1998 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Season	1998
Champions	AIK
Relegated	BK Häcken Östers IF
Champions League	AIK
UEFA Cup	Helsingborgs IF ...
Top goalscorer	Arild Stavrum, Helsingborgs IF (18)
Average attendance	5,647
← 1997 1999 →

Allsvenskan 1998, part of the 1998 Swedish football season, was the 74th Allsvenskan season played. AIK won the league ahead of runners-up Helsingborgs IF, while BK Häcken and Östers IF were relegated. AIK won the title despite having the fewest goals (25) scored in the league.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	AIK (C)	26	11	13	2	25	15	+10	46	1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2	Helsingborgs IF	26	12	8	6	43	28	+15	44	1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
3	Hammarby IF	26	11	9	6	39	34	+5	42	1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
4	Halmstads BK	26	12	5	9	42	40	+2	41	1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
5	Västra Frölunda	26	10	8	8	29	31	−2	38
6	Örebro SK	26	10	6	10	35	38	−3	36
7	IFK Norrköping	26	9	8	9	43	35	+8	35
8	IFK Göteborg	26	9	8	9	27	29	−2	35	1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round ^1
9	Malmö FF	26	9	6	11	35	30	+5	33
10	IF Elfsborg	26	8	9	9	36	33	+3	33
11	Trelleborgs FF (O)	26	8	8	10	31	35	−4	32	Relegation Playoffs
12	Örgryte IS (O)	26	7	7	12	35	36	−1	28
13	BK Häcken (R)	26	7	6	13	27	46	−19	27	Relegation to Division 1
14	Östers IF (R)	26	5	7	14	26	43	−17	22

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹IFK Göteborg qualified for the UEFA Cup as Svenska Cupen runners-up 1998–99.
(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.

Relegation play-offs

Landskrona BoIS v Trelleborgs FF

November 12, 1998

Landskrona BoIS	2–3	Trelleborgs FF

?, Landskrona

Trelleborgs FF v Landskrona BoIS

November 15, 1998

Trelleborgs FF	4–1	Landskrona BoIS

?, Trelleborg

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Umeå FC v Örgryte IS

November 12, 1998

Umeå FC	2–3	Örgryte IS

?, Umeå

Örgryte IS v Umeå FC

November 15, 1998

Örgryte IS	3–0	Umeå FC

?, Gothenburg

References

Print

• Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken. Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
• Glanell, Tomas; Havik, Göran; Lindberg, Thomas; Persson, Gunnar; Ågren, Bengt, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 1. Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
• Nylin, Lars (2004). Den nödvändiga boken om Allsvenskan: svensk fotboll från 1896 till idag, statistik, höjdpunkter lag för lag, klassiska bilder. Sundbyberg: Semic. ISBN 91-552-3168-3.

Online

• Glenning, Clas (2008). "Sweden final tables". Archived from the original on 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
• "SFS-Bolletinen". Sveriges Fotbollshistoriker och Statistiker. 2008. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-16.