List of Swedish football champions
Swedish football champions (Swedish: Svenska mästare i fotboll) is a title held by the winners of the highest Swedish football league played each year, Allsvenskan.[1] IFK Göteborg holds the record of most titles with 18 Swedish championships. After winning the 2011 Allsvenskan, Helsingborgs IF are the reigning Swedish football champions. The title has been contested since 1896 in varying forms of competition. The first Swedish Champions, Örgryte IS, were declared in 1896 when the club won the cup tournament Svenska Mästerskapet. This happened before there existed any Swedish national association, which was not created until 1904. The winners of Svenska Mästerskapet between 1896 and 1904 have retroactively been declared holders of the title by the Swedish Football Association (SvFF). After the creation of the SvFF, the title continued to be held by the winners of Svenska Mästerskapet until 1925, even though a Swedish first national league, Svenska Serien, started in 1910. Svenska Mästerskapet was discontinued in 1925.
In 1924–25, a new Swedish national league was created, Allsvenskan, but the Swedish Champions title wasn't awarded to the winners of that league until 1930–31.[2] Since then, the winners of Allsvenskan are considered Swedish Champions, with a few exceptions. Between 1982 and 1990, the title was given to the winners of a play-off held after Allsvenskan was finished, and the following two years, 1991 and 1992, the title was given to the winners of Mästerskapsserien, a continuation league with the best teams from Allsvenskan.[3]
The current trophy, Lennart Johanssons Pokal, has been awarded since 2001 with Hammarby IF being the first winners. Johansson himself handed out the trophy in Sundsvall on 27 October 2001. The first trophy which was in use from 1904 to 2000 was named von Rosen's Pokal after the first chairman of the Swedish FA Clarence von Rosen. However in November 2000 it was discovered that von Rosen had been active in the Swedish national socialist movement during World War II which prompted the FA to give up using the old trophy.[4]
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[edit] Champions
[edit] Svenska Mästerskapet (1896–1925)
[edit] Allsvenskan (1931–1981)
[edit] Allsvenskan Play-offs (1982–1990)
| Year | Winner | Runners-up | Top scorer (club) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | IFK Göteborg (8) League Winner: IFK Göteborg |
Hammarby IF | Dan Corneliusson (IFK Göteborg) | 12 |
| 1983 | IFK Göteborg (9) League Winner: IFK Göteborg |
Östers IF | Thomas Ahlström (IF Elfsborg) | 16 |
| 1984 | IFK Göteborg (10) League Winner: AIK |
IFK Norrköping | Billy Ohlsson (Hammarby IF) | 14 |
| 1985 | Örgryte IS (12) League Winner: Malmö FF |
IFK Göteborg | Sören Börjesson (Örgryte IS) Peter Karlsson (Kalmar FF) Billy Lansdowne (Kalmar FF) |
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| 1986 | Malmö FF (13) League Winner: Malmö FF |
AIK | Johnny Ekström (IFK Göteborg) | 13 |
| 1987 | IFK Göteborg (11) League Winner: Malmö FF |
Malmö FF | Lasse Larsson (Malmö FF) | 19 |
| 1988 | Malmö FF (14) League Winner: Malmö FF |
Djurgårdens IF | Martin Dahlin (Malmö FF) | 17 |
| 1989 | IFK Norrköping (12) League Winner: Malmö FF |
Malmö FF | Jan Hellström (IFK Norrköping) | 16 |
| 1990 | IFK Göteborg (12) League Winner: IFK Göteborg |
IFK Norrköping | Kaj Eskelinen (IFK Göteborg) | 10 |
[edit] Mästerskapsserien (1991–1992)
| Year | Winner | Runners-up | Top scorer (club) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | IFK Göteborg (13) League Winner: IFK Göteborg |
IFK Norrköping | Kennet Andersson (IFK Göteborg) | 13 |
| 1992 | AIK (9) League Winner: IFK Norrköping |
IFK Norrköping | Hans Eklund (Östers IF) | 16 |
[edit] Allsvenskan (1993–present)
[edit] Performances
[edit] Total titles won by club
Titles won by club (%)
Nineteen clubs have been champions.
[edit] Total titles won by city
The 19 title-winning clubs have come from a total of 13 cities. The most successful city is Gothenburg.
| City | Titles | Winning Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Gothenburg |
|
IFK Göteborg (18), Örgryte IS (12), GAIS (4), Göteborgs IF (1) |
| Stockholm |
|
AIK (11), Djurgårdens IF (11), Hammarby IF (1) |
| Malmö |
|
Malmö FF (16) |
| Norrköping |
|
IFK Norrköping (12), IK Sleipner (1) |
| Borås |
|
IF Elfsborg (5) |
| Helsingborg |
|
Helsingborgs IF (5) |
| Växjö |
|
Östers IF (4) |
| Halmstad |
|
Halmstads BK (4) |
| Åtvidaberg |
|
Åtvidabergs FF (2) |
| Eskilstuna |
|
IFK Eskilstuna (1) |
| Kalmar |
|
Kalmar FF (1) |
| Mölndal |
|
Fässbergs IF (1) |
| Gävle |
|
Brynäs IF (1) |
[edit] Total titles won by province
The Swedish championship has been won by 19 clubs from eight provinces. The most successful district is Västergötland.
| Province | Titles | Winning Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Västergötland |
|
IFK Göteborg (18), Örgryte IS (12), IF Elfsborg (5), GAIS (4), Göteborgs IF (1), Fässbergs IF (1) |
| Uppland |
|
AIK (11), Djurgårdens IF (11) |
| Scania |
|
Malmö FF (16), Helsingborgs IF (5) |
| Östergötland |
|
IFK Norrköping (12), Åtvidabergs FF (2), IK Sleipner (1) |
| Småland |
|
Östers IF (4), Kalmar FF (1) |
| Halland |
|
Halmstads BK (4) |
| Södermanland |
|
Hammarby IF (1), IFK Eskilstuna (1) |
| Gästrikland |
|
Brynäs IF (1) |
[edit] See also
- Svenska Mästerskapet
- Allsvenskan
- Allsvenskan play-offs
- Mästerskapsserien
- Football in Sweden
- Swedish football league system
- List of Allsvenskan top scorers
[edit] Notes
- ^ Örgryte IS 2 was the reserve team of Örgryte IS.
- ^ AIK won the final on walkover as the match could not be played due to darkness. AIK was considered to be the better team and were thus given the title.
- ^ Decided in the third match after draws in the previous two.
- ^ Not decided until the spring 1925 due to heavy rain the autumn 1924.
[edit] References
- ^ "Svenska mästare 1896-1925, 1931-" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/historik/. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ Nylin, 2004, p. 134.
- ^ Nylin, 2004, p. 135.
- ^ Thorén, Petra. "SM-pokalen ska skrotas" (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/sport/0012/13/pokal.html. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
[edit] Bibliography
- Nylin, Lars (2004). Den nödvändiga boken om Allsvenskan: svensk fotboll från 1896 till idag, statistik, höjdpunkter lag för lag, klassiska bilder. Sundbyberg: Semic. ISBN 91-552-3168-3.
[edit] External links
- (English) Swedish Football Association
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