2004 in Swedish football

The 2004 season in Swedish football, starting January 2004 and ending December 2004:

Events
  • 19 May 2004: Valencia wins the UEFA Cup final against Marseille which was played on Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg.
  • 22 June 2004: Sweden qualify for the quarterfinals of the Euro 2004 tournament in Portugal after beating Bulgaria 5–0, drawing Italy 1–1 and in the final group stage game, playing 2–2 against Denmark, a result which ensured both Scandinavian teams a place in the final stage.
  • 26 June 2004: The Netherlands knocks Sweden out of the European Championships as they win the penalty shootout after 0–0 in both full-time and extra time.
  • 23 September 2004: IF Elfsborg ends IFK Göteborg's winning streak of seven consecutive won games starting August 3.
  • 4 October 2004: IFK Göteborg celebrates its 100th birthday with a 2–0 win against Djurgårdens IF.
  • 18 October 2004: The game between AIK and Hammarby IF is interrupted (and not started again until after 55 minutes) as AIK fans causes trouble on their part of Råsunda.
  • 24 October 2004: Örgryte IS wins 3–0 against AIK, which means that AIK will be relegated to Superettan. The match was played with empty terraces due to the behaviour of the AIK supporters the previous round.
  • 30 October 2004: Malmö FF wins their 15th title after passing Halmstads BK in the last round of Allsvenskan as they beat IF Elfsborg 1–0 while Halmstad, that would have taken the gold with a win, only managed to play 1–1 against IFK Göteborg.
  • 8 November 2004: The licensing committee of the Swedish Football Association denies Örebro SK the licence needed (called Elitlicensen) to play in Allsvenskan due to the club's bad economy. Örebro SK immediately appeals against the decision.
  • 11 November 2004: The first round of the first edition of Royal League is played. The four top teams from Sweden, Norway and Denmark compete to win the title Scandinavian Champions.
  • 3 December 2004: Örebro SK's appeal is denied, and they will play in Superettan the 2005 season.

Honours

Official titles
Title Team Reason
Swedish Champions 2004Malmö FFWinners of Allsvenskan
Swedish Cup Champions 2004Djurgårdens IFWinners of Svenska Cupen

Competitions
Level Competition Team
1st levelAllsvenskan 2004Malmö FF
2nd levelSuperettan 2004BK Häcken
CupSvenska Cupen 2004Djurgårdens IF

Promotions, relegations and qualifications

Promotions
Promoted from Promoted to Team Reason
Superettan 2004Allsvenskan 2005BK HäckenWinners
Gefle IF2nd team
Assyriska Föreningen3rd team[1]
Division 2 2004Superettan 2005Degerfors IFWinners of promotion play-off
Ljungskile SKWinners of promotion play-off
Mjällby AIFWinners of promotion play-off

Relegations
Relegated from Relegated to Team Reason
Allsvenskan 2004Superettan 2005Örebro SKDenied license[1]
AIK13th team
Trelleborgs FF14th team
Superettan 2004Division 2 2005Enköpings SK14th team
IK Brage15th team
Friska Viljor FC16th team

International qualifications
Qualified for Enters Team Reason
UEFA Champions League 2005–062nd qualifying roundMalmö FFWinners of Allsvenskan
UEFA Cup 2005–062nd qualifying roundHalmstads BK2nd team in Allsvenskan
Djurgårdens IFWinners of Svenska Cupen
UEFA Intertoto Cup 20051st roundIFK Göteborg3rd team in Allsvenskan
Royal League 2004–05Group stageMalmö FFWinners of Allsvenskan
Halmstads BK2nd team in Allsvenskan
IFK Göteborg3rd team in Allsvenskan
Djurgårdens IF4th team in Allsvenskan

Domestic results
For a colour code explanation, see Seasons in Swedish football § Legend.

Allsvenskan 2004
[2] Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Malmö FF 26157444–21+2352
2Halmstads BK 26148453–27+2650
3IFK Göteborg 26145733–20+1347
4Djurgårdens IF 26118738–32+641
5Kalmar FF 261010627–18+940
6Hammarby IF 26107928–28037
7GIF Sundsvall 26971030–29+134
8Örebro SK[1] 26961132–45-1333
9IF Elfsborg 26881025–32-732
10Helsingborgs IF 26791041–33+830
11Landskrona BoIS 26791027–33-630
12Örgryte IS 26691124–35-827
13AIK 265101123–35-1225
14Trelleborgs FF 26271718–55-3713

Allsvenskan qualification play-off 2004
Assyriska Föreningen2–1Örgryte IS
Örgryte IS(ag) 1–0Assyriska Föreningen[1]

Superettan 2004
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1BK Häcken 30198360–31+2965
2Gefle IF 30177650–28+2258
3Assyriska Föreningen 301731048–39+954
4IFK Norrköping 30148858–372150
5Östers IF 30148851–36+1550
6GAIS 301310745–40+549
7Åtvidabergs FF 301461055–47+848
8Västerås SK 301281047–47044
9FC Café Opera Djursholm 3010101045–39+640
10IF Brommapojkarna 30991243–42+136
11Västra Frölunda IF 301061440–48-836
12Falkenbergs FF 30851730–52-2229
13Bodens BK 305131232–40-828
14Enköpings SK 305111431–44-1326
15IK Brage 305101541–62-2125
16Friska Viljor FC 30622230–74-4420

Svenska Cupen 2004
Quarter-finals
IFK Göteborg3–2Örebro SK
GAIS0–1Hammarby IF
Östers IF2–0Assyriska Föreningen
IFK Norrköping0–1Djurgårdens IF
Semi-finals
Östers IF0–2Djurgårdens IF
Hammarby IF0–2IFK Göteborg
Final
Djurgårdens IF3–1IFK Göteborg

National team results

Notes
  1. The Swedish Football Association licensing committee denied—after the season's end—Örebro SK the licence needed (Elitlicensen) to play in Allsvenskan the next season due to the club's economic situation and they were thus relegated to Superettan 2005. Assyriska Föreningen, although losing the qualification play-off, were promoted in their place as the 3rd team in Superettan.
  2. After the season's end it was disclosed that Örgryte IS had played the away match against GIF Sundsvall with four non-EU/EEA players, one more player than the rules allowed. The result in the match was changed from 1–1 to a 0–3 loss. This had a positive effect on GIF Sundsvall which thus advanced one position in the final table.

References

Print

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