1997 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan
Season 1997
Champions Halmstads BK
Relegated Västerås SK (after play-offs)
Degerfors IF
Ljungskile SK
Champions League Halmstads BK
UEFA Cup IFK Göteborg
Malmö FF
Örebro SK
Top goalscorer Mats Lilienberg, Halmstads BK
Christer Mattiasson, IF Elfsborg
Dan Sahlin, Örebro SK (14)
Average attendance 5,570
← 1996
1998 →

Allsvenskan 1997, part of the 1997 Swedish football season, was the 73rd Allsvenskan season played. Halmstads BK won the league ahead of runners-up IFK Göteborg, while Västerås SK, Degerfors IF and Panos Ljungskile SK were relegated.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Halmstads BK (C) 26 17 1 8 49 27 +22 52 1998–99 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
2 IFK Göteborg 26 14 7 5 50 32 +18 49 1998–99 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
3 Malmö FF 26 12 10 4 48 28 +20 46
4 Örebro SK 26 13 7 6 43 34 +9 46 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
5 Örgryte IS 26 12 7 7 34 29 +5 43 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
6 Helsingborgs IF 26 10 11 5 40 28 +12 41 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 IF Elfsborg 26 12 5 9 45 35 +10 41
8 AIK 26 9 10 7 38 26 +12 37
9 IFK Norrköping 26 7 7 12 27 36 −9 28
10 Trelleborgs FF 26 8 4 14 32 48 −16 28
11 Östers IF (O) 26 4 11 11 28 44 −16 23 Relegation Playoffs
12 Västerås SK (R) 26 6 5 15 26 49 −23 23
13 Degerfors IF (R) 26 4 8 14 29 47 −18 20 Relegation to Division 1
14 Panos Ljungskile (R) 26 5 5 16 31 57 −26 20
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Helsingborg qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as Svenska Cupen champions 1997–98.

Relegation play-offs

Djurgårdens IF 1–1 Östers IF
Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm
Östers IF 2–0 Djurgårdens IF
Värensvallen, Växjö
BK Häcken 1–1 Västerås SK
Västerås SK 2–4 BK Häcken

References

Print
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Online
  • Glenning, Clas (2008). "Sweden final tables". Archived from the original on 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
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