1961 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan
Season 1961
Champions IF Elfsborg
Relegated AIK
Sandvikens IF
European Cup IFK Göteborg
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Top goalscorer Bertil "Bebben" Johansson, IFK Göteborg (20)
Average attendance 11,265
1960
1962
Swedish Football
1961

Allsvenskan (Tier 1)
Division 2 (Tier 2)
Division 3 (Tier 3)
Svenska Cupen - not played

Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1961.

Contents

Overview

The league was contested by 12 teams, with IF Elfsborg winning the championship.

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 IF Elfsborg (C) 22 13 5 4 54 37 +17 31
2 IFK Norrköping 22 11 4 7 50 30 +20 26
3 IFK Göteborg 22 11 4 7 62 47 +15 26 1961–62 European Cup Preliminary round 1
4 Örebro SK 22 8 8 6 39 33 +6 24
5 Malmö FF 22 10 4 8 31 34 −3 24
6 IFK Malmö 22 8 6 8 30 26 +4 22
7 Örgryte IS 22 8 5 9 41 39 +2 21
8 Hälsingborgs IF 22 7 6 9 44 44 0 20
9 Degerfors IF 22 8 4 10 27 38 −11 20
10 Hammarby IF 22 7 5 10 33 52 −19 19
11 AIK (R) 22 6 6 10 29 42 −13 18 Relegation to the Division 2
12 Sandvikens IF (R) 22 5 3 14 29 47 −18 13

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1IFK Göteborg qualified for the European Cup as Allsvenskan leaders in the spring of 1961.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Footnotes

References