1956–57 Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Season	1956–57
Champions	IFK Norrköping
Relegated	Västerås SK Hammarby IF
European Cup	IFK Norrköping
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Top goalscorer	Harry Bild, IFK Norrköping (19)
Average attendance	11,404
← 1955–56 1957–58 →

Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1956/1957.

Overview

The league was contested by 12 teams, with IFK Norrköping winning the championship.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	IFK Norrköping (C)	22	17	1	4	64	25	+39	35	1957–58 European Cup First round
2	Malmö FF	22	11	6	5	50	30	+20	28
3	Hälsingborgs IF	22	9	9	4	37	26	+11	27
4	GAIS	22	10	4	8	46	42	+4	24
5	Djurgårdens IF	22	9	6	7	35	33	+2	24
6	AIK	22	9	5	8	39	30	+9	23
7	Sandvikens IF	22	9	5	8	34	47	−13	23
8	Halmstads BK	22	6	9	7	35	38	−3	21
9	IFK Göteborg	22	8	3	11	39	41	−2	19
10	IFK Malmö	22	3	9	10	25	41	−16	15
11	Västerås SK (R)	22	5	3	14	25	57	−32	13	Relegation to Division 2
12	Hammarby IF (R)	22	2	8	12	24	43	−19	12

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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.