2016 Allsvenskan

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Allsvenskan
Season 2016
Champions Malmö FF
22nd Allsvenskan title
19th Swedish title
Relegated Helsingborgs IF
Gefle IF
Falkenbergs FF
Champions League Malmö FF
Europa League AIK
IFK Norrköping
Östersunds FK, via cup
Matches played240
Goals scored737 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorer John Owoeri (17 goals)
Biggest home win BK Häcken 7–0 Falkenbergs FF (6 Nov 2016)
Biggest away win Falkenbergs FF 0–5 Jönköpings Södra IF (6 Aug 2016)
Highest scoring Gefle IF 2–6 IFK Göteborg (2 May 2016)
Longest winning run5 matches
Malmö FF
Longest unbeaten run18 matches
IFK Norrköping
Longest winless run17 matches
Falkenbergs FF
Longest losing run8 matches
Gefle IF
Highest attendance31,756
Hammarby IF 1–1 Östersunds FK
(4 April 2016)
Lowest attendance1,424
BK Häcken 6–1 Gefle IF
(28 April 2016)
Average attendance9,184
← 2015
2017 →
All statistics correct as of 6 November 2016.

The 2016 Allsvenskan season was the 92nd edition of top tier Allsvenskan football competition since its founding in 1924 under the authority of the Swedish Football Association in Sweden; the 2016 Swedish football season. The season started on 2 April 2016 and ended in November 2016. 16 teams contested. The fixtures were released on 9 December 2015 and it included a match between the two most recent champions IFK Norrköping and Malmö FF (in Malmö) as the opening game, a revisit of their 2015 final match. [1] [2]

Contents

IFK Norrköping unsuccessfully defended its 2015 title. Malmö FF successfully defended its away pursuit of their 22nd title on 26 October 2016 in the 2016 final defeating Falkenbergs FF at Falkenbergs IP, 3-0 this season; and their 19th Swedish championship overall.

Summary

Allsvenskans stora pris

For the fourth consecutive year, the broadcaster of Allsvenskan, C More Entertainment, hosted on 17 November 2016 an award ceremony where players and staff of the 16 Allsvenskan clubs were presented seven awards and two special awards. The nominations for the 2016 season were officially announced on 11 November 2016. Nominees are displayed below, the winners are marked in bold text. Malmö FF received the most nominations with seven nominations while IFK Norrköping received four nominations, and AIK and IF Elfsborg received two nominations. Djurgårdens IF, Falkenbergs FF and IFK Göteborg received one nomination each.

Goalkeeper of the year

Defender of the year

Midfielder of the year

Forward of the year

Newcomer of the year

Manager of the year

Most valuable player of the year

Suspended matches

IFK Göteborg vs. Malmö FF

The match at Gamla Ullevi between IFK Göteborg and Malmö FF on 27 April 2016 was abandoned after 77 minutes of play. A firecracker was thrown towards former IFK Göteborg player Tobias Sana from the home section. On 4 May, the Swedish Football Association's disciplinary committee decided that the match would not continue and that the final score would be 0–3. [3]

Jönköpings Södra IF vs. Östersunds FK

The match at Stadsparksvallen between Jönköpings Södra IF and Östersunds FK on 15 August 2016 was abandoned after 90 minutes of play. A spectator invaded the pitch and attacked Östersund's goalkeeper Aly Keita. Keita was advised by team physicians to not finish the game. [4] On 25 August, the Swedish Football Association's disciplinary committee decided that the match would not continue and that the final score would be 0–3. [5] However, the decision was overturned on 27 September and the final score would be 1–1. [6]

Teams

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Location of teams in 2016 Allsvenskan

A total of sixteen teams are contesting the league, including fourteen sides from the 2015 season and two promoted teams from the 2015 Superettan. Both of the promoted teams for the 2015 season managed to stay in the league, Hammarby IF and GIF Sundsvall.

