| Competition: | Allsvenskan |
| Season: | 1987 |
| Winners: | Malmö FF (Allsvenskan champions) IFK Göteborg (Swedish champions after play-offs) |
| Relegated: | Halmstads BK IF Elfsborg |
| Continentalcup1: | European Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | IFK Göteborg |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Malmö FF Östers IF IK Brage |
| League Topscorer: | Lars Larsson, Malmö FF (19) |
| Average Attendance: | 4,504 |
| Prevseason: | 1986 |
| Nextseason: | 1988 |
Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1987.
Allsvenskan 1987 was played between 12 April and 4 October 1987 and was won by Malmö FF. The championship play-off finals were played from 10 to 31 October 1987 and was won by IFK Göteborg, who defeated Malmö FF in the final and thus became Swedish champions.
The 1987 Allsvenskan play-offs was the sixth edition of the competition. The four 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 Allsvenskan champions Malmö FF.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lars Larsson | Malmö FF | 19 |
| 2 | Mats Magnusson | Malmö FF | 12 |
| Thomas Lundin | Hammarby IF | 12 | |
| 4 | Stefan Pettersson | IFK Göteborg | 10 |
| 5 | Peter Karlsson | Örgryte IS | 9 |
| Lennart Nilsson | IFK Göteborg | 9 | |
| 7 | Göran Holter | IFK Norrköping | 8 |
| Peter Truedsson | Östers IF | 8 | |
| Ulf Köhl | IF Elfsborg | 8 | |
| Anders Erlandsson | IK Brage | 8 | |