# 1998 in Swedish football

The 1998 season in Swedish football, started January 1998 and ended December 1998.

## Honours
### Official titles

| Title | Team | Reason |
| Swedish Champions 1998 | AIK | Winners of Allsvenskan |
| Swedish Cup Champions 1997–98 | Helsingborgs IF | Winners of Svenska Cupen |

### Competitions

| Level | Competition | Team |
| 1st level | Allsvenskan 1998 | AIK |
| 2nd level | Division 1 Norra 1998 | Djurgårdens IF |
| 2nd level | Division 1 Södra 1998 | Kalmar FF |
| Cup | Svenska Cupen 1997–98 | Helsingborgs IF |

## Promotions, relegations and qualifications
### Promotions

| Promoted from | Promoted to | Team | Reason |
| Division 1 Norra 1998 | Allsvenskan 1999 | Djurgårdens IF | Winners |
| Division 1 Södra 1998 | Allsvenskan 1999 | Kalmar FF | Winners |
| Division 2 1998 | Division 1 Norra 1999 | IF Brommapojkarna | Winners of Östra Svealand |
| Division 2 1998 | Division 1 Norra 1999 | Enköpings SK | Winners of Västra Svealand |
| Division 2 1998 | Division 1 Norra 1999 | Lira Luleå BK | Winners of Norrland |
| Division 2 1998 | Division 1 Södra 1999 | GAIS | Winners of Västra Götaland |
| Division 2 1998 | Division 1 Södra 1999 | Husqvarna FF | Winners of Östra Götaland |
| Division 2 1998 | Division 1 Södra 1999 | Kristianstads FF | Winners of Södra Götaland |
| Division 2 1998 | Division 1 Södra 1999 | IK Kongahälla | Winners of qualification play-off |

### League transfers

| Transferred from | Transferred to | Team | Reason |
| Division 1 Södra 1998 | Division 1 Norra 1999 | IF Sylvia | Geographical composition |

### Relegations

| Relegated from | Relegated to | Team | Reason |
| Allsvenskan 1998 | Division 1 Södra 1999 | BK Häcken | 13th team |
| Allsvenskan 1998 | Division 1 Södra 1999 | Östers IF | 14th team |
| Division 1 Norra 1998 | Division 2 1999 | Gefle IF | Losers of qualification play-off |
| Division 1 Norra 1998 | Division 2 1999 | Piteå IF | 12th team |
| Division 1 Norra 1998 | Division 2 1999 | Ludvika FK | 13th team |
| Division 1 Norra 1998 | Division 2 1999 | IFK Luleå | 14th team |
| Division 1 Södra 1998 | Division 2 1999 | IFK Hässleholm | 12th team |
| Division 1 Södra 1998 | Division 2 1999 | Lundby IF | 13th team |
| Division 1 Södra 1998 | Division 2 1999 | IS Halmia | 14th team |

### International qualifications

| Qualified for | Enters | Team | Reason |
| UEFA Champions League 1999–2000 | 2nd qualifying round | AIK | Winners of Allsvenskan |
| UEFA Cup 1999–2000 | Qualifying round | Helsingborgs IF | 2nd team in Allsvenskan |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998–99 | Qualifying round | Helsingborgs IF | Winners of Svenska Cupen |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999 | 2nd round | Hammarby IF | 3rd team in Allsvenskan |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999 | 1st round | Halmstads BK | 4th team in Allsvenskan |

## Domestic results
### Allsvenskan 1998

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AIK | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 25 | – | 15 | +10 | 46 |
| 2 | Helsingborgs IF | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 43 | – | 28 | +15 | 44 |
| 3 | Hammarby IF | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 39 | – | 34 | +5 | 42 |
| 4 | Halmstads BK | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 42 | – | 40 | +18 | 41 |
| 5 | Västra Frölunda IF | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 | – | 31 | -2 | 38 |
| 6 | Örebro SK | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 35 | – | 38 | -3 | 36 |
| 7 | IFK Norrköping | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 43 | – | 35 | +8 | 35 |
| 8 | IFK Göteborg | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 27 | – | 29 | -2 | 35 |
| 9 | Malmö FF | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | – | 30 | +5 | 33 |
| 10 | IF Elfsborg | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | – | 33 | +3 | 33 |
| 11 | Trelleborgs FF | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 31 | – | 35 | -4 | 32 |
| 12 | Örgryte IS | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 35 | – | 36 | -1 | 28 |
| 13 | BK Häcken | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 27 | – | 46 | -19 | 27 |
| 14 | Östers IF | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 26 | – | 43 | -17 | 22 |

### Division 1 Norra 1998

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Djurgårdens IF | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 53 | – | 30 | +23 | 54 |
| 2 | Umeå FC | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 59 | – | 40 | +19 | 49 |
| 3 | Västerås SK | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 48 | – | 32 | +16 | 47 |
| 4 | GIF Sundsvall | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 44 | – | 37 | +7 | 42 |
| 5 | Assyriska Föreningen | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 41 | – | 37 | +4 | 41 |
| 6 | IK Brage | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 37 | – | 41 | -4 | 38 |
| 7 | IK Sirius | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 29 | – | 27 | +2 | 36 |
| 8 | Degerfors IF | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 45 | – | 44 | +1 | 36 |
| 9 | Nacka FF | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | – | 45 | -11 | 36 |
| 10 | Spårvägens FF | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | – | 37 | -7 | 28 |
| 11 | Gefle IF | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 27 | – | 32 | -5 | 27 |
| 12 | Piteå IF | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | – | 38 | -10 | 25 |
| 13 | Ludvika FK | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 35 | – | 46 | -11 | 25 |
| 14 | IFK Luleå | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | – | 41 | -24 | 19 |

### Division 1 Södra 1998

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Kalmar FF | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 49 | – | 23 | +26 | 51 |
| 2 | Landskrona BoIS | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 64 | – | 37 | +27 | 50 |
| 3 | IF Sylvia | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 37 | – | 26 | +11 | 47 |
| 4 | Åtvidabergs FF | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 49 | – | 38 | +11 | 46 |
| 5 | Stenungsunds IF | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 40 | – | 34 | +6 | 45 |
| 6 | Panos Ljungskile SK | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 37 | – | 34 | +3 | 40 |
| 7 | Falkenbergs FF | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 35 | – | 47 | -12 | 38 |
| 8 | Gunnilse IS | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 41 | – | 42 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Mjällby AIF | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 45 | – | 52 | -7 | 34 |
| 10 | Motala AIF | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 31 | – | 29 | +2 | 33 |
| 11 | Norrby IF | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 34 | – | 46 | -12 | 31 |
| 12 | IFK Hässleholm | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 34 | – | 42 | -8 | 26 |
| 13 | Lundby IF | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 25 | – | 47 | -22 | 19 |
| 14 | IS Halmia | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 24 | – | 48 | -24 | 18 |