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List of Swedish football champions
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Swedish football champions () is a title held by the winners of the highest Swedish football league played each year, Allsvenskan. Malmö FF are the holders of the record of most titles with 24 Swedish championships, the most recent of which was won in 2024. The title has been contested since 1896 in various competition formats. The first Swedish Champions, Örgryte IS, were declared in 1896 when the club won the cup tournament Svenska Mästerskapet. This happened before there existed any Swedish national association, which was created in 1904. The winners of Svenska Mästerskapet between 1896 and 1904 have retroactively been declared holders of the title by the Swedish Football Association (SvFF). After the creation of the SvFF, the title continued to be held by the winners of Svenska Mästerskapet until 1925, even though a Swedish first national league, Svenska Serien, started in 1910. Svenska Mästerskapet was discontinued in 1925.
In 1924–25, a new Swedish national league was created, Allsvenskan, but the Swedish Champions title was not awarded to the winners of that league until 1930–31. Since then, the winners of Allsvenskan are considered Swedish Champions, with a few exceptions. Between 1982 and 1990, the title was given to the winners of a play-off held after Allsvenskan was finished, and the following two years, 1991 and 1992, the title was given to the winners of Mästerskapsserien, a continuation league with the best teams from Allsvenskan.
The current trophy, Lennart Johanssons Pokal, has been awarded since 2001, with Hammarby IF being the first winners. Johansson himself handed out the trophy in Sundsvall on 27 October 2001. The first trophy which was in use from 1904 to 2000 was named von Rosen's Pokal after the first chairman of the Swedish FA Clarence von Rosen. However, in November 2000 it was discovered that von Rosen had been active in the Swedish national socialist movement during World War II which prompted the FA to give up using the old trophy.
Champions
| (n) | Number of championship titles and runners-up by each club. |
|---|
Svenska Mästerskapet (1896–1925)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Örgryte IS (1) | IS Idrottens Vänner (1) |
| 1897 | Örgryte IS (2) | Örgryte IS 2 (1) |
| 1898 | Örgryte IS (3) | AIK (1) |
| 1899 | Örgryte IS (4) | Göteborgs FF (1) |
| 1900 | AIK (1) | Örgryte IS (2) |
| 1901 | AIK (2) | Örgryte IS 2 (3) |
| 1902 | Örgryte IS (5) | Jönköpings AIF (1) |
| 1903 | Göteborgs IF (1) | Göteborgs FF (2) |
| 1904 | Örgryte IS (6) | Djurgårdens IF (1) |
| 1905 | Örgryte IS (7) | IFK Stockholm (1) |
| 1906 | Örgryte IS (8) | Djurgårdens IF (2) |
| 1907 | Örgryte IS (9) | IFK Uppsala (1) |
| 1908 | IFK Göteborg (1) | IFK Uppsala (2) |
| 1909 | Örgryte IS (10) | Djurgårdens IF (3) |
| 1910 | IFK Göteborg (2) | Djurgårdens IF (4) |
| 1911 | AIK (3) | IFK Uppsala (3) |
| 1912 | Djurgårdens IF (1) | Örgryte IS (4) |
| 1913 | Örgryte IS (11) | Djurgårdens IF (5) |
| 1914 | AIK (4) | Hälsingborgs IF (1) |
| 1915 | Djurgårdens IF (2) | Örgryte IS (5) |
| 1916 | AIK (5) | Djurgårdens IF (6) |
| 1917 | Djurgårdens IF (3) | AIK (2) |
| 1918 | IFK Göteborg (3) | Hälsingborgs IF (2) |
| 1919 | GAIS (1) | Djurgårdens IF (7) |
| 1920 | Djurgårdens IF (4) | IK Sleipner (1) |
| 1921 | IFK Eskilstuna (1) | IK Sleipner (2) |
| 1922 | GAIS (2) | Hammarby IF (1) |
| 1923 | AIK (6) | IFK Eskilstuna (1) |
| 1924 | Fässbergs IF (1) | IK Sirius (1) |
| 1925 | Brynäs IF (1) | BK Derby (1) |
Allsvenskan (1931–1981)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Top scorer (club) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930–31 | GAIS (3) | AIK | John Nilsson (GAIS) | 26 |
| 1931–32 | AIK (7) | Örgryte IS | Carl-Erik Holmberg (Örgryte IS) | 29 |
| 1932–33 | Hälsingborgs IF (1) | GAIS | Torsten Bunke (Hälsingborgs IF) | 21 |
| 1933–34 | Hälsingborgs IF (2) | GAIS | Sven Jonasson (IF Elfsborg) | 20 |
| 1934–35 | IFK Göteborg (4) | AIK | Harry Andersson (IK Sleipner) | 23 |
| 1935–36 | IF Elfsborg (1) | AIK | Sven Jonasson (IF Elfsborg) | 24 |
