1924–25 Allsvenskan
Inaugural season of Allsvenskan
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The 1924–25 Allsvenskan, part of the 1924–25 Swedish football season, was the inaugural season of Sweden's new first-tier football league, replacing Svenska Serien, which had been the name of the top tier since 1910. The first match was played on 3 August 1924 and the last match was played on 7 June 1925. GAIS won the league ahead of runners-up IFK Göteborg, while Västerås IK and Hammarby IF were relegated.
| Season | 1924–25 |
|---|---|
| Champions | GAIS |
| Relegated | Västerås IK Fotboll Hammarby IF |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 542 (4.11 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Filip "Svarte-Filip" Johansson, IFK Göteborg (39) |
| Average attendance | 2,891 |
1925–26 → | |
A total of 12 teams participated in the league; 11 teams had played in Svenska Serien for the 1923–24 season and one team, Västerås IK, had played in Division 2.
Participating clubs
| Club | Last season | First season in league |
First season of current spell |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | 1st (Svenska Serien Östra) | 1924–25 | 1924–25 |
| IFK Eskilstuna | 3rd (Svenska Serien Östra) | 1924–25 | 1924–25 |
| GAIS | 2nd (Svenska Serien Västra) | 1924–25 | 1924–25 |
| IFK Göteborg | 4th (Svenska Serien Västra) | 1924–25 | 1924–25 |
| Hammarby IF | 4th (Svenska Serien Östra) | 1924–25 | 1924–25 |
| Hälsingborgs IF | 3rd (Svenska Serien Västra) | 1924–25 | 1924–25 |
| Landskrona BoIS | 6th (Svenska Serien Västra) | 1924–25 | 1924–25 |
| IFK Malmö | 5th (Svenska Serien Västra) | 1924–25 | 1924–25 |
| IFK Norrköping | 5th (Svenska Serien Östra) | 1924–25 | 1924–25 |
| IK Sleipner | 2nd (Svenska Serien Östra) | 1924–25 | 1924–25 |
| Västerås IK | 1st (Div. 2 Mellansvenska Serien) | 1924–25 | 1924–25 |
| Örgryte IS | 1st (Svenska Serien Västra) | 1924–25 | 1924–25 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAIS (C) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 16 | +47 | 38 | |
| 2 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 87 | 30 | +57 | 36 | |
| 3 | Örgryte IS | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 17 | +50 | 35 | |
| 4 | Hälsingborgs IF | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 28 | |
| 5 | AIK | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 24 | |
| 6 | Landskrona BoIS | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 20 | |
| 7 | IK Sleipner | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 18 | |
| 8 | IFK Norrköping | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 17 | |
| 9 | IFK Eskilstuna | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 16 | |
| 10 | IFK Malmö | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 15 | |
| 11 | Västerås IK (R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 66 | −45 | 9 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 12 | Hammarby IF (R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 83 | −60 | 8 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Promotions, relegations and qualifications
Results
Attendances
| Club | Home average | Away average | Home high | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Örgryte IS | 6,297 | 3,755 | 11,046 |
| 2 | AIK | 5,436 | 3,467 | 12,000 |
| 3 | GAIS | 5,073 | 4,173 | 8,768 |
| 4 | IFK Göteborg | 4,440 | 4,622 | 7,330 |
| 5 | Hammarby IF | 4,182 | 2,263 | 12,000 |
| 6 | Hälsingborgs IF | 3,471 | 3,294 | 6,000 |
| 7 | IFK Malmö | 1,966 | 2,570 | 3,276 |
| 8 | IK Sleipner | 1,794 | 2,891 | 2,800 |
| 9 | Landskrona BoIS | 1,620 | 3,108 | 2,315 |
| 10 | IFK Norrköping | 1,557 | 3,930 | 2,300 |
| 11 | IFK Eskilstuna | 1,505 | 2,525 | 2,700 |
| 12 | Västerås IK | 1,125 | 1,867 | 2,300 |
| — | Total | 3,205 | — | 12,000 |
Top scorers
| Player | Nat | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filip Johansson |  | IFK Göteborg | 39 |
| 2 | Sven Rydell | | Örgryte IS | 23 |
| 3 | Gunnar Rydberg | | IFK Göteborg | 21 |
| 4 | Carl-Erik Holmberg | | Örgryte IS | 18 |
| Albert Olsson | | GAIS | 18 |
References
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