# 2020 Allsvenskan

The 2020 Allsvenskan, part of the 2020 Swedish football season, was the 96th season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. A total of 16 teams participated. Djurgårdens IF were the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season.
The 2020 Allsvenskan season was scheduled to begin on 4 April and end on 8 November 2020 (not including play-off matches), but due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden the opening games of the season were delayed. On 4 June 2020, the Swedish government and the Public Health Agency of Sweden announced that the travel restrictions within Sweden were lifted. There were therefore no restrictions that were prohibiting resuming league play in Sweden and the Swedish Football Association announced, also on 4 June 2020, that the 2020 Allsvenskan season would resume on 14 June 2020.
Malmö FF won the Swedish championship this season, their 24th Allsvenskan title and 21st Swedish championship overall, in the 27th round on 8 November 2020 when they won 4–0 against IK Sirius at home.

## Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

The season was scheduled to begin on 4 April, but was postponed indefinitely on 19 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. On 17 April, a target start date of 14 June was established for the competition by chairman of the Swedish Football Association, Karl-Erik Nilsson. It was initially speculated that matches would not be played behind closed doors, as the country had not gone into lockdown like other European countries at the time. The guidelines and rules issued by the Swedish government and the Public Health Agency of Sweden did however prevent a start of the 2020 Allsvenskan, as they advised against all non-essential travel within Sweden, which would limit the possibilities of Allsvenskan teams to travel to the Allsvenskan games. On 4 June 2020, it was announced that the Swedish travel restrictions were lifted and there were therefore no restrictions preventing Allsvenskan to resume play. The Swedish Football Association accordingly announced, also on 4 June 2020, that the 2020 Allsvenskan season would commence on 14 June 2020.
New guidelines regarding league play were issued on 8 June 2020, which detailed that due to the ban on gathering of more than 50 people in Sweden, all games were to be played without any attendance. Other guidelines included that no players with symptoms were allowed to travel or play and that the travel option with the most limited number of social contacts should be used (which means bus travel for the majority of teams).

## Teams

A total of sixteen teams are contesting the league, including fourteen sides from the previous season, and two promoted teams from the 2019 Superettan.
GIF Sundsvall and AFC Eskilstuna were relegated at the end of the 2019 season after finishing at the bottom two places of the table, and were replaced by the 2019 Superettan champions Mjällby AIF and runners-up Varbergs BoIS.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Turf | Stadium capacity |
| AIK | Solna | Friends Arena | Natural | 50,000 |
| BK Häcken | Gothenburg | Bravida Arena | Artificial | 6,500 |
| Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Tele2 Arena | Artificial | 30,000 |
| Falkenbergs FF | Falkenberg | Falcon Alkoholfri Arena | Natural | 5,565 |
| Hammarby IF | Stockholm | Tele2 Arena | 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 | Artificial | 15,734 |
| IK Sirius | Uppsala | Studenternas IP | Artificial | 10,000 |
| Kalmar FF | Kalmar | Guldfågeln Arena | Natural | 12,000 |
| Malmö FF | Malmö | Malmö Nya Stadion | Natural | 22,500 |
| Mjällby AIF | Hällevik | Strandvallen | Natural | 6,750 |
| Varbergs BoIS | Varberg | Påskbergsvallen | Natural | 4,500 |
| Örebro SK | Örebro | Eyravallen | Artificial | 12,300 |
| Östersunds FK | Östersund | Jämtkraft Arena | Artificial | 8,466 |
* ↑ According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Allsvenskan.
* ↑ Known as Östgötaporten for sponsorship reasons.
* ↑ Known as Eleda Stadion for sponsorship reasons.
* ↑ Known as Varberg Energi Arena for sponsorship reasons.
* ↑ Known as Behrn Arena for sponsorship reasons.

