2012 Allsvenskan
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AIK Andreas Alm Daniel Tjernström adidas Åbro
Djurgårdens IF Magnus Pehrsson Joona Toivio adidas ICA
IF Elfsborg Jörgen Lennartsson Anders Svensson Umbro Various
GAIS Benjamin Westman ( caretaker ) Fredrik Lundgren Puma Various
Gefle IF Per Olsson Daniel Bernhardsson Umbro Sandvik
IFK Göteborg Mikael Stahre Tobias Hysén adidas Prioritet Finans
Helsingborgs IF Åge Hareide ( caretaker ) Pär Hansson Puma Resurs Bank
BK Häcken Peter Gerhardsson Jonas Henriksson Nike BRA Bygg
Kalmar FF Nanne Bergstrand Henrik Rydström Puma Småländska Hjältevadshus
Malmö FF Rikard Norling Stoick Jorgensen ] ] Puma None
Mjällby AIF Peter Swärdh Patrik Rosengren Umbro Various
IFK Norrköping Janne Andersson Stoick Puma Holmen
GIF Sundsvall Sören Åkeby Ari Skúlason adidas Various
Syrianska FC Özcan Melkemichel Klebér Saarenpää Suleyman Sleyman Nike Telge
Åtvidabergs FF Andreas Thomsson Henrik Gustavsson Uhlsport Various
Örebro SK Per-Ola Ljung Magnus Wikström Puma Malmbergs
Teams -- Personnel and kits
The 2012 Allsvenskan, part of the 2012 Swedish football season, was the 88th season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The 2012 fixtures were released on 12 December 2011. The season started on 31 March 2012 and ended on 4 November 2012. There was a five-week-long break between 24 May and 30 June during the UEFA Euro 2012. Helsingborgs IF were the defending champions, having won their fifth Swedish championship and their seventh Allsvenskan title the previous season. IF Elfsborg won the Swedish championship this season, their sixth one, in the 30th and last round on 4 November 2012 by drawing with Åtvidabergs FF 1-1 at home, and by the only other title contender in the last round Malmö FF losing 2-0 against AIK at the last Allsvenskan match at Råsunda. This was Elfsborg's second Swedish championship of the 21st century having won their last title in the 2006 Allsvenskan season. A total of 16 teams contested the league; 14 returned from the 2011 season and two had been promoted from Superettan.