2011 Allsvenskan

The 2011 Allsvenskan, part of the 2011 Swedish football season, was the 87th season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The preliminary 2011 fixtures were released on 15 December 2010.[4] The season began on 2 April 2011 and ended on 23 October 2011.[1] Malmö FF were the defending champions, having won their 16th Swedish championship and their 19th Allsvenskan title the previous season.[5]

Allsvenskan
Season2011
ChampionsHelsingborgs IF
7th Allsvenskan title
5th Swedish title overall
RelegatedHalmstads BK
Trelleborgs FF
Champions LeagueHelsingborgs IF
Europa LeagueAIK
Elfsborg
Kalmar FF
Matches played240
Goals scored628 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorerMathias Ranégie (21)
Biggest home winHäcken 6–0 Mjällby
(3 July 2011)[1]
Biggest away winSyrianska 1–5 Häcken
(17 April 2011)[1]
IFK Göteborg 0–4 Djurgårdens IF
(13 June 2011)[1]
Halmstads BK 1–5 Malmö FF
(21 September 2011)[1]
Highest scoringHelsingborgs IF 7–3 Trelleborgs FF
(23 June 2011)[1]
Longest winning run6 games[2]
AIK
Elfsborg
Longest unbeaten run17 games[2]
Helsingborgs IF
Longest winless run11 games[2]
Halmstads BK
IFK Norrköping
Longest losing run7 games[2]
Halmstads BK
Highest attendance28,931
Djurgårdens IF 0–0 AIK
(4 April 2011)[1]
Lowest attendance1,510
Trelleborgs FF 0–1 Halmstads BK
(27 August 2011)[1]
Average attendance7,326[3]
2010
2012

Helsingborgs IF won the Swedish championship this season, their 7th one, in the 27th round, nearly a month before the final round, on 25 September 2011 by Helsingborg defeating GAIS 3–1 and AIK playing a 1–1 tie against Malmö FF. This was the second year in a row that a club from Skåne clinched the championship title. This was also Helsingborg's first Swedish championship of the 21st century, and the first time since 1996 that a team secured the Allsvenskan championship so early in the season.[6][7]

A total of 16 teams contested the league; 14 returned from the 2010 season and two had been promoted from Superettan.

Teams

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A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including fourteen sides from the 2010 season and two promoted teams from the 2010 Superettan.

Åtvidaberg and Brommapojkarna were relegated at the end of the 2010 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. Åtvidaberg thus made its immediate return to the Superettan, and Brommapojkarna ended a two-year tenure in the Allsvenskan. They were replaced by 2010 Superettan champions Syrianska FC and runners-up IFK Norrköping. Norrköping returned after a two-year absence, while Syrianska FC made their debut at the highest level of football in Sweden.

Gefle as 14th-placed team retained their Allsvenskan spot after defeating third-placed Superettan team GIF Sundsvall 3–0 on aggregate in a relegation/promotion playoff.

Stadia and locations

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TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity1
AIKStockholmRåsunda Stadium36,800
Djurgårdens IFStockholmStockholm Stadion14,700
ElfsborgBoråsBorås Arena16,899
GAISGothenburgGamla Ullevi18,900
GefleGävleStrömvallen7,300
IFK GöteborgGothenburgGamla Ullevi18,900
Halmstads BKHalmstadÖrjans Vall15,500
Helsingborgs IFHelsingborgOlympia16,500
HäckenGothenburgRambergsvallen6,000
Kalmar FFKalmarGuldfågeln Arena12,000
Malmö FFMalmöSwedbank Stadion24,000
MjällbyMjällbyStrandvallen7,500
IFK NorrköpingNorrköpingIdrottsparken17,234
Syrianska FCSödertäljeSödertälje Fotbollsarena6,400
Trelleborgs FFTrelleborgVångavallen10,000
Örebro SKÖrebroBehrn Arena13,129
  • 1 According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Allsvenskan.[8]

