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List of Swedish football champions

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List of Swedish football champions

Summary

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Players of the 1896 Örgryte IS Swedish Championship winning team
Örgryte IS in 1896, the first Swedish football champions

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)

YearChampionsRunners-up
1896Örgryte IS (1)IS Idrottens Vänner (1)
1897Örgryte IS (2)Örgryte IS 2 (1)
1898Örgryte IS (3)AIK (1)
1899Örgryte IS (4)Göteborgs FF (1)
1900AIK (1)Örgryte IS (2)
1901AIK (2)Örgryte IS 2 (3)
1902Örgryte IS (5)Jönköpings AIF (1)
1903Göteborgs IF (1)Göteborgs FF (2)
1904Örgryte IS (6)Djurgårdens IF (1)
1905Örgryte IS (7)IFK Stockholm (1)
1906Örgryte IS (8)Djurgårdens IF (2)
1907Örgryte IS (9)IFK Uppsala (1)
1908IFK Göteborg (1)IFK Uppsala (2)
1909Örgryte IS (10)Djurgårdens IF (3)
1910IFK Göteborg (2)Djurgårdens IF (4)
1911AIK (3)IFK Uppsala (3)
1912Djurgårdens IF (1)Örgryte IS (4)
1913Örgryte IS (11)Djurgårdens IF (5)
1914AIK (4)Hälsingborgs IF (1)
1915Djurgårdens IF (2)Örgryte IS (5)
1916AIK (5)Djurgårdens IF (6)
1917Djurgårdens IF (3)AIK (2)
1918IFK Göteborg (3)Hälsingborgs IF (2)
1919GAIS (1)Djurgårdens IF (7)
1920Djurgårdens IF (4)IK Sleipner (1)
1921IFK Eskilstuna (1)IK Sleipner (2)
1922GAIS (2)Hammarby IF (1)
1923AIK (6)IFK Eskilstuna (1)
1924Fässbergs IF (1)IK Sirius (1)
1925Brynäs IF (1)BK Derby (1)

Allsvenskan (1931–1981)

YearChampionsRunners-upTop scorer (club)Goals
1930–31GAIS (3)AIKJohn Nilsson (GAIS)26
1931–32AIK (7)Örgryte ISCarl-Erik Holmberg (Örgryte IS)29
1932–33Hälsingborgs IF (1)GAISTorsten Bunke (Hälsingborgs IF)21
1933–34Hälsingborgs IF (2)GAISSven Jonasson (IF Elfsborg)20
1934–35IFK Göteborg (4)AIKHarry Andersson (IK Sleipner)23
1935–36IF Elfsborg (1)AIKSven Jonasson (IF Elfsborg)24
1936–37AIK (8)IK SleipnerOlle Zethlerlund (AIK)23
1937–38IK Sleipner (1)Hälsingborgs IFCurt Hjelm (IK Sleipner)13
1938–39IF Elfsborg (2)AIKErik Persson (AIK)
Ove Andersson (Malmö FF)
Yngve Lindgren (Örgryte IS)16
1939–40IF Elfsborg (3)IFK GöteborgAnders Pålsson (Hälsingborgs IF)17
1940–41Hälsingborgs IF (3)Degerfors IFStig Nyström (IK Brage)17
1941–42IFK Göteborg (5)GAISSven Jacobsson (GAIS)20
1942–43IFK Norrköping (1)IF ElfsborgGunnar Nordahl (Degerfors IF)16
1943–44Malmö FF (1)IF ElfsborgLeif Larsson (IFK Göteborg)19
1944–45IFK Norrköping (2)IF ElfsborgGunnar Nordahl (IFK Norrköping)27
1945–46IFK Norrköping (3)Malmö FFGunnar Nordahl (IFK Norrköping)25
1946–47IFK Norrköping (4)AIKGunnar Gren (IFK Göteborg)18
1947–48IFK Norrköping (5)Malmö FFGunnar Nordahl (IFK Norrköping)18
1948–49Malmö FF (2)Hälsingborgs IFCarl-Johan Franck (Hälsingborgs IF)19
1949–50Malmö FF (3)Jönköpings Södra IFIngvar Rydell (Malmö FF)22
1950–51Malmö FF (4)Råå IFHasse Jeppson (Djurgårdens IF)17
1951–52IFK Norrköping (6)Malmö FFKarl-Alfred Jacobsson (GAIS)17
1952–53Malmö FF (5)IFK NorrköpingKarl-Alfred Jacobsson (GAIS)24
1953–54GAIS (4)Hälsingborgs IFKarl-Alfred Jacobsson (GAIS)21
1954–55Djurgårdens IF (5)Halmstads BKKurt Hamrin (AIK)22
1955–56IFK Norrköping (7)Malmö FFSylve Bengtsson (Halmstads BK)22
1956–57IFK Norrköping (8)Malmö FFHarry Bild (IFK Norrköping)19
1957–58IFK Göteborg (6)IFK NorrköpingBertil Johansson (IFK Göteborg)
Henry Källgren (IFK Norrköping)27
1959Djurgårdens IF (6)IFK NorrköpingRune Börjesson (Örgryte IS)21
1960IFK Norrköping (9)IFK MalmöRune Börjesson (Örgryte IS)24
1961IF Elfsborg (4)IFK NorrköpingBertil Johansson (IFK Göteborg)20
1962IFK Norrköping (10)Djurgårdens IFLeif Skiöld (Djurgårdens IF)21
1963IFK Norrköping (11)Degerfors IFLars Heinermann (Degerfors IF)
Bo Larsson (Malmö FF)17
1964Djurgårdens IF (7)Malmö FFKrister Granbom (Hälsingborgs IF)22
1965Malmö FF (6)IF ElfsborgBo Larsson (Malmö FF)28
1966Djurgårdens IF (8)IFK NorrköpingOve Kindvall (IFK Norrköping)20
1967Malmö FF (7)Djurgårdens IFDag Szepanski (Malmö FF)22
1968Östers IF (1)Malmö FFOve Eklund (Åtvidabergs FF)16
1969IFK Göteborg (7)Malmö FFReine Almqvist (IFK Göteborg)16
1970Malmö FF (8)Åtvidabergs FFBo Larsson (Malmö FF)16
1971Malmö FF (9)Åtvidabergs FFRoland Sandberg (Åtvidabergs FF)17
1972Åtvidabergs FF (1)AIKRalf Edström (Åtvidabergs FF)
Roland Sandberg (Åtvidabergs FF)16
1973Åtvidabergs FF (2)Östers IFJan Mattsson (Östers IF)20
1974Malmö FF (10)AIKJan Mattsson (Östers IF)22
1975Malmö FF (11)Östers IFJan Mattsson (Östers IF)31
1976Halmstads BK (1)Malmö FFRutger Backe (Halmstads BK)21
1977Malmö FF (12)IF ElfsborgReine Almqvist (IFK Göteborg)
Mats Aronsson (Landskrona BoIS)15
1978Östers IF (2)Malmö FFTommy Berggren (Djurgårdens IF)19
1979Halmstads BK (2)IFK GöteborgMats Werner (Hammarby IF)14
1980Östers IF (3)Malmö FFBilly Ohlsson (Hammarby IF)19
1981Östers IF (4)IFK GöteborgTorbjörn Nilsson (IFK Göteborg)20

