2023 Allsvenskan

The 2023 Allsvenskan was the 99th season of Sweden's top-level football league, Allsvenskan. A total of 16 teams participated. BK Häcken were the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season. IF Brommapojkarna and Halmstads BK were promoted after finishing first and second in the 2022 Superettan, while Varbergs BoIS staved off relegation by defeating third placed Östers IF.

Malmö FF clinched their 23rd Swedish championship title and 26th Allsvenskan title on 12 November 2023, the final game day of the regular season, by defeating the other title competitor, IF Elfsborg, 1–0 at home. This was the first time since 2009 that the title was decided in the final round, and the first time since 2009 that it was decided in the final round in a game between the top two teams. IF Brommapojkarna were forced to defend their Allsvenskan status in a relegation series and Degerfors IF and Varbergs BoIS were directly relegated to the 2024 Superettan.

The 2023 Allsvenskan season began on 1 April, and ended on 12 November 2023 (not including play-off matches).

Teams

A total of sixteen teams are contesting the league, including fourteen sides from the previous season, and two promoted teams from the 2022 Superettan.

Stadiums and locations Team Location Stadium Turf Stadium capacityAIKSolnaFriends ArenaNatural50,000BK HäckenGothenburgBravida ArenaArtificial6,500IF BrommapojkarnaStockholmGrimsta IPArtificial5,000Degerfors IFDegerforsStora VallaNatural7,500Djurgårdens IFStockholmTele2 ArenaArtificial30,000Hammarby IFStockholmTele2 ArenaArtificial30,000Halmstads BKHalmstadÖrjans VallNatural10,873IF ElfsborgBoråsBorås ArenaArtificial16,899IFK GöteborgGothenburgGamla UlleviNatural18,600IFK NorrköpingNorrköpingNya ParkenArtificial15,734 IFK Värnamo Värnamo FinnvedsvallenNatural5,000IK SiriusUppsalaStudenternas IPArtificial10,000Kalmar FFKalmarGuldfågeln ArenaNatural12,000Malmö FFMalmöStadionNatural22,500Mjällby AIFHällevikStrandvallenNatural6,750Varbergs BoISVarbergPåskbergsvallenNatural4,500

Personnel and kits All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor Unibet 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 coach Captain Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsorAIK Nike TruecallerBK Häcken Puma BRADegerfors IF UmbroVariousDjurgårdens IF Adidas Prioritet Finans Halmstads BK Puma Hammarby IF Craft Huski ChocolateIF Brommapojkarna Nike BauhausIF Elfsborg Umbro Sparbanken SjuhäradIFK Göteborg Craft SernekeIFK Norrköping Adidas HolmenIFK Värnamo PumaIK Sirius Select VariousKalmar FF Select HjältevadshusMalmö FF Puma VolkswagenMjällby AIF PumaVariousVarbergs BoIS Craft Various

Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentMalmö FF Åge HareideEnd of contract6 November 2022Pre-season Henrik Rydström17 November 2022Mjällby AIF Andreas Brännström8 November 2022 Anders Torstensson14 November 2022AIK Henok GoitomEnd of interim spell8 November 2022 Andreas Brännström8 November 2022IK Sirius Daniel BäckströmSigned by Sweden U2110 November 2022 Christer Mattiasson5 December 2022Kalmar FF Henrik RydströmSigned by Malmö FF17 November 2022 Henrik Jensen28 December 2022IF Brommapojkarna Christer MattiassonSigned by IK Sirius5 December 2022 Olof Mellberg Andreas Engelmark5 December 2022IFK Göteborg Mikael StahreSacked8 March 2023 Jens Berthel Askou7 June 2023Varbergs BoIS Joakim PerssonSigned by AC Horsens28 June 202316th Martin Skogman (interim)29 June 2023AIK Andreas BrännströmSacked2 July 202314th Henning Berg2 July 2023 Hammarby IF Martí CifuentesSigned by Queens Park Rangers30 October 20236th Ábel Lőrincz (interim)31 October 2023

Regular season League table

Positions by round

Results by round

Results

Allsvenskan play-off The fourteenth-placed team (IF Brommapojkarna) faced the third-placed team from the 2023 Superettan (Utsiktens BK) in a two-legged tie for the final place in the 2024 Allsvenskan. The loser ended up in the 2024 Superettan.

IF Brommapojkarna won 7–0 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Isaac Kiese Thelin Malmö FF 16 2 Bénie Traoré BK Häcken 12 3 Viktor Đukanović Hammarby IF 11 Gustav Engvall IFK Värnamo Sebastian Nanasi Malmö FF Jeppe Okkels IF Elfsborg 7 Wessam Abou Ali IK Sirius 10 Joakim Persson IK Sirius

Top goalkeepers (Minimum of 10 games played) RankGoalkeeperClub1 Hákon ValdimarssonIF Elfsborg292278132 Jonathan RasheedIFK Värnamo22N/A7773 Malkolm Nilsson SäfqvistHalmstads BK16N/A7564 Ricardo FriedrichKalmar FF27N/A7485 Noel TörnqvistMjällby AIF27N/A737 Peter AbrahamssonBK Häcken303957 Oliver DovinHammarby IF29N/A7298 Jacob Widell ZetterströmDjurgårdens IF23N/A71109 Johan DahlinMalmö FF29N/A7012 Filip SidklevIF Brommapojkarna20N/A5

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Isaac Kiese ThelinMalmö FFHammarby IF4–230 April 2023 Sebastian NanasiMalmö FFVarbergs BoIS6–04 May 2023 Joakim PerssonIK SiriusVarbergs BoIS7–016 September 2023 Momodou SonkoBK HäckenIFK Norrköping4–122 October 2023 Joakim PerssonIK SiriusDjurgårdens IF4–24 November 2023 Ioannis PittasAIK FotbollIFK Varnamo3–112 November 2023

Discipline

Player Most yellow cards: 9 Adam Carlén (IFK Göteborg) Jesper Ceesay (IFK Norrköping) Anton Eriksson (IFK Norrköping) Rasmus Schüller (Djurgårdens IF) Robin Tranberg (Varbergs BoIS)

Most red cards: 2 Ricardo Friedrich (Kalmar FF) Anders Trondsen (IFK Göteborg)

Club Most yellow cards:

Most red cards:

Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClubApril Henrik RydströmMalmö FF Isaac Kiese ThelinMalmö FFMay Jimmy ThelinIF Elfsborg Jacob OndrejkaIF ElfsborgJuly Jimmy ThelinIF Elfsborg Jeppe OkkelsIF ElfsborgAugust Jens Berthel AskouIFK Göteborg Arnór Ingvi TraustasonIFK NorrköpingSeptember Jens Berthel AskouIFK Göteborg Arbnor MuçolliIFK GöteborgOctober Kim HellbergIFK Värnamo Sebastian NanasiMalmö FF

Annual awards AwardWinnerClubPlayer of the Year Sebastian NanasiMalmö FFGoalkeeper of the Year Hákon ValdimarssonIF ElfsborgDefender of the Year Gustaf LagerbielkeIF ElfsborgMidfielder of the Year Sebastian NanasiMalmö FFForward of the Year Isaac Kiese ThelinMalmö FFYoung Player of the Year Momodou SonkoBK HäckenCoach of the Year Jimmy ThelinIF Elfsborg

2023 Allsvenskan

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