# 2021 Allsvenskan

The 2021 Allsvenskan was the 97th season since its establishment in 1924 of Sweden's top-level football league, Allsvenskan. A total of 16 teams participated. Malmö FF were the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season, and they defended the championship in the 30th and final round on 4 December 2021 and secured their 22nd Swedish championship title by playing a scoreless tie at home against Halmstads BK, resulting in Malmö FF winning the title on better goal difference than the runner-up (AIK). This was the first time the title was defended since 2017, and the third consecutive defense of the title that went to Malmö FF, having also defended the title in 2014.
The 2021 Allsvenskan season began on 10 April and ended on 4 December 2021 (not including play-off matches).

## Teams

A total of sixteen teams are contesting the league, including fourteen sides from the previous season, and two promoted teams from the 2020 Superettan.
Falkenbergs FF and Helsingborgs IF (both relegated after two years in the top flight) were relegated at the end of the 2020 season after finishing at the bottom two places of the table, and were replaced by the 2020 Superettan champions Halmstads BK (promoted after a three-year absence) and runners-up Degerfors IF (promoted after a twenty-three-year absence).

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Turf | Stadium capacity |
| AIK | Solna | Nationalarenan | Natural | 50,000 |
| BK Häcken | Gothenburg | Nya Rambergsvallen | Artificial | 6,500 |
| Degerfors IF | Degerfors | Stora Valla | Natural | 7,500 |
| Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Stockholmsarenan | Artificial | 30,000 |
| Halmstads BK | Halmstad | Örjans Vall | Natural | 11,100 |
| Hammarby IF | Stockholm | Stockholmsarenan | 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 | Artificial | 10,000 |
| Kalmar FF | Kalmar | Kalmar 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 | Östersund Arena | Artificial | 8,466 |
* ↑ Known as Friends Arena for sponsorship reasons.
* ↑ Known as Bravida Arena for sponsorship reasons.
* ↑ Known as Tele2 Arena for sponsorship reasons.
* ↑ Known as Tele2 Arena for sponsorship reasons.
* ↑ Known as Platinumcars Arena for sponsorship reasons.
* ↑ Known as Guldfågeln Arena 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.
* ↑ Known as Jämtkraft 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 | Per-Mathias Høgmo | Rasmus Lindgren | Puma | BRA |
| Degerfors IF | Andreas Holmberg Tobias Solberg | Oliver Ekroth | Umbro | Various |
| Djurgårdens IF | Kim Bergstrand Thomas Lagerlöf | Magnus Eriksson | Adidas | Prioritet Finans |
| Halmstads BK | Magnus Haglund | Andreas Johansson | Puma | Various |
| Hammarby IF | Miloš Milojević | Darijan Bojanić | Craft | Huski Chocolate |
| IF Elfsborg | Jimmy Thelin | Johan Larsson | Umbro | Sparbanken Sjuhärad |
| IFK Göteborg | Mikael Stahre | Marcus Berg | Craft | Serneke |
| IFK Norrköping | Rikard Norling | Christoffer Nyman | Nike | Holmen |
| IK Sirius | Daniel Bäckström | Tim Björkström | Select | Various |
| Kalmar FF | Henrik Rydström | Erik Israelsson | Select | Hjältevadshus |
| Malmö FF | Jon Dahl Tomasson | Anders Christiansen | Puma | Volkswagen |
| Mjällby AIF | Anders Torstensson | David Löfquist | Puma | Various |
| Varbergs BoIS | Joakim Persson | Jon Birkfeldt | Craft | Various |
| Örebro SK | Marcus Lantz | Nordin Gerzić | Select | Behrn Fastigheter |
| Östersunds FK | Per Joar Hansen | Aly Keita | Adidas | Volkswagen |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Mjällby AIF | Marcus Lantz | End of contract | 6 December 2020. | Pre-season | Christian Järdler | 20 December 2020 |
| IK Sirius | Henrik Rydström | Resigned | 6 December 2020 | Pre-season | Daniel Bäckström | 14 December 2020 |
| Kalmar FF | Nanne Bergstrand | End of contract | 15 December 2020 | Pre-season | Henrik Rydström | 29 December 2020 |
| IFK Norrköping | Jens Gustafsson | Mutual consent | 19 December 2020 | Pre-season | Rikard Norling | 23 December 2020 |
| BK Häcken | Andreas Alm | Signed by OB | 1 June 2021 | 16th | Per-Mathias Høgmo | 12 June 2021 |
| Örebro SK | Axel Kjäll | Promoted to Director of Football Operations | 25 May 2021 | 15th | Vítor Gazimba | 2 June 2021 |
| IFK Göteborg | Roland Nilsson | Sacked | 2 June 2021 | 10th | Mikael Stahre | 2 June 2021 |
| Hammarby IF | Stefan Billborn | Sacked | 11 June 2021 | 8th | Miloš Milojević | 13 June 2021 |
| Mjällby AIF | Christian Järdler | Sacked | 3 August 2021 | 15th | Anders Torstensson | 3 August 2021 |
| Östersunds FK | Amir Azrafshan | Sacked | 2 September 2021 | 16th | Per Joar Hansen | 2 September 2021 |
| Örebro SK | Vítor Gazimba | Sacked | 7 October 2021 | 15th | Marcus Lantz | 7 October 2021 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Malmö FF (C) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 59 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | AIK | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 53 | |
| 6 | Kalmar FF | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 | |
| 7 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 44 | |
| 8 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 41 | |
| 9 | Mjällby AIF | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 38 | |
| 10 | Varbergs BoIS | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 37 | |
| 11 | IK Sirius | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 37 | |
| 12 | BK Häcken | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 36 | |
| 13 | Degerfors IF | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 34 | |
| 14 | Halmstads BK (R) | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 32 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Örebro SK (R) | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 58 | −35 | 18 | Relegation to Superettan |
| 16 | Östersunds FK (R) | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 59 | −35 | 14 | Relegation to Superettan |

