The 2014 Allsvenskan, part of the 2014 Swedish football season, will be the 90th season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The 2014 fixtures were released on 20 December 2013.[1] The season will start on 30 March 2014 and end on 2 November 2014.[2] Malmö FF are the defending champions, having won their 17th Swedish championship and their 20th Allsvenskan title the previous season.
A total of 16 teams will contest the league; 14 returning from the 2013 season and two that were promoted from Superettan.
Teams
A total of sixteen teams will contest the league, including fourteen sides from the 2013 season and two promoted teams from the 2013 Superettan. Two of the three promoted teams for the 2013 season managed to stay in the league, IF Brommapojkarna and Halmstads BK.
Östers IF and Syrianska FC were relegated at the end of the 2013 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by 2013 Superettan champions Falkenbergs FF and runners-up Örebro SK. Falkenberg will participate in the league for the first time in the club's history, they are the first new club in Allsvenskan's history since Syrianska FC in 2011. Örebro returns to Allsvenskan after one year absence, having been relegated at the end of the 2012 season. This will be Örebro's 46th season in the legue.
Halmstads BK as 14th-placed team retained their Allsvenskan spot after winning against third-placed Superettan team GIF Sundsvall 3–2 on aggregate in a relegation/promotion playoff. This was notably a replay of the 2012 play-off where Sundsvall lost their Allsvenskan spot to Halmstad.
Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2014 Allsvenskan teams
Team |
Location |
Stadium |
Turf1 |
Stadium capacity1 |
AIK |
Stockholm |
Friends Arena |
Natural |
54,000 |
BK Häcken |
Gothenburg |
Gamla Ullevi |
Natural |
18,900 |
Djurgårdens IF |
Stockholm |
Tele2 Arena |
Artificial |
30,001 |
Falkenbergs FF |
Falkenberg |
Falkenbergs IP |
Natural |
4,000 |
Gefle IF |
Gävle |
Strömvallen |
Artificial |
7,200 |
Halmstads BK |
Halmstad |
Örjans Vall |
Natural |
15,500 |
Helsingborgs IF |
Helsingborg |
Olympia |
Natural |
16,500 |
IF Brommapojkarna |
Stockholm |
Grimsta IP |
Artificial |
8,000 |
IF Elfsborg |
Borås |
Borås Arena |
Artificial |
16,899 |
IFK Göteborg |
Gothenburg |
Gamla Ullevi |
Natural |
18,900 |
IFK Norrköping |
Norrköping |
Idrottsparken |
Artificial |
17,234 |
Kalmar FF |
Kalmar |
Guldfågeln Arena |
Natural |
12,182 |
Malmö FF |
Malmö |
Swedbank Stadion |
Natural |
24,000 |
Mjällby AIF |
Mjällby |
Strandvallen |
Natural |
7,500 |
Åtvidabergs FF |
Åtvidaberg |
Kopparvallen |
Artificial |
8,000 |
Örebro SK |
Örebro |
Behrn Arena |
Artificial |
14,500 |
- 1 According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Allsvenskan.[3]
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team |
Head coach1 |
Captain |
Kit manufacturer |
Shirt sponsor |
AIK |
Alm, AndreasAndreas Alm |
Nils-Eric Johansson |
Adidas |
Åbro |
BK Häcken |
Gerhardsson, PeterPeter Gerhardsson |
Mohammed Ali Khan |
Nike |
BRA Bygg |
Djurgårdens IF |
Olsson, PerPer Olsson |
Andreas Johansson |
Adidas |
None |
Falkenbergs FF |
Larsson, HenrikHenrik Larsson |
David Svensson |
Nike |
Gekås Ullared |
Gefle IF |
Sandberg, RogerRoger Sandberg |
Marcus Hansson |
Umbro |
Sandvik |
Halmstads BK |
Gustafsson, JensJens Gustafsson |
Vacant |
Puma |
Various |
Helsingborgs IF |
Hansen, RoarRoar Hansen |
Pär Hansson |
Puma |
Resurs Bank |
IF Brommapojkarna |
Stefan Billborn |
Pontus Segerström |
Adidas |
Dustin |
IF Elfsborg |
Ingesson, KlasKlas Ingesson2 |
Anders Svensson |
Umbro |
Various |
IFK Göteborg |
Stahre, MikaelMikael Stahre |
Mattias Bjärsmyr |
Adidas |
Prioritet Finans |
IFK Norrköping |
Andersson, JanneJanne Andersson |
Mathias Florén |
Nike |
Holmen |
Kalmar FF |
Eklund, HansHans Eklund |
Vacant |
Puma |
Småländska Hjältevadshus |
Malmö FF |
Hareide, ÅgeÅge Hareide |
Guillermo Molins |
Puma |
Rörläggaren |
Mjällby AIF |
Jacobsson, LarsLars Jacobsson |
Mattias Asper |
Umbro |
Stål & Rörmontage Sölvesborg |
Åtvidabergs FF |
Swärdh, PeterPeter Swärdh |
Daniel Hallingström |
Uhlsport |
Klädhuset Falerum |
Örebro SK |
Ljung, Per-OlaPer-Ola Ljung |
Magnus Wikström |
Puma |
Malmbergs |
- 1 According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Allsvenskan.[3]
- 2 IF Elfsborg's Klas Ingesson has the title Manager while Janne Mian has the title Head coach, Ingesson holds ultimate responsibility for the first team.[4]
Managerial changes
League table
Source: svenskfotboll.se (Swedish)
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The 2014–15 Svenska Cupen winner qualifies for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Relegation play-offs
Positions by round
Source: everysport.com (Swedish)
| Leader and 2015–16 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2015–16 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round |
| 2015–16 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round |
| Relegation play-offs |
| Relegation to Superettan |
Results
Source: svenskfotboll.se (Swedish)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
See also
- Competitions
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References
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- IFK Göteborg
- IFK Norrköping
- Kalmar FF
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