1959 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan
Season	1959
Champions	Djurgårdens IF
Relegated	Halmstads BK GAIS
European Cup	IFK Göteborg
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Top goalscorer	Rune Börjesson, Örgryte IS (21)
Average attendance	13,369
← 1957–58 1960 →

Swedish Football 1959
Allsvenskan (Tier 1)
Division 2 (Tier 2)
Division 3 (Tier 3)
Svenska Cupen - not played

Malmö FF-IFK Norrköping

Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1959.

Overview

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

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Djurgårdens IF (C)	22	11	10	1	46	20	+26	32
2	IFK Norrköping	22	14	3	5	58	30	+28	31
3	IFK Göteborg	22	14	3	5	56	28	+28	31	1959–60 European Cup Preliminary round ¹
4	Örgryte IS	22	13	4	5	53	38	+15	30
5	Malmö FF	22	12	4	6	50	29	+21	28
6	Hammarby IF	22	9	1	12	38	56	−18	19
7	Sandvikens IF	22	7	5	10	35	54	−19	19
8	Hälsingborgs IF	22	7	4	11	44	45	−1	18
9	IFK Malmö	22	8	2	12	34	48	−14	18
10	AIK	22	6	5	11	37	46	−9	17
11	Halmstads BK (R)	22	7	2	13	38	46	−8	16	Relegation to Division 2
12	GAIS (R)	22	2	1	19	20	69	−49	5	Relegation to Division 2

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 1959.
(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.

Footnotes

References

"Swedish Football Tables - List of final tables". RSSSF. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-16.

Top division football seasons in Sweden

Svenska Serien	1910 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24

Allsvenskan	1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

1958–59 in European football (UEFA)

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League cups	Scotland

UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Final)

1959–60 in European football (UEFA)

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Domestic cups	Albania '60 Austria Bulgaria Cyprus Denmark England Faroe Islands '59 '60 Finland '59 '60 France East Germany '59 West Germany Greece Iceland '60 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Northern Ireland Norway '59 '60 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Switzerland Wales Yugoslavia

League cups	Scotland

UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Final)