1998 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan
Season 1998
Champions AIK
Relegated BK Häcken
Östers IF
Champions League AIK
UEFA Cup Helsingborgs IF
Top goalscorer Arild Stavrum, Helsingborgs IF (18)
Average attendance 5,647
← 1997
1999 →

Allsvenskan 1998, part of the 1998 Swedish football season, was the 74th Allsvenskan season played. AIK won the league ahead of runners-up Helsingborgs IF, while BK Häcken and Östers IF were relegated. AIK won the title despite having the fewest goals (25) scored in the league.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AIK (C) 26 11 13 2 25 15 +10 46 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Helsingborgs IF 26 12 8 6 43 28 +15 44 1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
3 Hammarby IF 26 11 9 6 39 34 +5 42 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
4 Halmstads BK 26 12 5 9 42 40 +2 41 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
5 Västra Frölunda 26 10 8 8 29 31 −2 38
6 Örebro SK 26 10 6 10 35 38 −3 36
7 IFK Norrköping 26 9 8 9 43 35 +8 35
8 IFK Göteborg 26 9 8 9 27 29 −2 35 1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
9 Malmö FF 26 9 6 11 35 30 +5 33
10 IF Elfsborg 26 8 9 9 36 33 +3 33
11 Trelleborgs FF (O) 26 8 8 10 31 35 −4 32 Relegation Playoffs
12 Örgryte IS (O) 26 7 7 12 35 36 −1 28
13 BK Häcken (R) 26 7 6 13 27 46 −19 27 Relegation to Division 1
14 Östers IF (R) 26 5 7 14 26 43 −17 22
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ IFK Göteborg qualified for the UEFA Cup as Svenska Cupen runners-up 1998–99.

Relegation play-offs

Landskrona BoIS 2–3 Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs FF 4–1 Landskrona BoIS
Umeå FC 2–3 Örgryte IS
Örgryte IS 3–0 Umeå FC

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.
  • "SFS-Bolletinen". Sveriges Fotbollshistoriker och Statistiker. 2008. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
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