2026 Allsvenskan
The 2026 Allsvenskan will be the 102nd season since its establishment in 1924 of Sweden's top-level men's football league, Allsvenskan. The season will begin on 5 April 2026 and end in November 2026 (not including relegation play-off matches).
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2026 Allsvenskan
The 2026 Allsvenskan will be the 102nd season since its establishment in 1924 of Sweden's top-level men's football league, Allsvenskan. The season will begin on 5 April 2026 and end in November 2026 (not including relegation play-off matches).
Teams
2026 Allsvenskan
The league consists of sixteen teams: the top thirteen sides from the previous season and three teams promoted from the 2025 Superettan. The promoted teams were Västerås SK, Kalmar FF (both promoted after a single year absence) and Örgryte IS (promoted after 16 seasons of absence), replacing relegated Allsvenskan teams Östers IF, IFK Värnamo and IFK Norrköping, who have played in the top division for 1, 4 and 15 seasons respectively prior to relegation. Mjällby AIF will enter the season as defending champions.
Stadiums and locations
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Location</th><th>Stadium</th><th>Turf</th><th>Stadium capacity</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>AIK</td><td>Solna</td><td>Nationalarenan</td><td>Natural</td><td>50,000</td></tr><tr><td>BK Häcken</td><td>Gothenburg</td><td>Nordic Wellness Arena</td><td>Artificial</td><td>6,316</td></tr><tr><td>Degerfors IF</td><td>Degerfors</td><td>Stora Valla</td><td>Natural</td><td>5,880</td></tr><tr><td>Djurgårdens IF</td><td>Stockholm</td><td>3Arena</td><td>Artificial</td><td>30,000</td></tr><tr><td>GAIS</td><td>Gothenburg</td><td>Gamla Ullevi</td><td>Natural</td><td>18,454</td></tr><tr><td>Halmstads BK</td><td>Halmstad</td><td>Örjans Vall</td><td>Natural</td><td>10,873</td></tr><tr><td>Hammarby IF</td><td>Stockholm</td><td>3Arena</td><td>Artificial</td><td>30,000</td></tr><tr><td>IF Brommapojkarna</td><td>Stockholm</td><td>Grimsta IP</td><td>Artificial</td><td>5,000</td></tr><tr><td>IF Elfsborg</td><td>Borås</td><td>Borås Arena</td><td>Artificial</td><td>16,200</td></tr><tr><td>IFK Göteborg</td><td>Gothenburg</td><td>Gamla Ullevi</td><td>Natural</td><td>18,454</td></tr><tr><td>IK Sirius</td><td>Uppsala</td><td>Studenternas IP</td><td>Artificial</td><td>10,522</td></tr><tr><td>Kalmar FF</td><td>Kalmar</td><td>Guldfågeln Arena</td><td>Natural</td><td>12,150</td></tr><tr><td>Malmö FF</td><td>Malmö</td><td>Stadion</td><td>Natural</td><td>22,500</td></tr><tr><td>Mjällby AIF</td><td>Hällevik</td><td>Strandvallen</td><td>Natural</td><td>7,500</td></tr><tr><td>Västerås SK</td><td>Västerås</td><td>Hitachi Energy Arena</td><td>Artificial</td><td>8,900</td></tr><tr><td>Örgryte IS</td><td>Gothenburg</td><td>Gamla Ullevi</td><td>Natural</td><td>18,454</td></tr></tbody></table>
Personnel and kits
All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor Unibet as well as the Allsvenskan logo on the right sleeve of their shirt.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Head coach</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kit manufacturer</th><th>Sponsors</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Main</td><td>Other(s)0</td></tr><tr><td>AIK</td><td>José Riveiro</td><td>Kristoffer Nordfeldt</td><td>Nike</td><td>Truecaller</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>BK Häcken</td><td>Jens Gustafsson</td><td>Mikkel Rygaard</td><td>Puma</td><td>BRA Bygg</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Degerfors IF</td><td>Henok Goitom</td><td>Daniel Sundgren</td><td>Umbro</td><td>Helmia</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Djurgårdens IF</td><td>Jani Honkavaara</td><td>Adam Ståhl</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Mobill Parkering</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>GAIS</td><td>Fredrik Holmberg</td><td>August Wängberg</td><td>Select</td><td>ITS Indeship</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Halmstads BK</td><td>Johan Lindholm</td><td>Joel Allansson</td><td>Macron</td><td>Getinge</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Hammarby IF</td><td>Kalle Karlsson</td><td>Nahir Besara</td><td>Craft</td><td>Projob Workwear</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>IF Brommapojkarna</td><td>Ulf Kristiansson</td><td>Simon Strand</td><td>Nike</td><td>Bredbandsval.se</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>IF