| Competition: | Allsvenskan |
| Season: | 1983 |
| Winners: | IFK Göteborg (Swedish champions after play-offs) |
| Relegated: | Mjällby AIF BK Häcken |
| Continentalcup1: | European Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | IFK Göteborg |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | AIK Östers IF |
| League Topscorer: | Thomas Ahlström, IF Elfsborg (16) |
| Average Attendance: | 6,528 |
| Prevseason: | 1982 |
| Nextseason: | 1984 |
Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1983.
The league was contested by 12 teams, with AIK winning the league and IFK Göteborg winning the Swedish championship after the play-offs.
The 1983 Allsvenskan play-offs was the second edition of the competition. The eight best placed teams from Allsvenskan qualified to the competition. IFK Göteborg who finished third in the league won the competition and the Swedish championship after defeating Öster who finished fourth in the league.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thomas Ahlström | IF Elfsborg | 15 |
| 2 | Sören Börjesson | Örgryte IS | 12 |
| Mats Jingblad | Halmstads BK | 12 | |
| 4 | Jan Mattsson | Östers IF | 11 |
| 5 | Peter Gerhardsson | Hammarby IF | 10 |
| 6 | Dan Corneliusson | IFK Göteborg | 9 |
| Thomas Johansson | AIK | 9 | |
| 8 | Thomas Sunesson | Malmö FF | 8 |
| Björn Nilsson | Malmö FF | 8 | |
| Glenn Martindahl | Örgryte IS | 8 | |
| Mikael Rönnberg | Malmö FF | 8 | |