1979 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Season	1979
Champions	Halmstads BK
Relegated	AIK IS Halmia
European Cup	Halmstads BK
UEFA Cup	IFK Göteborg IF Elfsborg ...
Top goalscorer	Mats "Matte" Werner, Hammarby IF (14)
Average attendance	7,544
← 1978 1980 →

Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1979.

Overview

The league was contested by 14 teams, with Halmstads BK winning the championship.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Halmstads BK (C)	26	12	12	2	38	21	+17	36	1980–81 European Cup First round
2	IFK Göteborg	26	13	9	4	44	24	+20	35	1980–81 UEFA Cup First round
3	IF Elfsborg	26	14	5	7	35	24	+11	33
4	Malmö FF	26	12	8	6	30	24	+6	32	1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
5	IFK Norrköping	26	11	9	6	44	28	+16	31
6	Hammarby IF	26	11	6	9	46	36	+10	28
7	Östers IF	26	9	10	7	32	28	+4	28
8	Kalmar FF	26	8	8	10	42	39	+3	24
9	IFK Sundsvall	26	8	7	11	31	41	−10	23
10	Djurgårdens IF	26	7	8	11	28	35	−7	22
11	Åtvidabergs FF	26	7	8	11	20	27	−7	22
12	Landskrona BoIS	26	8	5	13	32	41	−9	21
13	AIK (R)	26	5	10	11	24	35	−11	20	Relegation to Division 2
14	IS Halmia (R)	26	2	5	19	15	58	−43	9

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹Malmö FF qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as Svenska Cupen champions 1979–80.
(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.