Football Betting - Sweden Allsvenskan
History - Facts - Teams - Winners
Football was first played in Sweden in the 1870s, then the first championship was decided in 1896 and the Swedish Football Association was founded in 1904. Football is the most popular sport in Sweden; England and its football was the main source of motivation.
Allsvenskan (literally, "the all Swedish") is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football and comprises the top 14 Swedish football teams. It was created in 1924 previously the top league in Sweden had been Svenska Serien.
In Sweden there are approximately 3,200 active clubs fielding over 8,500 teams. Even though, Sweden is a quite small country regarding population, both the men's and women's national teams and the club teams have gained rather large success from time to time.
In 1890 the first international club was played and the first match with modern rules took place two years later in 1892.
The first association to administer a Swedish national football tournament was Svenska Idrottsförbundet founded 1895 in Gothenburg. The association arranged Svenska Mästerskapet in 1896 which Örgryte IS won. The tournament was played until 1925 when the first national league, Allsvenskan was started.
The winners of Allsvenskan are considered Swedish Champions since 1931. The winners of Allsvenskan between 1924 and 1930, are only considered league winners. The same is true for the years 1982 through 1990 when the champions were decided through play-offs and 1991–1992 when the champions were decided through a continuation league called Mästerskapsserien.