# 2017 Allsvenskan

The 2017 Allsvenskan, part of the 2017 Swedish football season, is the 93rd season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The season began on 1 April 2017 and ended on 5 November the same year. Fixtures for the 2017 season were announced on 9 December 2016. A total of 16 teams participated.
Malmö FF were the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season. Malmö FF won the Swedish championship this season, their 23rd Allsvenskan title and 20th Swedish championship overall, in the 27th round on 16 October 2017 when they won 3–1 in the away fixture against IFK Norrköping at Östgötaporten.

## Summary
### Allsvenskans stora pris

For the fifth year running, the broadcaster of Allsvenskan, C More Entertainment, hosted an award ceremony where they presented seven awards and two special awards to the players and staff of the 16 Allsvenskan clubs, the award ceremony was held on 7 November 2017. The nominations for the 2017 season were officially announced on 3 November 2017. Nominees are displayed below, the winners are marked in bold text. Malmö FF and Djurgårdens IF received the most nominations with six nominations each, while Östersunds FK received three nominations, IFK Göteborg received two nominations, and AIK, BK Häcken, GIF Sundsvall, and IFK Norrköping each received one nomination.
Goalkeeper of the year
* Johan Wiland (Hammarby IF/Malmö FF)
* Andreas Isaksson (Djurgårdens IF)
* Pontus Dahlberg (IFK Göteborg)
Defender of the year
* Anton Tinnerholm (Malmö FF)
* Per Karlsson (AIK)
* Eric Larsson (GIF Sundsvall)
Midfielder of the year
* Anders Christiansen (Malmö FF)
* Ken Sema (Östersunds FK)
* Magnus Eriksson (Djurgårdens IF)
Forward of the year
* Saman Ghoddos (Östersunds FK)
* Markus Rosenberg (Malmö FF)
* Karl Holmberg (IFK Norrköping)
Newcomer of the year
* Pontus Dahlberg (IFK Göteborg)
* Felix Beijmo (Djurgårdens IF)
* Daleho Irandust (BK Häcken)
Manager of the year
* Graham Potter (Östersunds FK)
* Magnus Pehrsson (Malmö FF)
* Özcan Melkemichel (Djurgårdens IF)
Most valuable player of the year
* Anders Christiansen (Malmö FF)
* Magnus Eriksson (Djurgårdens IF)
* Kim Källström (Djurgårdens IF)

## Suspended matches
### IFK Göteborg vs. AIK

The match at Gamla Ullevi between IFK Göteborg and AIK on 18 May 2017 was postponed, following reports of attempted match fixing. The match was rescheduled for 10 August 2017.

## 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 | Turf$^1$ | Stadium capacity$^1$ |
| AFC Eskilstuna | 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 | Idrottsparken | Artificial | 7,700 |
| Halmstads BK | Halmstad | Örjans Vall | Natural | 10,873 |
| 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 | 8,466 |
* $^1$ According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Allsvenskan.

### Personnel and sponsoring

All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor Svenska Spel 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$^1$ | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
| AFC Eskilstuna | Michael Jolley | Omar Eddahri | Nike | Busmarket |
| AIK | Rikard Norling | Nils-Eric Johansson | Adidas | Åbro Bryggeri |
| BK Häcken | Mikael Stahre | Rasmus Lindgren | Nike | BRA Bygg |
| Djurgårdens IF | Özcan Melkemichel | Kim Källström | Adidas | Prioritet Finans |
| GIF Sundsvall | Joel Cedergren | Tommy Naurin | Adidas | SCA |
| Halmstads BK | Igor Krulj | Fredrik Liverstam | Puma | Various |
| Hammarby IF | Jakob Michelsen | Kennedy Bakircioglu | Puma | LW |
| IF Elfsborg | Magnus Haglund | Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard | Umbro | Pulsen |
| IFK Göteborg | Alf Westerberg | Sebastian Eriksson | Kappa | Prioritet Finans |
| IFK Norrköping | Jens Gustafsson | Andreas Johansson | Nike | Holmen |
| IK Sirius | Kim Bergstrand | Niklas Busch Thor | Nike | Various |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Jimmy Thelin | Tommy Thelin | Nike | Various |
| Kalmar FF | Nanne Bergstrand | Rasmus Elm | Hummel | Hjältevadshus |
| Malmö FF | Magnus Pehrsson | Markus Rosenberg | Puma | Volkswagen |
| Örebro SK | Axel Kjäll | Nordin Gerzić | Puma | Ambitiös |
| Östersunds FK | Graham Potter | Brwa Nouri | Adidas | Various |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Djurgården | Mark Dempsey | End of contract | 6 November 2016 | Pre-season | Özcan Melkemichel | 1 December 2016 |
| Häcken | Peter Gerhardsson | End of contract | 11 November 2016 | Pre-season | Mikael Stahre | 14 November 2016 |
| Hammarby | Nanne Bergstrand | Sacked | 18 November 2016 | Pre-season | Jakob Michelsen | 30 November 2016 |
| Malmö | Allan Kuhn | Sacked | 19 November 2016 | Pre-season | Magnus Pehrsson | 1 December 2016 |
| Eskilstuna | Özcan Melkemichel | End of contract | 1 December 2016 | Pre-season | Pelle Olsson | December 2016 |
| Eskilstuna | Pelle Olsson | Sacked | 28 May 2017 | 16th | Michael Jolley | 13 June 2017 |
| Halmstad | Jan Jönsson | Promoted to Director of Football | 8 June 2017 | 15th | Igor Krulj | 8 June 2017 |
| Kalmar | Peter Swärdh | Sacked | 13 June 2017 | 14th | Nanne Bergstrand | 13 June 2017 |
| Göteborg | Jörgen Lennartsson | Sacked | 18 July 2017 | 11th | Alf Westerberg | 18 July 2017 |
| Örebro | Alexander Axén | Mutual consent | 28 August 2017 | 11th | Axel Kjäll | 28 August 2017 |
| Elfsborg | Magnus Haglund | Sacked | 27 September 2017 | 10th | Nemanja Miljanović Janne Mian | 27 September 2017 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Malmö FF (C) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | AIK | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | BK Häcken | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Östersunds FK | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 50 | |
| 6 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 48 | |
| 7 | IK Sirius | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 40 | |
| 8 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 39 | |
| 9 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 38 | |
| 10 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 37 | |
| 11 | Örebro SK | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 36 | |
| 12 | Kalmar FF | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 32 | |
| 13 | GIF Sundsvall | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 31 | |
| 14 | Jönköpings Södra IF (R) | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 30 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Halmstads BK (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 24 | Relegation to the Superettan |
| 16 | AFC Eskilstuna (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 20 | Relegation to the Superettan |
* 1 2 Since the winners of 2017–18 Svenska Cupen (Djurgårdens IF) qualified for European competitions based on their league position, the berth awarded to the 3rd-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed down to the 4th-placed team (BK Häcken).

