1998 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan
Season 1998
Champions AIK
Relegated BK Häcken
Östers IF
Champions League AIK
UEFA Cup

Helsingborgs IF

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Top goalscorer Arild Stavrum, Helsingborgs IF (18)
Average attendance 5,647
1997
1999

Allsvenskan 1998, part of the 1998 Swedish football season, was the 74th Allsvenskan season played. AIK won the league ahead of runners-up Helsingborgs IF, while BK Häcken and Östers IF were relegated. AIK won the title despite having the fewest goals (25) scored in the league.

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 AIK (C) 26 11 13 2 25 15+10 46 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Helsingborgs IF 26 12 8 6 43 28+15 44 1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
3 Hammarby IF 26 11 9 6 39 34+5 42 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
4 Halmstads BK 26 12 5 9 42 40+2 41 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
5 Västra Frölunda 26 10 8 8 29 312 38
6 Örebro SK 26 10 6 10 35 383 36
7 IFK Norrköping 26 9 8 9 43 35+8 35
8 IFK Göteborg 26 9 8 9 27 292 35 1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round 1
9 Malmö FF 26 9 6 11 35 30+5 33
10 IF Elfsborg 26 8 9 9 36 33+3 33
11 Trelleborgs FF (O) 26 8 8 10 31 354 32 Relegation Playoffs
12 Örgryte IS (O) 26 7 7 12 35 361 28
13 BK Häcken (R) 26 7 6 13 27 4619 27 Relegation to Division 1
14 Östers IF (R) 26 5 7 14 26 4317 22

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1IFK Göteborg qualified for the UEFA Cup as Svenska Cupen runners-up 1998–99.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Relegation play-offs


November 12, 1998
Umeå FC 23 Örgryte IS

November 15, 1998
Örgryte IS 30 Umeå FC

References

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