| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Malmö FF 22nd Allsvenskan title 19th Swedish title |
| Relegated | Helsingborgs IF Gefle IF Falkenbergs FF |
| Champions League | Malmö FF |
| Europa League | AIK IFK Norrköping Östersunds FK, via cup |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 737 (3.07 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | John Owoeri (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | BK Häcken 7–0 Falkenbergs FF (6 Nov 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Falkenbergs FF 0–5 Jönköpings Södra IF (6 Aug 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Gefle IF 2–6 IFK Göteborg (2 May 2016) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Malmö FF |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches IFK Norrköping |
| Longest winless run | 17 matches Falkenbergs FF |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Gefle IF |
| Highest attendance | 31,756 Hammarby IF 1–1 Östersunds FK (4 April 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,424 BK Häcken 6–1 Gefle IF (28 April 2016) |
| Average attendance | 9,184 |
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All statistics correct as of 6 November 2016. | |
The 2016 Allsvenskan season was the 92nd edition of top tier Allsvenskan football competition since its founding in 1924 under the authority of the Swedish Football Association in Sweden; the 2016 Swedish football season. The season started on 2 April 2016 and ended in November 2016. 16 teams contested. The fixtures were released on 9 December 2015 and it included a match between the two most recent champions IFK Norrköping and Malmö FF (in Malmö) as the opening game, a revisit of their 2015 final match.[1][2]
IFK Norrköping unsuccessfully defended its 2015 title. Malmö FF successfully defended its away pursuit of their 22nd title on 26 October 2016 in the 2016 final defeating Falkenbergs FF at Falkenbergs IP, 3-0 this season; and their 19th Swedish championship overall.