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Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity¹
AIK AIK Fotboll AIK, , an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben, , when needed internationally AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish football club based at Råsunda stadium in Solna, a municipality in Stockholm County bordering to Stockholm City Centre...	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Råsunda Råsunda Stadium Råsunda Fotbollstadion, also Råsundastadion, Råsunda Stadium or just Råsunda, is a Swedish national football stadium. It is located in Solna Municipality in Metropolitan Stockholm and named after Råsunda, a zone of Solna.-History:...	36,800
Djurgården	Stockholm	Stockholm Stadion	14,700
Elfsborg IF Elfsborg IF Elfsborg is a Swedish football club located in Borås. The club has won five national championship titles, the latest in 2006, and two national cup titles. Currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Elfsborg is based at Borås Arena...	Borås Borås Borås is a locality and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 63,441 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the...	Borås Arena Borås Arena Borås Arena is a football stadium in Borås, Sweden. It is the home ground of IF Elfsborg and Norrby IF and was opened in 2005. Borås Arena has an artificial turf pitch, Playfoot XM40 by FieldTurf, and has a capacity of 14,500–17,800 depending on usage. Both clubs presently using the stadium...	16,899
GAIS GAIS Göteborgs Atlet- och Idrottssällskap is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg, currently playing in Allsvenskan. The club is commonly referred to simply as GAIS, while its fans also refers to the club as grönsvart or the mackerels because of the traditional shirt colours...	Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...	Gamla Ullevi Gamla Ullevi (2008) Gamla Ullevi is a football stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden that opened on 5 April 2009. The stadium replaced the city's previous main football stadium, also called Gamla Ullevi, and is the home ground of three football clubs: GAIS, IFK Göteborg and Örgryte IS. It is also the national stadium for the...	18,900
Gefle Gefle IF Gefle IF is a Swedish football club located in Gävle. The club's name is the old spelling of the town Gävle. The club, formed 5 December 1882, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Gefle IF and Brynäs IF merged and played under the name Gefle IF/Brynäs between the 1979...	Gävle Gävle Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...	Strömvallen Strömvallen Strömvallen is a football stadium in Gävle, Sweden. It is the home ground of Gefle IF. The stadium holds 7,302 people and was built in 1923.- External links :*...	7,300
IFK Göteborg IFK Göteborg IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups....	Gothenburg	Gamla Ullevi	18,900
Helsingborg Helsingborgs IF Helsingborgs IF , commonly referred to as Helsingborg and locally HIF, is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...	Helsingborg Helsingborg Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...	Olympia	16,500
Häcken BK Häcken BK Häcken is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. The club, formed on 2 August 1940, is currently playing in the Swedish premier division, Allsvenskan after being promoted in 2008.- The beginning :...	Gothenburg	Rambergsvallen Rambergsvallen Ramsbergvallen is a multi-use stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of BK Häcken. The stadium holds 10,000 people and was opened August 18, 1935.-External links:*-References:...	6,000
Kalmar FF Kalmar FF Kalmar FF is a Swedish football club located in Kalmar. Formed 10 January 1910, the club has won three national cup titles and 1 league title. Kalmar FF currently play in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan....	Kalmar Kalmar Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 62,767 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 233,776 inhabitants .From the thirteenth to the...	Guldfågeln Arena	12,000
