1959 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Season	1959
Champions	Djurgårdens IF
Relegated	Halmstads BK GAIS
European Cup	IFK Göteborg
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Top goalscorer	Rune Börjesson, Örgryte IS (21)
Average attendance	13,369
← 1957–58 1960 →

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Malmö FF-IFK Norrköping

Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1959.

Overview

The league was contested by 12 teams, with Djurgårdens IF winning the championship.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Djurgårdens IF (C)	22	11	10	1	46	20	+26	32
2	IFK Norrköping	22	14	3	5	58	30	+28	31
3	IFK Göteborg	22	14	3	5	56	28	+28	31	1959–60 European Cup Preliminary round 1
4	Örgryte IS	22	13	4	5	53	38	+15	30
5	Malmö FF	22	12	4	6	50	29	+21	28
6	Hammarby IF	22	9	1	12	38	56	−18	19
7	Sandvikens IF	22	7	5	10	35	54	−19	19
8	Hälsingborgs IF	22	7	4	11	44	45	−1	18
9	IFK Malmö	22	8	2	12	34	48	−14	18
10	AIK	22	6	5	11	37	46	−9	17
11	Halmstads BK (R)	22	7	2	13	38	46	−8	16	Relegation to Division 2
12	GAIS (R)	22	2	1	19	20	69	−49	5

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹IFK Göteborg qualified for the European Cup as Allsvenskan leaders in the spring of 1959.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.