Personnel and kits

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamHead coach1CaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
AIK Andreas Alm Daniel TjernströmadidasÅbro
Djurgårdens IF Magnus Pehrsson
Carlos Banda
Joel RiddezadidasICA
Elfsborg Magnus Haglund Anders SvenssonUmbroSwedbank
GAIS Alexander Axén Fredrik LundgrenPumaSwedbank
Åbro
Gefle Per Olsson Daniel BernhardssonUmbroSandvik
IFK Göteborg Jonas Olsson Adam JohanssonadidasPrioritet Finans
Halmstads BK Jens Gustafsson Johnny LundbergPumaICA
Helsingborgs IF Conny Karlsson
Per-Ola Ljung2
Pär HanssonPumaResurs Bank
Häcken Peter Gerhardsson Jonas HenrikssonNikeBRA Bygg
Kalmar FF Nanne Bergstrand Henrik RydströmPumaAudio Video
Malmö FF Rikard Norling Daniel AnderssonPumaICA
Mjällby Peter Swärdh Marcus EkenbergUmbroStål & Rör Montage
Beglast
IFK Norrköping Janne Andersson Mathias FlorénPumaHolmen
Syrianska FC Özcan Melkemichel
Valeri Bondarenko2
Ahmet ÖzdemirokNikeTelge
Trelleborgs FF Tom Prahl Kristian HaynesMasitaTrelleborg
Örebro SK Sixten Boström Fredrik NordbackPumaMalmbergs
  • 1 According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Allsvenskan.[8]
  • 2 Officially listed as head coach due to the fact that their respective coach partners are missing manager licenses.

Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTable
IFK Norrköping Göran BergortEnd of contract27 October 2010[9]Pre-season Janne Andersson1 December 2010[10]Pre-season
AIK Alex MillerResigned10 November 2010[11]Pre-season Andreas Alm16 December 2010[12]Pre-season
Halmstads BK Lars JacobssonSacked19 November 2010[13]Pre-season Josep Clotet Ruiz5 December 2010[14]Pre-season
Djurgårdens IF Lennart WassSacked3 May 2011[15]15th Magnus Pehrsson3 May 2011[15]15th
Malmö FF Roland NilssonSigned by Copenhagen29 May 2011[16]4th Rikard Norling3 June 2011[16]4th
Halmstads BK Josep Clotet RuizSacked5 July 2011[17]16th Jens Gustafsson5 July 2011[17]16th

Abandoned matches

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The 2011 Allsvenskan was marred by several incidents involving both pyrotechnical items and supporter violence, with two matches needing to be suspended and one match needing to be re-played. According to Aftonbladet, even if one club's fans were responsible for a particular incident, each club was responsible for their own supporter sections in every match. In other words, even if one club's fans were responsible, the other club would have been sanctioned if the incident occurred in any of their supporter sections.[18] In each of the three matches, either of the teams were up by one goal.

Syrianska FC vs. AIK

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The match between Syrianska FC and AIK on 25 April 2011 was halted after twenty minutes of play when an assistant referee was hit by fireworks and, as a result, suffered tinnitus. Syrianska FC at that time led the game 1–0.[19] Right before the fireworks were launched, AIK's striker, Teteh Bangura, was sent off after stamping Syrianska FC goalkeeper Dwayne Miller on his foot.[20] Several firecrackers were thrown. The Swedish Football Association (SFA) concluded that it couldn't be proved which club's supporter section the firecrackers came from, but concluded that the behaviour of the AIK fans shortly after led to the suspension of the game. As a consequence, the game was awarded 3–0 in Syrianska FC's favour on 12 May 2011; AIK were fined 150,000 SEK.[21]

Malmö FF vs. Helsingborgs IF

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In a similar incident on 24 May 2011, a Skåne derby match between Malmö FF and Helsingborgs IF had to be abandoned after thirty minutes, right after Helsingborg had scored to take the lead 1–0. Helsingborg goalkeeper Pär Hansson was left injured by a firecracker thrown by a spectator from Malmö FF's standing section detonating right beside him, before being pushed by a spectator who made it onto the pitch from the same standing section.[22] The SFA did not disqualify the theory that the man throwing the firecracker might have been the same man as the one who invaded the pitch.[23] (The Malmö District Court later concluded that was the case.) Both Malmö FF and Canal+, the broadcaster of the match, sued the man invading the pitch for abandoning the match and television broadcasting of it.[24][25] The game was awarded 3–0 in Helsingborg's favour on 17 June 2011. Malmö were given a 150,000 SEK fine, while Helsingborg were fined 25,000 SEK.[26]

On 18 October 2011, the man who invaded the pitch was sentenced by the Malmö District Court to 120 day-fines for a total of 10,000 SEK, not only for invading the pitch but also for throwing the firecracker.[27][28]

