# 2016 Allsvenskan

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.
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
* Johan Wiland (Malmö FF)
* Patrik Carlgren (AIK)
* Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard (IF Elfsborg)
Defender of the year
* Andreas Johansson (IFK Norrköping)
* Emil Salomonsson (IFK Göteborg)
* Kári Árnason (Malmö FF)
Midfielder of the year
* Magnus Wolff Eikrem (Malmö FF)
* Anders Christiansen (Malmö FF)
* Viktor Claesson (IF Elfsborg)
Forward of the year
* Viðar Örn Kjartansson (Malmö FF)
* Christoffer Nyman (IFK Norrköping)
* Sebastian Andersson (IFK Norrköping)
Newcomer of the year
* Alexander Isak (AIK)
* Jesper Karlsson (Falkenbergs FF)
* Michael Olunga (Djurgårdens IF)
Manager of the year
* Graham Potter (Östersunds FK)
* Rikard Norling (AIK)
* Allan Kuhn (Malmö FF)
Most valuable player of the year
* Andreas Johansson (IFK Norrköping)
* Magnus Wolff Eikrem (Malmö FF)
* Viktor Claesson (IF Elfsborg)

## 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.

### 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. 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. However, the decision was overturned on 27 September and the final score would be 1–1.

## Teams

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

| Team | Location | Stadium | Turf$^1$ | Stadium capacity$^1$ |
| AIK | Stockholm | Friends Arena | Natural | 50,000 |
| BK Häcken | Gothenburg | Bravida Arena | Artificial | 6,500 |
| Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Tele2 Arena | Artificial | 30,000 |
| Falkenbergs FF | Falkenberg | Falkenbergs IP | Natural | 4,000 |
| Gefle IF | Gävle | Gavlevallen | Artificial | 6,500 |
| GIF Sundsvall | Sundsvall | Norrporten Arena | Artificial | 7,700 |
| 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 |
| 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.

### 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.
| Team | Head coach$^1$ | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
| AIK | Rikard Norling | Nils-Eric Johansson | Adidas | Åbro |
| BK Häcken | Peter Gerhardsson | Martin Ericsson | Nike | BRA Bygg |
| Djurgårdens IF | Mark Dempsey | Kevin Walker | Adidas | Prioritet Finans |
| Falkenbergs FF | Hans Eklund | David Svensson | Nike | Gekås Ullared |
| Gefle IF | Thomas Andersson | Anders Bååth | Umbro | Various |
| GIF Sundsvall | Joel Cedergren | Tommy Naurin | Adidas | Various |
| Hammarby IF | Nanne Bergstrand | Kennedy Bakircioglu | Puma | LW |
| Helsingborgs IF | Henrik Larsson | Peter Larsson | Puma | Resurs Bank |
| IF Elfsborg | Magnus Haglund | Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard | Umbro | Various |
| IFK Göteborg | Jörgen Lennartsson | Mattias Bjärsmyr | Kappa | Prioritet Finans |
| IFK Norrköping | Jens Gustafsson | Andreas Johansson | Nike | Holmen |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Jimmy Thelin | Tommy Thelin | Nike | Various |
| Kalmar FF | Peter Swärdh | Rasmus Elm | Hummel | Hjältevadshus |
| Malmö FF | Allan Kuhn | Markus Rosenberg | Puma | Volkswagen |
| Örebro SK | Alexander Axén | Robert Åhman Persson | Puma | None |
| Östersunds FK | Graham Potter | Alex Dyer | Adidas | Östersunds kommun |
* $^1$ According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Allsvenskan.

