| Season | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Malmö FF (Allsvenskan champion) IFK Norrköping (Swedish champions after play-offs) |
| Relegated | GIF Sundsvall Västra Frölunda IF |
| European Cup | Malmö FF |
| UEFA Cup | IFK Norrköping GAIS |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 344 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jan Hellström, IFK Norrköping (16) |
| Average attendance | 4,211 |
| ← 1988 1990 → | |
Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1989.
Overview
The league was contested by 12 teams, with Malmö FF winning the league and IFK Norrköping winning 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 (C) | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 11 | +24 | 31 | Allsvenskan play-offs, Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | IFK Norrköping (S) | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 29 | Allsvenskan play-offs, Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | GAIS | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 26 | |
| 4 | Örebro SK | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 26 | Allsvenskan play-offs |
| 5 | Halmstads BK | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 25 | |
| 6 | Djurgårdens IF | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 23 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 22 | |
| 8 | AIK | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 21 | |
| 9 | Örgryte IS | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 21 | |
| 10 | IK Brage | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 17 | |
| 11 | GIF Sundsvall (R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 13 | Relegation to Division 1 |
| 12 | Västra Frölunda (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 56 | −32 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Allsvenskan Champion; (S) Swedish Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Djurgården qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as Svenska Cupen champions 1989–90.
Results
| Home \ Away | AIK | DIF | GAIS | GIF | HBK | IFKG | IFKN | IKB | MFF | VF | ÖSK | ÖIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Djurgårdens IF | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| GAIS | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| GIF Sundsvall | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Halmstads BK | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| IFK Göteborg | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| IFK Norrköping | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| IK Brage | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Malmö FF | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| Västra Frölunda | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Örebro SK | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Örgryte IS | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Allsvenskan play-offs
The 1989 Allsvenskan play-offs was the eighth edition of the competition. The four best placed teams from Allsvenskan qualified to the competition. League runners-up IFK Norrköping won the competition and the Swedish championship after defeating Allsvenskan champions Malmö FF. The champion was determined by a final in best of three matches in contrast to previous years.
Semi-finals
First leg
GAIS v Malmö FF| 14 October 1989 | GAIS | 2–2 | Malmö FF | Ullevi, Gothenburg |
| 14 October 1989 | Örebro | 1–1 | IFK Norrköping | Eyravallen, Örebro |
Second leg
Malmö FF v GAIS| 28 October 1989 | Malmö FF | 1–0 (3–2 agg.) | GAIS | Malmö Stadion, Malmö |
| 29 October 1989 | IFK Norrköping | 3–0 (4–1 agg.) | Örebro | Idrottsparken, Norrköping |
Final
IFK Norrköping v Malmö FF| 4 November 1989 | IFK Norrköping | 0–2 | Malmö FF | Idrottsparken, Norrköping |
| 11 November 1989 | Malmö FF | 0–1 | IFK Norrköping | Malmö Stadion, Malmö |
| 15 November 1989 | Malmö FF | 0–0 0–0 (aet) 3–4 (apen) | IFK Norrköping | Malmö Stadion, Malmö |
IFK Norrköping won 2–1 in matches.
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jan Hellström
|
IFK Norrköping | 16 |
| 2 | Leif Engkvist
|
Malmö FF | 11 |
| 3 | Patrik Andersson
|
IFK Norrköping | 10 |
| 4 | Håkan Sandberg
|
GIF Sundsvall | 8 |
| Peter Karlsson
|
Örgryte IS | 8 | |
| Tommy Frejdh
|
Halmstads BK | 8 | |
| Stefan Lindkvist
|
Halmstads BK | 8 | |
| 8 | Håkan Lindman
|
Malmö FF | 7 |
| Magnus Wikström
|
GIF Sundsvall | 7 | |
| Kennet Andersson
|
IFK Göteborg | 7 | |
 Simon Hunt
|
IK Brage | 7 | |
| Dick Lidman
|
GIF Sundsvall | 7 | |
| Kaj Eskelinen
|
Västra Frölunda IF | 7 |
Footnotes
References
- "Swedish Football Tables - List of final tables". RSSSF. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
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