Elfsborg</td><td>Björn Hamberg</td><td>Sebastian Holmén</td><td>Umbro</td><td>Sparbanken Sjuhärad</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>IFK Göteborg</td><td>Stefan Billborn</td><td>August Erlingmark</td><td>Craft</td><td>Serneke</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>IK Sirius</td><td>Andreas Engelmark</td><td>Henrik Castegren</td><td>Select</td><td>ByggConstruct</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Kalmar FF</td><td>Toni Koskela</td><td>Melker Hallberg</td><td>Select</td><td>Mjlti Bygg</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Malmö FF</td><td>Miguel Ángel Ramírez</td><td>Anders Christiansen</td><td>Puma</td><td>Oatly</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Mjällby AIF</td><td>Karl Marius Aksum</td><td>Jesper Gustavsson</td><td>Macron</td><td>Mellby Gård</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Västerås SK</td><td>Alexander Rubin</td><td>Frédéric Nsabiyumva</td><td>Puma</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Örgryte IS</td><td>Andreas Holmberg</td><td>Daniel Paulson</td><td>Umbro</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr></tbody></table>
Managerial changes
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Outgoing manager</th><th>Manner of departure</th><th>Date of vacancy</th><th>Table</th><th>Incoming manager</th><th>Date of appointment</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Mjällby AIF</td><td>Anders Torstensson</td><td>Promoted to technical director</td><td>18 November 2025</td><td>Pre-season</td><td>Karl Marius Aksum</td><td>18 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Västerås SK</td><td>Kalle Karlsson</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>19 November 2025</td><td>Alexander Rubin</td><td>19 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Hammarby IF</td><td>Kim Hellberg</td><td>Signed by Middlesbrough</td><td>24 November 2025</td><td>Kalle Karlsson</td><td>8 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Malmö FF</td><td>Anes Mravac</td><td>End of interim spell</td><td>11 December 2025</td><td>Miguel Ángel Ramírez</td><td>2 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>AIK</td><td>Mikkjal Thomassen</td><td>Sacked</td><td>4 January 2026</td><td>José Riveiro</td><td>16 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>IF Elfsborg</td><td>Oscar Hiljemark</td><td>Signed by Pisa</td><td>3 February 2026</td><td>Björn Hamberg</td><td>19 February 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>
League table
2026 Allsvenskan
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>AIK</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>BK Häcken</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Degerfors IF</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Djurgårdens IF</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>GAIS</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Halmstads BK</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Hammarby IF</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>IF Brommapojkarna</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>IF Elfsborg</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>IFK Göteborg</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>IK Sirius</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Kalmar FF</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Malmö FF</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Mjällby AIF</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Qualification for the Allsvenskan play-off</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Västerås SK</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Relegation to Superettan</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Örgryte IS</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>
Positions by round
2026 Allsvenskan
<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Leader and 2027–28 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>2027–28 UEFA Conference League second qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Allsvenskan play-off</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Relegation to 2027 Superettan</td></tr></tbody></table>
Allsvenskan play-off
2026 Allsvenskan
The 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan will meet the third-placed team from 2026 Superettan in a two-legged tie on a home-and-away basis with the team from Allsvenskan finishing at home.