Sweden has secured a place in the summer's World Cup, according to official sources. The so-called 'rest and release day', which means players selected for the World Cup squad should rest from matches, falls on May 25, official sources confirmed. Consequently, Allsvenskan matches may be moved due to the rest and release day.
From May 25, clubs must release World Cup players if national teams request it, according to other reports. Only teams going to the Champions League final on May 30 and the Europa Conference League final on May 27 are exempt from this requirement, other reports indicate. According to Fotbollskanalen, Ola Rydén, league manager at Svensk Elitfotboll, described that the plan is that if a team has more than one player selected for the World Cup, the match schedule will be reviewed.
The plan is that if a team has more than one player selected for the World Cup, we will review it. There are alternative match days for this.
He noted there are alternative match days for moving matches, and if moved, matches will be moved forward in time. Affected clubs take the initiative for a move, and then the issue is handled centrally, he added. It is not certain that clubs choose to move matches, according to Fotbollskanalen, with Rydén citing past instances like AIK's decision in 2014.
If a club gets one player selected, they can submit a request to have a match moved, other reports state. Two matches from round nine are played on May 25, according to official sources. Round ten follows between May 29 and 31, official sources said.
They are moved forward in time.
The day after the tenth Allsvenskan round on June 1, Sweden will face Norway in a World Cup warm-up in Oslo, official sources confirmed. Several players are out in a European qualifier where, for example, Mjällby plays Champions League qualifiers on July 21–22, according to official sources. The Danish league has been forced to move a playoff match to May 24 because FIFA ultimately said no to letting Denmark play the match later than that and at the same time let the affected clubs retain any players selected for the World Cup, other reports state.
The change in Denmark means the entire final league round is brought forward by one week and another round becomes a midweek round, other reports note. The Norwegian Football Federation has flagged that there may be moved matches in the Norwegian top league regarding matches scheduled for May 25 and later, depending on World Cup selection outcomes, other reports indicate. The World Cup is played between June 11 and July 19, other reports state.
It is not certain that they choose to move. AIK chose not to move matches when they had Celso Borges selected (for the 2014 World Cup).
The group stage ends on June 27, other reports note. Allsvenskan starts up again after the break on the weekend of July 4/5, other reports confirm. It remains unclear how many players from Allsvenskan clubs will be selected for the World Cup, which specific matches will be moved and to what dates, and how the schedule will accommodate clubs involved in European qualifiers like Mjällby.
Yes, a dialogue is conducted in that case.