The 2003 season in Swedish football started in January 2003 and ended in December 2003.
Honours
Official titles
| Title | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Swedish Champions 2003 | Djurgårdens IF | Winners of Allsvenskan |
| Swedish Cup Champions 2003 | IF Elfsborg | Winners of Svenska Cupen |
Competitions
| Level | Competition | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st level | Allsvenskan 2003 | Djurgårdens IF |
| 2nd level | Superettan 2003 | Kalmar FF |
| Cup | Svenska Cupen 2003 | IF Elfsborg |
Promotions, relegations and qualifications
Promotions
| Promoted from | Promoted to | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superettan 2003 | Allsvenskan 2004 | Kalmar FF | Winners |
| Trelleborgs FF | 2nd team | ||
| Division 2 2003 | Superettan 2004 | Friska Viljor FC | Winners of promotion play-off |
| GAIS | Winners of promotion play-off | ||
| IK Brage | Winners of promotion play-off |
Relegations
| Relegated from | Relegated to | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan 2003 | Superettan 2004 | Östers IF | 13th team |
| Enköpings SK | 14th team | ||
| Superettan 2003 | Division 2 2004 | IFK Malmö | 14th team |
| BK Forward | 15th team | ||
| IF Sylvia | 16th team |
International qualifications
| Qualified for | Enters | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League 2004–05 | 2nd qualifying round | Djurgårdens IF | Winners of Allsvenskan |
| UEFA Cup 2004–05 | 2nd qualifying round | Hammarby IF | 2nd team in Allsvenskan |
| IF Elfsborg | Winners of Svenska Cupen | ||
| 1st qualifying round | Östers IF | UEFA Fair Play winners | |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup 2004 | 1st round | Malmö FF | 3rd team in Allsvenskan |
Domestic results
Allsvenskan
Main article: 2003 Allsvenskan| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djurgårdens IF (C) | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 58 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Hammarby IF | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 51 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Malmö FF | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 48 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Örgryte IS | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 45 | |
| 5 | AIK | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 39 | |
| 6 | Helsingborgs IF | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 38 | |
| 7 | IFK Göteborg | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 37 | |
| 8 | Örebro SK | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 37 | |
| 9 | Halmstads BK | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 36 | |
| 10 | IF Elfsborg | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 34 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 11 | Landskrona BoIS | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 32 | |
| 12 | GIF Sundsvall (O) | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 19 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Östers IF (R) | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 17 | UEFA Cup qualifying and relegation to Superettan |
| 14 | Enköpings SK (R) | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 14 | Relegation to Superettan |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Elfsborg qualified for the UEFA Cup as Svenska Cupen champions 2003.
- Sweden was among the best three associations in the UEFA Fair Play ranking and thus received an additional spot in the first qualifying round of the Europa League, Öster received the qualifying spot for their ranking in Allsvenskans Fair Play ranking.
2003 Allsvenskan qualification play-off
| BK Häcken | 1–2 | GIF Sundsvall |
|---|---|---|
| GIF Sundsvall | (ag) 0–1 | BK Häcken |
|---|---|---|
Superettan
Main article: 2003 Superettan| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalmar FF (C, P) | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 67 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | Trelleborgs FF (P) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 60 | |
| 3 | BK Häcken | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 57 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Åtvidabergs FF | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 48 | |
| 5 | Västra Frölunda | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 48 | |
| 6 | IF Brommapojkarna | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 45 | |
| 7 | Café Opera United | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 41 | |
| 8 | Gefle IF | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 40 | |
| 9 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 39 | |
| 10 | Assyriska FF | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 39 | |
| 11 | Boden | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 39 | |
| 12 | Västerås SK | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 37 | |
| 13 | Falkenbergs FF | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 34 | |
| 14 | IFK Malmö (R) | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 33 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 15 | BK Forward (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 26 | |
| 16 | IF Sylvia (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
2003 Svenska Cupen
- Quarter-finals
| Assyriska Föreningen | 4–1 | IFK Göteborg |
|---|---|---|
| Väsby IK | 1–4 | IF Elfsborg |
|---|---|---|
| Halmstads BK | 2–1 | Trelleborgs FF |
|---|---|---|
| Djurgårdens IF | 2–1 | AIK |
|---|---|---|
- Semi-finals
| Halmstads BK | 0–4 | IF Elfsborg |
|---|---|---|
| Djurgårdens IF | 0–4 | Assyriska Föreningen |
|---|---|---|
- Final
| IF Elfsborg | 2–0 | Assyriska Föreningen |
|---|---|---|
National team results
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- "svenskfotboll.se". Swedish Football Association. 2006. Archived from the original on 23 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
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