The 2022 Allsvenskan is the 98th season since its establishment in 1924 of Sweden’s top-level football league, Allsvenskan. A total of 16 teams will participate. Malmö FF are the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season.
The 2022 Allsvenskan season began on 2 April and will end in November 2022 (not including play-off matches).
Teams
Degerfors IF
Helsingborgs IF
IF Elfsborg
Gothenburg
GIF Sundsvall
IFK Norrköping
IFK Värnamo
IK Sirius
Kalmar FF
Malmö FF
Mjällby AIF
Stockholm
Varbergs BoIS
Stockholm teams
AIK
Djurgårdens IF
Hammarby IFGothenburg teams
BK Häcken
IFK Göteborg
AIK
Djurgårdens IF
Hammarby IFGothenburg teams
BK Häcken
IFK Göteborg
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Location of teams in 2022 Allsvenskan
A total of sixteen teams are contesting the league, including thirteen sides from the previous season, and three promoted teams from the 2021 Superettan.
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Turf | Stadium capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | Solna | Nationalarenan[note 1] | Natural | 50,000 |
| BK Häcken | Gothenburg | Nya Rambergsvallen[note 2] | Artificial | 6,500 |
| Degerfors IF | Degerfors | Stora Valla | Natural | 7,500 |
| Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Stockholmsarenan[note 3] | Artificial | 30,000 |
| GIF Sundsvall | Sundsvall | Idrottsparken[note 4] | Artificial | 8,000 |
| Hammarby IF | Stockholm | Stockholmsarenan[note 5] | Artificial | 30,000 |
| Helsingborgs IF | Helsingborg | Olympia | Natural | 16,500 |
| IF Elfsborg | Borås | Borås Arena | Artificial | 16,899 |
| IFK Göteborg | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,600 |
| IFK Norrköping | Norrköping | Nya Parken[note 6] | Artificial | 15,734 |
| IFK Värnamo | Värnamo | Finnvedsvallen | Natural | 5,000 |
| IK Sirius | Uppsala | Studenternas IP | Artificial | 10,038 |
| Kalmar FF | Kalmar | Kalmar Arena[note 7] | Natural | 12,000 |
| Malmö FF | Malmö | Stadion[note 8] | Natural | 22,500 |
| Mjällby AIF | Hällevik | Strandvallen | Natural | 6,750 |
| Varbergs BoIS | Varberg | Påskbergsvallen[note 9] | Natural | 4,500 |
- ^ Known as Friends Arena for sponsorship reasons.
- ^ Known as Bravida Arena for sponsorship reasons.
- ^ Known as Tele2 Arena for sponsorship reasons.
- ^ Known as NP3 Arena for sponsorship reasons.
- ^ Known as Tele2 Arena for sponsorship reasons.
- ^ Known as Platinumcars Arena for sponsorship reasons.
- ^ Known as Guldfågeln Arena for sponsorship reasons.
- ^ Known as Eleda Stadion for sponsorship reasons.
- ^ Known as Varberg Energi Arena for sponsorship reasons.
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 sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIK |  Henok Goitom |
 Sebastian Larsson |
Nike | Notar |
| BK Häcken |  Per-Mathias Høgmo |
Erik Friberg |
Puma | BRA |
| Degerfors IF | Andreas Holmberg Tobias Solberg |
Johan Bertilsson |
Umbro | Various |
| Djurgårdens IF | Kim Bergstrand Thomas Lagerlöf |
Magnus Eriksson |
Adidas | Prioritet Finans |
| GIF Sundsvall |  Brian Clarhaut |
Pontus Engblom |
Adidas | Various |
| Hammarby IF |  Martí Cifuentes |
Richard Magyar |
Craft | Huski Chocolate |
| Helsingborgs IF | Mattias Lindström Álvaro Santos |
 Viljormur Davidsen |
Puma | AKEA |
| IF Elfsborg | Jimmy Thelin |
Johan Larsson |
Umbro | Sparbanken Sjuhärad |
| IFK Göteborg | Mikael Stahre |
Marcus Berg |
Craft | Serneke |
| IFK Norrköping |  Glen Riddersholm |
Christoffer Nyman |
Adidas | Holmen |
| IFK Värnamo | Kim Hellberg |
Freddy Winsth |
Puma | Various |
| IK Sirius | Daniel Bäckström |
Tim Björkström |
Select | Various |
| Kalmar FF | Henrik Rydström |
Erik Israelsson |
Select | ICA Supermarket Borgholm |
| Malmö FF | Andreas Georgson |
Anders Christiansen |
Puma | Volkswagen |
| Mjällby AIF | Andreas Brännström |
David Löfquist |
Puma | Various |
| Varbergs BoIS | Joakim Persson |
Jon Birkfeldt |
Craft | Various |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFK Värnamo | Robin Asterhed |
End of contract | 18 November 2021[1] | Pre-season | Kim Hellberg |
6 December 2021[2] |
| Hammarby IF |  Miloš Milojević |
Sacked | 13 December 2021[3] | Martí Cifuentes |
12 January 2022[4] | |
| Mjällby AIF | Anders Torstensson |
End of contract | 29 December 2021[5] | Andreas Brännström |
29 December 2021[6] | |
| Malmö FF | Jon Dahl Tomasson |
Mutual consent | 30 December 2021[7] | Miloš Milojević |
7 January 2022[8] | |
| Helsingborgs IF | Jörgen Lennartsson |
Sacked | 22 May 2022[9] | 15th | ||
| IFK Norrköping | Rikard Norling |
Sacked | 11 July 2022[10] | 11th | Glen Riddersholm |
8 Aug 2022[11] |
| GIF Sundsvall | Henrik Åhnstrand |
Sacked | 28 July 2022 | 15th | ||
| Malmö FF | Miloš Milojević |
Sacked | 29 July 2022[12] | 5th | Andreas Georgson (interim) |
29 July 2022[13] |
| AIK | Bartosz Grzelak |
Sacked | 19 August 2022[14] | 5th | Henok Goitom (interim) |
19 August 2022[15] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BK Häcken | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Djurgårdens IF | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 41 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Hammarby IF | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 40 | |
| 4 | AIK | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 36 | |
| 5 | Malmö FF | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 34 | |
| 6 | IFK Göteborg | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 33 | |
| 7 | Kalmar FF | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 33 | |
| 8 | Mjällby AIF | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 31 | |
| 9 | IK Sirius | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 25 | |
| 10 | IF Elfsborg | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 24 | |
| 11 | IFK Norrköping | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 21 | |
| 12 | Varbergs BoIS | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 21 | |
| 13 | IFK Värnamo | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 19 | |