Halmstads BK and Åtvidabergs FF were relegated at the end of the 2015 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by 2015 Superettan champions Jönköpings Södra IF and runners-up Östersunds FK. Jönköpings Södra IF returned to Allsvenskan after 46 years' absence, having been relegated at the end of the 1969 season. This is Jönköpings Södra's 11th season in the league. Östersunds FK are participating in the league for the first time in the club's history; they are the first new club in Allsvenskan's history since Falkenbergs FF in 2014.

Falkenbergs FF as 14th-placed team retained their Allsvenskan spot after winning against third-placed Superettan team IK Sirius 3–3 (away goals) on aggregate in a relegation/promotion playoff.

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumTurf1Stadium capacity1
AIK Stockholm Friends Arena Natural 50,000
BK Häcken Gothenburg Bravida Arena Artificial 6,500
Djurgårdens IF Stockholm Tele2 Arena Artificial30,000
Falkenbergs FF Falkenberg Falkenbergs IP Natural4,000
Gefle IF Gävle Gavlevallen Artificial6,500
GIF Sundsvall Sundsvall Norrporten Arena Artificial7,700
Hammarby IF StockholmTele2 ArenaArtificial30,000
Helsingborgs IF Helsingborg Olympia Natural16,500
IF Elfsborg Borås Borås Arena Artificial16,899
IFK Göteborg Gothenburg Gamla Ullevi Natural18,600
IFK Norrköping Norrköping Nya Parken Artificial15,734
Jönköpings Södra IF Jönköping Stadsparksvallen Natural5,500
Kalmar FF Kalmar Guldfågeln Arena Natural12,000
Malmö FF Malmö Swedbank Stadion Natural24,000
Örebro SK Örebro Behrn Arena Artificial12,300
Östersunds FK Östersund Jämtkraft Arena Artificial6,626

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamHead coach1CaptainKit manufacturerMain shirt sponsor
AIK Flag of Sweden.svg Rikard Norling Flag of Sweden.svg Nils-Eric Johansson Adidas Åbro
BK Häcken Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Gerhardsson Flag of Sweden.svg Martin Ericsson Nike BRA Bygg
Djurgårdens IF Flag of England.svg Mark Dempsey Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Walker AdidasPrioritet Finans
Falkenbergs FF Flag of Sweden.svg Hans Eklund Flag of Sweden.svg David Svensson Nike Gekås Ullared
Gefle IF Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Bååth Umbro Various
GIF Sundsvall Flag of Sweden.svg Joel Cedergren Flag of Sweden.svg Tommy Naurin AdidasVarious
Hammarby IF Flag of Sweden.svg Nanne Bergstrand Flag of Sweden.svg Kennedy Bakircioglu Puma LW
Helsingborgs IF Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Larsson Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Larsson Puma Resurs Bank
IF Elfsborg Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Haglund Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard UmbroVarious
IFK Göteborg Flag of Sweden.svg Jörgen Lennartsson Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Bjärsmyr Kappa Prioritet Finans
IFK Norrköping Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Gustafsson Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Johansson Nike Holmen
Jönköpings Södra IF Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Thelin Flag of Sweden.svg Tommy Thelin NikeVarious
Kalmar FF Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Swärdh Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Elm Hummel Hjältevadshus
Malmö FF Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Kuhn Flag of Sweden.svg Markus Rosenberg Puma Volkswagen
Örebro SK Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Axén Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Åhman Persson PumaNone
Östersunds FK Flag of England.svg Graham Potter Flag of Montserrat.svg Alex Dyer Adidas Östersund Municipality