## 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 |
| Malmö FF | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| AIK | 9 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 15 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| BK Häcken | 10 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Östersunds FK | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| IFK Norrköping | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| IK Sirius | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
| IF Elfsborg | 1 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Hammarby IF | 11 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
| IFK Göteborg | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Örebro SK | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Kalmar FF | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| GIF Sundsvall | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Halmstads BK | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| AFC Eskilstuna | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Leader
* 2018–19 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
* Relegation play-offs
* Relegation to 2018 Superettan

## Results

| Home \ Away | AFC | AIK | BKH | DIF | GIFS | HBK | HAM | IFE | IFKG | IFKN | IKS | JSIF | KFF | MFF | ÖSK | ÖFK |
| Eskilstuna | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| AIK | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Häcken | 3–0 | 1–6 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Djurgården | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Sundsvall | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–5 | — | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Halmstad | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Hammarby | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Elfsborg | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–4 |
| Göteborg | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Norrköping | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Sirius | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 0–5 |
| J-Södra | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Kalmar | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Malmö | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 6–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Örebro | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Östersund | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | — |

## Play-offs

The 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan meets the third-placed team from 2017 Superettan in a two-legged tie on a home-and-away basis with the team from Allsvenskan finishing at home.
Trelleborgs FF won 3–1 on aggregate.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 5 November 2017
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Magnus Eriksson | Djurgårdens IF | 14 |
| 1 | Karl Holmberg | IFK Norrköping | 14 |
| 3 | Jo Inge Berget | Malmö FF | 10 |
| 3 | Nahir Besara | Örebro SK | 10 |
| 3 | Issam Jebali | IF Elfsborg | 10 |
| 5 | Mohamed Buya Turay | AFC Eskilstuna | 9 |
| 5 | Tobias Hysén | IFK Göteborg | 9 |
| 5 | Paulinho | BK Häcken | 9 |
| 5 | Viktor Prodell | IF Elfsborg | 9 |
| 5 | Nicolás Stefanelli | AIK | 9 |

### Top goalkeepers

    As of 5 November 2017 (Minimum of 10 games played)
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | GP | GA | SV% | CS |
| 1 | Peter Abrahamsson | BK Häcken | 26 | 25 | 80 | 12 |
| 2 | Oscar Linnér | AIK | 29 | 22 | 78 | 12 |
| 2 | Johan Dahlin | Malmö FF | 11 | 10 | 78 | 6 |
| 4 | Michael Langer | IFK Norrköping | 15 | 18 | 77 | 5 |
| 5 | Josh Wicks | IK Sirius | 24 | 32 | 76 | 8 |
| 6 | Andreas Isaksson | Djurgårdens IF | 29 | 27 | 75 | 11 |
| 6 | Andreas Andersson | Östersunds FK | 10 | 13 | 75 | 3 |
| 8 | Aly Keita | Östersunds FK | 21 | 19 | 74 | 9 |
| 8 | Lucas Hägg-Johansson | Kalmar FF | 25 | 33 | 74 | 7 |
| 10 | Alireza Haghighi | AFC Eskilstuna | 17 | 27 | 73 | 2 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Gustav Engvall | Djurgårdens IF | Örebro SK | 0–4 | 7 May 2017 |
| Nahir Besara | Örebro SK | IFK Göteborg | 4–2 | 16 July 2017 |
| Filip Rogić | Örebro SK | IK Sirius | 3–4 | 25 September 2017 |
| Nicolás Stefanelli | AIK | IF Elfsborg | 5–2 | 1 October 2017 |

## Awards
### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Player of the Year | Anders Christiansen | Malmö FF |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Johan Wiland | Malmö FF\ Hammarby IF |
| Defender of the Year | Anton Tinnerholm | Malmö FF |
| Midfielder of the Year | Anders Christiansen | Malmö FF |
| Striker of the Year | Saman Ghoddos | Östersunds FK |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Pontus Dahlberg | IFK Gothenburg |
| Coach of the Year | Graham Potter | Östersunds FK |