Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football and comprises the top 14 Swedish football teams. It was created in 1924, before that, the top league in Sweden had been Svenska Serien.

The competition

There are 14 clubs in Allsvenskan. During the course of a season (starting in April and ending in October) each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 26 games. At the end of each season the two lowest placed teams are relegated to Superettan and the top two teams from Superettan are promoted in their place. The third lowest team in Allsvenskan plays a relegation/promotion play-off against the third placed team in Superettan.

Related Topics:
April - October - Superettan

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The winners of Allsvenskan qualify for the UEFA Champions League, and enters the competition at the second qualifying round. The runner-up team automatically enters the UEFA Cup, while the third placed team enters the UEFA Intertoto Cup. This also depends on which team wins Svenska Cupen, as that team is assured a place in the UEFA Cup. Since the start of Royal League in the 2004, the four top placed teams enter that tournament together with four teams from Norway and four from Denmark.

Related Topics:
UEFA Champions League - UEFA Cup - UEFA Intertoto Cup - Svenska Cupen - Royal League - 2004

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