1987 in Swedish football

The 1987 season in Swedish football started in January 1987 and ended in December 1987.

Honours[edit]

Official titles[edit]

Title	Team	Reason
Swedish Champions 1987	IFK Göteborg	Winners of Allsvenskan play-off
Swedish Cup Champions 1986–87	Kalmar FF	Winners of Svenska Cupen

Competitions[edit]

Level	Competition	Team
1st level	Allsvenskan 1987	Malmö FF
1st level	Allsvenskan play-off 1987	IFK Göteborg
2nd level	Division 1 Norra 1987	Djurgårdens IF
2nd level	Division 1 Södra 1987	GAIS
Cup	Svenska Cupen 1986–87	Kalmar FF

Promotions, relegations and qualifications[edit]

Promotions[edit]

Promoted from	Promoted to	Team	Reason
Division 1 Norra 1987	Allsvenskan 1988	Djurgårdens IF	Winners
Division 1 Södra 1987	Allsvenskan 1988	GAIS	Winners
Division 2 1987	Division 1 Norra 1988	IFK Holmsund	Winners of Norra
Division 2 1987	Division 1 Norra 1988	Väsby IK	Winners of Mellersta
Division 2 1987	Division 1 Södra 1988	Falkenbergs FF	Winners of Västra
Division 2 1987	Division 1 Södra 1988	Markaryds IF	Winners of Södra

League transfers[edit]

Transferred from	Transferred to	Team	Reason
Division 1 Södra 1987	Division 1 Norra 1988	Åtvidabergs FF	Geographical composition

Relegations[edit]

Relegated from	Relegated to	Team	Reason
Allsvenskan 1987	Division 1 Södra 1988	Halmstads BK	11th team
Allsvenskan 1987	Division 1 Södra 1988	IF Elfsborg	12th team
Division 1 Norra 1987	Division 2 1988	IFK Västerås	13th team
Division 1 Norra 1987	Division 2 1988	Degerfors IF	14th team
Division 1 Södra 1987	Division 2 1988	Kalmar FF	13th team
Division 1 Södra 1987	Division 2 1988	Skövde AIK	14th team

International qualifications[edit]

Qualified for	Enters	Team	Reason
European Cup 1988–89	1st round	IFK Göteborg	Winners of Allsvenskan play-off
UEFA Cup 1988–89	1st round	Malmö FF	Winners of Allsvenskan^[1]
		Östers IF	4th team in Allsvenskan^[2]
		IK Brage	5th team in Allsvenskan^[2]
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1987–88	1st round	Kalmar FF	Winners of Svenska Cupen
International Football Cup 1988	Group stage	Malmö FF	Winners of Allsvenskan
		IFK Norrköping	2nd team in Allsvenskan
		IFK Göteborg	3rd team in Allsvenskan
		Östers IF	4th team in Allsvenskan
		Örgryte IS	Unknown

Domestic results[edit]

Allsvenskan 1987[edit]

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	Malmö FF	22	14	6	2	50	–	21	+29	34
2	IFK Norrköping	22	11	7	4	33	–	19	+14	29
3	IFK Göteborg	22	9	8	5	39	–	24	+15	26
4	Östers IF	22	10	4	8	25	–	26	-1	24
5	IK Brage	22	7	10	5	21	–	23	-2	24
6	Hammarby IF	22	6	10	6	37	–	27	+10	22
7	Västra Frölunda IF	22	6	9	7	21	–	29	-8	21
8	Örgryte IS	22	5	10	7	32	–	33	-1	20
9	AIK	22	5	10	7	15	–	17	-2	20
10	GIF Sundsvall	22	4	9	9	25	–	31	-6	17
11	Halmstads BK	22	4	9	9	22	–	39	-17	17
12	IF Elfsborg	22	3	4	15	18	–	49	-31	10

Allsvenskan play-off 1987[edit]

Semi-finals

October 10, 1987

Östers IF	1–2	Malmö FF

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October 17, 1987

Malmö FF	2–1	Östers IF

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October 10, 1987

IFK Göteborg	3–0	IFK Norrköping

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October 17, 1987

IFK Norrköping	2–2	IFK Göteborg

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Final

IFK Göteborg	1–0	Malmö FF

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Malmö FF	2–1 (ag)	IFK Göteborg

Malmö Stadion, Malmö

Division 1 Norra 1987[edit]

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	Djurgårdens IF	26	16	6	4	60	–	26	+24	38
2	IFK Eskilstuna	26	14	7	5	48	–	30	+18	35
3	Örebro SK	26	12	9	5	43	–	25	+18	33
4	Gefle IF	26	13	7	6	43	–	27	+16	33
5	Västerås SK	26	12	6	8	35	–	20	+15	30
6	BK Forward	26	12	6	8	37	–	28	+9	30
7	IF Brommapojkarna	26	9	7	10	48	–	52	-4	25
8	Karlstads BK	26	10	5	11	41	–	45	-4	25
9	Luleå FF/IFK	26	8	9	9	30	–	38	-8	25
10	Skellefteå AIK	26	9	6	11	28	–	29	-1	24
11	Vasalunds IF	26	6	8	12	36	–	47	-11	20
12	IFK Mora	26	8	4	14	25	–	41	-16	20
13	IFK Västerås	26	6	5	15	24	–	56	-32	17
14	Degerfors IF	26	2	5	19	23	–	58	-35	9

