1998 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan
Season 1998
Champions AIK
Relegated BK Häcken
Östers IF
Champions League AIK
UEFA Cup

Helsingborgs IF

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Top goalscorer Arild Stavrum, Helsingborgs IF (18)
Average attendance 5,647
← 1997
1999 →

Allsvenskan 1998, part of the 1998 Swedish football season, was the 74th Allsvenskan season played. AIK won the league ahead of runners-up Helsingborgs IF, while BK Häcken and Östers IF were relegated. AIK won the title despite having the fewest goals (25) scored in the league.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 AIK (C) 26 11 13 2 25 15+10 46 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Helsingborgs IF 26 12 8 6 43 28+15 44 1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
3 Hammarby IF 26 11 9 6 39 34+5 42 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
4 Halmstads BK 26 12 5 9 42 40+2 41 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
5 Västra Frölunda 26 10 8 8 29 31−2 38
6 Örebro SK 26 10 6 10 35 38−3 36
7 IFK Norrköping 26 9 8 9 43 35+8 35
8 IFK Göteborg 26 9 8 9 27 29−2 35 1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round 1
9 Malmö FF 26 9 6 11 35 30+5 33
10 IF Elfsborg 26 8 9 9 36 33+3 33
11 Trelleborgs FF (O) 26 8 8 10 31 35−4 32 Relegation Playoffs
12 Örgryte IS (O) 26 7 7 12 35 36−1 28
13 BK Häcken (R) 26 7 6 13 27 46−19 27 Relegation to Division 1
14 Östers IF (R) 26 5 7 14 26 43−17 22

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1IFK Göteborg qualified for the UEFA Cup as Svenska Cupen runners-up 1998–99.
(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

November 12, 1998
Umeå FC 2–3 Örgryte IS

November 15, 1998
Örgryte IS 3–0 Umeå FC

References

Print
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