Malmö FF vs. Djurgårdens IF

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Malmö FF were involved in another incident at their home arena, Swedbank Stadion, this time in a match against Djurgårdens IF, on 30 July 2011. Like the Syrianska–AIK and Malmö–Helsingborg matches, the Malmö–Djurgården match was abandoned, after eleven minutes, after four fireworks had been launched. At that time, Malmö FF were leading 1–0. A total of six fireworks were launched, forcing the referee to abandon the match.[29][30] According to Canal+, one of the fireworks was close to hitting a photographer.[31] There were different opinions as to where the fireworks came from: Canal+ believed that the fireworks came from the section above the Djurgården terrace while the police believed that the fireworks came from within the Djurgården section.[32] Swedish Discipline Committee chairman Khennet Thallinger stated that they "want to preserve the due process".[33] On 5 September 2011, the Committee decided that the game would be replayed from the first kick-off, since it could not be verified which club's supporter section the fireworks came from.[34][35] The SFA's Competition Committee decided that the rematch would be played on 15 October 2011. This forced them to delay the Malmö–Syrianska and Halmstad–Djurgården games in-between to 17 October, as all Allsvenskan teams should have at least one rest day between each game.[36][37] The rematch was won by Malmö 1–0.[38]

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Helsingborgs IF (C)3018935527+2863Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2AIK3018484627+1958Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a]
3IF Elfsborg3018395232+2057Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[a]
4Malmö FF3015963730+754
5GAIS30163114734+1351
6BK Häcken3014795232+2049
7IFK Göteborg30136114234+845
8Kalmar FF30135123934+544Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[a]
9Gefle IF30101193139−841
10Mjällby AIF30124143339−640
11Djurgårdens IF30106143640−436
12Örebro SK30113163645−936
13IFK Norrköping3097143249−1734
14Syrianska FC (O)3084182744−1728Qualification to Relegation play-offs
15Trelleborgs FF (R)3074193964−2525Relegation to Superettan
16Halmstads BK (R)3035222458−3414
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c AIK qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League as they received the qualifying spot reserved for the winner of 2011 Svenska Cupen, as cup winner Helsingborg were already qualified to the UEFA Champions League through winning Allsvenskan. Kalmar FF, Svenska Cupen runners-up 2011, qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

Positions by round

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Note: Since some matches were postponed, the positions were corrected in hindsight.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Helsingborgs IF422211111111111111111111111111
AIK848664746978865333333333332322
IF Elfsborg3991096263222222222222222223233
Malmö FF111133432487576866556655656544
BK Häcken1284981061011121210998787665466464456
GAIS1675347958654757644444544545665
IFK Göteborg131415161413121112811910109998878777777777
Kalmar FF116108108324336333455789888888888
Gefle IF65377589576544457991010101010999999
Mjällby AIF141511111211131313131415151415151515131411111111131312111010
Örebro SK5375591012954368101011101097999101010101112
Djurgårdens IF91112131616151415151514131111111011121213131413121111121211
IFK Norrköping21064225710111011121313131313111314141212111213131313
Syrianska FC71214141114141514141313111212141414151515151515151414141414
Trelleborgs FF151616121312118710912141514121212141112121314141515151515
Halmstads BK101313151515161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Leader
2012–13 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
2012–13 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to Superettan

Results

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Home \ AwayAIKDIFIFEGAIGIFIFKGHBKHIFBKHKFFMFFMAIFIFKNSFCTFFÖSK
AIK0–10–12–10–22–04–02–12–12–12–03–03–01–03–01–0
Djurgårdens IF0–00–12–21–11–22–01–11–02–10–11–01–33–04–30–2
IF Elfsborg2–22–11–33–03–23–23–22–10–03–04–02–12–13–03–0
GAIS2–02–10–22–31–02–11–31–01–02–03–01–21–04–04–1
Gefle IF0–30–01–01–31–02–12–02–21–12–00–02–02–11–20–1
IFK Göteborg3–10–41–12–13–03–11–22–22–00–00–13–03–01–10–1
Halmstads BK1–31–31–20–22–21–21–20–10–01–51–05–40–11–10–0
Helsingborgs IF1–13–01–01–13–02–12–11–11–02–23–01–11–07–32–0
BK Häcken3–12–02–02–00–03–13–11–11–21–16–02–24–01–01–2
Kalmar FF1–03–22–12–10–00–01–01–22–01–20–35–02–03–24–1
Malmö FF1–11–02–12–10–00–23–10–3[a]1–02–01–02–11–01–12–1
Mjällby AIF0–23–02–11–15–10–22–00–11–21–01–10–03–00–12–1
IFK Norrköping0–12–12–12–01–12–22–00–00–11–20–00–32–12–10–2
Syrianska FC3–0[b]0–00–20–21–11–20–01–21–52–10–03–13–04–13–1
Trelleborgs FF1–23–23–00–12–02–00–11–31–43–22–41–21–20–11–1
Örebro SK1–21–20–33–12–30–21–01–14–01–21–20–22–01–04–2
Source: Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match between Malmö FF and Helsingborg was awarded to Helsingborg by a score of 3–0.[26] The original contest had to be suspended after 30 minutes and a 1–0 lead for Helsingborg when a spectator ran onto the pitch and attacked Helsingborg goalkeeper Pär Hansson after the latter had been injured by fireworks just seconds earlier.[22]
  2. ^ The match between Syrianska FC and AIK was awarded to Syrianska FC by a score of 3–0.[21] The original contest had to be suspended after 20 minutes and a 1–0 lead for Syrianska FC when an assistant referee was injured by fireworks thrown from the stands.[19]