| 1936–37 | AIK (8) | IK Sleipner | Olle Zethlerlund (AIK) | 23 |
| 1937–38 | IK Sleipner (1) | Hälsingborgs IF | Curt Hjelm (IK Sleipner) | 13 |
| 1938–39 | IF Elfsborg (2) | AIK | Erik Persson (AIK) | |
| Ove Andersson (Malmö FF) | ||||
| Yngve Lindgren (Örgryte IS) | 16 | |||
| 1939–40 | IF Elfsborg (3) | IFK Göteborg | Anders Pålsson (Hälsingborgs IF) | 17 |
| 1940–41 | Hälsingborgs IF (3) | Degerfors IF | Stig Nyström (IK Brage) | 17 |
| 1941–42 | IFK Göteborg (5) | GAIS | Sven Jacobsson (GAIS) | 20 |
| 1942–43 | IFK Norrköping (1) | IF Elfsborg | Gunnar Nordahl (Degerfors IF) | 16 |
| 1943–44 | Malmö FF (1) | IF Elfsborg | Leif Larsson (IFK Göteborg) | 19 |
| 1944–45 | IFK Norrköping (2) | IF Elfsborg | Gunnar Nordahl (IFK Norrköping) | 27 |
| 1945–46 | IFK Norrköping (3) | Malmö FF | Gunnar Nordahl (IFK Norrköping) | 25 |
| 1946–47 | IFK Norrköping (4) | AIK | Gunnar Gren (IFK Göteborg) | 18 |
| 1947–48 | IFK Norrköping (5) | Malmö FF | Gunnar Nordahl (IFK Norrköping) | 18 |
| 1948–49 | Malmö FF (2) | Hälsingborgs IF | Carl-Johan Franck (Hälsingborgs IF) | 19 |
| 1949–50 | Malmö FF (3) | Jönköpings Södra IF | Ingvar Rydell (Malmö FF) | 22 |
| 1950–51 | Malmö FF (4) | Råå IF | Hasse Jeppson (Djurgårdens IF) | 17 |
| 1951–52 | IFK Norrköping (6) | Malmö FF | Karl-Alfred Jacobsson (GAIS) | 17 |
| 1952–53 | Malmö FF (5) | IFK Norrköping | Karl-Alfred Jacobsson (GAIS) | 24 |
| 1953–54 | GAIS (4) | Hälsingborgs IF | Karl-Alfred Jacobsson (GAIS) | 21 |
| 1954–55 | Djurgårdens IF (5) | Halmstads BK | Kurt Hamrin (AIK) | 22 |
| 1955–56 | IFK Norrköping (7) | Malmö FF | Sylve Bengtsson (Halmstads BK) | 22 |
| 1956–57 | IFK Norrköping (8) | Malmö FF | Harry Bild (IFK Norrköping) | 19 |
| 1957–58 | IFK Göteborg (6) | IFK Norrköping | Bertil Johansson (IFK Göteborg) | |
| Henry Källgren (IFK Norrköping) | 27 | |||
| 1959 | Djurgårdens IF (6) | IFK Norrköping | Rune Börjesson (Örgryte IS) | 21 |
| 1960 | IFK Norrköping (9) | IFK Malmö | Rune Börjesson (Örgryte IS) | 24 |
| 1961 | IF Elfsborg (4) | IFK Norrköping | Bertil Johansson (IFK Göteborg) | 20 |
| 1962 | IFK Norrköping (10) | Djurgårdens IF | Leif Skiöld (Djurgårdens IF) | 21 |
| 1963 | IFK Norrköping (11) | Degerfors IF | Lars Heinermann (Degerfors IF) | |
| Bo Larsson (Malmö FF) | 17 | |||
| 1964 | Djurgårdens IF (7) | Malmö FF | Krister Granbom (Hälsingborgs IF) | 22 |
| 1965 | Malmö FF (6) | IF Elfsborg | Bo Larsson (Malmö FF) | 28 |
| 1966 | Djurgårdens IF (8) | IFK Norrköping | Ove Kindvall (IFK Norrköping) | 20 |
| 1967 | Malmö FF (7) | Djurgårdens IF | Dag Szepanski (Malmö FF) | 22 |
| 1968 | Östers IF (1) | Malmö FF | Ove Eklund (Åtvidabergs FF) | 16 |
| 1969 | IFK Göteborg (7) | Malmö FF | Reine Almqvist (IFK Göteborg) | 16 |
| 1970 | Malmö FF (8) | Åtvidabergs FF | Bo Larsson (Malmö FF) | 16 |
| 1971 | Malmö FF (9) | Åtvidabergs FF | Roland Sandberg (Åtvidabergs FF) | 17 |
| 1972 | Åtvidabergs FF (1) | AIK | Ralf Edström (Åtvidabergs FF) | |
| Roland Sandberg (Åtvidabergs FF) | 16 | |||
| 1973 | Åtvidabergs FF (2) | Östers IF | Jan Mattsson (Östers IF) | 20 |
| 1974 | Malmö FF (10) | AIK | Jan Mattsson (Östers IF) | 22 |
| 1975 | Malmö FF (11) | Östers IF | Jan Mattsson (Östers IF) | 31 |
| 1976 | Halmstads BK (1) | Malmö FF | Rutger Backe (Halmstads BK) | 21 |
| 1977 | Malmö FF (12) | IF Elfsborg | Reine Almqvist (IFK Göteborg) | |
| Mats Aronsson (Landskrona BoIS) | 15 | |||
| 1978 | Östers IF (2) | Malmö FF | Tommy Berggren (Djurgårdens IF) | 19 |
| 1979 | Halmstads BK (2) | IFK Göteborg | Mats Werner (Hammarby IF) | 14 |
| 1980 | Östers IF (3) | Malmö FF | Billy Ohlsson (Hammarby IF) | 19 |
| 1981 | Östers IF (4) | IFK Göteborg | Torbjörn Nilsson (IFK Göteborg) | 20 |
Allsvenskan play-offs (1982–1990)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Top scorer (club) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | IFK Göteborg (8) | |||
| League champions: IFK Göteborg | Hammarby IF | Dan Corneliusson (IFK Göteborg) | 12 | |
| 1983 | IFK Göteborg (9) | |||
| League champions: AIK | Östers IF | Thomas Ahlström (IF Elfsborg) | 16 | |
| 1984 | IFK Göteborg (10) | |||
| League champions: IFK Göteborg | IFK Norrköping | Billy Ohlsson (Hammarby IF) | 14 | |
| 1985 | Örgryte IS (12) | |||
