1988 in Swedish football

Association football-related events in Sweden during the 1988 season

The 1988 season in Swedish football, starting January 1988 and ending December 1988.

## Honours

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### Official titles

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Swedish Champions 1988 | Malmö FF | Winners of Allsvenskan play-off
Swedish Cup Champions 1987–88 | IFK Norrköping | Winners of Svenska Cupen

### Competitions

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1st level | Allsvenskan 1988 | Malmö FF
Allsvenskan play-off 1988 | Malmö FF
2nd level | Division 1 Norra 1988 | Örebro SK
Division 1 Södra 1988 | Halmstads BK
Cup | Svenska Cupen 1987–88 | IFK Norrköping

## Promotions, relegations and qualifications

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### Promotions

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Division 1 Norra 1988 | Allsvenskan 1989 | Örebro SK | Winners
Division 1 Södra 1988 | Halmstads BK | Winners
Division 2 1988 | Division 1 Norra 1989 | Kiruna FF | Winners of Norra
Motala AIF | Winners of Mellersta
Division 2 1988 | Division 1 Södra 1989 | Jonsereds IF | Winners of Västra
Kalmar FF | Winners of Södra

### Relegations

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Allsvenskan 1988 | Division 1 Södra 1989 | Östers IF | 11th team
Division 1 Norra 1989 | Hammarby IF | 12th team
Division 1 Norra 1988 | Division 2 1989 | Skellefteå AIK | 13th team
IFK Mora | 14th team
Division 1 Södra 1988 | Division 2 1989 | Myresjö IF | 13th team
IFK Hässleholm | 14th team

### International qualifications

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European Cup 1989–90 | 1st round | Malmö FF | Winners of Allsvenskan play-off
UEFA Cup 1989–90 | 1st round | IFK Göteborg | 2nd team in Allsvenskan
Örgryte IS | 4th team in Allsvenskan[1]
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1988–89 | 1st round | IFK Norrköping | Winners of Svenska Cupen
International Football Cup 1989 | Group stage | Malmö FF | Winners of Allsvenskan
IFK Göteborg | 2nd team in Allsvenskan
Djurgårdens IF | 3rd team in Allsvenskan
Örgryte IS | 4th team in Allsvenskan
Örebro SK | Unknown

## Domestic results

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For a colour code explanation, see Seasons in Swedish football § Legend.

### Allsvenskan 1988

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1 | Malmö FF | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 45 | – | 26 | +19 | 32
2 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | – | 18 | +19 | 31
3 | Djurgårdens IF | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 38 | – | 22 | +16 | 27
4 | Örgryte IS | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | – | 23 | +4 | 23
5 | GIF Sundsvall | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | – | 26 | 0 | 23
6 | IFK Norrköping | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 39 | – | 29 | +10 | 21
7 | IK Brage | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | – | 30 | -7 | 21
8 | GAIS | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | – | 31 | -6 | 20
9 | Västra Frölunda IF | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | – | 34 | -10 | 18
10 | AIK | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | – | 30 | -11 | 18
11 | Östers IF | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | – | 33 | -13 | 17
12 | Hammarby IF | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 19 | – | 40 | -21 | 13

### Allsvenskan play-off 1988

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Semi-finals

October 30, 1988

Örgryte IS| 0–1| Malmö FF

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November 12, 1988

Malmö FF| 2–1| Örgryte IS

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October 30, 1988

Djurgårdens IF| 2–0| IFK Göteborg

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November 12, 1988

IFK Göteborg| 1–0| Djurgårdens IF

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Final

November 16, 1988

Djurgårdens IF| 0–0| Malmö FF

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Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm

November 19, 1988

Malmö FF| 7–3| Djurgårdens IF

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Malmö Stadion, Malmö

### Division 1 Norra 1988

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1 | Örebro SK | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 37 | – | 9 | +28 | 39
2 | IFK Eskilstuna | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 57 | – | 28 | +29 | 34
3 | Vasalunds IF | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 47 | – | 28 | +19 | 34
4 | Gefle IF | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 44 | – | 25 | +19 | 33
5 | Åtvidabergs FF | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 35 | – | 29 | +6 | 29
6 | IF Brommapojkarna | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 | – | 31 | -2 | 28
7 | Västerås SK | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 46 | – | 36 | +10 | 27
8 | IFK Holmsund | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 27 | – | 32 | -5 | 27
9 | BK Forward | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 28 | – | 30 | -2 | 23
10 | Luleå FF/IFK | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 19 | – | 27 | -8 | 22
11 | Karlstads BK | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 33 | – | 44 | -11 | 20
12 | Väsby IK | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 24 | – | 39 | -15 | 19
13 | Skellefteå AIK | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 25 | – | 57 | -32 | 16
14 | IFK Mora | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 17 | – | 53 | -36 | 13

