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1981 in Swedish football

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The 1981 season in Swedish football, starting January 1981 and ending December 1981:

Honours

= Official titles =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
style="width: 275px;"|Title

!style="width: 200px;"|Team

!style="width: 225px;"|Reason

Swedish Champions 1981Östers IFWinners of Allsvenskan
Swedish Cup Champions 1980–81Kalmar FFWinners of Svenska Cupen

= Competitions =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
style="width: 225px;"|Level

!style="width: 275px;"|Competition

!style="width: 200px;"|Team

1st levelAllsvenskan 1981Östers IF
rowspan=2|2nd levelDivision 2 Norra 1981IFK Eskilstuna
Division 2 Södra 1981BK Häcken
CupSvenska Cupen 1980–81Kalmar FF

Promotions, relegations and qualifications

= Promotions =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
style="width: 275px;"|Promoted from

!style="width: 275px;"|Promoted to

!style="width: 200px;"|Team

!style="width: 225px;"|Reason

rowspan=2|Division 3 1981rowspan=2|Division 2 Södra 1982Myresjö IFWinners of qualification play-off
IK OddevoldWinners of qualification play-off

= Relegations =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
style="width: 275px;"|Relegated from

!style="width: 275px;"|Relegated to

!style="width: 200px;"|Team

!style="width: 225px;"|Reason

rowspan=2|Allsvenskan 1981rowspan=2|Division 2 Norra 1982IFK Sundsvall13th team
Djurgårdens IF14th team
rowspan=4|Division 2 Norra 1981rowspan=4|Division 3 1982Degerfors IFLosers of qualification play-off
Karlslunds IF12th team
Spånga IS13th team
GIF Sundsvall14th team
rowspan=4|Division 2 Södra 1981rowspan=4|Division 3 1982Jönköpings Södra IFLosers of qualification play-off
IFK Hässleholm12th team
Grimsås IF13th team
GAIS14th team

= International qualifications =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
style="width: 275px;"|Qualified for

!style="width: 150px;"|Enters

!style="width: 200px;"|Team

!style="width: 225px;"|Reason

European Cup 1982–831st roundÖsters IFWinners of Allsvenskan
rowspan=2|UEFA Cup 1982–83rowspan=2|1st roundIFK Norrköping3rd team in AllsvenskanIFK Göteborg (2nd team in Allsvenskan) qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1982–83 as winners of Svenska Cupen 1981–82 and thus IFK Norrköping and IK Brage were awarded the UEFA Cup spots.
IK Brage4th team in Allsvenskan
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1981–821st roundKalmar FFWinners of Svenska Cupen
rowspan=4|International Football Cup 1982rowspan=4|Group stageÖsters IFWinners of Allsvenskan
IFK Göteborg2nd team in Allsvenskan
IFK Norrköping3rd team in Allsvenskan
IK Brage4th team in Allsvenskan

Domestic results

{{for|a colour code explanation|Seasons in Swedish football#Legend}}

= Allsvenskan 1981 =

File:Sweden-transparent.png

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
style="width: 40px;"|

!style="width: 200px;"|Team

!style="width: 45px;"|Pld

!style="width: 35px;"|W

!style="width: 35px;"|D

!style="width: 35px;"|L

!style="width: 45px;"|GF

!

!style="width: 45px;"|GA

!style="width: 35px;"|GD

!style="width: 45px;"|Pts

1style="text-align: left;"|Östers IF

|26

192557–20+3740
2style="text-align: left;"|IFK Göteborg

|26

156560–24+3636
3style="text-align: left;"|IFK Norrköping

|26

1218640–30+1032
4style="text-align: left;"|IK Brage

|26

118734–27+730
5style="text-align: left;"|Malmö FF

|26

1151048–44+427
6style="text-align: left;"|Örgryte IS

|26

1231145–49|
427
7style="text-align: left;"|Hammarby IF

|26

971048–46+225
8style="text-align: left;"|AIK

|26

881035–34+124
9style="text-align: left;"|Halmstads BK

|26

1121335–44|
924
10style="text-align: left;"|Åtvidabergs FF

|26

861228–35|
722
style="background: #ffd1d1"

