2020 Allsvenskan
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24th Allsvenskan title
21st Swedish title
Falkenbergs FF
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Malmö FF 24th Allsvenskan title 21st Swedish title |
| Relegated | Helsingborgs IF Falkenbergs FF |
| Champions League | Malmö FF |
| Europa Conference League | Hammarby IF (CW) IF Elfsborg BK Häcken |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 674 (2.81 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Christoffer Nyman (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | BK Häcken 6–0 IF Elfsborg (16 July 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Mjällby AIF 0–5 IF Elfsborg (23 July 2020) |
| Highest scoring | IK Sirius 2–5 Malmö FF (26 July 2020) Örebro SK 4–3 IFK Norrköping (30 August 2020) Varbergs BoIS 5–2 Hammarby IF (10 November 2020) IFK Norrköping 3–4 Helsingborgs IF (6 December 2020) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Malmö FF[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Malmö FF |
| Longest winless run | 14 matches IFK Göteborg |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Kalmar FF Östersunds FK |
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The 2020 Allsvenskan (commonly known as CoronAllsvenskan, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 Allsvenskan season), part of the 2020 Swedish football season, was the 96th season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. A total of 16 teams participated. Djurgårdens IF were the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season.
The 2020 Allsvenskan season was scheduled to begin on 4 April and end on 8 November 2020 (not including play-off matches), but due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden the opening games of the season were delayed. On 4 June 2020, the Swedish government and the Public Health Agency of Sweden announced that the travel restrictions within Sweden were lifted. There were therefore no restrictions that were prohibiting resuming league play in Sweden and the Swedish Football Association announced, also on 4 June 2020, that the 2020 Allsvenskan season would resume on 14 June 2020.[2]
Malmö FF won the Swedish championship this season, their 24th Allsvenskan title and 21st Swedish championship overall, in the 27th round on 8 November 2020 when they won 4–0 against IK Sirius at home.[3]
The season was scheduled to begin on 4 April, but was postponed indefinitely on 19 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. On 17 April, a target start date of 14 June was established for the competition by chairman of the Swedish Football Association, Karl-Erik Nilsson.[4] It was initially speculated that matches would not be played behind closed doors, as the country had not gone into lockdown like other European countries at the time.[5] The guidelines and rules issued by the Swedish government and the Public Health Agency of Sweden did however prevent a start of the 2020 Allsvenskan, as they advised against all non-essential travel within Sweden, which would limit the possibilities of Allsvenskan teams to travel to the Allsvenskan games. On 4 June 2020, it was announced that the Swedish travel restrictions were lifted and there were therefore no restrictions preventing Allsvenskan to resume play. The Swedish Football Association accordingly announced, also on 4 June 2020, that the 2020 Allsvenskan season would commence on 14 June 2020.[2]
New guidelines regarding league play were issued on 8 June 2020, which detailed that due to the ban on gathering of more than 50 people in Sweden, all games were to be played without any attendance. Other guidelines included that no players with symptoms were allowed to travel or play and that the travel option with the most limited number of social contacts should be used (which means bus travel for the majority of teams).[6][7]
Teams
League table
Positions by round
| Leader | |
| 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2021 Superettan |
Results by round
Results
Relegation play-offs
The 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan met the third-placed team from 2020 Superettan in a two-legged tie on a home-and-away basis with the team from Allsvenskan finishing at home.
| Jönköpings Södra IF | 1–3 | Kalmar FF |
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| Kalmar FF | 1–0 | Jönköpings Södra IF |
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Kalmar FF won 4–1 on aggregate.
Season statistics
Top scorers
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Top assists
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Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fredrik Ulvestad | Djurgårdens IF | Kalmar FF | 5–0 | 28 June 2020 |
 Deniz Hümmet | Örebro SK | IFK Norrköping | 4–3 | 30 August 2020 |
 Muamer Tanković | Hammarby IF | IFK Göteborg | 4–0 | 10 September 2020 |
| Jonathan Levi | IFK Norrköping | Varbergs BoIS | 3–1 | 18 October 2020 |
| Astrit Selmani | Varbergs BoIS | Hammarby IF | 5–2 | 8 November 2020 |
| Christoffer Nyman | IFK Norrköping | Falkenbergs FF | 4–1 | 23 November 2020 |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 10[15]
Jesper Karlström (Djurgården)
- Most red cards: 3
- Simon Strand (Elfsborg)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 49
- Most red cards: 5
Awards
Annual awards
| Award[16] | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year |  Anders Christiansen |
Malmö FF |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Oscar Jansson |
Örebro SK |
| Defender of the Year |  Anel Ahmedhodzic |
Malmö FF |
| Midfielder of the Year | Anders Christiansen |
Malmö FF |
| Striker of the Year |
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IF Elfsborg |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Anel Ahmedhodzic |
Malmö FF |
| Coach of the Year | Jon Dahl Tomasson |
Malmö FF |
