The 2022 Allsvenskan was the 98th season since its establishment in 1924 of Sweden's top-level football league, Allsvenskan. A total of 16 teams participated. Malmö FF were the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season.
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 April 2022 – 6 November 2022 |
| Champions | BK Häcken 1st Allsvenskan title 1st Swedish title |
| Relegated | Helsingborg GIF Sundsvall |
| Champions League | BK Häcken |
| Europa Conference League | Djurgården Hammarby |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 662 (2.76 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alexander Jeremejeff (22) |
| Biggest home win | Djurgården 5–0 IFK Värnamo (16 July 2022) BK Häcken 5–0 Helsingborg (8 August 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Degerfors 0–6 Elfsborg (1 May 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Elfsborg 4–4 BK Häcken (31 July 2022) |
| Longest winning run | Djurgården (6 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | BK Häcken (15 matches) |
| Longest winless run | GIF Sundsvall (12 matches) |
| Longest losing run | GIF Sundsvall (9 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 45,117 AIK 2–2 Hammarby (28 August 2022) |
| Lowest attendance | 802 Degerfors 1–2 BK Häcken (9 April 2022) |
| Average attendance | 9,958 |
← 2021 2023 → | |
The 2022 Allsvenskan season began on 2 April and ended on 6 November 2022 (not including play-off matches).
Highlights edit
On 30 October 2022, BK Häcken secured their first Swedish championship title in the 29th and penultimate round by defeating IFK Göteborg, 4–0, in a Gothenburg derby at Gamla Ullevi.[1]
Teams edit
Gothenburg
Stockholm
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 (IFK Värnamo, GIF Sundsvall and Helsingborg).
Stadiums and locations edit
| Team | Location | Stadium | Turf | Stadium capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | Stockholm | 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 | Malmö Nya 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 edit
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.
Managerial changes edit
| 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[2] | Pre-season | Kim Hellberg
|
6 December 2021[3] |
| Hammarby IF |  Miloš Milojević
|
Sacked | 13 December 2021[4] |  Martí Cifuentes
|
12 January 2022[5] | |
| Mjällby AIF | Anders Torstensson
|
End of contract | 29 December 2021[6] | Andreas Brännström
|
29 December 2021[7] | |
| Malmö FF |  Jon Dahl Tomasson
|
Mutual consent | 30 December 2021[8] | Miloš Milojević
|
7 January 2022[9] | |
| Helsingborgs IF | Jörgen Lennartsson
|
Sacked | 22 May 2022[10] | 15th | Mattias Lindström Álvaro Santos
|
31 May 2022[11] |
| IFK Norrköping | Rikard Norling
|
Sacked | 11 July 2022[12] | 11th | Glen Riddersholm
|
8 Aug 2022[13] |
| GIF Sundsvall | Henrik Åhnstrand
|
Sacked | 28 July 2022[14] | 15th |  Brian Clarhaut
|
28 July 2022[14] |
| Malmö FF | Miloš Milojević
|
Sacked | 29 July 2022[15] | 5th | Andreas Georgson (interim)
|
29 July 2022[15] |
| AIK | Bartosz Grzelak
|
Sacked | 19 August 2022[16] | 5th |  Henok Goitom (interim)
|
19 August 2022[16] |
| Malmö FF | Andreas Georgson
|
End of interim spell | 6 September 2022[17] | 7th |  Åge Hareide
|
6 September 2022[17] |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BK Häcken (C) | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 56 | |
| 4 | Kalmar FF | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 51 | |
| 5 | AIK | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 50 | |
| 6 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 49 | |
| 7 | Malmö FF | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 46 | |
| 8 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 45 | |
| 9 | Mjällby AIF | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 43 | |
| 10 | IFK Värnamo | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 37 | |
| 11 | IK Sirius | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 35 | |
| 12 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 34 | |
| 13 | Degerfors IF | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 31 | |
| 14 | Varbergs BoIS (O) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Helsingborgs IF (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 52 | −30 | 17 | Relegation to Superettan |
| 16 | GIF Sundsvall (R) | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 28 | 80 | −52 | 14 |
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).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
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).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Positions by round edit
| Leader | |
| 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2023 Superettan |
Results by round edit
Results edit
Relegation play-offs edit
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.
| Östers IF | 1–2 | Varbergs BoIS |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Varbergs BoIS won 4–2 on aggregate.
