# 1988 in Swedish football

The 1988 season in Swedish football, starting January 1988 and ending December 1988.

## Honours
### Official titles

| Title | Team | Reason |
| Swedish Champions 1988 | Malmö FF | Winners of Allsvenskan play-off |
| Swedish Cup Champions 1987–88 | IFK Norrköping | Winners of Svenska Cupen |

### Competitions

| Level | Competition | Team |
| 1st level | Allsvenskan 1988 | Malmö FF |
| 1st level | Allsvenskan play-off 1988 | Malmö FF |
| 2nd level | Division 1 Norra 1988 | Örebro SK |
| 2nd level | Division 1 Södra 1988 | Halmstads BK |
| Cup | Svenska Cupen 1987–88 | IFK Norrköping |

## Promotions, relegations and qualifications
### Promotions

| Promoted from | Promoted to | Team | Reason |
| Division 1 Norra 1988 | Allsvenskan 1989 | Örebro SK | Winners |
| Division 1 Södra 1988 | Allsvenskan 1989 | Halmstads BK | Winners |
| Division 2 1988 | Division 1 Norra 1989 | Kiruna FF | Winners of Norra |
| Division 2 1988 | Division 1 Norra 1989 | Motala AIF | Winners of Mellersta |
| Division 2 1988 | Division 1 Södra 1989 | Jonsereds IF | Winners of Västra |
| Division 2 1988 | Division 1 Södra 1989 | Kalmar FF | Winners of Södra |

### Relegations

| Relegated from | Relegated to | Team | Reason |
| Allsvenskan 1988 | Division 1 Södra 1989 | Östers IF | 11th team |
| Allsvenskan 1988 | Division 1 Norra 1989 | Hammarby IF | 12th team |
| Division 1 Norra 1988 | Division 2 1989 | Skellefteå AIK | 13th team |
| Division 1 Norra 1988 | Division 2 1989 | IFK Mora | 14th team |
| Division 1 Södra 1988 | Division 2 1989 | Myresjö IF | 13th team |
| Division 1 Södra 1988 | Division 2 1989 | IFK Hässleholm | 14th team |

### International qualifications

| Qualified for | Enters | Team | Reason |
| European Cup 1989–90 | 1st round | Malmö FF | Winners of Allsvenskan play-off |
| UEFA Cup 1989–90 | 1st round | IFK Göteborg | 2nd team in Allsvenskan |
| UEFA Cup 1989–90 | 1st round | Örgryte IS | 4th team in Allsvenskan |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1988–89 | 1st round | IFK Norrköping | Winners of Svenska Cupen |
| International Football Cup 1989 | Group stage | Malmö FF | Winners of Allsvenskan |
| International Football Cup 1989 | Group stage | IFK Göteborg | 2nd team in Allsvenskan |
| International Football Cup 1989 | Group stage | Djurgårdens IF | 3rd team in Allsvenskan |
| International Football Cup 1989 | Group stage | Örgryte IS | 4th team in Allsvenskan |
| International Football Cup 1989 | Group stage | Örebro SK | Unknown |

## Domestic results
### Allsvenskan 1988

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Malmö FF | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 45 | – | 26 | +19 | 32 |
| 2 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | – | 18 | +19 | 31 |
| 3 | Djurgårdens IF | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 38 | – | 22 | +16 | 27 |
| 4 | Örgryte IS | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | – | 23 | +4 | 23 |
| 5 | GIF Sundsvall | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | – | 26 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | IFK Norrköping | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 39 | – | 29 | +10 | 21 |
| 7 | IK Brage | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | – | 30 | -7 | 21 |
| 8 | GAIS | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | – | 31 | -6 | 20 |
| 9 | Västra Frölunda IF | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | – | 34 | -10 | 18 |
| 10 | AIK | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | – | 30 | -11 | 18 |
| 11 | Östers IF | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | – | 33 | -13 | 17 |
| 12 | Hammarby IF | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 19 | – | 40 | -21 | 13 |

### Division 1 Norra 1988

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Örebro SK | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 37 | – | 9 | +28 | 39 |
| 2 | IFK Eskilstuna | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 57 | – | 28 | +29 | 34 |
| 3 | Vasalunds IF | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 47 | – | 28 | +19 | 34 |
| 4 | Gefle IF | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 44 | – | 25 | +19 | 33 |
| 5 | Åtvidabergs FF | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 35 | – | 29 | +6 | 29 |
| 6 | IF Brommapojkarna | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 | – | 31 | -2 | 28 |
| 7 | Västerås SK | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 46 | – | 36 | +10 | 27 |
| 8 | IFK Holmsund | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 27 | – | 32 | -5 | 27 |
| 9 | BK Forward | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 28 | – | 30 | -2 | 23 |
| 10 | Luleå FF/IFK | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 19 | – | 27 | -8 | 22 |
| 11 | Karlstads BK | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 33 | – | 44 | -11 | 20 |
| 12 | Väsby IK | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 24 | – | 39 | -15 | 19 |
| 13 | Skellefteå AIK | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 25 | – | 57 | -32 | 16 |
| 14 | IFK Mora | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 17 | – | 53 | -36 | 13 |

### Division 1 Södra 1988

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Halmstads BK | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 50 | – | 20 | +30 | 38 |
| 2 | Mjällby AIF | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 39 | – | 21 | +18 | 38 |
| 3 | Kalmar AIK | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 50 | – | 39 | +11 | 35 |
| 4 | IK Oddevold | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 47 | – | 27 | +20 | 28 |
| 5 | BK Häcken | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 49 | – | 37 | +12 | 28 |
| 6 | Landskrona BoIS | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 31 | – | 27 | +4 | 28 |
| 7 | Karlskrona AIF | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 34 | – | 38 | -4 | 27 |
| 8 | Markaryds IF | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 34 | – | 38 | -4 | 25 |
| 9 | Trelleborgs FF | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 45 | – | 46 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | IF Elfsborg | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 34 | – | 35 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Ifö/Bromölla IF | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28 | – | 41 | -13 | 20 |
| 12 | Falkenbergs FF | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 36 | – | 56 | -20 | 20 |
| 13 | Myresjö IF | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | – | 48 | -17 | 19 |
| 14 | IFK Hässleholm | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 28 | – | 63 | -35 | 11 |