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Malmö FF Flag of Norway.svg Åge Hareide Resigned2 December 2015 [8] Pre-season Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Kuhn 8 January 2016 [9]
AIK Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Alm Sacked13 May 2016 [10] 9th Flag of Sweden.svg Rikard Norling 13 May 2016 [11]
IFK Norrköping Flag of Sweden.svg Janne Andersson Resigned29 May 2016 [12] 2nd Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Gustafsson 1 June 2016 [13]
Gefle IF Flag of Sweden.svg Roger Sandberg Sacked2 June 2016 [14] 15th Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Andersson 2 June 2016 [14]
Djurgården IF Flag of Sweden.svg Pelle Olsson Sacked3 August 2016 [15] 14th Flag of England.svg Mark Dempsey 3 August 2016 [16]
GIF Sundsvall Flag of Sweden.svg Roger Franzén Sacked17 September 2016 [17] [18] 13th Flag of Sweden.svg Joel Cedergren 17 September 2016 [17] [18]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Malmö FF (C)3021366026+3466Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 AIK 3017945226+2660Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 IFK Norrköping 3018665937+2260
4 IFK Göteborg 3014885647+950
5 IF Elfsborg 3013985838+2048
6 Kalmar FF 30128104540+544
7 Djurgårdens IF 30141154847+143
8 Östersunds FK 30126124446−242Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round [a]
9 Örebro SK 30118114851−341
10 BK Häcken 30117125845+1340
11 Hammarby IF 30109114649−339
12 Jönköpings Södra IF 30811113239−735
13 GIF Sundsvall 3079143854−1630
14 Helsingborgs IF (R)3085173452−1829Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Gefle IF (R)3069153456−2227Relegation to the Superettan
16 Falkenbergs FF (R)3024242584−5910
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Malmö FF 1712852222211111111111221111111
AIK 94610991194444555333333333323222
IFK Norrköping 1483241111122222222222112232333
IFK Göteborg 3224810756665333444444444444444
IF Elfsborg 126111414129710577666677677678865555
Kalmar FF 1315141213141213141213910121091111911101087576666
Östersunds FK 8131071011131178101399910888888911111110878
Örebro SK 1694963643333444565555566757789
Djurgårdens IF 2111373811138101113131414131313121112101010111197
Hammarby IF 1114757810121214141414141413121210109910998891011
BK Häcken 4101315151314141311128777756766755699101110
Jönköpings Södra IF 5353255109101111121011119911911121112121212121212
GIF Sundsvall 611961443575688881010121213131313131313131313
Helsingborgs IF 71215131168689912131112121314141414141414141414141414
Gefle IF 1058111215151515151515161616161515151515151515151515151515
Falkenbergs FF 151616161616161616161616151515151616161616161616161616161616
Leader
2017–18 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2017 Superettan
Source: everysport.com

Results

Home \ Away AIK BKH DIF FFF GIF GIFS HAM HIF IFE IFKG IFKN JSIF KFF MFF ÖSK ÖFK
AIK 2–1 2–0 2–01–01–1 0–0 2–12–1 3–3 6–00–03–11–10–02–0
BK Häcken 2–33–17–06–10–14–21–12–12–21–23–12–32–40–13–1
Djurgårdens IF 0–3 1–05–02–11–3 1–3 3–02–23–10–10–20–33–13–23–0
Falkenbergs FF 2–31–41–21–11–10–21–41–20–22–10–51–20–31–31–2
Gefle IF 0–12–21–21–21–10–21–12–22–60–00–14–21–00–40–0
GIF Sundsvall 1–30–02–52–11–20–00–21–31–31–23–11–10–13–15–0
Hammarby IF 0–3 2–3 4–2 3–32–11–15–12–42–01–11–12–12–31–11–1
Helsingborgs IF 2–10–21–23–12–32–10–12–41–31–22–00–1 2–1 1–31–1
IF Elfsborg 2–22–43–05–02–04–04–11–01–12–13–31–10–12–13–1
IFK Göteborg 1–0 1–02–12–03–34–12–02–12–21–12–11–1 0–3 3–22–0
IFK Norrköping 4–13–11–32–12–03–13–13–00–03–15–14–11–23–13–3
Jönköpings Södra IF 0–01–11–01–11–01–10–11–11–01–10–20–13–21–11–1
Kalmar FF 1–11–12–13–00–12–01–12–33–24–20–10–11–13–22–0
Malmö FF 2–03–01–02–03–01–23–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 3–14–11–11–00–3
Örebro SK 0–20–00–23–22–23–33–20–01–03–22–22–12–10–31–5
Östersunds FK 0–22–11–06–12–44–02–02–00–02–00–21–01–01–42–4
Source: Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

The 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan meets the third-placed team from 2016 Superettan in a two-legged tie on a home-and-away basis with the team from Allsvenskan finishing at home.