Malmö FF Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...	Malmö Malmö Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...	Swedbank Stadion Swedbank Stadion Swedbank Stadion, often known simply as Stadion, is a football stadium in Malmö, Sweden and the home of Allsvenskan club Malmö FF. In UEFA competitions the stadium is known as Malmö New Stadium due to sponsorship reasons...	24,000
Mjällby Mjällby AIF Mjällby AIF is a Swedish football club located in Mjällby. The club, formed in 1939, won the title of Sweden's second-level of football Superettan in the 2009 season and thus gained promotion to the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...	Mjällby Mjällby Mjällby is a locality situated in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 1,272 inhabitants in 2005. It is located on the Listerlandet peninsula....	Strandvallen Strandvallen Strandvallen is a multi-use stadium in Hällevik, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Mjällby AIF. The stadium holds 7,500 people and was built in 1953.-References:...	7,500
IFK Norrköping IFK Norrköping IFK Norrköping is a Swedish football club based in Norrköping. The club, formed on 29 May 1897, is currently playing in the first division of Swedish football, Allsvenskan...	Norrköping Norrköping Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...	Idrottsparken Idrottsparken Idrottsparken is a multi-purpose stadium in Norrköping, Sweden constructed in 1903. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home arena for IFK Norrköping, IK Sleipner and for IF Sylvia. The stadium had a capacity of 19,414 people until 2008/2009 when the arena was re-built....	17,234
GIF Sundsvall GIF Sundsvall GIF Sundsvall is a Swedish football club located in the city of Sundsvall. The club, formed on 25 August 1903, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. The club is affiliated to Medelpads Fotbollförbund.- History :...	Sundsvall Sundsvall -External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall....	Norrporten Arena Norrporten Arena Norrporten Arena, formerly Idrottsparken, is a multi-purpose stadium in Sundsvall, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of GIF Sundsvall. The stadium holds 8,800 people. The stadium was expanded in 2002 and changed name to the current name in...	7,700
Syrianska FC Syrianska FC Syrianska Football Club, known as Syrianska FC and Suryoye , is a Swedish professional football club from Södertälje, a city south of Stockholm, Sweden. The club was formed in 1977, by Syriac immigrants as Suryoyo Sportklubb...	Södertälje Södertälje Södertälje is a city and the seat of Södertälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 86,069 inhabitants in 2010.The industrial city, about south of Stockholm, is the home to truck maker Scania AB and a top 10 pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca....	Södertälje Fotbollsarena Södertälje Fotbollsarena Södertälje Fotbollsarena is a multi-purpose stadium in Södertälje, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Assyriska Föreningen and Syrianska FC. The stadium holds 6,700 people and was built in 2005....	6,400
Åtvidaberg Åtvidabergs FF Åtvidabergs FF is a Swedish football club located in Åtvidaberg. The club, formed 1 July 1907 as Åtvidabergs IF, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. The club changed to the present name before the 1935–1936 season. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund...	Åtvidaberg Åtvidaberg Åtvidaberg is a locality and the seat of Åtvidaberg Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 6,947 inhabitants in 2005.- History :...	Kopparvallen Kopparvallen Kopparvallen is a multi-use stadium in Åtvidaberg, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Åtvidabergs FF. The stadium holds 8,000 people and was built in 1907. Famous football players who have played in the arena is Ralf Edström, Roland Sandberg, Conny...	7,800
Örebro Örebro SK Örebro SK, also known as ÖSK or just Örebro, is a Swedish football club based in Örebro. The club, formed on 28 October 1908, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan.-The first years:...	Örebro Örebro -Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....	Behrn Arena Behrn Arena Behrn Arena, mostly known by its previous name Eyravallen, is a football stadium in Örebro, Sweden. The stadium holds 14,500 people and was built in 1923...	13,129

