2017 Allsvenskan
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Division 1 (Tier 3) |
2016–17 Svenska Cupen – QR – Final |
The 2017 Allsvenskan, part of the 2017 Swedish football season, will be the 93rd season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The season is scheduled to start on the first weekend of April 2017 and end on 5 November 2017.[1][2][3]
Malmö FF are the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season.
A total of 16 teams will be contesting the league.
Teams
A total of sixteen teams are contesting the league, including thirteen sides from the previous season, two promoted teams from the 2016 Superettan and one team from the 2016 Allsvenskan play-offs.
Gefle IF and Falkenbergs FF were relegated at the end of the 2016 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by 2016 Superettan champions IK Sirius and runners-up AFC United. IK Sirius returned to Allsvenskan after 42 years' absence, having been relegated at the end of the 1974 season. This is IK Sirius' fourth season in the league. AFC United are participating in the league for the first time in the club's history; they are the third new club in the last four Allsvenskan seasons (following Falkenbergs FF in 2014 and Östersunds FK in 2016).
The final spot will be taken by the 2016 Allsvenskan play-offs winner; Halmstads BK, third-placed team in 2016 Superettan.
Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Turf1 | Stadium capacity1 |
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AFC United | Eskilstuna | Tunavallen | Artificial | 7,800 |
AIK | Stockholm | Friends Arena | Natural | 50,000 |
BK Häcken | Gothenburg | Bravida Arena | Artificial | 6,500 |
Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Tele2 Arena | Artificial | 30,000 |
GIF Sundsvall | Sundsvall | Norrporten Arena | Artificial | 7,700 |
Halmstads BK | Halmstad | Örjans Vall | Natural | 15,500 |
Hammarby IF | Stockholm | Tele2 Arena | Artificial | 30,000 |
IF Elfsborg | Borås | Borås Arena | Artificial | 16,899 |
IFK Göteborg | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,600 |
IFK Norrköping | Norrköping | Nya Parken | Artificial | 15,734 |
IK Sirius | Uppsala | Studenternas IP | Natural | 6,300 |
Jönköpings Södra IF | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | Natural | 5,500 |
Kalmar FF | Kalmar | Guldfågeln Arena | Natural | 12,000 |
Malmö FF | Malmö | Swedbank Stadion | Natural | 24,000 |
Örebro SK | Örebro | Behrn Arena | Artificial | 12,300 |
Östersunds FK | Östersund | Jämtkraft Arena | Artificial | 6,626 |
- 1 According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Allsvenskan.[4]
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Djurgåden IF | ![]() |
End of contract | 6 November 2016[5] | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 December 2016[6] |
BK Häcken | ![]() |
End of contract | 11 November 2016[7] | Pre-season | ![]() |
14 November 2016[8] |
Hammarby IF | ![]() |
Sacked | 18 November 2016[9] | Pre-season | ![]() |
30 November 2016[10] |
Malmö FF | ![]() |
Sacked | 19 November 2016[11] | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 December 2016[12] |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | AFC United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | AIK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | BK Häcken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Djurgårdens IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | GIF Sundsvall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Halmstads BK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Hammarby IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | IF Elfsborg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | IFK Göteborg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | IFK Norrköping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | IK Sirius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | Kalmar FF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | Malmö FF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
15 | Örebro SK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Superettan |
16 | Östersunds FK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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).
See also
- 2017 Superettan
- 2017 Division 1
- 2016–17 Svenska Cupen
- 2017–18 Svenska Cupen
References
- ↑ "Allsvenska väntan över i april". Swedish Football Association. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Årsplan 2017". Swedish Football Association. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Bestämt: Då börjar allsvenskan 2017". Sportbladet. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Allsvenskan" (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Ingen fortsättning för Mark Dempsey i DIF". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgården IF. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Özcan Melkemichel klar som ny tränare". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgården IF. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Tack för den här tiden, P-G!". bkhacken.se (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "Mikael Stahre ny tränare för BK Häcken!". bkhacken.se (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "Nanne Bergstrand slutar som tränare i Hammarby Fotboll". hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "Jakob Michelsen ny huvudtränare i Hammarby". hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ "Malmö FF avslutar samarbetet med Allan Kuhn". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "Magnus Pehrsson ny tränare i Malmö FF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
External links
- Official website (Swedish)
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