end of the 1974 season. This is IK Sirius' fourth season in the league. AFC United are participating in the league for the first time in the club's history; they are the third new club in the last four Allsvenskan seasons (following Falkenbergs FF in 2014 and Östersunds FK in 2016).

The final spot will be taken by the 2016 Allsvenskan play-offs winner; Halmstads BK, third-placed team in 2016 Superettan.

Stadia and locations Team Location Stadium Turf1 Stadium capacity1AFC EskilstunaEskilstunaTunavallenArtificial7,800AIKStockholmFriends ArenaNatural50,000BK HäckenGothenburgBravida ArenaArtificial6,500Djurgårdens IFStockholmTele2 ArenaArtificial30,000GIF SundsvallSundsvallIdrottsparkenArtificial7,700Halmstads BKHalmstadÖrjans VallNatural10,873Hammarby IFStockholmTele2 ArenaArtificial30,000IF ElfsborgBoråsBorås ArenaArtificial16,899IFK GöteborgGothenburgGamla UlleviNatural18,600IFK NorrköpingNorrköpingNya ParkenArtificial15,734IK SiriusUppsalaStudenternas IPNatural6,300Jönköpings Södra IFJönköpingStadsparksvallenNatural5,500Kalmar FFKalmarGuldfågeln ArenaNatural12,000Malmö FFMalmöSwedbank StadionNatural24,000Örebro SKÖrebroBehrn ArenaArtificial12,300Östersunds FKÖstersundJämtkraft ArenaArtificial8,466 1 According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Allsvenskan.

Personnel and sponsoring All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor Svenska Spel 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 coach1 Captain Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsorAFC Eskilstuna Nike BusmarketAIK Adidas Åbro BryggeriBK Häcken Nike BRA ByggDjurgårdens IF Adidas Prioritet FinansGIF Sundsvall Adidas SCAHalmstads BK Puma Various Hammarby IF Puma LWIF Elfsborg Umbro PulsenIFK Göteborg Kappa Prioritet FinansIFK Norrköping Nike HolmenIK Sirius Nike VariousJönköpings Södra IF Nike VariousKalmar FF Hummel HjältevadshusMalmö FF Puma VolkswagenÖrebro SK PumaAmbitiösÖstersunds FK Adidas Various

Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentDjurgården Mark DempseyEnd of contract6 November 2016Pre-season Özcan Melkemichel1 December 2016Häcken Peter GerhardssonEnd of contract11 November 2016 Mikael Stahre14 November 2016Hammarby Nanne BergstrandSacked18 November 2016 Jakob Michelsen30 November 2016Malmö Allan KuhnSacked19 November 2016 Magnus Pehrsson1 December 2016Eskilstuna Özcan MelkemichelEnd of contract1 December 2016 Pelle OlssonDecember 2016Eskilstuna Pelle OlssonSacked28 May 201716th Michael Jolley13 June 2017Halmstad Jan JönssonPromoted to Director of Football8 June 201715th Igor Krulj8 June 2017Kalmar Peter SwärdhSacked13 June 201714th Nanne Bergstrand13 June 2017Göteborg Jörgen LennartssonSacked18 July 201711th Alf Westerberg18 July 2017Örebro Alexander AxénMutual consent28 August 201711th Axel Kjäll28 August 2017Elfsborg Magnus HaglundSacked27 September 201710th Nemanja Miljanović Janne Mian27 September 2017

League table

Positions by round

Results

Play-offs The 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan meets the third-placed team from 2017 Superettan in a two-legged tie on a home-and-away basis with the team from Allsvenskan finishing at home.

Trelleborgs FF won 3–1 on aggregate.

Season statistics Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals1 Magnus ErikssonDjurgårdens IF14 Karl HolmbergIFK Norrköping3 Jo Inge BergetMalmö FF10 Nahir BesaraÖrebro SK Issam JebaliIF Elfsborg5 Mohamed Buya TurayAFC Eskilstuna9 Tobias HysénIFK Göteborg PaulinhoBK Häcken Viktor ProdellIF Elfsborg Nicolás StefanelliAIK

Top goalkeepers (Minimum of 10 games played) RankGoalkeeperClub1 Peter AbrahamssonBK Häcken262580122 Oscar LinnérAIK29227812 Johan DahlinMalmö FF111064 Michael LangerIFK Norrköping15187755 Josh WicksIK Sirius24327686 Andreas IsakssonDjurgårdens IF29277511 Andreas AnderssonÖstersunds FK101338 Aly KeitaÖstersunds FK2119749 Lucas Hägg-JohanssonKalmar FF2533710 Alireza HaghighiAFC Eskilstuna1727732

Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Gustav EngvallDjurgårdens IFÖrebro SK0–47 May 2017 Nahir BesaraÖrebro SKIFK Göteborg4–216 July 2017 Filip RogićÖrebro SKIK Sirius3–425 September 2017 Nicolás StefanelliAIKIF Elfsborg5–21 October 2017

Awards Annual awards AwardWinnerClubPlayer of the Year Anders ChristiansenMalmö FFGoalkeeper of the Year Johan Wiland Malmö FF\ Hammarby IFDefender of the Year Anton TinnerholmMalmö FFMidfielder of the Year Anders ChristiansenMalmö FF Striker of the Year Saman GhoddosÖstersunds FKBreakthrough of the Year Pontus DahlbergIFK Gothenburg Coach of the Year Graham PotterÖstersunds FK

Attendances

# Club Average Highest 1 Hammarby IF 22,137 30,671 2 Malmö FF 18,254 21,354 3 AIK 17,807 33,157 4 Djurgårdens IF 16,241 26,648 5 IFK Göteborg 12,299 32,129 6 IFK Norrköping 9,004 14,533 7 IF Elfsborg 7,003 11,979 8 Örebro SK 6,283 9,271 9 Kalmar FF 6,236 10,318 10 Östersunds FK 5,265 7,821 11 IK Sirius FK 5,174 7,248 12 Halmstads BK 4,480 8,297 13 Jönköpings Södra IF 4,301 5,914 14 GIF Sundsvall 4,162 6,528 15 AFC Eskilstuna 3,748 7,500 16 BK Häcken 2,996 5,676 Source:

2017 Allsvenskan

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