# 2010 Allsvenskan

The 2010 Allsvenskan, part of the 2010 Swedish football season, was the 86th Allsvenskan season. It began on 13 March 2010 and ended on 7 November 2010. AIK were the defending champions. Malmö FF secured their 16th title in the last round after winning with 2–0 against Mjällby.
Malmö narrowly beat Scanian rivals Helsingborg to the title, with Örebro being in third. Malmö had gone through five seasons in fifth place or lower after the last title in 2004, marking a major turnaround. It would also serve as a starting point of a strong era for the club, since Malmö won four of the next seven league titles and never finished outside the top four in the rest of the decade.

## Participating teams

| Club | Last season | First season in league | First season of current spell |
| AIK | 1st | 1924–25 | 2006 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | 12th | 2007 | 2009 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 14th | 1927–28 | 2001 |
| IF Elfsborg | 3rd | 1926–27 | 1997 |
| GAIS | 11th | 1924–25 | 2006 |
| Gefle IF | 10th | 1933–34 | 2005 |
| IFK Göteborg | 2nd | 1924–25 | 1977 |
| Halmstads BK | 13th | 1933–34 | 1993 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 8th | 1924–25 | 1993 |
| BK Häcken | 5th | 1983 | 2009 |
| Kalmar FF | 4th | 1949–50 | 2004 |
| Malmö FF | 7th | 1931–32 | 2001 |
| Mjällby AIF | 1st (Superettan 2009) | 1980 | 2010 |
| Trelleborgs FF | 9th | 1985 | 2007 |
| Åtvidabergs FF | 2nd (Superettan 2009) | 1951–52 | 2010 |
| Örebro SK | 6th | 1946–47 | 2007 |

## Overview

| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Average attendance | Manager |
| AIK | Solna | Råsunda Stadion | 36,608 | 11,925 | Alex Miller |
| IF Brommapojkarna | Stockholm | Grimsta IP | 4,500 | 2,262 | Kim Bergstrand |
| Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Stockholms Stadion | 14,500 | 7,178 | Lennart Wass Carlos Banda |
| IF Elfsborg | Borås | Borås Arena | 17,800 | 8,423 | Magnus Haglund |
| GAIS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | 18,800 | 4,666 | Alexander Axén |
| Gefle IF | Gävle | Strömvallen | 7,300 | 3,500 | Per Olsson |
| Halmstads BK | Halmstad | Örjans Vall | 15,500 | 4,240 | Lars Jacobsson |
| Helsingborgs IF | Helsingborg | Olympia | 17,200 | 10,543 | Conny Karlsson |
| BK Häcken | Gothenburg | Rambergsvallen | 7,000 | 2,576 | Peter Gerhardsson |
| IFK Göteborg | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | 18,800 | 10,489 | Stefan Rehn Jonas Olsson |
| Kalmar FF | Kalmar | Fredriksskans | 9,000 | 4,285 | Nanne Bergstrand |
| Malmö FF | Malmö | Swedbank Stadion | 24,000 | 15,194 | Roland Nilsson |
| Mjällby AIF | Mjällby | Strandvallen | 7,500 | 4,380 | Peter Swärdh |
| Trelleborgs FF | Trelleborg | Vångavallen | 10,000 | 2,911 | Tom Prahl |
| Åtvidabergs FF | Åtvidaberg | Kopparvallen | 8,000 | 4,004 | Andreas Thomsson |
| Örebro SK | Örebro | Behrn Arena | 14,500 | 7,704 | Sixten Boström |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Malmö FF (C) | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 24 | +35 | 67 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Helsingborgs IF | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 65 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Örebro SK | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 52 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 47 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Trelleborgs FF | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 44 | |
| 6 | Mjällby AIF | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 43 | |
| 7 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 40 | |
| 8 | BK Häcken | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 40 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 9 | Kalmar FF | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 40 | |
| 10 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 40 | |
| 11 | AIK | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 35 | |
| 12 | Halmstads BK | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 35 | |
| 13 | GAIS | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 32 | |
| 14 | Gefle IF (O) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 29 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Åtvidabergs FF (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 29 | Relegation to Superettan |
| 16 | IF Brommapojkarna (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 48 | −28 | 25 | Relegation to Superettan |
* ↑ Helsingborg qualified for the Third qualifying round of the Europa League as Svenska Cupen champions 2010.
* ↑ Örebro qualified for the Second qualifying round of the Europa League as they received Helsingborgs initial qualifying spot.
* ↑ Elfsborg qualified for the Europa League as they received Örebro's initial qualifying spot.
* ↑ Sweden was among the best three associations in the UEFA Fair Play ranking and thus received an additional spot in the first qualifying round of the Europa League, Häcken received the qualifying spot for their ranking in Allsvenskans Fair Play ranking.

### Positions by round

Note: Some matches are played out of phase with the corresponding round, positions are corrected in hindsight.
| 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 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Örebro SK | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| IF Elfsborg | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Trelleborgs FF | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Mjällby AIF | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| IFK Göteborg | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| BK Häcken | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Kalmar FF | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| AIK | 5 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Halmstads BK | 9 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| GAIS | 7 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Gefle IF | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Åtvidabergs FF | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Leader and 2011–12 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
* 2011–12 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
* 2011–12 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
* Relegation play-offs
* Relegation to Superettan

## Results

| Home \ Away | AIK | BP | DIF | IFE | GAI | GIF | IFKG | HBK | HIF | BKH | KFF | MFF | MAIF | TFF | ÅFF | ÖSK |
| AIK | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 4–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| IF Elfsborg | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 |
| GAIS | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Gefle IF | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–3 |
| IFK Göteborg | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Halmstads BK | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| BK Häcken | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Kalmar FF | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 |
| Malmö FF | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Mjällby AIF | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Trelleborgs FF | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Åtvidabergs FF | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | | 0–2 |
| Örebro SK | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |

## Relegation play-offs

Gefle won 3–0 on aggregate.

## Top goalscorers

Including matches played on 31 October 2010; Source: fotbollskanalen
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Alexander Gerndt | Gefle/Helsingborg | 20 |
| 2 | Denni Avdić | Elfsborg | 19 |
| 3 | Mathias Ranégie | Häcken | 12 |
| 4 | Agon Mehmeti | Malmö | 11 |
| 5 | Ricardo Santos | Kalmar | 10 |
| 5 | Moestafa El Kabir | Mjällby | 10 |
| 5 | Tobias Hysén | IFK Göteborg | 10 |
| 5 | Daniel Larsson | Malmö | 10 |
| 9 | Daniel Mendes | Kalmar | 9 |
| 9 | Kennedy Igboananike | Djurgården | 9 |