# 2023 Allsvenskan

The 2023 Allsvenskan was the 99th season of Sweden's top-level football league, Allsvenskan. A total of 16 teams participated. BK Häcken were the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season. IF Brommapojkarna and Halmstads BK were promoted after finishing first and second in the 2022 Superettan, while Varbergs BoIS staved off relegation by defeating third placed Östers IF.
Malmö FF clinched their 23rd Swedish championship title and 26th Allsvenskan title on 12 November 2023, the final game day of the regular season, by defeating the other title competitor, IF Elfsborg, 1–0 at home. This was the first time since 2009 that the title was decided in the final round, and the first time since 2009 that it was decided in the final round in a game between the top two teams. IF Brommapojkarna were forced to defend their Allsvenskan status in a relegation series and Degerfors IF and Varbergs BoIS were directly relegated to the 2024 Superettan.
The 2023 Allsvenskan season began on 1 April, and ended on 12 November 2023 (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 2022 Superettan.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Turf | Stadium capacity |
| AIK | Solna | Friends Arena | Natural | 50,000 |
| BK Häcken | Gothenburg | Bravida Arena | Artificial | 6,500 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | Stockholm | Grimsta IP | Artificial | 5,000 |
| Degerfors IF | Degerfors | Stora Valla | Natural | 7,500 |
| Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Tele2 Arena | Artificial | 30,000 |
| Hammarby IF | Stockholm | Tele2 Arena | Artificial | 30,000 |
| Halmstads BK | Halmstad | Örjans Vall | Natural | 10,873 |
| IF Elfsborg | Borås | Borås Arena | Artificial | 16,899 |
| IFK Göteborg | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,600 |
| IFK Norrköping | Norrköping | Nya Parken | Artificial | 15,734 |
| IFK Värnamo | Värnamo | Finnvedsvallen | Natural | 5,000 |
| IK Sirius | Uppsala | Studenternas IP | Artificial | 10,000 |
| Kalmar FF | Kalmar | Guldfågeln Arena | Natural | 12,000 |
| Malmö FF | Malmö | Stadion | Natural | 22,500 |
| Mjällby AIF | Hällevik | Strandvallen | Natural | 6,750 |
| Varbergs BoIS | Varberg | Påskbergsvallen | Natural | 4,500 |
* ↑ Known as Platinumcars Arena for sponsorship reasons.
* ↑ Known as Eleda Stadion 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 | Henning Berg | Alexander Milošević | Nike | Truecaller |
| BK Häcken | Per-Mathias Høgmo | Samuel Gustafson | Puma | BRA |
| Degerfors IF | Andreas Holmberg Tobias Solberg | Sebastian Ohlsson | Umbro | Various |
| Djurgårdens IF | Kim Bergstrand Thomas Lagerlöf | Magnus Eriksson | Adidas | Prioritet Finans |
| Halmstads BK | Magnus Haglund | Andreas Johansson | Puma | |
| Hammarby IF | Ábel Lőrincz | Nahir Besara | Craft | Huski Chocolate |
| IF Brommapojkarna | Andreas Engelmark Olof Mellberg | Gustav Sandberg Magnusson | Nike | Bauhaus |
| IF Elfsborg | Jimmy Thelin | Johan Larsson | Umbro | Sparbanken Sjuhärad |
| IFK Göteborg | Jens Berthel Askou | Marcus Berg | Craft | Serneke |
| IFK Norrköping | Glen Riddersholm | Christoffer Nyman | Adidas | Holmen |
| IFK Värnamo | Kim Hellberg | Freddy Winsth | Puma | |
| IK Sirius | Christer Mattiasson | Daniel Stensson | Select | Various |
| Kalmar FF | Henrik Jensen | Ricardo Friedrich | Select | Hjältevadshus |
| Malmö FF | Henrik Rydström | Anders Christiansen | Puma | Volkswagen |
| Mjällby AIF | Anders Torstensson | David Löfquist | Puma | Various |
| Varbergs BoIS | Martin Skogman | Stojan Lukić | Craft | Various |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Malmö FF | Åge Hareide | End of contract | 6 November 2022 | Pre-season | Henrik Rydström | 17 November 2022 |
| Mjällby AIF | Andreas Brännström | End of contract | 8 November 2022 | Pre-season | Anders Torstensson | 14 November 2022 |
| AIK | Henok Goitom | End of interim spell | 8 November 2022 | Pre-season | Andreas Brännström | 8 November 2022 |
| IK Sirius | Daniel Bäckström | Signed by Sweden U21 | 10 November 2022 | Pre-season | Christer Mattiasson | 5 December 2022 |
| Kalmar FF | Henrik Rydström | Signed by Malmö FF | 17 November 2022 | Pre-season | Henrik Jensen | 28 December 2022 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | Christer Mattiasson | Signed by IK Sirius | 5 December 2022 | Pre-season | Olof Mellberg Andreas Engelmark | 5 December 2022 |
| IFK Göteborg | Mikael Stahre | Sacked | 8 March 2023 | Pre-season | Jens Berthel Askou | 7 June 2023 |
| Varbergs BoIS | Joakim Persson | Signed by AC Horsens | 28 June 2023 | 16th | Martin Skogman (interim) | 29 June 2023 |
| AIK | Andreas Brännström | Sacked | 2 July 2023 | 14th | Henning Berg | 2 July 2023 |
| Hammarby IF | Martí Cifuentes | Signed by Queens Park Rangers | 30 October 2023 | 6th | Ábel Lőrincz (interim) | 31 October 2023 |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Malmö FF (C) | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | BK Häcken | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 57 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 50 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | IFK Värnamo | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 45 | |
| 6 | Kalmar FF | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 45 | |
| 7 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 44 | |
| 8 | IK Sirius | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 42 | |
| 9 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 41 | |
| 10 | Mjällby AIF | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 41 | |
| 11 | AIK | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 36 | |
| 12 | Halmstads BK | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 36 | |
| 13 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 34 | |
| 14 | IF Brommapojkarna (O) | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 33 | Qualification for the Allsvenskan play-off |
| 15 | Degerfors IF (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 26 | Relegation to Superettan |
| 16 | Varbergs BoIS (R) | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 67 | −41 | 15 | Relegation to Superettan |
* ↑ The 2023–24 Svenska Cupen winners qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round. Since the cup winners (Malmö FF) qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the second-placed team, and the second Conference League second qualifying round spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.