¹ According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Allsvenskan.

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA

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Team	Head coach¹	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
AIK		Daniel Tjernström Daniel Tjernström Daniel Tjernström, born 19 February 1974 in Karlskoga, Sweden, is a professional footballer with Swedish top side AIK. He is currently the captain of the team, and is one of AIK's most successful players. He was voted Most Valuable Player by the AIK fans in 2005, when he spearheaded the quick...	adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...	Årbo
Djurgården		Joel Riddez Joel Riddez Joel Riddez is a Swedish footballer currently playing for Djurgården. Riddez previously played for Norwegian side Strømsgodset IF.-External links:...	adidas	ICA
Elfsborg	Jörgen Lennartsson Jörgen Lennartsson Jörgen Lennartsson is a Swedish football manager and the current manager of Elfsborg in Allsvenskan.Lennartsson is currently manager of Stabæk, where he started January 2011...	Anders Svensson	Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment...	Swedbank Swedbank Swedbank AB is a leading Nordic-Baltic banking group with 9.5 million retail customers and 534,000 corporate customers in Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. In Sweden, the group has 377 branches. In the Baltic countries, it has another 224 branches...
GAIS		Fredrik Lundgren Fredrik Lundgren Fredrik Lundgren is a Swedish footballer . He is currently playing for GAIS where he also are the team captain. He came to the club in 1999 from Torslanda IK.-External references:*...	Puma PUMA AG Puma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two...	Swedbank Åbro
Gefle		Daniel Bernhardsson Daniel Bernhardsson Daniel Bernhardsson is a Swedish footballer. He is currently playing for Gefle IF in Allsvenskan as a midfielder.-External links:...	Umbro	Sandvik Sandvik Sandvik is a Swedish company founded in 1862 by Göran Fredrik Göransson in Sandviken. It is a high-technology engineering group and a world-leader in tooling, stainless steel alloys and materials technology, mining and construction...
IFK Göteborg		Stefan Selaković Stefan Selakovic Stefan Selaković is a Swedish footballer who plays for IFK Göteborg as a forward. He previously played for SC Heerenveen, Halmstads BK and Varbergs GIF. Selaković can also play as a midfielder...	adidas	Prioritet Finans
Helsingborg	²	Pär Hansson Pär Hansson Pär Hansson is a Swedish football goalkeeper, currently playing for Helsingborgs IF.-External links:*...	Puma	Resurs Bank Resurs Bank Resurs Bank is a Swedish bank founded in October 2001. Resurs Bank originates from Resurs Finans that has been active in Sweden since 1984. Resurs Bank is specialized in consumer credits, unsecure loans and issues a Mastercard named Supreme Card....
Häcken		Jonas Henriksson Jonas Henriksson Jonas Henriksson is a Swedish footballer. He is currently playing for BK Häcken in Allsvenskan.-External links:...	Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...	BRA Bygg
Kalmar FF		Henrik Rydström Henrik Rydström Henrik Rydström is a Swedish footballer, since 1993 playing for Kalmar FF, where he is the team captain.-Honours and awards:Kalmar FFAllsvenskan: 2008Svenska Cupen: 2007-External links:...	Puma	Audio Video
Malmö FF		Daniel Andersson	Puma	ICA
Mjällby		Marcus Ekenberg Marcus Ekenberg Marcus Ekenberg is a Swedish footballer. He is currently playing for Mjällby AIF in Allsvenskan.-External links:...	Umbro	Stål & Rör Montage Beglast
IFK Norrköping		Mathias Florén Mathias Florén Mathias Florén is a Swedish footballer who currently plays as a left back defender for IFK Norrköping. This is his second spell in the club and he signed a 3 year contract with the club. His former teams are Alnö IF, GIF Sundsvall, FC Groningen and IF Elfsborg. He has played for the Sweden...	Puma	Holmen
GIF Sundsvall		Jonas Wallerstedt Jonas Wallerstedt Jonas Wallerstedt is a Swedish football striker, known for his aerial and goal scoring abilities, playing for Swedish side GIF Sundsvall. He is nicknamed "Walle" by both fans and teammates. During his career he has represented three clubs in the Swedish top flight, Allsvenskan, and was a part of...	adidas	Norrporten
Syrianska FC	²	Johan Arneng Johan Arneng Johan Arneng is a Swedish football midfielder for Syrianska FC.Previously he has represented many clubs, including Svane IF, IFK Sunne, Degerfors IF, Empoli FC, Raufoss IL and Vålerenga IF. He won the championship title and the Swedish Cup title with Djurgården in both 2003 and 2005, and also the...	Nike	Telge
Åtvidaberg	Andreas Thomsson	Henrik Gustafsson	Uhlsport Uhlsport Uhlsport is a manufacturer of football equipment. Based in Germany and founded in 1948, the company's products include goalkeeper gloves, football boots, shin pads, footballs, training clothes, and kits....	Sharp Sharp Corporation is a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products. Headquartered in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, Sharp employs more than 55,580 people worldwide as of June 2011. The company was founded in September 1912 and takes its name from one of its founder's first...
Örebro		Magnus Wikström	Puma	Malmbergs

¹ According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Allsvenskan.
² Officially listed as head coach due to the fact that their respective coach partners are missing manager licenses.

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Table
IFK Göteborg	Jonas Olsson	End of contract	31 October 2011	Pre-season	Mikael Stahre Mikael Stahre Mikael Stahre is a Swedish football manager and the current manager of IFK Göteborg.-Management career:He was appointed as AIK's manager on 10 November 2008 immediately following the end of the 2008 AIK campaign under Rikard Norling...	1 November 2011	Pre-season
Elfsborg	Magnus Haglund Magnus Haglund Magnus Haglund is a Swedish football coach and former player. He is head coach at Lillestrøm SK, having signed a two-year contract starting in January 2012. He lead IF Elfsborg to its first league title in 45 years.- Coach carreer :...	Mutual termination	3 November 2011	Pre-season	Jörgen Lennartsson Jörgen Lennartsson Jörgen Lennartsson is a Swedish football manager and the current manager of Elfsborg in Allsvenskan.Lennartsson is currently manager of Stabæk, where he started January 2011...	29 November 2011	Pre-season

League table

Relegation play-offs

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Positions by round

	Leader
	2013–14 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
	Relegation play-offs
	Relegation to Superettan Superettan Superettan is the second highest league in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 16 Swedish football teams. It was created in 2000. Before that, the second level league in Sweden had been Division 1....

Results

External links

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