1983 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Season	1983
Champions	AIK (Allsvenskan champions) IFK Göteborg (Swedish champions after play-offs)
Relegated	Mjällby AIF BK Häcken
European Cup	IFK Göteborg
UEFA Cup	AIK Östers IF ...
Top goalscorer	Thomas Ahlström, IF Elfsborg (16)
Average attendance	6,528
← 1982 1984 →

Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1983.

Overview

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

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	AIK (AC)	22	13	6	3	37	12	+25	32	1983 Allsvenskan play-offs, 1984–85 UEFA Cup First round
2	Malmö FF	22	12	5	5	46	30	+16	29	1983 Allsvenskan play-offs, 1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
3	IFK Göteborg (SC)	22	11	5	6	35	19	+16	27	1983 Allsvenskan play-offs, 1984–85 European Cup First round
4	Östers IF	22	10	7	5	32	18	+14	27	1983 Allsvenskan play-offs, 1984–85 UEFA Cup First round
5	Hammarby IF	22	10	5	7	41	32	+9	25	1983 Allsvenskan play-offs
6	Halmstads BK	22	10	5	7	32	34	−2	25
7	IF Elfsborg	22	7	9	6	31	31	0	23
8	Örgryte IS	22	6	10	6	34	26	+8	22
9	IK Brage	22	5	6	11	21	40	−19	16
10	Gefle IF	22	4	5	13	21	37	−16	13
11	Mjällby AIF (R)	22	3	7	12	18	44	−26	13	Relegation to Division 2
12	BK Häcken (R)	22	2	8	12	16	41	−25	12

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
¹Malmö FF qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as Svenska Cupen champions 1983–84.
(AC) = Allsvenskan Champion; (SC) = Swedish Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

1983 Allsvenskan play-offs

The 1983 Allsvenskan play-offs was the second edition of the competition. The eight best placed teams from Allsvenskan qualified to the competition. IFK Göteborg who finished third in the league won the competition and the Swedish championship after defeating Öster who finished fourth in the league.

Quarter-finals

First leg

Hammarby v AIK

5 October 1983	Hammarby	2–5	AIK	Söderstadion, Stockholm

Halmstad v Malmö FF

5 October 1983	Halmstad	1–2	Malmö FF	Örjans Vall, Halmstad

Elfsborg v IFK Göteborg

5 October 1983	Elfsborg	1–2	IFK Göteborg	Ryavallen, Borås

Örgryte v Öster

5 October 1983	Örgryte	0–1	Öster	Ullevi, Gothenburg

Second leg

AIK v Hammarby

9 October 1983	AIK	1–1 (6–3 agg.)	Hammarby	Råsunda, Solna

Malmö FF v Halmstad

9 October 1983	Malmö FF	6–0 (8–1 agg.)	Halmstad	Malmö Stadion, Malmö

IFK Göteborg v Elfsborg

9 October 1983	IFK Göteborg	4–2 (6–3 agg.)	Elfsborg	Ullevi, Gothenburg

Öster v Örgryte

9 October 1983	Öster	4–0 (5–0 agg.)	Örgryte	Värendsvallen, Växjö

Semi-finals

First leg

IFK Göteborg v AIK

23 October 1983	IFK Göteborg	3–0	AIK	Ullevi, Gothenburg

Öster v Malmö FF

23 October 1983	Öster	1–0	Malmö FF	Värendsvallen, Växjö

Second leg

AIK v IFK Göteborg

26 October 1983	AIK	2–0 (2–3 agg.)	IFK Göteborg	Råsunda, Solna

Malmö FF v Öster

26 October 1983	Malmö FF	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Öster	Malmö Stadion, Malmö

Final

Öster v IFK Göteborg

30 October 1983	Öster	1–1	IFK Göteborg	Värendsvallen, Växjö

IFK Göteborg v Öster

5 November 1983	IFK Göteborg	3–0 (4–1 agg.)	Öster	Ullevi, Gothenburg