### Personnel and kits

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.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
| AIK | Bartosz Grzelak | Henok Goitom | Nike | Notar |
| BK Häcken | Andreas Alm | Rasmus Lindgren | Puma | BRA |
| Djurgårdens IF | Kim Bergstrand Thomas Lagerlöf | Jesper Karlström | Adidas | Prioritet Finans |
| Falkenbergs FF | Hans Eklund | Tibor Joza | Adidas | Gekås Ullared |
| Hammarby IF | Stefan Billborn | Jeppe Andersen | Craft | Jobman |
| Helsingborgs IF | Olof Mellberg | Andreas Granqvist | Puma | Resurs Bank |
| IF Elfsborg | Jimmy Thelin | Sivert Heltne Nilsen | Umbro | Sparbanken Sjuhärad |
| IFK Göteborg | Roland Nilsson | Robin Söder | Craft | Serneke |
| IFK Norrköping | Jens Gustafsson | Alexander Fransson | Nike | Holmen |
| IK Sirius | Henrik Rydström | Niklas Thor | Select | Various |
| Kalmar FF | Nanne Bergstrand | Viktor Elm | Select | Hjältevadshus |
| Malmö FF | Jon Dahl Tomasson | Anders Christiansen | Puma | Volkswagen |
| Mjällby AIF | Marcus Lantz | David Löfquist | Puma | Various |
| Varbergs BoIS | Joakim Persson | Astrit Selmani | Craft | Various |
| Örebro SK | Axel Kjäll | Nordin Gerzić | Puma | ÖBAB |
| Östersunds FK | Amir Azrafshan | Aly Keita | Adidas | Volkswagen |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Mjällby AIF | Miloš Milojević | End of contract | 1 December 2019 | Pre-season | Marcus Lantz | 10 December 2019 |
| Malmö FF | Uwe Rösler | Mutual consent | 13 December 2019 | Pre-season | Jon Dahl Tomasson | 5 January 2020 |
| Kalmar FF | Jens Nilsson | End of caretaker spell | 13 December 2019 | Pre-season | Nanne Bergstrand | 13 December 2019 |
| Östersunds FK | Ian Burchnall | Mutual consent | 11 July 2020 | 15th | Amir Azrafshan | 11 July 2020 |
| AIK | Rikard Norling | Sacked | 27 July 2020 | 12th | Bartosz Grzelak | 31 July 2020 |
| IFK Göteborg | Poya Asbaghi | Sacked | 3 September 2020 | 12th | Roland Nilsson | 11 September 2020 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Malmö FF (C) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 64 | 30 | +34 | 60 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | BK Häcken | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 48 | |
| 5 | Mjällby AIF | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 47 | |
| 6 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 46 | |
| 7 | Örebro SK | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 42 | |
| 8 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 41 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 9 | AIK | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 39 | |
| 10 | IK Sirius | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 38 | |
| 11 | Varbergs BoIS | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 37 | |
| 12 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 34 | |
| 13 | Östersunds FK | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 33 | |
| 14 | Kalmar FF (O) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 28 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Helsingborgs IF (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 26 | Relegation to Superettan |
| 16 | Falkenbergs FF (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 24 | Relegation to Superettan |
* ↑ Hammarby IF qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen.

## 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 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| IF Elfsborg | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| BK Häcken | 8 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Mjällby AIF | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| IFK Norrköping | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Örebro SK | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Hammarby IF | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| AIK | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| IK Sirius | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Varbergs BoIS | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| IFK Göteborg | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Östersunds FK | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Kalmar FF | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Falkenbergs FF | 9 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
* Leader
* 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round
* Relegation play-offs
* Relegation to 2021 Superettan

## Results 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 |
| AIK | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | D |
| BK Häcken | D | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | D | W | D |
| Djurgårdens IF | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | D | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | W |
| Falkenbergs FF | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | D | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | L |
| Hammarby IF | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | D | L | D | L | L |
| Helsingborgs IF | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | D | D | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | W |
| IF Elfsborg | W | D | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | L | D | D | D | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | D |
| IFK Göteborg | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | D | D | D | L | D | D | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | W |
| IFK Norrköping | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | L |
| IK Sirius | L | W | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | L |
| Kalmar FF | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | D |
| Malmö FF | W | D | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | W |
| Mjällby AIF | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | D | D | W | L | D | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W |
| Varbergs BoIS | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | L |
| Örebro SK | L | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W |
| Östersunds FK | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AIK | BKH | DIF | FFF | HAM | HIF | IFE | IFKG | IFKN | IKS | KFF | MFF | MAIF | VAR | ÖSK | ÖFK |
| AIK | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| BK Häcken | 4–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Falkenbergs FF | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Hammarby | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| IF Elfsborg | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| IFK Göteborg | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| IFK Norrköping | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| IK Sirius | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Kalmar FF | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Malmö FF | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| Mjällby AIF | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Varbergs BoIS | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Örebro SK | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 |
| Östersunds FK | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — |

## Relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan met the third-placed team from 2020 Superettan in a two-legged tie on a home-and-away basis with the team from Allsvenskan finishing at home.
Kalmar FF won 4–1 on aggregate.

## Season statistics
### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Fredrik Ulvestad | Djurgårdens IF | Kalmar FF | 5–0 | 28 June 2020 |
| Deniz Hümmet | Örebro SK | IFK Norrköping | 4–3 | 30 August 2020 |
| Muamer Tanković | Hammarby IF | IFK Göteborg | 4–0 | 10 September 2020 |
| Jonathan Levi | IFK Norrköping | Varbergs BoIS | 3–1 | 18 October 2020 |
| Astrit Selmani | Varbergs BoIS | Hammarby IF | 5–2 | 8 November 2020 |
| Christoffer Nyman | IFK Norrköping | Falkenbergs FF | 4–1 | 23 November 2020 |

### Discipline
#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 10
** Jesper Karlström (Djurgården)
* Most red cards: 3
** Simon Strand (Elfsborg)

#### Club

* Most yellow cards: 49
** Hammarby IF
* Most red cards: 5
** IF Elfsborg

## Awards
### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Player of the Year | Anders Christiansen | Malmö FF |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Oscar Jansson | Örebro SK |
| Defender of the Year | Anel Ahmedhodzic | Malmö FF |
| Midfielder of the Year | Anders Christiansen | Malmö FF |
| Striker of the Year | Jesper Karlsson | IF Elfsborg |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Anel Ahmedhodzic | Malmö FF |
| Coach of the Year | Jon Dahl Tomasson | Malmö FF |