2026 Allsvenskan

The 2026 Allsvenskan is the 102nd season since its establishment in 1924 of Sweden's top-level men's football league, Allsvenskan. The season began on 5 April 2026 and will end in November 2026 (not including relegation play-off matches).

Mjällby AIF were the reigning champions, having won their first title in the previous season. However, they failed to defend their title.

Teams The league consists of sixteen teams: the top thirteen sides from the previous season and three teams promoted from the 2025 Superettan. The promoted teams were Västerås SK, Kalmar FF (both promoted after a single year absence) and Örgryte IS (promoted after 16 seasons of absence), replacing relegated Allsvenskan teams Östers IF, IFK Värnamo and IFK Norrköping, who have played in the top division for 1, 4 and 15 seasons respectively prior to relegation. Mjällby AIF will enter the season as defending champions.

Stadiums and locations Team Location Stadium Turf Stadium capacityAIKSolnaNationalarenanNatural50,000BK HäckenGothenburgNordic Wellness ArenaArtificial6,316Degerfors IFDegerforsStora VallaNatural5,880Djurgårdens IFStockholm3ArenaArtificial30,000GAISGothenburgGamla UlleviNatural18,454Halmstads BKHalmstadÖrjans VallNatural10,873Hammarby IFStockholm3ArenaArtificial30,000IF BrommapojkarnaStockholmGrimsta IPArtificial5,000IF ElfsborgBoråsBorås ArenaArtificial16,200IFK GöteborgGothenburgGamla UlleviNatural18,454IK SiriusUppsalaStudenternas IPArtificial10,522Kalmar FFKalmarGuldfågeln ArenaNatural12,150Malmö FFMalmöStadionNatural22,500Mjällby AIFHällevikStrandvallenNatural7,500Örgryte ISGothenburgGamla UlleviNatural18,454Västerås SKVästeråsHitachi Energy ArenaArtificial8,900

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 SponsorsMainOther(s)AIK Nike TruecallerBK Häcken Puma BRA ByggDegerfors IF Umbro HelmiaDjurgårdens IF Adidas Mobill ParkeringGAIS Select ITS Indeship Halmstads BK Macron Jonab Hammarby IF Craft Projob WorkwearIF Brommapojkarna Nike Bredbandsval.seIF Elfsborg Umbro Sparbanken SjuhäradIFK Göteborg Craft SernekeIK Sirius Select ByggConstruct Kalmar FF Select Mjlti Bygg Malmö FF Puma OatlyMjällby AIF MacronMellby GårdÖrgryte IS Umbro Västerås SK Puma

Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentMjällby AIF Anders TorstenssonPromoted to technical director18 November 2025Pre-season Karl Marius Aksum18 November 2025Västerås SK Kalle KarlssonMutual consent19 November 2025 Alexander Rubin19 November 2025Hammarby IF Kim HellbergSigned by Middlesbrough24 November 2025 Kalle Karlsson8 December 2025Malmö FF Anes MravacEnd of interim spell11 December 2025 Miguel Ángel Ramírez2 December 2025AIK Mikkjal ThomassenSacked4 January 2026 José Riveiro16 January 2026IF Elfsborg Oscar HiljemarkSigned by Pisa3 February 2026 Björn Hamberg19 February 2026 Halmstads BK Johan LindholmSacked5 May 2026 16th Stuart Baxter7 May 2026 Malmö FF Miguel Ángel Ramírez26 May 2026 12th Gaute Helstrup30 June 2026 Hammarby IF Kalle Karlsson5 June 2026 4th Henrik Rydström5 June 2026IFK Göteborg Stefan Billborn27 July 2026 13th Joachim Björklund27 July 2026Mjällby AIF Karl Marius Aksum8 September 202612th Andreas Brännström8 September 2026

League table

Positions by round

Results by round

Results

Allsvenskan play-off In Round 1, the third- and fourth-placed teams from 2026 Superettan will face each other. The winner will then face the 14th-placed team from Allsvenskan in Round 2. Both rounds are played as two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals1 Kristian Lien Djurgårdens IF162 Robbie Ure IK Sirius153 Paulos Abraham Hammarby IF144 Isak Bjerkebo IK Sirius135 Gustav Lindgren BK Häcken126 Erik Botheim Malmö FF107 Jacob Bergström Mjällby AIF9 Mikkel Ladefoged Västerås SK Victor Lind Hammarby IF Players in italics left the team during the season.

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Nahir Besara Hammarby IF Malmö FF 4–1 17 May 2026 Erik Botheim Malmö FF Halmstads BK 5–2 30 May 2026 Tobias Heintz (4) IFK Göteborg Västerås SK 5–4 31 May 2026 Robbie Ure (4) IK Sirius Mjällby AIF 4–4 3 July 2026 Noah Christoffersson Örgryte IS AIK 3–0 2 August 2026 Kristian Lien Djurgårdens IF Västerås SK 6–0 3 August 2026 Gustav Lindgren BK Häcken Kalmar FF 5–0 20 September 2026

Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 8 William Milovanovic, GAIS

Most red cards: 1 Axel Norén, Mjällby AIF Mohamed Soumah, IK Sirius Rockson Yeboah, IFK Göteborg

Club Most yellow cards: Most red cards:

Awards Allsvenskans Stora Pris

Monthly awards

2026 Allsvenskan

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