|11

style="text-align: left;"|IF Elfsborg

|26

781127–38|
1122
style="background: #ffd1d1"

|12

style="text-align: left;"|Kalmar FF

|26

931428–38|
1021
style="background: #deb0b0"

|13

style="text-align: left;"|IFK Sundsvall

|26

661424–58|
3418
style="background: #deb0b0"

|14

style="text-align: left;"|Djurgårdens IF

|26

641625–47|
2216

= Allsvenskan qualification play-off 1981 =

{{football box

|date = October 17, 1981

|team1 = Kalmar FF

|score = 2–0

|team2 = IFK Eskilstuna

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, Kalmar}}

{{football box

|date = October 25, 1981

|team1 = IFK Eskilstuna

|score = 2–2

|team2 = Kalmar FF

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, Eskilstuna}}

----

{{football box

|date = October 18, 1981

|team1 = BK Häcken

|score = 0–1

|team2 = IF Elfsborg

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, Gothenburg}}

{{football box

|date = October 25, 1981

|team1 = IF Elfsborg

|score = 1–1

|team2 = BK Häcken

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, Borås}}

= Division 2 Norra 1981 =

File:Sweden-transparent.png

{{color|red|Norra}}

{{color|blue|Södra}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
style="width: 40px;"|

!style="width: 200px;"|Team

!style="width: 45px;"|Pld

!style="width: 35px;"|W

!style="width: 35px;"|D

!style="width: 35px;"|L

!style="width: 45px;"|GF

!

!style="width: 45px;"|GA

!style="width: 35px;"|GD

!style="width: 45px;"|Pts

style="background: #d2e6ff"

|1

style="text-align: left;"|IFK Eskilstuna

|26

139444–27+1735
2style="text-align: left;"|Örebro SK

|26

118750–32+2830
3style="text-align: left;"|Vasalunds IF

|26

1010647–40+730
4style="text-align: left;"|Flens IF

|26

126843–41+230
5style="text-align: left;"|Västerås SK

|26

1010637–36+130
6style="text-align: left;"|Sandvikens IF

|26

109738–24+1429
7style="text-align: left;"|Karlstad BK

|26

125944–43+129
8style="text-align: left;"|Ope IF

|26

108835–28+728
9style="text-align: left;"|Gefle IF/Brynäs

|26

107940–41|
127
style="background: #ffd1d1"

|10

style="text-align: left;"|IFK Västerås

|26

711831–28+325
style="background: #ffd1d1"

|11

style="text-align: left;"|Degerfors IF

|26

781139–41|
222
style="background: #deb0b0"

|12

style="text-align: left;"|Karlslunds IF

|26

581333–48|
1518
style="background: #deb0b0"

|13

style="text-align: left;"|Spånga IS

|26

651529–55|
2617
style="background: #deb0b0"

|14

style="text-align: left;"|GIF Sundsvall

|26

291521–47|
2613

= Division 2 Södra 1981 =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
style="width: 40px;"|

!style="width: 200px;"|Team

!style="width: 45px;"|Pld

!style="width: 35px;"|W

!style="width: 35px;"|D

!style="width: 35px;"|L

!style="width: 45px;"|GF

!

