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1961 Allsvenskan - Wikipedia

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Season	1961
Champions	IF Elfsborg
Relegated	AIK Sandvikens IF
European Cup	IFK Göteborg
Top goalscorer	Bertil "Bebben" Johansson, IFK Göteborg (20)
Average attendance	11,265
← 1960 1962 →

Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1961.

The league was contested by 12 teams, with IF Elfsborg winning the championship.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	IF Elfsborg (C)	22	13	5	4	54	37	+17	31
2	IFK Norrköping	22	11	4	7	50	30	+20	26
3	IFK Göteborg	22	11	4	7	62	47	+15	26	Qualification to European Cup preliminary round^[a]
4	Örebro SK	22	8	8	6	39	33	+6	24
5	Malmö FF	22	10	4	8	31	34	−3	24
6	IFK Malmö	22	8	6	8	30	26	+4	22
7	Örgryte IS	22	8	5	9	41	39	+2	21
8	Hälsingborgs IF	22	7	6	9	44	44	0	20
9	Degerfors IF	22	8	4	10	27	38	−11	20
10	Hammarby IF	22	7	5	10	33	52	−19	19
11	AIK (R)	22	6	6	10	29	42	−13	18	Relegation to Division 2
12	Sandvikens IF (R)	22	5	3	14	29	47	−18	13

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ IFK Göteborg qualified for the European Cup as Allsvenskan leaders in the spring of 1961.

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.