Svenska Serien (literally, "The Swedish Series", also Svenska Fotbollserien, "The Swedish Football Series") was the highest
league
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in
Swedish football
Association football is the most popular sport in Sweden, with over 240,000 licensed players (approximately 56,000 women and 184,000 men) with another 240,000 youth players. There are around 3,200 active clubs fielding over 8,500 teams, which ...
, and was played 1910–1917, 1920–1921, and 1922–1924. It was then replaced by the current-day league
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
. Despite being the highest league, the winner of Svenska Serien did not become
Swedish Champions; instead, that title was awarded to the winner of the cup tournament
Svenska Mästerskapet
Svenska Mästerskapet was a Swedish football competition held as a cup to decide the Swedish Champions between 1896 and 1925. It was held during a short period, and all games were often played in either Gothenburg or Stockholm. For many years only ...
between 1896 and 1925.
Previous winners
League champions
See also
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All-time Svenska Serien table
References
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Defunct football competitions in Sweden
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