## 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 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| AIK | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| IF Elfsborg | 16 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hammarby IF | 13 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Kalmar FF | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| IFK Norrköping | 6 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| IFK Göteborg | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Mjällby AIF | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| Varbergs BoIS | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| IK Sirius | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| BK Häcken | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
| Degerfors IF | 15 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Halmstads BK | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Örebro SK | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Östersunds FK | 12 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Leader
* 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round
* Relegation play-offs
* Relegation to 2022 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 | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W |
| BK Häcken | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | L |
| Degerfors IF | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W |
| Djurgårdens IF | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | W |
| Halmstads BK | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | D | D | D | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | D |
| Hammarby IF | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W |
| IF Elfsborg | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W |
| IFK Göteborg | D | W | L | D | D | D | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W |
| IFK Norrköping | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | L |
| IK Sirius | D | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | L |
| Kalmar FF | D | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | L |
| Malmö FF | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D |
| Mjällby AIF | D | L | L | W | W | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | W |
| Varbergs BoIS | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | D | L | D | D | W | D | L | W | L |
| Örebro SK | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L |
| Östersunds FK | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L |

## Results

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

## Relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan met the third-placed team from 2021 Superettan in a two-legged tie on a home-and-away basis with the team from Allsvenskan finishing at home.
Helsingborgs IF won 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 4 December 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Samuel Adegbenro | IFK Norrköping | 17 |
| 2 | Antonio Čolak | Malmö FF | 14 |
| 2 | Victor Edvardsen | Degerfors IF | 14 |
| 4 | Oliver Berg | Kalmar FF | 12 |
| 4 | Christian Kouakou | IK Sirius | 12 |
| 4 | Nicolás Stefanelli | AIK | 12 |
| 7 | Alexander Jeremejeff | BK Häcken | 11 |
| 7 | Gustav Ludwigson | Hammarby IF | 11 |
| 9 | Nabil Bahoui | AIK | 10 |
| 9 | Marcus Berg | IFK Göteborg | 10 |
| 9 | Blair Turgott | Östersunds FK | 10 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Blair Turgott | Östersunds FK | Örebro SK | 5–0 | 18 April 2021 |
| Victor Edvardsen | Degerfors IF | Örebro SK | 3–0 | 18 May 2021 |
| Blair Turgott | Östersunds FK | IF Elfsborg | 3–1 | 19 September 2021 |
| Astrit Selmani$^{4goals}$ | Hammarby IF | Kalmar FF | 5–3 | 4 December 2021 |

### Discipline
#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 12
** Sebastian Larsson (AIK)
* Most red cards: 2
** Johan Hammar (BK Häcken)
** Luke Le Roux (Varbergs BoIS)

#### Club

* Most yellow cards: 78
** Varbergs BoIS
* Most red cards: 5
** IF Elfsborg

## Awards
### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Player of the Year | Magnus Eriksson | Djurgården |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Carljohan Eriksson | Mjällby AIF |
| Defender of the Year | Hjalmar Ekdal | Djurgårdens IF |
| Midfielder of the Year | Magnus Eriksson | Djurgårdens IF |
| Striker of the Year | Samuel Adegbenro | Norrköping |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Veljko Birmančević | Malmö FF |
| Coach of the Year | Henrik Rydström | Kalmar FF |