1979 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan
Season 1979
Champions Halmstads BK
Relegated AIK
IS Halmia
European Cup Halmstads BK
UEFA Cup

IFK Göteborg
IF Elfsborg

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Top goalscorer Mats "Matte" Werner, Hammarby IF (14)
Average attendance 7,544
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Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1979.

Overview

The league was contested by 14 teams, with Halmstads BK winning the championship.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Halmstads BK (C) 26 12 12 2 38 21+17 36 1980–81 European Cup First round
2 IFK Göteborg 26 13 9 4 44 24+20 35 1980–81 UEFA Cup First round
3 IF Elfsborg 26 14 5 7 35 24+11 33
4 Malmö FF 26 12 8 6 30 24+6 32 1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
5 IFK Norrköping 26 11 9 6 44 28+16 31
6 Hammarby IF 26 11 6 9 46 36+10 28
7 Östers IF 26 9 10 7 32 28+4 28
8 Kalmar FF 26 8 8 10 42 39+3 24
9 IFK Sundsvall 26 8 7 11 31 41−10 23
10 Djurgårdens IF 26 7 8 11 28 35−7 22
11 Åtvidabergs FF 26 7 8 11 20 27−7 22
12 Landskrona BoIS 26 8 5 13 32 41−9 21
13 AIK (R) 26 5 10 11 24 35−11 20 Relegation to Division 2
14 IS Halmia (R) 26 2 5 19 15 58−43 9

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Malmö FF qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as Svenska Cupen champions 1979–80.
(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.

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