League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GA | GC | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish champions: Malmö FF | ||||||||
| 1 | Malmö FF | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 37 |
| 2 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 17 | 31 |
| 3 | AIK | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 25 |
| 4 | IFK Norrköping | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 21 |
| 5 | Halmstads BK | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 21 |
| 6 | Hammarby IF | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 20 |
| 7 | Östers IF | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 20 |
| 8 | IK Brage | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 20 |
| 9 | Örgryte IS | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 35 | 19 |
| 10 | IF Elfsborg | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 18 |
| 11 | Kalmar FF | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 17 |
| 12 | Djurgårdens IF | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 15 |
Fixtures
| Date | Time | Round | Match | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-04-20 | 13:30 | wk. 1 | IFK Göteborg – Hammarby IF | 3–1 (3–0) | Ullevi | 4972 |
| 1986-04-27 | 13:30 | wk. 2 | Malmö FF – IFK Göteborg | 1–1 (1–0) | Malmö Stadion | 13349 |
| 1986-05-04 | 18:00 | wk. 3 | IFK Göteborg – IFK Norrköping | 2–1 (1–1) | Ullevi | 8767 |
| 1986-05-11 | 18:00 | wk. 4 | IK Brage – IFK Göteborg | 1–2 (1–1) | Domnarsvallen | 6478 |
| 1986-05-19 | 18:00 | wk. 5 | Djurgårdens IF – IFK Göteborg | 0–4 (0–0) | Stockholms Stadion | 12767 |
| 1986-05-22 | 19:00 | wk. 6 | IFK Göteborg – Halmstads BK | 4–0 (2–0) | Ullevi | 5792 |
| 1986-05-25 | 18:00 | wk. 7 | IFK Göteborg – IF Elfsborg | 1–1 (0–1) | Ullevi | 5840 |
| 1986-05-29 | 19:00 | wk. 8 | Örgryte IS – IFK Göteborg | 0–1 (0–1) | Ullevi | 32822 |
| 1986-06-04 | 19:00 | wk. 9 | IFK Göteborg – Kalmar FF | 3–0 (2–0) | Ullevi | 3555 |
| 1986-06-11 | 19:00 | wk. 10 | Östers IF – IFK Göteborg | 2–2 (1–2) | Värendsvallen | 5790 |
| 1986-06-18 | 19:00 | wk. 11 | AIK – IFK Göteborg | 2–1 (0–1) | Råsunda Fotbollsstadion | 5839 |
| 1986-07-16 | 19:00 | wk. 12 | IFK Göteborg – AIK | 2–0 (2–0) | Ullevi | 9797 |
| 1986-07-23 | 19:00 | wk. 13 | Kalmar FF – IFK Göteborg | 0–1 (0–0) | Fredriksskans | 5676 |
| 1986-08-03 | 18:00 | wk. 14 | IFK Göteborg – Östers IF | 1–2 (1–0) | Ullevi | 7284 |
| 1986-08-10 | 18:00 | wk. 15 | Halmstads BK – IFK Göteborg | 0–4 (0–1) | Örjans vall | 4902 |
| 1986-08-17 | 18:00 | wk. 16 | IFK Göteborg – Djurgårdens IF | 3–0 (0–0) | Ullevi | 5568 |
| 1986-08-24 | 18:00 | wk. 17 | IF Elfsborg – IFK Göteborg | 0–3 (0–3) | Ryavallen | 9340 |
| 1986-09-01 | 19:00 | wk. 18 | IFK Göteborg – Örgryte IS | 4–1 (1–0) | Ullevi | 19926 |
| 1986-09-07 | 15:00 | wk. 19 | IFK Norrköping – IFK Göteborg | 2–0 (0–0) | Norrköpings Idrottspark | 7208 |
| 1986-09-13 | 18:00 | wk. 20 | IFK Göteborg – IK Brage | 1–1 (1–0) | Ullevi | 5016 |
| 1986-09-27 | 15:00 | wk. 21 | Hammarby IF – IFK Göteborg | 1–1 (1–1) | Söderstadion | 3913 |
| 1986-10-05 | 13:30 | wk. 22 | IFK Göteborg – Malmö FF | 0–1 (0–0) | Ullevi | 9523 |
| 1986-10-15 | Semi-final 1 | AIK – IFK Göteborg | 0–0 (0–0) | Stockholms Stadion | 10000 | |
| 1986-10-18 | Semi-final 2 | IFK Göteborg – AIK | 1–1 (1–1) | Ullevi | 8823 |
Contributing players
| Name | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | Andersson, Michael | 22 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Larsson, Peter | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Holmgren, Tommy | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Fredriksson, Stig | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ekström, Johnny | 22 | 13 | 0 | 13 | Nilsson, Roland | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Hysén, Glenn | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Wernerson, Thomas | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Johansson, Magnus | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Carlsson, Mats-Ola | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Carlsson, Jerry | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mordt, Per Edmund | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pettersson, Stefan | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Nilsson, Torbjörn | 10 | 9 | 0 | 9 | Rantanen, Jari | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Holmgren, Tord | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Schiller, Dennis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bjur, Sam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Tobiasson, Ove | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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