Halmstads BK 1–1 Helsingborgs IF
Helstrup Soccerball shade.svg85' (o.g.) Report Eriksson Soccerball shade.svg74'
Örjans Vall, Halmstad
Attendance: 6,104
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sigtuna)
Helsingborgs IF 1–2 Halmstads BK
J. Larsson Soccerball shade.svg82' Report Mathisen Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.), 90'
Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 11,074
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Täby)

Halmstads BK won 3–2 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 6 November 2016 [19]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg John Owoeri BK Häcken 17
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Sebastian Andersson IFK Norrköping 14
Flag of Iceland.svg Viðar Örn Kjartansson Malmö FF
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Viktor Prodell IF Elfsborg 13
5 Flag of Kenya.svg Michael Olunga Djurgårdens IF 12

Top goalkeepers

As of 6 November 2016 [20]
(Minimum of 10 games played)
RankGoalkeeperClub
GPGASV%CS
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Andreas Vaikla IFK Norrköping 1312795
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Carlgren AIK 28247814
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Wiland Malmö FF 28257613
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Andersson Gefle IF 2232744
Flag of Sweden.svg Jacob Rinne Örebro SK 12212
6 Flag of Sweden.svg John Alvbåge IFK Göteborg 2941737
Flag of Sweden.svg Tommy Naurin GIF Sundsvall 30544
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Abrahamsson BK Häcken 29453
9 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard IF Elfsborg 3038727

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Israelsson Hammarby IFHelsingborgs IF 5–1 10 April 2016
Flag of Iceland.svg Viðar Örn Kjartansson Malmö FFBK Häcken 3–0 1 May 2016
Flag of Iceland.svg Viðar Örn Kjartansson Malmö FFÖstersunds FK 1–4 28 May 2016
Flag of Tunisia.svg Issam Jebali IF ElfsborgGIF Sundsvall 4–0 22 August 2016
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Wilson GIF SundsvallJönköpings Södra IF 3–1 1 October 2016
Flag of Brazil.svg Rômulo Hammarby IFDjurgårdens IF 4–2 17 October 2016
Flag of Nigeria.svg John Owoeri 4BK HäckenFalkenbergs FF 7–0 6 November 2016
Note

4 Player scored 4 goals

See also

Attendances

Teams with an average home attendance of at least 10,000:

TeamHome average
Hammarby IF22,885
Malmö FF17,841
AIK16,431
Djurgårdens IF13,025
IFK Göteborg11,504
IFK Norrköping10,449

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References

  1. ↑ "Östersund ställs mot Hammarby i premiären". Sportbladet. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Allsvenska spelordningen 2016". Swedish Football Association. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Allsvenskan, herrar Matchinformation". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). 4 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Åskådarskandal i Jönköping". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). 15 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Disciplinnämnden ger Östersund segern med 3-0". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). 25 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Besvärsnämnden fastställer 1-1". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). 27 September 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Allsvenskan" (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Åge Hareide lämnar Malmö FF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Allan Kuhn ny tränare för Malmö FF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Andreas Alm ej längre chefstränare". aikfotboll.se (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 13 May 2016. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Rikard Norling tillbaka i AIK". aikfotboll.se (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 13 May 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  12. ↑ ""Prata om landslaget idag – sedan är det fullt fokus på IFK"". ifknorrkoping.se (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "IFK har presenterat sin näste manager". ifknorrkoping.se (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Förändringar i ledarstaben". gefleiffotboll.se (in Swedish). Gefle IF. 2 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "Pelle Olsson lämnar Djurgården fotboll". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgården IF. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "Mark Dempsey tar över DIF". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  17. 1 2 "Roger Franzén lämnar GIF Sundsvall". gifsundsvall.se (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. 17 September 2016.
  18. 1 2 Franzén and Cedergren served as co-head coaches until 17 September, when Franzén's contract was terminated and Cedergren reassigned as head coach.
  19. ↑ "Skytteliga". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Målvaktsliga". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "Allsvenskan 2016 - Attendance".
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