2016 Allsvenskan
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Malmö FF Åge Hareide Resigned 2 December 2015 Pre-season Allan Kuhn 8 January 2016
AIK Andreas Alm Sacked 13 May 2016 9th Rikard Norling 13 May 2016
IFK Norrköping Janne Andersson Resigned 29 May 2016 2nd Jens Gustafsson 1 June 2016
Gefle IF Roger Sandberg Sacked 2 June 2016 15th Thomas Andersson 2 June 2016
Djurgården IF Pelle Olsson Sacked 3 August 2016 14th Mark Dempsey 3 August 2016
GIF Sundsvall Roger Franzén Sacked 17 September 2016 13th Joel Cedergren 17 September 2016
Teams -- Managerial changes
The 2016 Allsvenskan, part of the 2016 Swedish football season, is the 92nd season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The fixtures were released on 9 December 2015 and it included a meeting between the two most recent champions IFK Norrköping and Malmö FF (in Malmö) as the opening match, a replay of the last round of the previous season. The season started on 2 April 2016 and ended in November 2016. IFK Norrköping were the defending champions after winning the title in the last round in the previous season. Malmö FF won the Swedish championship this season, their 22nd Allsvenskan title and 19th Swedish championship overall, in the 28th round on 26 October 2016 when they won 3-0 in the away fixture against Falkenbergs FF at Falkenbergs IP. A total of 16 teams are contesting the league.