2012 Allsvenskan

The 2012 Allsvenskan, part of the 2012 Swedish football season, was the 88th season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The 2012 fixtures were released on 12 December 2011. The season started on 31 March 2012 and ended on 4 November 2012. There was a five-week-long break between 24 May and 30 June during the UEFA Euro 2012. Helsingborgs IF were the defending champions, having won their fifth Swedish championship and their seventh Allsvenskan title the previous season.

Allsvenskan
Season2012
ChampionsIF Elfsborg
6th Allsvenskan title
6th Swedish title overall
RelegatedGIF Sundsvall
Örebro SK
GAIS
Champions LeagueIF Elfsborg
Europa LeagueBK Häcken
Malmö FF
IFK Göteborg
Gefle IF
Matches played240
Goals scored649 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerWaris Majeed (23 goals)
Biggest home winBK Häcken 6–0 IFK Norrköping
Biggest away winGIF Sundsvall 0–4 IFK Norrköping
Highest scoringHelsingborgs IF 7–2 Kalmar FF
IFK Norrköping 7–2 GAIS
Longest winning run7 games
IF Elfsborg
Longest unbeaten run16 games
Djurgårdens IF
Longest winless run25 games
GAIS
Longest losing run7 games
GAIS
Highest attendance30,857
Djurgårdens IF 0–3 AIK
Lowest attendance1,476
Syrianska FC 1–0 Gefle IF
Average attendance7,210
2011
2013

IF Elfsborg won the Swedish championship this season, their sixth one, in the 30th and last round on 4 November 2012 by drawing with Åtvidabergs FF 1–1 at home, and by the only other title contender in the last round Malmö FF losing 2–0 against AIK at the last Allsvenskan match at Råsunda. This was Elfsborg's second Swedish championship of the 21st century having won their last title in the 2006 Allsvenskan season.

A total of 16 teams contested the league; 14 returned from the 2011 season and two had been promoted from Superettan.

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