Allsvenskan
Swedish men's association football top division
Allsvenskan (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈâlːˌsvɛnːskan]; lit. 'the All-Swedish'), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan ([ˈfûːtbɔlsˌalːsvɛnskan], lit. 'the All-Swedish Football') is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system.
Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan, the second highest league in the Swedish men's football league system. Seasons run from late March or early April to the beginning of November, with the 16 clubs all meeting each other twice, resulting in a 30-match season, for a total of 240 matches league-wide.
Allsvenskan is ranked 19th in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the last five years. The three teams with most Swedish championships are Malmö FF (24), IFK Göteborg (18) and IFK Norrköping (13). The current champions are Mjällby AIF, who won the title in the 2025 season.
Including the 2025 season, Allsvenskan has been running for an unbroken streak of 101 seasons. Unlike other European football leagues, the Allsvenskan did not experience an interruption in play during World War II due to Swedish neutrality.
History
In the 1910s, national league play had been tried in Sweden with Svenska Serien, however it turned out that financing a national league was difficult. Svenska Serien evolved into two series, consisting of a southern and northern group.
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