P19 Allsvenskan
Football league
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P19 Allsvenskan is the highest level of men's association football for Swedish under-19 teams, and determines the under-19 (or junior) Swedish championships. The title has been officially contested since 1982 in different formats, IFK Göteborg being the most successful team with nine titles.
| Country |  Sweden |
|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | P19 Superettan |
| Domestic cup | Ligacupen P19 |
| Current champions | BK Häcken (2024) |
| Most championships | IFK Göteborg (9 titles) |
History
The junior championships for club teams (juniormästerskap för klubblag, also junior-SM or JSM) for boys have been played since 1982, but the competition had several unofficial precursors.[1][2] A cup tournament, Allsvenska ungdomscupen, was played from 1945 to 1976, and was open to member clubs of the Swedish Professional Football Leagues.[1] The title unofficial junior champions was awarded to the winners of the tournament, which was discontinued when the newspaper Expressen withdrew their sponsorship.[2] For the years between 1949 and 1958, the winner of this cup also played a national final (Riksfinal) against the winners of the Norrland junior championships (Norrländska juniormästerskapen).[1]
The Swedish Professional Football Leagues also arranged a league starting in 1971, Allsvenska ungdomsserien, only open to youth teams of Allsvenskan clubs. A champion was decided through a final match between group winners, and was open to all Swedish Professional Football Leagues members from 1977.[1] This league was sometimes also called Allsvenska utvecklingsserien,[1] and saw continued play in parallel to the in 1982 introduced official junior championships, initially played in a strict cup format.[3]
In 1990, the youth league was rebranded as Juniorallsvenskan,[4] and the play-off following the league replaced the separate cup tournament as the competition to decide the official junior champions.[5] The championship is played in league format, currently named P19 Allsvenskan, until 2021 consisting of two regional groups, followed by a final between the two winning teams to determine the junior champions.[6] From 2022, the league format has been changed to consist of a single group of 14 teams with no play-off.[6]
From 1982 until 2008, the championships were played with an age limit of 18, but from 2009 on the age limit has been 19.[7]
Format
Teams
Previous winners
| Year | Winner | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Under-18 championships (junior-SM) | ||
| 1982 | Malmö FF (1) | [7] |
| 1983 | IFK Sundsvall (1) | |
| 1984 | Örebro SK (1) | |
| 1985 | IFK Eskilstuna (1) | |
| 1986 | IFK Göteborg (1) | |
| 1987 | IFK Göteborg (2) | |
| 1988 | IFK Göteborg (3) | |
| 1989 | IF Brommapojkarna (1) | |
| 1990 | Lundby IF (1) | |
| 1991 | IFK Norrköping (1) | |
| 1992 | Helsingborgs IF (1) | |
| 1993 | Malmö FF (2) | |
| 1994 | Djurgårdens IF (1) | |
| 1995 | Gunnilse IS (1) | |
| 1996 | IFK Göteborg (4) | |
| 1997 | IFK Göteborg (5) | |
| 1998 | Malmö FF (3) | |
| 1999 | IFK Göteborg (6) | |
| 2000 | Västra Frölunda IF (1) | |
| 2001 | Malmö FF (4) | |
| 2002 | Örgryte IS (1) | |
| 2003 | Djurgårdens IF (2) | |
| 2004 | AIK (1) | |
| 2005 | BK Häcken (1) | |
| 2006 | IF Brommapojkarna (2) | |
| 2007 | AIK (2) | |
| 2008 | IF Brommapojkarna (3) | |
| Under-19 championships (junior-SM) | ||
| 2009 | IF Elfsborg (1) | [7] |
| 2010 | Malmö FF (5) | |
| 2011 | BK Häcken (2) | |
| 2012 | Halmstads BK (1) | |
| 2013 | IFK Göteborg (7) | |
| 2014 | BK Häcken (3) | |
| 2015 | IFK Göteborg (8) | |
| 2016 | Malmö FF (6) | |
| 2017 | IF Elfsborg (2) | |
| 2018 | Hammarby IF (1) | |
| 2019 | IF Elfsborg (3) | |
| 2020 | Suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [9] |
| 2021 | IFK Göteborg (9) | [7] |
| 2022 | Hammarby IF (2) | |
| 2023 | IFK Norrköping (2) | |
| 2024 | BK Häcken (4) | [10] |
Performances
- IFK Göteborg – 9 (21.4%)
- Malmö FF – 6 (14.3%)
- BK Häcken – 4 (9.50%)
- IF Brommapojkarna – 3 (7.10%)
- IF Elfsborg – 3 (7.10%)
- Other clubs (40.5%)
| Club | Winners | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|
| IFK Göteborg | 9 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2013, 2015, 2021 |
| Malmö FF | 6 | 1982, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2010, 2016 |
| BK Häcken | 4 | 2005, 2011, 2014, 2024 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | 3 | 1989, 2006, 2008 |
| IF Elfsborg | 3 | 2009, 2017, 2019 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2 | 1994, 2003 |
| AIK | 2 | 2004, 2007 |
| Hammarby IF | 2 | 2018, 2022 |
| IFK Norrköping | 2 | 1991, 2023 |
| IFK Sundsvall | 1 | 1983 |
| Örebro SK | 1 | 1984 |
| IFK Eskilstuna | 1 | 1985 |
| Lundby IF | 1 | 1990 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 1 | 1992 |
| Gunnilse IS | 1 | 1995 |
| Västra Frölunda IF | 1 | 2000 |
| Örgryte IS | 1 | 2002 |
| Halmstads BK | 1 | 2012 |