# 2006 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan 2006, part of the 2006 Swedish football season, was the 82nd Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 1 April 2006 and the last match was played 5 November 2006. IF Elfsborg won the league ahead of runners-up AIK, while BK Häcken, Östers IF and Örgryte IS were relegated.

## Participating clubs

| Club | Last season | First season in league | First season of current spell |
| AIK | 1st (Superettan) | 1924–25 | 2006 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 1st | 1927–28 | 2001 |
| IF Elfsborg | 7th | 1926–27 | 1997 |
| GAIS | 3rd (Superettan) | 1924–25 | 2006 |
| Gefle IF | 11th | 1933–34 | 2005 |
| IFK Göteborg | 2nd | 1924–25 | 1977 |
| Halmstads BK | 10th | 1933–34 | 1993 |
| Hammarby IF | 4th | 1924–25 | 1998 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 6th | 1924–25 | 1993 |
| BK Häcken | 8th | 1983 | 2005 |
| Kalmar FF | 3rd | 1949–50 | 2004 |
| Malmö FF | 5th | 1931–32 | 2001 |
| Örgryte IS | 9th | 1924–25 | 1995 |
| Östers IF | 2nd (Superettan) | 1968 | 2006 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | IF Elfsborg (C) | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 50 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | AIK | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 49 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Hammarby IF | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 43 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Helsingborgs IF | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 42 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 5 | Kalmar FF | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 41 | |
| 6 | Djurgårdens IF | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 40 | |
| 7 | Malmö FF | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 38 | |
| 8 | IFK Göteborg | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 36 | |
| 9 | Gefle IF | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 31 | |
| 10 | GAIS | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 27 | |
| 11 | Halmstads BK | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 27 | |
| 12 | BK Häcken (R) | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 22 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 13 | Östers IF (R) | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 46 | −27 | 19 | Relegation to Superettan |
| 14 | Örgryte IS (R) | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 17 | Relegation to Superettan |
* ↑ Hammarby were docked three points for a tumult in their home game against Djurgården on August 28, 2006.
* ↑ Helsingborg qualified for the UEFA Cup as Svenska Cupen champions 2006.
* ↑ 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.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AIK | DIF | IFE | GAI | GIF | IFKG | HBK | HAM | HEL | BKH | KFF | MFF | ÖIS | ÖIF |
| AIK | | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| IF Elfsborg | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| GAIS | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Gefle IF | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| IFK Göteborg | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Halmstads BK | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Hammarby IF | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| BK Häcken | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Kalmar FF | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Malmö FF | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 4–2 | 2–0 |
| Örgryte IS | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | | 0–2 |
| Östers IF | 0–4 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |

## Relegation play-offs

Brommapojkarna won 4–1 on aggregate.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ari da Silva Ferreira | Kalmar FF | 15 |
| 2 | Paulinho Guará | Hammarby IF | 12 |
| 3 | Wilton Figueiredo | AIK | 11 |
| 3 | Olivier Karekezi | Helsingborgs IF | 11 |
| 3 | Jonatan Johansson | Malmö FF | 11 |
| 6 | James Keene | GAIS | 10 |
| 7 | Luton Shelton | Helsingborgs IF | 9 |
| 8 | Markus Jonsson | AIK | 8 |
| 8 | Júnior | Malmö FF | 8 |
| 8 | Henrik Larsson | Helsingborgs IF | 8 |
| 8 | René Makondele | Gefle IF | 8 |

### Scoring

* Highest Scoring Match (7 goals) - Östers IF 3-4 IF Elfsborg, Hammarby IF 5-2 GAIS and Gefle IF 4-3 Malmö FF

### Overall

* Most Wins - IF Elfsborg, AIK and Hammarby IF (13)
* Fewest Wins - Örgryte IS (3)
* Most Losses - Östers IF and Örgryte IS (15)
* Fewest Losses - IF Elfsborg (2)
* Most Goals Scored - AIK (46)
* Fewest Goals Scored - Östers IF (19)
* Most Goals Conceded - Örgryte IS (46)
* Fewest Goals Conceded - IF Elfsborg (19)

### Home

* Most Wins - AIK (9)
* Fewest Wins - GAIS, BK Häcken, Östers IF and Örgryte IS (2)
* Most Losses - BK Häcken (8)
* Fewest Losses - IF Elfsborg, AIK and Helsingborgs IF (1)
* Most Goals Scored - AIK (30)
* Fewest Goals Scored - BK Häcken and Örgryte IS (12)
* Most Goals Conceded - Östers IF (25)
* Fewest Goals Conceded - IF Elfsborg (7)

### Away

* Most Wins - Kalmar FF (7)
* Fewest Wins - Örgryte IS (1)
* Most Losses - Örgryte IS (9)
* Fewest Losses - IF Elfsborg (1)
* Most Goals Scored - IF Elfsborg and IFK Göteborg (22)
* Fewest Goals Scored - Östers IF (5)
* Most Goals Conceded - Malmö FF (25)
* Fewest Goals Conceded - IF Elfsborg, AIK, Kalmar FF and Djurgårdens IF (12)

### Attendances

| | Club | Home average | Away average | Home high |
| 1 | AIK | 21,434 | 10,634 | 34,174 |
| 2 | Malmö FF | 13,665 | 9,973 | 23,571 |
| 3 | Djurgårdens IF | 13,358 | 11,017 | 31,890 |
| 4 | Helsingborgs IF | 12,415 | 9,767 | 17,100 |
| 5 | IF Elfsborg | 12,176 | 9,366 | 16,572 |
| 6 | Hammarby IF | 11,793 | 11,266 | 15,092 |
| 7 | IFK Göteborg | 10,258 | 11,655 | 20,172 |
| 8 | GAIS | 7,072 | 9,657 | 26,793 |
| 9 | Halmstads BK | 6,002 | 7,512 | 10,134 |
| 10 | Östers IF | 5,364 | 8,185 | 8,696 |
| 11 | Kalmar FF | 5,197 | 7,388 | 6,641 |
| 12 | Gefle IF | 5,029 | 7,299 | 7,151 |
| 13 | Örgryte IS | 4,995 | 9,813 | 13,221 |
| 14 | BK Häcken | 3,152 | 8,378 | 10,956 |
| — | Total | 9,423 | — | 34,174 |