### 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 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| IF Elfsborg | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| BK Häcken | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| IFK Värnamo | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Kalmar FF | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Hammarby IF | 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| IK Sirius | 9 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| IFK Norrköping | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Mjällby AIF | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| AIK | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Halmstads BK | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| IFK Göteborg | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Degerfors IF | 14 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Varbergs BoIS | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Leader and Champions League second qualifying round
* Conference League second qualifying round
* Allsvenskan play-off
* Relegation to 2024 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 | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | W |
| BK Häcken | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L |
| Degerfors IF | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | D | L |
| Djurgårdens IF | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | L |
| Halmstads BK | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | D | D | D | W | D |
| Hammarby IF | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| IF Brommapojkarna | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | W |
| IF Elfsborg | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | L |
| IFK Göteborg | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | W |
| IFK Norrköping | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | L |
| IFK Värnamo | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | L |
| IK Sirius | D | D | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W |
| Kalmar FF | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W |
| Malmö FF | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W |
| Mjällby AIF | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | W |
| Varbergs BoIS | D | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AIK | BKH | DEG | DIF | HBK | HAM | BP | IFE | IFKG | IFKN | IFKV | IKS | KFF | MFF | MAIF | VAR |
| AIK | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| BK Häcken | 2–0 | | 6–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Degerfors IF | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Halmstads BK | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 |
| Hammarby | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| IF Elfsborg | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| IFK Göteborg | 1–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| IFK Norrköping | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 |
| IFK Värnamo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| IK Sirius | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 7–0 |
| Kalmar FF | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Malmö FF | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 5–0 |
| Mjällby AIF | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 2–2 |
| Varbergs BoIS | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 0–3 | |

## Allsvenskan play-off

The fourteenth-placed team (IF Brommapojkarna) faced the third-placed team from the 2023 Superettan (Utsiktens BK) in a two-legged tie for the final place in the 2024 Allsvenskan. The loser ended up in the 2024 Superettan.
IF Brommapojkarna won 7–0 on aggregate.

## Season statistics
### Hat-tricks

    As of 12 November 2023
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Isaac Kiese Thelin | Malmö FF | Hammarby IF | 4–2 | 30 April 2023 |
| Sebastian Nanasi | Malmö FF | Varbergs BoIS | 6–0 | 4 May 2023 |
| Joakim Persson | IK Sirius | Varbergs BoIS | 7–0 | 16 September 2023 |
| Momodou Sonko | BK Häcken | IFK Norrköping | 4–1 | 22 October 2023 |
| Joakim Persson | IK Sirius | Djurgårdens IF | 4–2 | 4 November 2023 |
| Ioannis Pittas | AIK Fotboll | IFK Varnamo | 3–1 | 12 November 2023 |

### Discipline
#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 9
** Adam Carlén (IFK Göteborg)
** Jesper Ceesay (IFK Norrköping)
** Anton Eriksson (IFK Norrköping)
** Rasmus Schüller (Djurgårdens IF)
** Robin Tranberg (Varbergs BoIS)
* Most red cards: 2
** Ricardo Friedrich (Kalmar FF)
** Anders Trondsen (IFK Göteborg)

#### Club

* Most yellow cards:
* Most red cards:

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| April | Henrik Rydström | Malmö FF | Isaac Kiese Thelin | Malmö FF |
| May | Jimmy Thelin | IF Elfsborg | Jacob Ondrejka | IF Elfsborg |
| July | Jimmy Thelin | IF Elfsborg | Jeppe Okkels | IF Elfsborg |
| August | Jens Berthel Askou | IFK Göteborg | Arnór Ingvi Traustason | IFK Norrköping |
| September | Jens Berthel Askou | IFK Göteborg | Arbnor Muçolli | IFK Göteborg |
| October | Kim Hellberg | IFK Värnamo | Sebastian Nanasi | Malmö FF |

### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Player of the Year | Sebastian Nanasi | Malmö FF |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Hákon Valdimarsson | IF Elfsborg |
| Defender of the Year | Gustaf Lagerbielke | IF Elfsborg |
| Midfielder of the Year | Sebastian Nanasi | Malmö FF |
| Forward of the Year | Isaac Kiese Thelin | Malmö FF |
| Young Player of the Year | Momodou Sonko | BK Häcken |
| Coach of the Year | Jimmy Thelin | IF Elfsborg |