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STOCKHOLM (AP) — AIK became Swedish champion for the first time in nine years on Sunday after winning its final match of the season to finish two points clear of Norrkoping.

They were the only teams in contention for the title heading into the last weekend of the season, and AIK knew a victory at Kalmar would guarantee first place.

Robin Jansson's header from a free kick on the stroke of halftime earned AIK a 1-0 win and meant Norrkoping's victory by the same score at BK Hacken was in vain.

Veteran Sweden midfielder Sebastian Larsson is arguably the best-known player in the AIK squad, having joined the Stockholm-based club in June from Hull in England and started playing for the team after the World Cup in Russia.

Dalkurd, a team founded by Kurdish migrants in 2004 and playing in its first year in Allsvenskan after rising through the Swedish soccer system's eight divisions, was relegated on the final day despite a 1-0 win at Sundsvall.

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