!style="width: 45px;"|GA

!style="width: 35px;"|GD

!style="width: 45px;"|Pts

style="background: #d2e6ff"

|1

style="text-align: left;"|BK Häcken

|26

149344–28+1637
2style="text-align: left;"|IS Halmia

|26

119644–30+1431
3style="text-align: left;"|Trelleborgs FF

|26

125941–30+929
4style="text-align: left;"|Karlskrona AIF

|26

911635–28+729
5style="text-align: left;"|Mjällby AIF

|26

108834–31+328
6style="text-align: left;"|Landskrona BoIS

|26

107930–26+427
7style="text-align: left;"|Västra Frölunda IF

|26

811729–28+127
8style="text-align: left;"|Helsingborgs IF

|26

99832–33|
127
9style="text-align: left;"|IK Sleipner

|26

98932–41|
926
style="background: #ffd1d1"

|10

style="text-align: left;"|IFK Malmö

|26

514733–31+224
style="background: #ffd1d1"

|11

style="text-align: left;"|Jönköpings Södra IF

|26

791039–45|
623
style="background: #deb0b0"

|12

style="text-align: left;"|IFK Hässleholm

|26

6101030–43|
1322
style="background: #deb0b0"

|13

style="text-align: left;"|Grimsås IF

|26

661429–42|
1318
style="background: #deb0b0"