Relegation play-offs

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Ängelholm2–1Syrianska FC
Andersson 53'
Blomberg 79'
ReportIjeh 50'

Syrianska FC3–1Ängelholm
Barsom 53'
Arneng 66'
Bennhage 90+2' (o.g.)
ReportAndersson 58'

Syrianska FC won 4–3 on aggregate.

Season statistics

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Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals[39]
1 Mathias RanégieHäcken/Malmö FF21
2 Tobias HysénIFK Göteborg16
3 Teteh BanguraAIK15
4 Mervan ÇelikGAIS14
5 Lasse NilssonElfsborg10
WándersonGAIS10
Mikael DahlbergGefle10
8 Rasmus JönssonHelsingborgs IF9
Marcus EkenbergMjällby9
Kristian HaynesTrelleborgs FF9
117 players8
1810 players7
288 players6
369 players5
4514 players4
5925 players3
8438 players2
12269 players1
Top assists
RankPlayerClubAssists[40]
1 WándersonGAIS12
René MakondeleHäcken12
3 Daniel SjölundDjurgårdens IF9
Daniel LarssonMalmö FF9
5 Martin MutumbaAIK8
Stefan IshizakiElfsborg8
Jonas LanttoGefle8
8 Alexander GerndtHelsingborgs IF7
9 John ChibuikeHäcken6
Stefan SelakovićIFK Göteborg6
Daniel MendesKalmar FF6
David LöfquistMjällby6
Mattias AdelstamTrelleborgs FF6
148 players5
2210 players4
3219 players3
5142 players2
9383 players1
Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Mathias RanégieHäckenSyrianska FC5–117 April 2011
Mathias RanégieHäckenTrelleborgs FF4–118 June 2011
Stefan SelakovićIFK GöteborgSyrianska FC3–010 July 2011
Teteh Bangura4AIKHalmstads BK4–011 July 2011
Tobias HysénIFK GöteborgHalmstads BK3–125 July 2011
Kennedy IgboananikeDjurgårdenTrelleborgs FF4–311 September 2011
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Scoring

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  • First goal of the season (time of day): Imad Khalili for IFK Norrköping against GAIS (15:15, 3 April 2011)[41]
  • First goal of the season (match minute): Peter Ijeh for Syrianska FC against Gefle (4' min, 3 April 2011)[42]
  • Widest winning margin: 6 goals – Häcken 6–0 Mjällby (3 July 2011)[1]
  • Highest scoring game: 10 goals – Helsingborgs IF 7–3 Trelleborgs FF (23 June 2011)[1]
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals – Helsingborgs IF 7–3 Trelleborgs FF (23 June 2011)[1]
  • Fewest games failed to score in: 2 – Helsingborgs IF[43]
  • Most games failed to score in: 15 – Syrianska FC[43]

Discipline

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  • Worst overall disciplinary record (1 pt per yellow card, 3 pts per red card): 70 – Syrianska FC (55 yellow cards, 5 red cards)[44][45]
  • Best overall disciplinary record: 27 – Gefle (24 yellow cards, 1 red card)[44][45]
  • Most yellow cards (club): 55 – Syrianska FC[44]
  • Most yellow cards (player): 11Ivan Ristić (Syrianska FC)[44]
  • Most red cards (club): 5 – Syrianska FC[45]
  • Most red cards (player): 2Bobbie Friberg da Cruz (IFK Norrköping)[45]
  • Most fouls (player): 51Shpëtim Hasani (IFK Norrköping)[46][47]

Clean sheets

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See also

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References

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