Allsvenskan play-offs (1982–1990)

YearChampionsRunners-upTop scorer (club)Goals
1982IFK Göteborg (8)
League champions: IFK GöteborgHammarby IFDan Corneliusson (IFK Göteborg)12
1983IFK Göteborg (9)
League champions: AIKÖsters IFThomas Ahlström (IF Elfsborg)16
1984IFK Göteborg (10)
League champions: IFK GöteborgIFK NorrköpingBilly Ohlsson (Hammarby IF)14
1985Örgryte IS (12)
League champions: Malmö FFIFK GöteborgSören Börjesson (Örgryte IS)
Peter Karlsson (Kalmar FF)
Billy Lansdowne (Kalmar FF)10
1986Malmö FF (13)
League champions: Malmö FFAIKJohnny Ekström (IFK Göteborg)13
1987IFK Göteborg (11)
League champions: Malmö FFMalmö FFLasse Larsson (Malmö FF)19
1988Malmö FF (14)
League champions: Malmö FFDjurgårdens IFMartin Dahlin (Malmö FF)17
1989IFK Norrköping (12)
League champions: Malmö FFMalmö FFJan Hellström (IFK Norrköping)16
1990IFK Göteborg (12)
League champions: IFK GöteborgIFK NorrköpingKaj Eskelinen (IFK Göteborg)10

Mästerskapsserien (1991–1992)

YearChampionsRunners-upTop scorer (club)Goals
1991IFK Göteborg (13)
League champions: IFK GöteborgIFK NorrköpingKennet Andersson (IFK Göteborg)13
1992AIK (9)
League champions: IFK NorrköpingIFK NorrköpingHans Eklund (Östers IF)16

Allsvenskan (1993–present)

SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird placeTop scorer (club)Goals199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
IFK Göteborg (14)IFK NorrköpingAIK(Halmstads BK)
(Trelleborgs FF)18
IFK Göteborg (15)Örebro SKMalmö FF(IFK Norrköping)23
IFK Göteborg (16)Helsingborgs IFHalmstads BK(Västra Frölunda IF)17
IFK Göteborg (17)Malmö FFHelsingborgs IF(IFK Göteborg)19
Halmstads BK (3)IFK GöteborgMalmö FF(Halmstads BK)
(IF Elfsborg)
(Örebro SK)14
AIK (10)Helsingborgs IFHammarby IF(Helsingborgs IF)18
Helsingborgs IF (4)AIKHalmstads BK(Örgryte IS)15
Halmstads BK (4)Helsingborgs IFAIK(IF Elfsborg)18
Hammarby IF (1)Djurgårdens IFAIK(Halmstads BK)15
Djurgårdens IF (9)Malmö FFÖrgryte IS(Malmö FF)24
Djurgårdens IF (10)Hammarby IFMalmö FF(Malmö FF)22
Malmö FF (15)Halmstads BKIFK Göteborg(Halmstads BK)14
Djurgårdens IF (11)IFK GöteborgKalmar FF(Halmstads BK)16
IF Elfsborg (5)AIKHammarby IFAri (Kalmar FF)15
IFK Göteborg (18)Kalmar FFDjurgårdens IF(IFK Göteborg)
(Helsingborgs IF)14
Kalmar FF (1)IF ElfsborgIFK Göteborg(Kalmar FF)19
AIK (11)IFK GöteborgIF Elfsborg(IFK Göteborg)
Wánderson (GAIS)18
Malmö FF (16)Helsingborgs IFÖrebro SK(Gefle IF / Helsingborgs IF)20
Helsingborgs IF (5)AIKIF Elfsborg(BK Häcken / Malmö FF)21
IF Elfsborg (6)BK HäckenMalmö FFMajeed Waris (BK Häcken)23
Malmö FF (17)AIKIFK Göteborg(IFK Norrköping / Helsingborgs IF)15
Malmö FF (18)IFK GöteborgAIK(IFK Göteborg)23
IFK Norrköping (13)IFK GöteborgAIK(IFK Norrköping)21
Malmö FF (19)AIKIFK Norrköping(BK Häcken)17
Malmö FF (20)AIKDjurgårdens IF(IFK Norrköping)
(Djurgårdens IF)14
AIK (12)IFK NorrköpingMalmö FF(BK Häcken)20
Djurgårdens IF (12)Malmö FFHammarby IF(Djurgårdens IF)15
Malmö FF (21)IF ElfsborgBK Häcken(IFK Norrköping)18
Malmö FF (22)AIKDjurgårdens IF(IFK Norrköping)17
BK Häcken (1)Djurgårdens IFHammarby IF(BK Häcken)22
Malmö FF (23)IF ElfsborgBK Häcken(Malmö FF)16
Malmö FF (24)Hammarby IFAIKNikola Vasić (IF Brommapojkarna)17
Mjällby AIF (1)Hammarby IFGAISIbrahim 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.

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning seasonsMalmö FFIFK GöteborgIFK NorrköpingAIKDjurgårdens IFÖrgryte ISIF ElfsborgHelsingborgs IFGAISÖsters IFHalmstads BKÅtvidabergs FFIK SleipnerHammarby IFIFK EskilstunaKalmar FFBK HäckenGöteborgs IFFässbergs IFBrynäs IFMjällby AIF
24151943–44, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1986, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
1891908, 1910, 1918, 1934–35, 1941–42, 1957–58, 1969, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2007
13111942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1989, 2015
12171900, 1901, 1911, 1914, 1916, 1923, 1931–32, 1936–37, 1992, 1998, 2009, 2018
12121912, 1915, 1917, 1920, 1954–55, 1959, 1964, 1966, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2019
1261896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1913, 1985
661935–36, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1961, 2006, 2012
581932–33, 1933–34, 1940–41, 1999, 2011
431919, 1922, 1930–31, 1953–54
431968, 1978, 1980, 1981
421976, 1979, 1997, 2000
221972, 1973
131937–38
142001
111921
112008
112022
11903
11924
11925
12025

Total titles won by city

The 21 title-winning clubs have come from a total of 14 cities. The most successful city is Gothenburg.

CityTitlesWinning clubsGothenburgStockholmMalmöNorrköpingBoråsHelsingborgVäxjöHalmstadÅtvidabergEskilstunaHällevikKalmarMölndalGävle
36IFK Göteborg (18), Örgryte IS (12), GAIS (4), Göteborgs IF (1), BK Häcken (1)
25AIK (12), Djurgårdens IF (12), Hammarby IF (1)
24Malmö FF (24)
14IFK Norrköping (13), IK Sleipner (1)
6IF Elfsborg (6)
5Helsingborgs IF (5)
4Östers IF (4)
4Halmstads BK (4)
2Åtvidabergs FF (2)
1IFK Eskilstuna (1)
1Mjällby AIF (1)
1Kalmar FF (1)
1Fässbergs IF (1)
1Brynäs 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.

CountyTitlesWinning clubsVästra GötalandSkåneStockholmÖstergötlandKronobergHallandBlekingeGävleborgKalmarSödermanland
43IFK Göteborg (18), Örgryte IS (12), IF Elfsborg (6), GAIS (4), Göteborgs IF (1), Fässbergs IF (1), BK Häcken (1)
29Malmö FF (24), Helsingborgs IF (5)
25AIK (12), Djurgårdens IF (12), Hammarby IF (1)
16IFK Norrköping (13), Åtvidabergs FF (2), IK Sleipner (1)
4Östers IF (4)
4Halmstads BK (4)
1Mjällby AIF (1)
1Brynäs IF (1)
1Kalmar FF (1)
1IFK Eskilstuna (1)

Notes

References

Bibliography

References

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