2018 Allsvenskan

The 2018 Allsvenskan, part of the 2018 Swedish football season, was the 94th season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. A total of 16 teams participated. As the 2018 FIFA World Cup will start on 14 June, the last round before stoppage will be held on 27 May. The league will resume games on 7 July.

Malmö FF were the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season. AIK won the Swedish championship this season, their sixth Allsvenskan title and 12th Swedish championship overall, in the 30th round on 11 November when they won 0–1 in the away fixture against Kalmar FF at Guldfågeln Arena.

Summary Teams

A total of sixteen teams are contesting the league, including thirteen sides from the previous season, two promoted teams from the 2017 Superettan and one team from the 2017 Allsvenskan play-offs.

Halmstads BK and AFC Eskilstuna were relegated at the end of the 2017 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by 2017 Superettan champions IF Brommapojkarna and runners-up Dalkurd FF. IF Brommapojkarna returned to Allsvenskan after three years' absence, having been relegated at the end of the 2014 season. This is IF Brommapojkarna's sixth season in the league. Dalkurd FF are participating in the league for the first time in the club's history; they are the fourth new club in the last five Allsvenskan seasons (following Falkenbergs FF in 2014, Östersunds FK in 2016 and AFC Eskilstuna in 2017).

The final spot was taken by the 2017 Allsvenskan play-offs winner; Trelleborgs FF, third-placed team in 2017 Superettan, who replace Jönköpings Södra IF.

Stadia and locations Team Location Stadium Turf1 Stadium capacity1AIKStockholmFriends ArenaNatural50,000BK HäckenGothenburgBravida ArenaArtificial6,500Dalkurd FFGävleGavlevallenArtificial6,500Djurgårdens IFStockholmTele2 ArenaArtificial30,000GIF SundsvallSundsvallIdrottsparkenArtificial7,700Hammarby IFStockholmTele2 ArenaArtificial30,000IF BrommapojkarnaStockholmGrimsta IPArtificial8,000IF ElfsborgBoråsBorås ArenaArtificial16,899IFK GöteborgGothenburgGamla UlleviNatural18,600IFK NorrköpingNorrköpingNya ParkenArtificial15,734IK SiriusUppsalaStudenternas IPNatural6,300Kalmar FFKalmarGuldfågeln ArenaNatural12,000Malmö FFMalmöStadionNatural22,500Örebro SKÖrebroBehrn ArenaArtificial12,300Östersunds FKÖstersundJämtkraft ArenaArtificial8,466Trelleborgs FFTrelleborgVångavallenNatural7,000 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 sponsorAIK Nike NotarBK Häcken Nike BRA ByggDalkurd FF Adidas Min Stora DagDjurgårdens IF Adidas Prioritet FinansGIF Sundsvall Adidas SCA Hammarby IF Stefan Billborn Puma JobmanIF Brommapojkarna Nike BauhausIF Elfsborg Umbro PulsenIFK Göteborg Kappa Prioritet FinansIFK Norrköping Nike HolmenIK Sirius Nike VariousKalmar FF Hummel HjältevadshusMalmö FF Puma VolkswagenTrelleborgs FF Nike Mellby GårdÖrebro SK PumaAmbitiösÖstersunds FK Ian Burchnall Adidas Various

Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentIFK Göteborg Alf WesterbergEnd of caretaker spellNovember 20, 2017Pre-season Poya AsbaghiNovember 21, 2017IF Brommapojkarna Olof MellbergResignedNovember 21, 2017 Luís PimentaDecember 13, 2017BK Häcken Mikael StahreResignedNovember 26, 2017 Andreas AlmDecember 8, 2017IF Elfsborg Nemanja Miljanović Janne MianEnd of caretaker spellDecember 6, 2017 Jimmy ThelinDecember 6, 2017Hammarby IF Jakob MichelsenSackedJanuary 4, 2018 Stefan BillbornJanuary 10, 2018Dalkurd FF Andreas BrännströmSackedJanuary 8, 2018 Azrudin ValentićJanuary 8, 2018Malmö FF Magnus PehrssonSackedMay 14, 201810th Daniel Andersson (caretaker)May 14, 2018Dalkurd FF Azrudin ValentićSackedMay 25, 201816th Adil Kizil (caretaker)May 25, 2018Östersunds FK Graham PotterSigned by Swansea CityJune 4, 20186th Ian Burchnall (caretaker)June 4, 2018Malmö FF Daniel AnderssonEnd of caretaker spellJune 12, 201810th Uwe RöslerJune 12, 2018Dalkurd FF Adil KizilEnd of caretaker spellJune 15, 201815th Johan SandahlJune 15, 2018Östersunds FK Ian BurchnallCaretaker made permanent managerJuly 18, 20185th Ian BurchnallJuly 18, 2018IF Brommapojkarna Luís PimentaSackedSeptember 5, 201814th Roberth BjörknesjöSeptember 7, 2018

League table

Positions by round

Results

Play-offs The 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan meets the third-placed team from 2018 Superettan in a two-legged tie on a home-and-away basis with the team from Allsvenskan finishing at home.

2–2 on aggregate. AFC Eskilstuna won on away goals.

Season statistics Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals1 PaulinhoBK Häcken202 Linus HalleniusGIF Sundsvall183 Nikola ĐurđićHammarby IF13 Romain GallGIFS / MFF Markus RosenbergMalmö FF6 Henok GoitomAIK127 Jiloan HamadHammarby IF11

Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Jiloan HamadHammarbySirius3–11 April 2018 Pa DibbaHammarbySundsvall4–35 May 2018 PaulinhoHäckenTrelleborg0–36 May 2018 Tino Kadewere4 goalsDjurgårdenSirius1–527 May 2018 Nicolás StefanelliAIKBrommapojkarna5–122 July 2018 Elías Már ÓmarssonIFK GöteborgBrommapojkarna3–028 July 2018 Linus HalleniusSundsvallTrelleborg1–613 August 2018 Dino IslamovićÖstersundBrommapojkarna3–126 September 2018 Philip HaglundSiriusBrommapojkarna4–228 October 2018

Monthly awards MonthAllsvenskan Player of the MonthReferencePlayerClubApril Jiloan HamadHammarby IFMay Pa DibbaHammarby IFJuly Saman GhoddosÖstersunds FKAugust PaulinhoBK HäckenSeptember Henok GoitomAIKOctober PaulinhoBK Häcken

Annual awards AwardWinnerClubPlayer of the Year PaulinhoBK HäckenGoalkeeper of the Year Isak PetterssonIFK Norrköping Defender of the Year Per KarlssonAIK Midfielder of the Year Kristoffer OlssonAIK Striker of the Year PaulinhoBK HäckenBreakthrough of the Year Muamer TankovićHammarby IF Coach of the Year Rikard NorlingAIK

2018 Allsvenskan

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