title: 1986 in Swedish football
text: # 1986 in Swedish football
  
  The 1986 season in Swedish football, starting January 1986 and ending December 1986:
  
  ## Honours
  
  ### Official titles
  
  | Title | Team | Reason |
  | - | - | - |
  | Swedish Champions 1986 | Malmö FF | Winners of Allsvenskan play-off |
  | Swedish Cup Champions 1985–86 | Malmö FF | Winners of Svenska Cupen |
  
  ### Competitions
  
  | Level | Competition | Team |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st level | Allsvenskan 1986 | Malmö FF |
  | 1st level | Allsvenskan play-off 1986 | Malmö FF |
  | 2nd level | Division 2 Norra 1986 | GIF Sundsvall |
  | 2nd level | Division 2 Södra 1986 | Västra Frölunda IF |
  | Cup | Svenska Cupen 1985–86 | Malmö FF |
  
  ## Promotions, relegations and qualifications
  
  ### Promotions
  
  | Promoted from | Promoted to | Team | Reason |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Division 2 Norra 1986 | Allsvenskan 1987 | GIF Sundsvall | Winners |
  | Division 2 Södra 1986 | Allsvenskan 1987 | Västra Frölunda IF | Winners |
  | Division 3 1986 | Division 1 Norra 1987 | BK Forward | Winners of promotion play-off |
  | Division 3 1986 | Division 1 Norra 1987 | IFK Mora | Winners of promotion play-off |
  | Division 3 1986 | Division 1 Södra 1987 | IFK Hässleholm | Winners of promotion play-off |
  | Division 3 1986 | Division 1 Södra 1987 | Ifö/Bromölla IF | Winners of promotion play-off |
  | Division 3 1986 | Division 1 Södra 1987 | IK Oddevold | Winners of promotion play-off |
  | Division 3 1986 | Division 1 Södra 1987 | Skövde AIK | Winners of promotion play-off |
  
  ### League transfers
  
  | Transferred from | Transferred to | Team | Reason |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Division 2 Södra 1986 | Division 1 Norra 1987 | Karlstad BK | Geographical composition |
  
  ### Relegations
  
  | Relegated from | Relegated to | Team | Reason |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Allsvenskan 1986 | Division 1 Södra 1987 | Kalmar FF | 11th team |
  | Allsvenskan 1986 | Division 1 Norra 1987 | Djurgårdens IF | 12th team |
  | Division 2 Norra 1986 | Division 2 1987 | Enköpings SK | 12th team |
  | Division 2 Norra 1986 | Division 2 1987 | Sandvikens IF | 13th team |
  | Division 2 Norra 1986 | Division 2 1987 | Ope IF | 14th team |
  | Division 2 Södra 1986 | Division 2 1987 | Helsingborgs IF | 12th team |
  | Division 2 Södra 1986 | Division 2 1987 | Markaryd IF | 13th team |
  | Division 2 Södra 1986 | Division 2 1987 | Norrby IF | 14th team |
  
  ### International qualifications
  
  | Qualified for | Enters | Team | Reason |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | European Cup 1987–88 | 1st round | Malmö FF | Winners of Allsvenskan play-off |
  | UEFA Cup 1987–88 | 1st round | IFK Göteborg | 2nd team in Allsvenskan |
  | UEFA Cup 1987–88 | 1st round | AIK | 3rd team in Allsvenskan |
  | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1986–87 | 1st round | Malmö FF | Winners of Svenska Cupen |
  | International Football Cup 1987 | Group stage | Malmö FF | Unknown |
  | International Football Cup 1987 | Group stage | AIK | Unknown |
  | International Football Cup 1987 | Group stage | Halmstads BK | Unknown |
  | International Football Cup 1987 | Group stage | Hammarby IF | Unknown |
  
  ## Domestic results
  
  ### Allsvenskan 1986
  
  | | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Malmö FF | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 49 | – | 11 | +38 | 37 |
  | 2 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 44 | – | 17 | +27 | 31 |
  | 3 | AIK | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | – | 21 | +8 | 25 |
  | 4 | IFK Norrköping | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 30 | – | 30 | 0 | 21 |
  | 5 | Halmstads BK | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 25 | – | 32 | -7 | 21 |
  | 6 | Hammarby IF | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 31 | – | 38 | -7 | 20 |
  | 7 | Östers IF | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 | – | 28 | -8 | 20 |
  | 8 | IK Brage | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 19 | – | 27 | -8 | 20 |
  | 9 | Örgryte IS | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 33 | – | 35 | -2 | 19 |
  | 10 | IF Elfsborg | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | – | 26 | -7 | 18 |
  | 11 | Kalmar FF | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | – | 36 | -14 | 17 |
  | 12 | Djurgårdens IF | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 23 | – | 43 | -20 | 15 |
  
  ### Division 2 Norra 1986
  
  | | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GIF Sundsvall | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 51 | – | 25 | +26 | 34 |
  | 2 | IF Brommapojkarna | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 48 | – | 38 | +1 | 33 |
  | 3 | Västerås SK | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 37 | – | 28 | +9 | 32 |
  | 4 | Gefle IF | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 41 | – | 23 | +18 | 30 |
  | 5 | IFK Västerås | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 39 | – | 40 | -1 | 29 |
  | 6 | Vasalunds IF | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 34 | – | 29 | +5 | 28 |
  | 7 | Skellefteå AIK | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 31 | – | 28 | +3 | 28 |
  | 8 | Degerfors IF | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 35 | – | 38 | -3 | 24 |
  | 9 | IFK Eskilstuna | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | – | 46 | -5 | 24 |
  | 10 | Luleå FF/IFK | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 25 | – | 28 | -3 | 23 |
  | 11 | Örebro SK | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | – | 28 | -2 | 21 |
  | 12 | Enköpings SK | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 | – | 39 | -11 | 21 |
  | 13 | Sandvikens IF | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 31 | – | 43 | -12 | 21 |
  | 14 | Ope IF | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | – | 55 | -34 | 16 |
  
  ### Division 2 Södra 1986
  
  | | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Västra Frölunda IF | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 48 | – | 11 | +37 | 42 |
  | 2 | Mjällby AIF | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 72 | – | 24 | +48 | 39 |
  | 3 | GAIS | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 42 | – | 15 | +27 | 38 |
  | 4 | Åtvidabergs FF | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 29 | – | 31 | -2 | 29 |
  | 5 | Kalmar AIK | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 46 | – | 42 | +4 | 26 |
  | 6 | Landskrona BoIS | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 32 | – | 34 | -2 | 25 |
  | 7 | Trelleborgs FF | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | – | 35 | -3 | 25 |
  | 8 | Karlskrona AIF | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 27 | – | 36 | -9 | 25 |
  | 9 | Karlstad BK | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 31 | – | 41 | -10 | 25 |
  | 10 | Myresjö IF | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 35 | – | 50 | -15 | 23 |
  | 11 | BK Häcken | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | – | 37 | -8 | 22 |
  | 12 | Helsingborgs IF | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 23 | – | 31 | -8 | 19 |
  | 13 | Markaryds IF | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 29 | – | 50 | -21 | 15 |
  | 14 | Norrby IF | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 27 | – | 65 | -38 | 11 |
  