1986 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Season	1986
Champions	Malmö FF (Allsvenskan champions and Swedish champions after play-offs)
Relegated	Kalmar FF Djurgårdens IF
European Cup	Malmö FF
UEFA Cup	IFK Göteborg AIK ...
Top goalscorer	Johnny Ekström, IFK Göteborg (13)
Average attendance	5,074
← 1985 1987 →

Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1986.

Overview

The league was contested by 12 teams, with Malmö FF winning the league and 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 (AC) (SC)	22	16	5	1	49	11	+38	37	1986 Allsvenskan play-offs, 1987–88 European Cup First round
2	IFK Göteborg	22	13	5	4	44	17	+27	31	1986 Allsvenskan play-offs, 1987–88 UEFA Cup First round
3	AIK	22	9	7	6	29	21	+8	25
4	IFK Norrköping	22	9	3	10	30	30	0	21	1986 Allsvenskan play-offs
5	Halmstads BK	22	8	5	9	25	32	−7	21
6	Hammarby IF	22	8	4	10	31	38	−7	20
7	Östers IF	22	6	8	8	20	28	−8	20
8	IK Brage	22	8	4	10	19	27	−8	20
9	Örgryte IS	22	7	5	10	33	35	−2	19
10	IF Elfsborg	22	5	8	9	19	26	−7	18
11	Kalmar FF (R)	22	5	7	10	22	36	−14	17	Relegation to the Division 1, 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
12	Djurgårdens IF (R)	22	7	1	14	23	43	−20	15	Relegation to Division 1

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
¹Kalmar FF qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as Svenska Cupen champions 1986–87.
(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.

1986 Allsvenskan play-offs

The 1986 Allsvenskan play-offs was the fifth edition of the competition. The four best placed teams from Allsvenskan qualified to the competition. Allsvenskan champions Malmö FF won the competition and the Swedish championship after defeating AIK who finished third in the league.

Semi-finals

First leg

IFK Norrköping v Malmö FF

15 October 1986	IFK Norrköping	2–2	Malmö FF	Idrottsparken, Norrköping

AIK v IFK Göteborg

15 October 1986	AIK	0–0	IFK Göteborg	Råsunda, Solna

Second leg

Malmö FF v IFK Norrköping

18 October 1986	Malmö FF	(ag) 0–0 (2–2 agg.)	IFK Norrköping	Malmö Stadion, Malmö

IFK Göteborg v AIK

18 October 1986	IFK Göteborg	1–1 (ag) (1–1 agg.)	AIK	Ullevi, Gothenburg

Final

AIK v Malmö FF

26 October 1986	AIK	1–0	Malmö FF	Råsunda, Solna

Malmö FF v AIK

1 November 1986	Malmö FF	5–2 (5–3 agg.)	AIK	Malmö Stadion, Malmö