| Season | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Champions | IFK Göteborg (Swedish champions after play-offs) |
| Relegated | Mjällby AIF BK Häcken |
| European Cup | IFK Göteborg |
| UEFA Cup | AIK Östers IF |
| Top goalscorer | Thomas Ahlström, IF Elfsborg (16) |
| Average attendance | 6,528 |
| ← 1982 1984 → | |
Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1983.
Overview
The league was contested by 12 teams, with AIK winning the league and IFK Göteborg winning the Swedish championship after the play-offs.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIK (C) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 12 | +25 | 32 | Allsvenskan play-offs, Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 2 | Malmö FF | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 29 | Allsvenskan play-offs, Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | IFK Göteborg (S) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 27 | Allsvenskan play-offs, Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 4 | Östers IF | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 27 | Allsvenskan play-offs, Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Hammarby IF | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 25 | Allsvenskan play-offs |
| 6 | Halmstads BK | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 25 | |
| 7 | IF Elfsborg | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 23 | |
| 8 | Örgryte IS | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 22 | |
| 9 | IK Brage | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 16 | |
| 10 | Gefle IF | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 13 | |
| 11 | Mjällby AIF (R) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 13 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 12 | BK Häcken (R) | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 41 | −25 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Allsvenskan Champion; (S) Swedish Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Malmö FF qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as Svenska Cupen champions 1983–84.
Results
| Home \ Away | AIK | BKH | GIF | HBK | HIF | IFE | IFK | IKB | MFF | MAIF | ÖIS | ÖIF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| BK Häcken | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Gefle IF | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Halmstads BK | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Hammarby IF | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
| IF Elfsborg | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | |
| IFK Göteborg | 3–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| IK Brage | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Malmö FF | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | |
| Mjällby AIF | 0–6 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | |
| Örgryte IS | 1–0 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | |
| Östers IF | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Allsvenskan play-offs
The 1983 Allsvenskan play-offs was the second edition of the competition. The eight best placed teams from Allsvenskan qualified to the competition. IFK Göteborg who finished third in the league won the competition and the Swedish championship after defeating Öster who finished fourth in the league.
Quarter-finals
First leg
Hammarby v AIK| 5 October 1983 | Hammarby | 2–5 | AIK | Söderstadion, Stockholm |
| 5 October 1983 | Halmstad | 1–2 | Malmö FF | Örjans Vall, Halmstad |
| 5 October 1983 | Elfsborg | 1–2 | IFK Göteborg | Ryavallen, Borås |
| 5 October 1983 | Örgryte | 0–1 | Öster | Ullevi, Gothenburg |
Second leg
AIK v Hammarby| 9 October 1983 | AIK | 1–1 (6–3 agg.) | Hammarby | Råsunda, Solna |
| 9 October 1983 | Malmö FF | 6–0 (8–1 agg.) | Halmstad | Malmö Stadion, Malmö |
| 9 October 1983 | IFK Göteborg | 4–2 (6–3 agg.) | Elfsborg | Ullevi, Gothenburg |
| 9 October 1983 | Öster | 4–0 (5–0 agg.) | Örgryte | Värendsvallen, Växjö |
Semi-finals
First leg
IFK Göteborg v AIK| 23 October 1983 | IFK Göteborg | 3–0 | AIK | Ullevi, Gothenburg |
| 23 October 1983 | Öster | 1–0 | Malmö FF | Värendsvallen, Växjö |
Second leg
AIK v IFK Göteborg| 26 October 1983 | AIK | 2–0 (2–3 agg.) | IFK Göteborg | Råsunda, Solna |
| 26 October 1983 | Malmö FF | 1–1 (1–2 agg.) | Öster | Malmö Stadion, Malmö |
Final
Öster v IFK Göteborg| 30 October 1983 | Öster | 1–1 | IFK Göteborg | Värendsvallen, Växjö |
| 5 November 1983 | IFK Göteborg | 3–0 (4–1 agg.) | Öster | Ullevi, Gothenburg |
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thomas Ahlström
|
IF Elfsborg | 15 |
| 2 | Sören Börjesson
|
Örgryte IS | 12 |
| Mats Jingblad
|
Halmstads BK | 12 | |
| 4 | Jan Mattsson
|
Östers IF | 11 |
| 5 | Peter Gerhardsson
|
Hammarby IF | 10 |
| 6 | Dan Corneliusson
|
IFK Göteborg | 9 |
| Thomas Johansson
|
AIK | 9 | |
| 8 | Thomas Sunesson
|
Malmö FF | 8 |
| Björn Nilsson
|
Malmö FF | 8 | |
| Glenn Martindahl
|
Örgryte IS | 8 | |
| Mikael Rönnberg
|
Malmö FF | 8 |
Footnotes
References
- "Swedish Football Tables - List of final tables". RSSSF. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
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