| League champions: Malmö FF | IFK Göteborg | Sören Börjesson (Örgryte IS) | ||
| Peter Karlsson (Kalmar FF) | ||||
| Billy Lansdowne (Kalmar FF) | 10 | |||
| 1986 | Malmö FF (13) | |||
| League champions: Malmö FF | AIK | Johnny Ekström (IFK Göteborg) | 13 | |
| 1987 | IFK Göteborg (11) | |||
| League champions: Malmö FF | Malmö FF | Lasse Larsson (Malmö FF) | 19 | |
| 1988 | Malmö FF (14) | |||
| League champions: Malmö FF | Djurgårdens IF | Martin Dahlin (Malmö FF) | 17 | |
| 1989 | IFK Norrköping (12) | |||
| League champions: Malmö FF | Malmö FF | Jan Hellström (IFK Norrköping) | 16 | |
| 1990 | IFK Göteborg (12) | |||
| League champions: IFK Göteborg | IFK Norrköping | Kaj Eskelinen (IFK Göteborg) | 10 |
Mästerskapsserien (1991–1992)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Top scorer (club) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | IFK Göteborg (13) | |||
| League champions: IFK Göteborg | IFK Norrköping | Kennet Andersson (IFK Göteborg) | 13 | |
| 1992 | AIK (9) | |||
| League champions: IFK Norrköping | IFK Norrköping | Hans Eklund (Östers IF) | 16 |
Allsvenskan (1993–present)
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Top scorer (club) | Goals | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFK Göteborg (14) | IFK Norrköping | AIK | (Halmstads BK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Trelleborgs FF) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IFK Göteborg (15) | Örebro SK | Malmö FF | (IFK Norrköping) | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IFK Göteborg (16) | Helsingborgs IF | Halmstads BK | (Västra Frölunda IF) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IFK Göteborg (17) | Malmö FF | Helsingborgs IF | (IFK Göteborg) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halmstads BK (3) | IFK Göteborg | Malmö FF | (Halmstads BK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (IF Elfsborg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Örebro SK) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AIK (10) | Helsingborgs IF | Hammarby IF | (Helsingborgs IF) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Helsingborgs IF (4) | AIK | Halmstads BK | (Örgryte IS) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halmstads BK (4) | Helsingborgs IF | AIK | (IF Elfsborg) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hammarby IF (1) | Djurgårdens IF | AIK | (Halmstads BK) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Djurgårdens IF (9) | Malmö FF | Örgryte IS | (Malmö FF) | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Djurgårdens IF (10) | Hammarby IF | Malmö FF | (Malmö FF) | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malmö FF (15) | Halmstads BK | IFK Göteborg | (Halmstads BK) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Djurgårdens IF (11) | IFK Göteborg | Kalmar FF | (Halmstads BK) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IF Elfsborg (5) | AIK | Hammarby IF | Ari (Kalmar FF) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IFK Göteborg (18) | Kalmar FF | Djurgårdens IF | (IFK Göteborg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Helsingborgs IF) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kalmar FF (1) | IF Elfsborg | IFK Göteborg | (Kalmar FF) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AIK (11) | IFK Göteborg | IF Elfsborg | (IFK Göteborg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wánderson (GAIS) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malmö FF (16) | Helsingborgs IF | Örebro SK | (Gefle IF / Helsingborgs IF) | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Helsingborgs IF (5) | AIK | IF Elfsborg | (BK Häcken / Malmö FF) | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IF Elfsborg (6) | BK Häcken | Malmö FF | Majeed Waris (BK Häcken) | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malmö FF (17) | AIK | IFK Göteborg | (IFK Norrköping / Helsingborgs IF) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malmö FF (18) | IFK Göteborg | AIK | (IFK Göteborg) | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IFK Norrköping (13) | IFK Göteborg | AIK | (IFK Norrköping) | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malmö FF (19) | AIK | IFK