1982 in Swedish football
# 1982 in Swedish football

The 1982 season in Swedish football, starting January 1982 and ending December 1982:

## Events

* 19 May 1982: IFK Göteborg—led by Sven-Göran Eriksson—defeats Hamburger SV on Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, 3–0 and wins the 1982 UEFA Cup trophy with 4–0 on aggregate after a 1–0 win on Ullevi in the first final on 5 May 1982. This is the first ever European trophy won by a Swedish club. IFK had defeated FC Haka, SK Sturm Graz, FC Dinamo București, Valencia CF and 1. FC Kaiserslautern on the way to the final.

## Honours

### Official titles

| Title | Team | Reason |
| - | - | - |
| Swedish Champions 1982 | IFK Göteborg | Winners of Allsvenskan play-off |
| Swedish Cup Champions 1981–82 | IFK Göteborg | Winners of Svenska Cupen |

### Competitions

| Level | Competition | Team |
| - | - | - |
| 1st level | Allsvenskan 1982 | IFK Göteborg |
| 1st level | Allsvenskan play-off 1982 | IFK Göteborg |
| 2nd level | Division 2 Norra 1982 | Djurgårdens IF |
| 2nd level | Division 2 Södra 1982 | Mjällby AIF |
| Cup | Svenska Cupen 1981–82 | IFK Göteborg |

## Promotions, relegations and qualifications

### Promotions

| Promoted from | Promoted to | Team | Reason |
| - | - | - | - |
| Division 2 Norra 1982 | Allsvenskan 1983 | Gefle IF | Winners of qualification play-off |
| Division 2 Södra 1982 | Allsvenskan 1983 | BK Häcken | Winners of qualification play-off |
| Division 2 Södra 1982 | Allsvenskan 1983 | Mjällby AIF | Winners of qualification play-off |
| Division 3 1982 | Division 2 Norra 1983 | IF Brommapojkarna | Winners of qualification play-off |
| Division 3 1982 | Division 2 Norra 1983 | Karlslunds IF | Winners of qualification play-off |
| Division 3 1982 | Division 2 Södra 1983 | Grimsås IF | Winners of qualification play-off |
| Division 3 1982 | Division 2 Södra 1983 | Kalmar AIK | Winners of qualification play-off |

### Relegations

| Relegated from | Relegated to | Team | Reason |
| - | - | - | - |
| Allsvenskan 1982 | Division 2 Norra 1983 | IFK Norrköping | Losers of qualification play-off |
| Allsvenskan 1982 | Division 2 Södra 1983 | Kalmar FF | Losers of qualification play-off |
| Allsvenskan 1982 | Division 2 Södra 1983 | Åtvidabergs FF | Losers of qualification play-off |
| Division 2 Norra 1982 | Division 3 1983 | Flens IF | Losers of qualification play-off |
| Division 2 Norra 1982 | Division 3 1983 | Karlstad BK | Losers of qualification play-off |
| Division 2 Södra 1982 | Division 3 1983 | IK Oddevold | Losers of qualification play-off |
| Division 2 Södra 1982 | Division 3 1983 | IK Sleipner | Losers of qualification play-off |

### International qualifications

| Qualified for | Enters | Team | Reason |
| - | - | - | - |
| European Cup 1983–84 | 1st round | IFK Göteborg | Winners of Allsvenskan play-off |
| UEFA Cup 1983–84 | 1st round | IF Elfsborg | 3rd team in Allsvenskan |
| UEFA Cup 1983–84 | 1st round | Malmö FF | 4th team in Allsvenskan |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1982–83 | 1st round | IFK Göteborg | Winners of Svenska Cupen |
| International Football Cup 1983 | Group stage | IFK Göteborg | Winners of Allsvenskan |
| International Football Cup 1983 | Group stage | Hammarby IF | 2nd team in Allsvenskan |
| International Football Cup 1983 | Group stage | IF Elfsborg | 3rd team in Allsvenskan |
| International Football Cup 1983 | Group stage | Malmö FF | 4th team in Allsvenskan |

## Domestic results

### Allsvenskan 1982

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 45 | – | 22 | +23 | 29 |
| 2 | Hammarby IF | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 42 | – | 27 | +15 | 28 |
| 3 | IF Elfsborg | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 31 | – | 21 | +10 | 26 |
| 4 | Malmö FF | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 23 | – | 15 | +8 | 25 |
| 5 | Östers IF | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 28 | – | 20 | +8 | 24 |
| 6 | IK Brage | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 24 | – | 27 | -3 | 24 |
| 7 | Örgryte IS | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | – | 28 | -1 | 21 |
| 8 | Halmstads BK | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 39 | – | 45 | -6 | 21 |
| 9 | Kalmar FF | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | – | 27 | -6 | 19 |
| 10 | IFK Norrköping | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 28 | – | 38 | -10 | 19 |
| 11 | AIK | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 21 | – | 31 | -10 | 18 |
| 12 | Åtvidabergs FF | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 17 | – | 45 | -28 | 10 |

### Division 2 Norra 1982

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Djurgårdens IF | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 50 | – | 23 | +27 | 30 |
| 2 | Gefle IF | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 37 | – | 24 | +13 | 30 |
| 3 | Sandvikens IF | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 35 | – | 17 | +18 | 29 |
| 4 | IFK Sundsvall | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 42 | – | 39 | +3 | 24 |
| 5 | Vasalunds IF | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 | – | 40 | -3 | 23 |
| 6 | Örebro SK | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 37 | – | 36 | +1 | 22 |
| 7 | Västerås SK | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 29 | – | 32 | -3 | 22 |
| 8 | IFK Eskilstuna | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 35 | – | 41 | -6 | 21 |
| 9 | IFK Västerås | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | – | 32 | -13 | 19 |
| 10 | Ope IF | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 34 | – | 33 | +1 | 18 |
| 11 | Karlstad BK | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 33 | – | 40 | -7 | 18 |
| 12 | Flens IF | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 28 | – | 59 | -31 | 8 |

### Division 2 Södra 1982

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mjällby AIF | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | – | 23 | +16 | 31 |
| 2 | BK Häcken | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 39 | – | 23 | +16 | 30 |
| 3 | Västra Frölunda IF | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 35 | – | 25 | +10 | 28 |
| 4 | Helsingborgs IF | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 37 | – | 27 | +10 | 26 |
| 5 | Landskrona BoIS | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | – | 31 | 0 | 24 |
| 6 | Trelleborgs FF | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 41 | – | 28 | +13 | 23 |
| 7 | IS Halmia | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 32 | – | 29 | +3 | 23 |
| 8 | IFK Malmö | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | – | 29 | -6 | 19 |
| 9 | Karlskrona AIF | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 33 | – | 36 | -3 | 18 |
| 10 | Myresjö IF | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 32 | – | 48 | -16 | 16 |
| 11 | IK Oddevold | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | – | 37 | -19 | 15 |
| 12 | IK Sleipner | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | – | 41 | -24 | 11 |
