Sweden: Clubs Ranked - 1960/61 to 2023/24

If you are like me, you know next to nothing about football in Sweden. What we learn from the chart to the right is that Malmö FF is the most successful club in the country. IFK Göteborg is next and AIK third, just ahead of Djurgårdens IF. The 'Swe' column is points for domestic football and 'Tot' includes European success. 

So how do the points work? In the Allsvenskan (Division 1) the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The Svenska Cupen (Cup) 4 and 2 points for the finalists only. In Europe, the Champions League (European Cup) 8, 4 and two from the semi finals forward. The Europa League (UEFA Cup) got 6, 3 and 1. 

No surprise that the top club in the Allsvenskan is Malmö from Göteborg and AIK. In other words, the same as the total figures above. As European success is limited, it doesn't affect what's going on at home. The 2024 league is in progress so isn't included. Malmö won in 2021 and 2023, with BK Häcken top in '22.

The Svenska Cupen features the top clubs but all closer together as knock out competitions add more jeopardy. The 2024 edition has been held with Malmö defeating Djurgårdens. Häcken won in '22.

European success is limited although Göteborg won the Europa League in 1982 and 1987.

All put together, the clubs are below. The grand total is shown for each club, divided into regions with a ranking number (Rk) which gives their place compared to all the other clubs. I divided the clubs into regions which I hope correctly reflects reality. 

The South is the most successful thanks to Malmö with 38.7% of the total. Stockholm and its environs are next (22.2%), Göteborg and nearby 19.5%, The central which is west of Stockholm (18.5%) isn't too far behind. The less populated north is where you would expect it to be. For any suggestions just leave a comment.