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Malmö FF | Åge Hareide | Resigned | 2 December 2015 | Pre-season | Allan Kuhn | 8 January 2016 |
| AIK | Andreas Alm | Sacked | 13 May 2016 | 9th | Rikard Norling | 13 May 2016 |
| IFK Norrköping | Janne Andersson | Resigned | 29 May 2016 | 2nd | Jens Gustafsson | 1 June 2016 |
| Gefle IF | Roger Sandberg | Sacked | 2 June 2016 | 15th | Thomas Andersson | 2 June 2016 |
| Djurgården IF | Pelle Olsson | Sacked | 3 August 2016 | 14th | Mark Dempsey | 3 August 2016 |
| GIF Sundsvall | Roger Franzén | Sacked | 17 September 2016 | 13th | Joel Cedergren | 17 September 2016 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Malmö FF (C) | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | AIK | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 50 | |
| 5 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 48 | |
| 6 | Kalmar FF | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 44 | |
| 7 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 43 | |
| 8 | Östersunds FK | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 42 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 9 | Örebro SK | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 41 | |
| 10 | BK Häcken | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 40 | |
| 11 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 35 | |
| 13 | GIF Sundsvall | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 30 | |
| 14 | Helsingborgs IF (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Gefle IF (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 27 | Relegation to the Superettan |
| 16 | Falkenbergs FF (R) | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 84 | −59 | 10 | Relegation to the Superettan |
* ↑ Östersunds FK qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 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 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| AIK | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| IFK Norrköping | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| IFK Göteborg | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| IF Elfsborg | 12 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Kalmar FF | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Östersunds FK | 8 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Örebro SK | 16 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| Hammarby IF | 11 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| BK Häcken | 4 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| GIF Sundsvall | 6 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 7 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Gefle IF | 10 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Falkenbergs FF | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Leader
* 2017–18 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
* Relegation play-offs
* Relegation to 2017 Superettan

## Results

| Home \ Away | AIK | BKH | DIF | FFF | GIF | GIFS | HAM | HIF | IFE | IFKG | IFKN | JSIF | KFF | MFF | ÖSK | ÖFK |
| AIK | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| BK Häcken | 2–3 | | 3–1 | 7–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Falkenbergs FF | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Gefle IF | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 |
| GIF Sundsvall | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 |
| Hammarby IF | 0–3 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| IF Elfsborg | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| IFK Göteborg | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| IFK Norrköping | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Kalmar FF | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Malmö FF | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Örebro SK | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | | 1–5 |
| Östersunds FK | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | |

## 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 won 3–2 on aggregate.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 6 November 2016
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | John Owoeri | BK Häcken | 17 |
| 2 | Sebastian Andersson | IFK Norrköping | 14 |
| 2 | Viðar Örn Kjartansson | Malmö FF | 14 |
| 4 | Viktor Prodell | IF Elfsborg | 13 |
| 5 | Michael Olunga | Djurgårdens IF | 12 |

### Top goalkeepers

    As of 6 November 2016 (Minimum of 10 games played)
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | GP | GA | SV% | CS |
| 1 | Andreas Vaikla | IFK Norrköping | 13 | 12 | 79 | 5 |
| 2 | Patrik Carlgren | AIK | 28 | 24 | 78 | 14 |
| 3 | Johan Wiland | Malmö FF | 28 | 25 | 76 | 13 |
| 4 | Andreas Andersson | Gefle IF | 22 | 32 | 74 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacob Rinne | Örebro SK | 12 | 21 | 74 | 2 |
| 6 | John Alvbåge | IFK Göteborg | 29 | 41 | 73 | 7 |
| 6 | Tommy Naurin | GIF Sundsvall | 30 | 54 | 73 | 4 |
| 6 | Peter Abrahamsson | BK Häcken | 29 | 45 | 73 | 3 |
| 9 | Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 38 | 72 | 7 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Erik Israelsson | Hammarby IF | Helsingborgs IF | 5–1 | 10 April 2016 |
| Viðar Örn Kjartansson | Malmö FF | BK Häcken | 3–0 | 1 May 2016 |
| Viðar Örn Kjartansson | Malmö FF | Östersunds FK | 1–4 | 28 May 2016 |
| Issam Jebali | IF Elfsborg | GIF Sundsvall | 4–0 | 22 August 2016 |
| Peter Wilson | GIF Sundsvall | Jönköpings Södra IF | 3–1 | 1 October 2016 |
| Rômulo | Hammarby IF | Djurgårdens IF | 4–2 | 17 October 2016 |
| John Owoeri$^4$ | BK Häcken | Falkenbergs FF | 7–0 | 6 November 2016 |

#### Note

$^4$ Player scored 4 goals