Division 1 Södra 1987[edit]

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	GAIS	26	15	7	4	47	–	16	+31	37
2	Trelleborgs FF	26	12	12	2	47	–	20	+27	36
3	Kalmar AIK	26	12	7	7	38	–	33	+5	33
4	Myresjö IF	26	10	8	8	45	–	41	+4	28
5	IK Oddevold	26	10	6	10	39	–	36	+3	26
6	Åtvidabergs FF	26	7	11	8	28	–	28	0	25
7	Ifö/Bromölla IF	26	8	9	9	27	–	30	-3	25
8	Mjällby AIF	26	6	13	7	23	–	29	-6	25
9	BK Häcken	26	9	7	10	24	–	31	-7	25
10	Landskrona BoIS	26	8	8	10	24	–	33	-9	24
11	IFK Hässleholm	26	6	10	10	28	–	30	-2	22
12	Karlskrona AIF	26	7	8	11	24	–	33	-9	22
13	Kalmar FF	26	8	5	13	30	–	38	-8	21
14	Skövde AIK	26	5	7	14	23	–	43	-20	17

Svenska Cupen 1986–87[edit]

Final

June 28, 1987

Kalmar FF	2–0	GAIS

Råsunda, Solna

National team results[edit]

April 18, 1987
Friendly
№ 630

Soviet Union	1–3	Sweden
Lönn 68' (og)		Limpar 63' Magnusson 66', 70

Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi

Attendance: 27,500

Referee: Diakonowicz (Poland)

May 24, 1987
Euro 88 qualification
№ 631

Sweden	1–0	Malta
Ekström 13'

Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 16,165

Referee: Natri (Finland)

June 3, 1987
Euro 88 qualification
№ 632

Sweden	1–0	Italy
Larsson 24'

Råsunda, Solna

Attendance: 40,070

Referee: Pauly (West Germany)

June 17, 1987
Euro 88 qualification
№ 633

Switzerland	1–1	Sweden
Halter 58'		Ekström 61'

Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Geurds (Netherlands)

August 12, 1987
Friendly
№ 634

Norway	0–0	Sweden

Ullevaal, Oslo

Attendance: 22,237

Referee: Palsi (Finland)

August 26, 1987
Friendly
№ 635

Sweden	1–0	Denmark
Magnusson 87'

Råsunda, Solna

Attendance: 15,637

Referee: Sandoz (Switzerland)

September 23, 1987
Euro 88 qualification
№ 636

Sweden	0–1	Portugal
		Gomes 34'

Råsunda, Solna

Attendance: 28,916

Referee: Butenko (Soviet Union)

October 14, 1987
Friendly
№ 637

West Germany	1–1	Sweden
Littbarski 17'		Hysén 62'

Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen

Attendance: 31,000

Referee: Sánchez Armínio (Spain)

November 14, 1987
Euro 88 qualification
№ 638

Italy	2–1	Sweden
Vialli 27', 45'		Larsson 38'

Stadio San Paolo, Naples

Attendance: 59,045

Referee: Prokop (East Germany)

Notes[edit]

^ IFK Göteborg (3rd team in Allsvenskan) qualified for the European Cup 1988–89 as winners of Allsvenskan play-off 1987 and thus Malmö FF was only awarded a UEFA Cup spot.
^ ^a ^b IFK Norrköping (2nd team in Allsvenskan) qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1988–89 as winners of Svenska Cupen 1987–88 and thus Östers IF and IK Brage were awarded UEFA Cup spots.

References[edit]

Print

Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken. Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
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Glanell, Tomas; Havik, Göran; Lindberg, Thomas; Persson, Gunnar; Ågren, Bengt, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 1. Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
Jönsson, Ingemar; Josephson, Åke, eds. (2004). IFK Göteborg 1904-2004: en hundraårig blåvit historia genom elva epoker. Göteborg: IFK Göteborg. ISBN 91-631-4659-2.
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Online

"Fakta och historik". AIK Fotboll. 2006. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
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"SFS-Bolletinen". Sveriges Fotbollshistoriker och Statistiker. 2006. Archived from the original on 7 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
"svenskfotboll.se". Swedish Football Association. 2006. Archived from the original on 23 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-21.

[uefacupteam1-1] IFK Göteborg (3rd team in Allsvenskan) qualified for the European Cup 1988–89 as winners of Allsvenskan play-off 1987 and thus Malmö FF was only awarded a UEFA Cup spot.

[uefacupteams-2] IFK Norrköping (2nd team in Allsvenskan) qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1988–89 as winners of Svenska Cupen 1987–88 and thus Östers IF and IK Brage were awarded UEFA Cup spots.

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