Norrköping | (BK Häcken) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malmö FF (20) | AIK | Djurgårdens IF | (IFK Norrköping) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Djurgårdens IF) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AIK (12) | IFK Norrköping | Malmö FF | (BK Häcken) | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Djurgårdens IF (12) | Malmö FF | Hammarby IF | (Djurgårdens IF) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malmö FF (21) | IF Elfsborg | BK Häcken | (IFK Norrköping) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malmö FF (22) | AIK | Djurgårdens IF | (IFK Norrköping) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BK Häcken (1) | Djurgårdens IF | Hammarby IF | (BK Häcken) | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malmö FF (23) | IF Elfsborg | BK Häcken | (Malmö FF) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malmö FF (24) | Hammarby IF | AIK | Nikola Vasić (IF Brommapojkarna) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mjällby AIF (1) | Hammarby IF | GAIS | Ibrahim Diabate (GAIS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| August Priske (Djurgårdens IF) | 18 |
Performances
Total titles won by club
A total of 21 clubs have been crowned Swedish champions from Örgryte IS in 1896 until Mjällby AIF in 2025. A total of 125 Swedish championships have been awarded. Malmö FF is the most successful club with 24 Swedish championships.
Total titles won by city
The 21 title-winning clubs have come from a total of 14 cities. The most successful city is Gothenburg.
| City | Titles | Winning clubs | Gothenburg | Stockholm | Malmö | Norrköping | Borås | Helsingborg | Växjö | Halmstad | Åtvidaberg | Eskilstuna | Hällevik | Kalmar | Mölndal | Gävle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | IFK Göteborg (18), Örgryte IS (12), GAIS (4), Göteborgs IF (1), BK Häcken (1) | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | AIK (12), Djurgårdens IF (12), Hammarby IF (1) | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Malmö FF (24) | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | IFK Norrköping (13), IK Sleipner (1) | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | IF Elfsborg (6) | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Helsingborgs IF (5) | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Östers IF (4) | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Halmstads BK (4) | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Åtvidabergs FF (2) | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | IFK Eskilstuna (1) | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mjällby AIF (1) | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kalmar FF (1) | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Fässbergs IF (1) | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brynäs IF (1) |
Total titles won by county
The Swedish championship has been won by 21 clubs from ten counties. The most successful county is Västra Götaland.
| County | Titles | Winning clubs | Västra Götaland | Skåne | Stockholm | Östergötland | Kronoberg | Halland | Blekinge | Gävleborg | Kalmar | Södermanland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | IFK Göteborg (18), Örgryte IS (12), IF Elfsborg (6), GAIS (4), Göteborgs IF (1), Fässbergs IF (1), BK Häcken (1) | |||||||||||
| 29 | Malmö FF (24), Helsingborgs IF (5) | |||||||||||
| 25 | AIK (12), Djurgårdens IF (12), Hammarby IF (1) | |||||||||||
| 16 | IFK Norrköping (13), Åtvidabergs FF (2), IK Sleipner (1) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Östers IF (4) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Halmstads BK (4) | |||||||||||
| 1 | Mjällby AIF (1) | |||||||||||
| 1 | Brynäs IF (1) | |||||||||||
| 1 | Kalmar FF (1) | |||||||||||
| 1 | IFK Eskilstuna (1) |
Notes
References
Bibliography
References
- "Svenska mästare 1896-1925, 1931-". svenskfotboll.se.
- "Sweden - List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- "Early Swedish Football tables and Championship deciding cup finals".
- Nylin, 2004, p. 134.
- Nylin, 2004, p. 135.
- Thorén, Petra. "SM-pokalen ska skrotas". aftonbladet.se.
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