Malmö FF were relegated from Allsvenskan as a penalty for breaking amateur regulations.
The club had paid their players a small sum of money for each game.
Although against the rules, this was common at the time; Malmö FF were the only club to show it in their accounting records.
In addition to relegation to Division 2, the club suffered bans for the entire board of directors and twenty-six players.
The version of events told by Malmö FF and local press suggests that local rival IFK Malmö reported the violation to the Swedish Football Association.