Season statistics edit
Top scorers edit
- As of 6 November 2022
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Jeremejeff
|
BK Häcken | 22 |
| 2 | Marcus Antonsson
|
IFK Värnamo | 20 |
| 3 | Marcus Berg
|
IFK Göteborg | 13 |
| 4 | Isaac Kiese Thelin
|
Malmö FF | 12 |
| Gustav Ludwigson
|
Hammarby IF | ||
| 6 | Pontus Engblom
|
GIF Sundsvall | 11 |
| Mikkel Rygaard
|
BK Häcken | ||
| Christoffer Nyman
|
IFK Norrköping | ||
| Nahir Besara
|
Hammarby IF | ||
| 10 | Gustaf Norlin
|
IFK Göteborg | 10 |
Hat-tricks edit
| 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 |
| Marcus Antonsson |
Värnamo | Helsingborg | 3–2 | 5 September 2022 |
| Victor Edvardsen |
Djurgården | Göteborg | 3–0 | 18 September 2022 |
| Ola Toivonen |
Malmö | Varberg | 5–2 | 30 October 2022 |
Discipline edit
Player edit
- Most yellow cards: 11[18]
- Most red cards: 1[18]
- Yasin Ayari (AIK)
- John Guidetti (AIK)
- Collins Sichenje (AIK)
- Vincent Thill (AIK)
- Peter Abrahamsson (BK Häcken)
- Kadir Hodžić (BK Häcken)
- Alexander Jeremejeff (BK Häcken)
- Nikola Đurđić (Degerfors)
- Joe Gyau (Degerfors)
- Sebastian Ohlsson (Degerfors)
- Alexander Blomqvist (GIF Sundsvall)
- Joe Corona (GIF Sundsvall)
- Wilhelm Loeper (Helsingborg)
- Marcus Berg (IFK Göteborg)
- Marco Lund (IFK Norrköping)
- Bernardo Vilar (IFK Värnamo)
- Wenderson (IFK Värnamo)
- Dennis Widgren (IK Sirius FK)
- Jonas Knudsen (Malmö FF)
- Noah Eile (Mjällby)
- Amir Al-Ammari (Mjällby)
- Tashreeq Matthews (Varberg)
- Felipe Sissé (Varberg)
Club edit
Awards edit
Annual awards edit
| Award[20] | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Alexander Jeremejeff
|
BK Häcken |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Ricardo Friedrich
|
Kalmar FF |
| Defender of the Year | Even Hovland
|
BK Häcken |
| Midfielder of the Year | Mikkel Rygaard
|
BK Häcken |
| Striker of the Year | Alexander Jeremejeff
|
BK Häcken |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Hugo Larsson
|
Malmö FF |
| Coach of the Year | Per-Mathias Högmo
|
BK Häcken |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Lann, Rikard (30 October 2022). "Häcken svenska mästare" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Pressrelease: Robin går till Malmö FF för nya uppdrag". ifkvarnamo.se (in Swedish). IFK Värnamo. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Kim Hellberg ny huvudtränare i IFK Värnamo". ifkvarnamo.se (in Swedish). IFK Värnamo. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Hammarby och Milos Milojevic går skilda vägar". hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Martí Cifuentes Hammarbys nye huvudtränare". hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish). 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Anders Torstensson fortsätter inte i Mjällby AIF". maif.se (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Andreas Brännström ny tränare i Mjällby AIF". maif.se (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Jon Dahl Tomasson lämnar Malmö FF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Milos Milojevic!". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "HIF och Jörgen Lennartsson går skilda vägar". hif.se (in Swedish). Helsingborgs IF. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "HÁlvaro Santos & Mattias Lindström permanenta huvudtränare". hif.se (in Swedish). Helsingborgs IF. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Rikard Norling lämnar IFK Norrköping". ifknorrkoping.se (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Glen Riddersholm Ny tränare för IFK Norrköping". ifknorrkoping.se (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ a b "GIF Sundsvall och Henrik Åhnstrand går skilda vägar". gifsundsvall.se (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Malmö FF avslutar samarbetet med Milos Milojevic". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Förändringar i herrlagets ledarstab". aikfotboll.se (in Swedish). AIK. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Åge Hareide huvudtränare säsongen ut". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Swedish Allsvenskan Card Stats; Svenskfotboll". 24 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Swedish Allsvenskan Card Stats & Referee Stats | the Stats Don't Lie". 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Tog storslam i Allsvenskans stora pris: "Det trodde jag aldrig..."". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 8 November 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
External links edit
- Official website (in Swedish)