1989 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan
Season1989
ChampionsMalmö FF
(Allsvenskan champion)
IFK Norrköping
(Swedish champions after play-offs)
RelegatedGIF Sundsvall
Västra Frölunda IF
European CupMalmö FF
UEFA CupIFK Norrköping
GAIS
Matches played132
Goals scored344 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerJan Hellström, IFK Norrköping (16)
Average attendance4,211
1988
1990

Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1989.

Overview

The league was contested by 12 teams, with Malmö FF winning the league and IFK Norrköping winning the Swedish championship after the play-offs.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Malmö FF (C) 22 12 7 3 35 11 +24 31 1989 Allsvenskan play-offs, Qualification to European Cup first round
2 IFK Norrköping (S) 22 12 5 5 45 24 +21 29 1989 Allsvenskan play-offs, Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 GAIS 22 9 8 5 31 20 +11 26
4 Örebro SK 22 10 6 6 25 21 +4 26 1990 Allsvenskan play-offs
5 Halmstads BK 22 11 3 8 30 31 1 25
6 Djurgårdens IF 22 9 5 8 23 24 1 23 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
7 IFK Göteborg 22 9 4 9 34 29 +5 22
8 AIK 22 5 11 6 26 29 3 21
9 Örgryte IS 22 6 9 7 19 28 9 21
10 IK Brage 22 6 5 11 22 31 9 17
11 GIF Sundsvall (R) 22 4 5 13 30 40 10 13 Relegation to Division 1
12 Västra Frölunda (R) 22 3 4 15 24 56 32 10
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Allsvenskan Champion; (S) Swedish Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Djurgården qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as Svenska Cupen champions 1989–90.

1989 Allsvenskan play-offs

The 1989 Allsvenskan play-offs was the eight edition of the competition. The four best placed teams from Allsvenskan qualified to the competition. League runners-up IFK Norrköping won the competition and the Swedish championship after defeating Allsvenskan champions Malmö FF. The champion was determined by a final in best of three matches in contrast to previous years.

First leg

14 October 1989 GAIS 2–2 Malmö FF Ullevi, Gothenburg

Second leg

28 October 1989 Malmö FF 1–0
(3–2 agg.)
GAIS Malmö Stadion, Malmö

Final

IFK Norrköping won 2–1 in matches.

Footnotes

    References

    • "Swedish Football Tables - List of final tables". RSSSF. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
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