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P19 Allsvenskan

Country	Sweden
Confederation	UEFA
Number of clubs	14
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	P19 Superettan
Domestic cup(s)	Ligacupen P19
Current champions	Hammarby IF (2022)
Most championships	IFK Göteborg (9 titles)

P19 Allsvenskan is the highest level of men's association football for Swedish under-19 teams, and determines the under-19 (or junior) Swedish championships. The title has been officially contested since 1982 in different formats, IFK Göteborg being the most successful team with nine titles.

History

The junior championships for club teams (juniormästerskap för klubblag, also junior-SM or JSM) for boys have been played since 1982, but the competition had several unofficial precursors. A cup tournament, Allsvenska ungdomscupen, was played from 1945 to 1976, and was open to member clubs of the Swedish Professional Football Leagues. The title unofficial junior champions was awarded to the winners of the tournament, which was discontinued when the newspaper Expressen withdrew their sponsorship. For the years between 1949 and 1958, the winner of this cup also played a national final (Riksfinal) against the winners of the Norrland junior championships (Norrländska juniormästerskapen).

The Swedish Professional Football Leagues also arranged a league starting in 1971, Allsvenska ungdomsserien, only open to youth teams of Allsvenskan clubs. A champion was decided through a final match between group winners, and was open to all Swedish Professional Football Leagues members from 1977. This league was sometimes also called Allsvenska utvecklingsserien, and saw continued play in parallel to the in 1982 introduced official junior championships, initially played in a strict cup format.

In 1990, the youth league was rebranded as Juniorallsvenskan, and the play-off following the league replaced the separate cup tournament as the competition to decide the official junior champions. The championship is played in league format, currently named P19 Allsvenskan, until 2021 consisting of two regional groups, followed by a final between the two winning teams to determine the junior champions. From 2022, the league format has been changed to consist of a single group of 14 teams with no play-off.

From 1982 until 2008, the championships were played with an age limit of 18, but from 2009 on the age limit has been 19.

Format

The competition is played in a single league, round-robin format of 14 teams since 2022. Players are eligible to play if they are at most 19 years old on the 31 December of the season year.

Teams

As of 2023:

• AIK
• BK Häcken
• Djurgårdens IF
• GAIS
• Halmstads BK
• Hammarby IF
• Helsingborgs IF
• IF Brommapojkarna
• IFK Göteborg
• IFK Norrköping
• Malmö FF
• Västerås SK
• Örebro SK
• Östers IF

Previous winners

Performances

Titles won by club (%)

Citations

1. ^ Alsiö et al. 2004, p. 246.
2. ^ Carlin et al. 1992, p. 236.
3. Ahlström et al. 1983, p. 446.
4. Carlin et al. 1994, pp. 318–319.
5. Carlin et al. 1991, pp. 404–405.
6. ^ Svenska Fotbollförbundet 2020, pp. 1–2.
7. ^ Svenska Fotbollförbundet – Segrande lag genom åren.
8. Svenska Fotbollförbundet 2020, p. 6.
9. Svensk Elitfotboll 2020.

References

• Ahlström, Jan; Glanell, Tomas; Lindholm, Lena; Losell, Anette; Lundgren, Lars; Oguz, Verdi; Strömberg, Robert; Tegner, Lars, eds. (1983). Årets fotboll 1983 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Strömbergs. ISBN 91-86184-07-5.
• Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904–2004 (in Swedish). Vol. 2. Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
• "Beslut om P17 och P19 Allsvenskan samt Ligacupen" (in Swedish). Svensk Elitfotboll. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
• Carlin, Lena; Glanell, Tomas; Hedman, Jonas; Henriksson, Roy; Persson, Gunnar; Stark, Janne, eds. (1992). Årets fotboll 1992 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Strömbergs/Brunnhages.
• Carlin, Lena; Glanell, Tomas; Henriksson, Roy; Jansson, Håkan; Persson, Gunnar; Stark, Janne, eds. (1994). Årets fotboll 1994 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Strömbergs/Brunnhages.
• Carlin, Lena; Glanell, Tomas; Persson, Gunnar; Stark, Janne, eds. (1991). Årets fotboll 1991 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Strömbergs/Brunnhages.
• Föreskrifter år 2021 - P19 Allsvenskan (PDF) (Report) (in Swedish). Svenska Fotbollförbundet. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
• "Segrande lag genom åren" (in Swedish). Svenska Fotbollförbundet. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

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