|14

style="text-align: left;"|GAIS

|26

3101322–38|
1616

= Division 2 qualification play-off 1981 =

;1st round

{{football box

|date = October 15, 1981

|team1 = IFK Östersund

|score = 2–2

|team2 = IFK Malmö

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

{{football box

|date = October 18, 1981

|team1 = IFK Malmö

|score = (ag) 1–1

|team2 = IFK Östersund

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

----

{{football box

|date = October 15, 1981

|team1 = Norrby IF

|score = 1–1

|team2 = Myresjö IF

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

{{football box

|date = October 18, 1981

|team1 = Myresjö IF

|score = (ag) 0–0

|team2 = Norrby IF

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

----

{{football box

|date = October 15, 1981

|team1 = IK Oddevold

|score = 2–0

|team2 = Järla IF

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

{{football box

|date = October 18, 1981

|team1 = Järla IF

|score = 1–1

|team2 = IK Oddevold

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

----

{{football box

|date = October 15, 1981

|team1 = Jönköpings Södra IF

|score = 2–2

|team2 = Gammelstads IF

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

{{football box

|date = October 18, 1981

|team1 = Gammelstads IF

|score = 1–3

|team2 = Jönköpings Södra IF

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

----

{{football box

|date = October 15, 1981

|team1 = Lunds BK

|score = 3–0

|team2 = Degerfors IF

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

{{football box

|date = October 18, 1981

|team1 = Degerfors IF

|score = 1–0

|team2 = Lunds BK

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

----

{{football box

|date = October 15, 1981

|team1 = IFK Västerås

|score = 2–0

|team2 = Kalmar AIK

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

{{football box

|date = October 18, 1981

|team1 = Kalmar AIK

|score = 0–1

|team2 = IFK Västerås

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

----

{{football box

|date = October 15, 1981

|team1 = Varbergs BoIS

|score = 0–1

|team2 = BK Forward

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

{{football box

|date = October 18, 1981

|team1 = BK Forward

|score = 1–1

|team2 = Varbergs BoIS

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

----

{{football box

|date = October 15, 1981

|team1 = Hudiksvalls ABK

|score = 1–1

|team2 = IF Brommapojkarna

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

{{football box

|date = October 18, 1981

|team1 = IF Brommapojkarna

|score = 2–3

|team2 = Hudiksvalls ABK

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

;2nd round

{{football box

|date = October 21, 1981

|team1 = Myresjö IF

|score = 0–0

|team2 = BK Forward

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

{{football box

|date = October 25, 1981

|team1 = BK Forward

|score = 2–4

|team2 = Myresjö IF

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

----

{{football box

|date = October 21, 1981

|team1 = IFK Västerås

|score = 3–2

|team2 = Hudiksvalls ABK

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

{{football box

|date = October 25, 1981

|team1 = Hudiksvalls ABK

|score = 1–1

|team2 = IFK Västerås

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

----

{{football box

|date = October 21, 1981

|team1 = IK Oddevold

|score = 1–0

|team2 = Lunds BK

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

{{football box

|date = October 25, 1981

|team1 = Lunds BK

|score = 0–0

|team2 = IK Oddevold

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

----

{{football box

|date = October 22, 1981

|team1 = IFK Malmö

|score = 1–0

|team2 = Jönköpings Södra IF

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

{{football box

|date = October 25, 1981

|team1 = Jönköpings Södra IF

|score = 0–0

|team2 = IFK Malmö

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = ?, ?}}

= Svenska Cupen 1980–81 =

;Final

{{football box

|date = May 7, 1981

|team1 = Kalmar FF

|score = 4–0

|team2 = IF Elfsborg

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Råsunda, Solna}}

National team results

{{football box

|date = February 28, 1981
{{small|Friendly
№ 573}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}}

|score = 4–2

|team2 = {{fb|NOR}}

|goals1 = To. Nilsson 35'
Rönnberg 64'
Larsson 71'
Th. Nilsson 79'

|goals2 = Hareide 10'
Davidsen 32'

|stadium = Lahden Suurhalli, Lahti

|attendance = 1,000

|referee = Mäkelä (Finland)}}

----

{{football box

|date = March 3, 1981
{{small|Friendly
№ 574}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|FIN}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|SWE}}

|goals1 = Rajaniemi 5'
Jukka Ikäläinen 6'

|goals2 = Nilsson 21'

|stadium = Lahden Suurhalli, Lahti

|attendance = 1,500

|referee = Laakso (Finland)}}

----

{{football box

|date = May 14, 1981
{{small|Nordic Championship 1981–83
№ 575}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|DEN}}

|goals1 = Börjesson 75'

|goals2 = Bastrup 63'
Elkjær 5'

|stadium = Malmö Stadion, Malmö

|attendance = 12,807

|referee = Roth (West Germany)}}

----

{{football box

|date = June 3, 1981
{{small|1982 World Cup qualification
№ 576}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|NIR}}

|goals1 = Borg 49' (p)

|goals2 =

|stadium = Råsunda, Solna

|attendance = 21,431

|referee = Bergamo (Italy)}}

----

{{football box

|date = June 24, 1981
{{small|1982 World Cup qualification
№ 577}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fb|POR}}

|goals1 = Börjesson 40'
Hysén 56'
Svensson 73'

|goals2 =

|stadium = Råsunda, Solna

|attendance = 34,531

|referee = Milchenko (Soviet Union)}}

----

{{football box

|date = July 29, 1981
{{small|Nordic Championship 1981–83
№ 578}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|FIN}}

|goals1 = Björklund 16'

|goals2 =

|stadium = Örjans Vall, Halmstad

|attendance = 9,595

|referee = Amundsen (Denmark)}}

----

{{football box

|date = August 12, 1981
{{small|Friendly
№ 579}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|BUL|1971}}

|goals1 = Sjöberg 73'

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rimnersvallen, Uddevalla

|attendance = 7,561

|referee = Bjørnestad (Norway)}}

----

{{football box

|date = September 9, 1981
{{small|1982 World Cup qualification
№ 580}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SCO}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|SWE}}

|goals1 = Jordan 21'
Robertson 82' (p)

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow

|attendance = 81,511

|referee = Daina (Switzerland)}}

----

{{football box

|date = September 23, 1981
{{small|Friendly
№ 581}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GRE}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|SWE}}

|goals1 = Anastopoulos 7'
Kouis 72'

|goals2 = Larsson 77'

|stadium = Charilaou Stadium, Thessaloniki

|attendance = 14,000

|referee = Stincan (Romania)}}

----

{{football box

|date = October 14, 1981
{{small|1982 World Cup qualification
№ 582}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|POR}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|SWE}}

|goals1 = Pietra 65'

|goals2 = Larsson 37'
Persson 90'

|stadium = Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

|attendance = 75,000

|referee = Bridges (Wales)}}

----

{{football box

|date = September 28, 1981
{{small|Friendly
№ 583}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KSA}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|SWE}}

|goals1 = Mosebi 29'

|goals2 = Larsson 23', 83'

|stadium = Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Demesh (Saudi Arabia)}}

