1981 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Season	1981
Champions	Östers IF
Relegated	IFK Sundsvall Djurgårdens IF
European Cup	Östers IF
UEFA Cup	IFK Göteborg IFK Norrköping IK Brage
Top goalscorer	Torbjörn Nilsson, IFK Göteborg (20)
Average attendance	6,296
← 1980 1982 →

Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1981.

Overview

The league was contested by 14 teams, with Östers IF winning the championship.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Östers IF (C)	26	19	2	5	57	20	+37	40	Qualification to European Cup first round
2	IFK Göteborg	26	15	6	5	60	24	+36	36	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
3	IFK Norrköping	26	12	8	6	40	30	+10	32	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4	IK Brage	26	11	8	7	34	27	+7	30
5	Malmö FF	26	11	5	10	48	44	+4	27
6	Örgryte IS	26	12	3	11	45	49	−4	27
7	Hammarby IF	26	9	7	10	48	46	+2	25
8	AIK	26	8	8	10	35	34	+1	24
9	Halmstads BK	26	11	2	13	35	44	−9	24
10	Åtvidabergs FF	26	8	6	12	28	35	−7	22
11	IF Elfsborg (O)	26	7	8	11	27	38	−11	22	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
12	Kalmar FF (O)	26	9	3	14	28	38	−10	21
13	IFK Sundsvall (R)	26	6	6	14	24	58	−34	18	Relegation to Division 2
14	Djurgårdens IF (R)	26	6	4	16	25	47	−22	16

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Relegation play-offs

Häcken	0–1	Elfsborg

Kalmar FF	2–0	IFK Eskilstuna

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Elfsborg	1–1	Häcken

IFK Eskilstuna	2–2	Kalmar FF

Elfsborg won 2–1 on aggregate. Kalmar FF won 4–2 on aggregate.

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References

• "Swedish Football Tables – List of final tables". RSSSF. 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.