| 14 | Degerfors IF | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 15 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Helsingborgs IF | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 14 | Relegation to Superettan |
| 16 | GIF Sundsvall | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 51 | −32 | 10 |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 Aug 2022. Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
Positions by round
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BK Häcken | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Djurgårdens IF | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Hammarby IF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| AIK | 14 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Malmö FF | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
| IFK Göteborg | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Kalmar FF | 13 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Mjällby AIF | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
| IK Sirius | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||
| IF Elfsborg | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||
| IFK Norrköping | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Varbergs BoIS | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||
| IFK Värnamo | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Degerfors IF | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Helsingborgs IF | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||
| GIF Sundsvall | 9 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Leader | |
| 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2023 Superettan |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 Aug 2022. Source: everysport.com
Results by round
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | ||||||||||
| BK Häcken | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||
| Degerfors IF | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | ||||||||||
| Djurgårdens IF | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | ||||||||||
| GIF Sundsvall | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | ||||||||||
| Hammarby IF | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | ||||||||||
| Helsingborgs IF | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | D | L | D | W | L | ||||||||||
| IF Elfsborg | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | ||||||||||
| IFK Göteborg | W | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | ||||||||||
| IFK Norrköping | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | D | ||||||||||
| IFK Värnamo | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | L | ||||||||||
| IK Sirius | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | ||||||||||
| Kalmar FF | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | ||||||||||
| Malmö FF | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | ||||||||||
| Mjällby AIF | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | D | W | ||||||||||
| Varbergs BoIS | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | D |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2022. Source: Soccerstats.com (in English)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose
Results
| Home \ Away | AIK | BKH | DEG | DIF | GIFS | HAM | HIF | IFE | IFKG | IFKN | IFKV | IKS | KFF | MFF | MAIF | VAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
| BK Häcken | 4–2 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||||||
| Degerfors IF | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Djurgårdens IF | a | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |||||
| GIF Sundsvall | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | ||||||
| Hammarby | 3–3 | 2–2 | 5–1 | a | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| Helsingborgs IF | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | a | 0–1 | ||||
| IF Elfsborg | 2–2 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | |||||||
| IFK Göteborg | a | a | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | a | 1–1 | 1–1 | |||
| IFK Norrköping | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | ||||||
| IFK Värnamo | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| IK Sirius | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Kalmar FF | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Malmö FF | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||||||
| Mjällby AIF | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Varbergs BoIS | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2022. Source: Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an “a” indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an “a” indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Relegation play-offs
The 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan will meet the third-placed team from 2022 Superettan in a two-legged tie on a home-and-away basis with the team from Allsvenskan finishing at home.
Season statistics
Top Scorers
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Top Assists
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Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Jeremejeff |
Häcken | AIK | 4–2 | 2 April 2022 |
| Rasmus Alm |
Elfsborg | Degerfors | 0–6 | 1 May 2022 |
| Abdelrahman Saidi |
Degerfors | Sundsvall | 2–3 | 9 May 2022 |
| Alexander Jeremejeff |
Häcken | Elfsborg | 4–4 | 31 July 2022 |
| Oscar Uddenäs |
Häcken | Helsingborg | 5–0 | 8 August 2022 |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 7
- Jon Birkfeldt (Varberg)
- Marcus Mathisen (Sirius)
- André Rømer (Elfsborg)
- Oliver Stanisic (Varberg)
- Most red cards: 1
- Peter Abrahamsson (Häcken)
- Joe Corona (Sundsvall)
- Nikola Đurđić (Degerfors)
- Joe Gyau (Degerfors)
- Kadir Hodžić (Häcken)
- Wilhelm Loeper (Helsingborg)
- Sebastian Ohlsson (Degerfors)
- Tashreeq Matthews (Varberg)
- Felipe Sissé (Varberg)
- Vincent Thill (AIK)
- Dennis Widgren (Sirius)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 56
- Varberg
- Most red cards: 3
- Degerfors