Notes

{{Reflist}}

References

Print

{{refbegin}}

  • {{cite book |editor-last=Alsiö |editor-first=Martin |editor2=Frantz, Alf |editor3=Lindahl, Jimmy |editor4=Persson, Gunnar |title=100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken |publisher=Stroemberg Media Group |year=2004 |location=Vällingby |isbn=91-86184-59-8}}
  • {{cite book |last=Andersson |first=Torbjörn |title=Kung fotboll: den svenska fotbollens kulturhistoria från 1800-talets slut till 1950 |year=2002 |publisher=Brutus Östlings bokförlag Symposion |location=Eslöv |isbn=91-7139-565-2}}
  • {{cite book |editor-last=Glanell |editor-first=Tomas |editor2=Havik, Göran |editor3=Lindberg, Thomas |editor4=Persson, Gunnar |editor5=Ågren, Bengt |title=100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 1 |publisher=Stroemberg Media Group |year=2004 |location=Vällingby |isbn=91-86184-59-8}}
  • {{cite book |editor-last=Jönsson |editor-first=Ingemar |editor2=Josephson, Åke |title=IFK Göteborg 1904-2004: en hundraårig blåvit historia genom elva epoker |publisher=IFK Göteborg |year=2004 |location=Göteborg |isbn=91-631-4659-2}}
  • {{cite book |last=Jönsson |first=Åke |title=Fotboll: hur världens största sport växte fram |year=2006 |publisher=Historiska media |location=Lund |isbn=91-85377-48-1}}
  • {{cite book |last=Nylin |first=Lars |title=Den nödvändiga boken om Allsvenskan: svensk fotboll från 1896 till idag, statistik, höjdpunkter lag för lag, klassiska bilder |publisher=Semic |year=2004 |location=Sundbyberg |isbn=91-552-3168-3}}
  • {{cite journal |last=Persson |first=Lennart K. |title=Fotbollens uppkomst och tidiga utveckling i Sverige och Göteborg |journal=Idrottsarvet: årets bok |issue=2002 |pages=31–69 |year=2002 |issn=0283-1791}}

{{refend}}

Online

{{refbegin}}

  • {{cite web |title=Fakta och historik |publisher=AIK Fotboll |year=2006 |url=http://www.aik.se/fotboll/historik/fotboll.html |accessdate=2007-03-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403230021/http://www.aik.se/fotboll/historik/fotboll.html |archivedate=3 April 2007 |url-status=live }}
  • {{cite web |last=Glenning |first=Clas |title=Sweden final tables |year=2006 |url=http://www.geocities.com/clasglenning/Svenska_fotbollstabeller/swedish_footballpage.htm |accessdate=2007-03-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018214744/http://geocities.com/clasglenning/Svenska_fotbollstabeller/swedish_footballpage.htm |archivedate=2009-10-18 |url-status=dead }}
  • {{cite web |last=Repinski |first=Marek |title=Allsvenskan Just Nu |year=2006 |url=http://allsvenskan.just.nu/ |accessdate=2007-03-21 |archive-date=2006-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060519090200/http://allsvenskan.just.nu/ |url-status=dead }}
  • {{cite web |title=SFS-Bolletinen |publisher=Sveriges Fotbollshistoriker och Statistiker |year=2006 |url=http://www.bolletinen.se/ |accessdate=2007-03-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407133325/http://www.bolletinen.se/ |archivedate=7 April 2007 |url-status=live }}
  • {{cite web |title=svenskfotboll.se |publisher=Swedish Football Association |year=2006 |url=http://www.svenskfotboll.se/ |accessdate=2007-03-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323000703/http://www.svenskfotboll.se/ |archivedate=23 March 2007 |url-status=live }}

{{refend}}

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