The 2015 Allsvenskan, part of the 2015 Swedish football season, will be the 91st season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The 2015 fixtures were released on 21 January 2015. The season started on 4 April 2015, when BK Häcken visited newly-promoted Hammarby IF at Tele2 Arena and will and end on 31 October 2015. Malmö FF are the defending champions from the 2014 season.
A total of sixteen teams will contest the league, including fourteen sides from the 2014 season and two promoted teams from the 2014 Superettan. Both of the promoted teams for the 2014 season managed to stay in the league, Falkenbergs FF and Örebro SK.
Mjällby AIF and IF Brommapojkarna were relegated at the end of the 2014 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by 2014 Superettan champions Hammarby IF and runners-up GIF Sundsvall. Hammarby returns to Allsvenskan after five years absence, having been relegated at the end of the 2009 season. This will be Hammarby's 47th season in the league. Sundsvall returned to Allsvenskan after two years absence, having been relegated at the end of the 2012 season. This will be Sundsvall's 15th season in the league.
Gefle IF as 14th-placed team retained their Allsvenskan spot after winning against third-placed Superettan team Ljungskile SK 4–1 on aggregate in a relegation/promotion playoff.
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