### Division 1 Södra 1988

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1 | Halmstads BK | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 50 | – | 20 | +30 | 38
2 | Mjällby AIF | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 39 | – | 21 | +18 | 38
3 | Kalmar AIK | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 50 | – | 39 | +11 | 35
4 | IK Oddevold | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 47 | – | 27 | +20 | 28
5 | BK Häcken | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 49 | – | 37 | +12 | 28
6 | Landskrona BoIS | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 31 | – | 27 | +4 | 28
7 | Karlskrona AIF | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 34 | – | 38 | -4 | 27
8 | Markaryds IF | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 34 | – | 38 | -4 | 25
9 | Trelleborgs FF | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 45 | – | 46 | -1 | 24
10 | IF Elfsborg | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 34 | – | 35 | -1 | 23
11 | Ifö/Bromölla IF | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28 | – | 41 | -13 | 20
12 | Falkenbergs FF | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 36 | – | 56 | -20 | 20
13 | Myresjö IF | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | – | 48 | -17 | 19
14 | IFK Hässleholm | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 28 | – | 63 | -35 | 11

### Svenska Cupen 1987–88

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Final

June 29, 1988

IFK Norrköping| 3–1| Örebro SK

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## National team results

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January 12, 1988
Maspalomas semi-finals
№ 639

Sweden | 4–1|  East Germany

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Truedsson 12'
Thern 54', 76'
Rehn 58' |  | Thom 41'

Estadio Municipal San Fernando de Maspalomas, Maspalomas

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Sosa Saavedra (Spain)

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January 15, 1988
Maspalomas final
№ 640

Sweden | 1–0|  Finland

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Estadio Municipal San Fernando de Maspalomas, Maspalomas

Attendance: 4,129

Referee: Jiménez Moreno (Spain)

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March 31, 1988
West Berlin Tourn.
semi-finals
№ 641

West Germany |

1–1
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2–4 (pso)|  Sweden

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Allofs 42' |  | Truedsson 74'
Penalties
Thon: 1-1
Eckstein: 2-2
Matthäus: miss
Völler: save | 2–4 | Prytz: 0-1
Larsson: 1-2
Strömberg: 2-3
Thern: 2-4

Olympiastadion, West Berlin

Attendance: 23,709

Referee: Hartmann (Hungary)

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April 2, 1988
West Berlin Tourn.
final
№ 642

Sweden | 2–0|  Soviet Union

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Eskilsson 52'
Holmqvist 88' |  |

Olympiastadion, West Berlin

Attendance: 26,000

Referee: van Langenhove (Belgium)

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April 27, 1988
Friendly
№ 643

Sweden | 4–1|  Wales

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Holmqvist 16', 55'
Strömberg 24'
Eskilsson 67' |  | Hodges 26'

Råsunda, Solna

Attendance: 11,656

Referee: Losert (Austria)

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June 1, 1988
Friendly
№ 644

Spain | 1–3|  Sweden

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Butragueño 14' |  | Nilsson 22'
Hysén 43'
Magnusson 48'

Estadio El Helmántico, Salamanca

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Worrall (England)

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August 31, 1988
Friendly
№ 645

Sweden | 1–2|  Denmark

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Pettersson 81' |  | Elstrup 29', 63'

Råsunda, Solna

Attendance: 20,528

Referee: Palsi (Finland)

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October 12, 1988
Friendly
№ 646

Sweden | 0–0|  Portugal

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Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 10,092

Referee: Nervik (Norway)

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October 19, 1988
1990 World Cup qualification
№ 647

England | 0–0|  Sweden

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Wembley, London

Attendance: 65,628

Referee: Biguet (France)

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November 5, 1988
1990 World Cup qualification
№ 648

Albania | 1–2|  Sweden

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Shehu 33' |  | Holmqvist 67'
Ekström 72'

Stadiumin Kombėtar Qemal Stafa, Tirana

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Namoglu (Turkey)

## Notes

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1. ^ Djurgårdens IF (3rd team in Allsvenskan) qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1989–90 as runners-up (after Malmö FF) of Svenska Cupen 1988–89 and thus Örgryte IS was awarded a UEFA Cup spot.

## References

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Print

* Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken. Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
* Andersson, Torbjörn (2002). Kung fotboll: den svenska fotbollens kulturhistoria från 1800-talets slut till 1950. Eslöv: Brutus Östlings bokförlag Symposion. ISBN 91-7139-565-2.
* Glanell, Tomas; Havik, Göran; Lindberg, Thomas; Persson, Gunnar; Ågren, Bengt, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 1. Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
* Jönsson, Ingemar; Josephson, Åke, eds. (2004). IFK Göteborg 1904-2004: en hundraårig blåvit historia genom elva epoker. Göteborg: IFK Göteborg. ISBN 91-631-4659-2.
* Jönsson, Åke (2006). Fotboll: hur världens största sport växte fram. Lund: Historiska media. ISBN 91-85377-48-1.
* Nylin, Lars (2004). Den nödvändiga boken om Allsvenskan: svensk fotboll från 1896 till idag, statistik, höjdpunkter lag för lag, klassiska bilder. Sundbyberg: Semic. ISBN 91-552-3168-3.
* Persson, Lennart K. (2002). "Fotbollens uppkomst och tidiga utveckling i Sverige och Göteborg". Idrottsarvet: årets bok (2002): 31–69\. ISSN 0283-1791.

Online

* "Fakta och historik". AIK Fotboll. 2006. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
* Glenning, Clas (2006). "Sweden final tables". Archived from the original on 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
* Repinski, Marek (2006). "Allsvenskan Just Nu". Archived from the original on 2006-05-19. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
* "SFS-Bolletinen". Sveriges Fotbollshistoriker och Statistiker. 2006. Archived from the original on 7 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
* "svenskfotboll.se". Swedish Football Association. 2006. Archived from the original on 23 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-21.

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