1959 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan
Season 1959
Champions Djurgårdens IF
Relegated Halmstads BK
GAIS
European Cup IFK Göteborg
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Top goalscorer Rune Börjesson, Örgryte IS (21)
Average attendance 13,369
1960

Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1959.

Overview

The league was contested by 12 teams, with Djurgårdens IF winning the championship.

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Djurgårdens IF (C) 22 11 10 1 46 20+26 32
2 IFK Norrköping 22 14 3 5 58 30+28 31
3 IFK Göteborg 22 14 3 5 56 28+28 31 1959–60 European Cup Preliminary round 1
4 Örgryte IS 22 13 4 5 53 38+15 30
5 Malmö FF 22 12 4 6 50 29+21 28
6 Hammarby IF 22 9 1 12 38 5618 19
7 Sandvikens IF 22 7 5 10 35 5419 19
8 Hälsingborgs IF 22 7 4 11 44 451 18
9 IFK Malmö 22 8 2 12 34 4814 18
10 AIK 22 6 5 11 37 469 17
11 Halmstads BK (R) 22 7 2 13 38 468 16 Relegation to Division 2
12 GAIS (R) 22 2 1 19 20 6949 5

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1IFK Göteborg qualified for the European Cup as Allsvenskan leaders in the spring of 1959.
(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.

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