title: 1939–40 Allsvenskan
text: # 1939–40 Allsvenskan
  
  Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1939/1940.
  
  ## Overview
  
  The league was contested by 12 teams, with IF Elfsborg winning the championship.
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | IF Elfsborg (C) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 32 | |
  | 2 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 32 | |
  | 3 | Hälsingborgs IF | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 27 | |
  | 4 | IK Brage | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 26 | |
  | 5 | Sandvikens IF | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 22 | |
  | 6 | AIK | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 21 | |
  | 7 | Landskrona BoIS | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 21 | |
  | 8 | IK Sleipner | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 21 | |
  | 9 | Gårda | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 20 | |
  | 10 | Malmö FF | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 18 | |
  | 11 | Örgryte IS (R) | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 14 | Relegation to Division 2 |
  | 12 | Hammarby IF (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 10 | Relegation to Division 2 |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | AIK | GBK | HAIF | HÄIF | IFE | IFK | IKB | IKS | BOIS | MFF | SIF | ÖIS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | AIK | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 |
  | Gårda BK | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
  | Hammarby IF | 0–3 | 7–1 | | 2–5 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
  | Hälsingborgs IF | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
  | IF Elfsborg | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 3–2 | 8–0 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
  | IFK Göteborg | 3–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 7–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
  | IK Brage | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 2–2 |
  | IK Sleipner | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
  | Landskrona BoIS | 3–2 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 1–1 | | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
  | Malmö FF | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | | 1–2 | 0–0 |
  | Sandvikens IF | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 |
  | Örgryte IS | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–6 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | |
  