Superettan

Superettan (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsʉ̂ːpɛrˌɛtːan]; meaning the super first (division)) is an association football league and the second highest league in the league system of Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Allsvenskan and Division 1. Seasons run from April to October, with teams playing 30 matches each, totalling 240 matches in the season.

Superettan
Founded2000 (2000)
CountrySweden
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toAllsvenskan
Relegation toEttan
Domestic cup(s)Svenska Cupen
International cup(s)Europa Conference League (Winning Svenska Cupen)
Current championsIF Brommapojkarna
(2022)
Most championshipsKalmar FF
Östers IF
Mjällby AIF
IF Brommapojkarna
(2 titles)
TV partnersEurosport
Websitewww.superettan.se
Current: 2023 Superettan
Swedish football
league structure
Allsvenskan (Tier 1)
Superettan (Tier 2)
Ettan (Tier 3)
Division 2 (Tier 4)
Division 3 (Tier 5)
Division 4 (Tier 6)
Division 5 (Tier 7)
Division 6 (Tier 8)
Division 7 (Tier 9)
Division 8 (Tier 10)

The league was created in 2000. The second tier of Swedish football had previously consisted of a varying number of regionalized leagues operating under the Division 2 (1924–1986) and Division 1 (1987–1999) names.

Competition format

There are 16 clubs in Superettan. During the course of a season (starting in April and ending in October) each club plays the other twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 30 games. At the end of each season the two lowest placed teams are relegated to Division 1 and the two winning teams from the two Division 1 leagues are promoted in their place while the third and fourth lowest teams in Superettan play a promotion/relegation play-off against the two-second placed teams in Division 1. The top two teams in Superettan are promoted to Allsvenskan and the two lowest placed teams from Allsvenskan are relegated in their place. The third placed team in Superettan plays a promotion/relegation play-off against the third lowest team in Allsvenskan.

Television

The Swiss corporation Kentaro has owned the TV rights for Superettan since 2006.[1] Through license agreements with the media company TV4 Group matches are aired on TV4 Sport who will broadcast a total of 90 matches in 2013 with the remaining 150 games available as online pay per view.[2] The current license agreement is valid from 2011 to 2015.[3]

On March 24, 2017, Discovery-owned broadcaster Eurosport will be the new domestic broadcaster for both SEF competitions (Allsvenskan and Superettan) effectively from 2020 until 2025.[4]

Current clubs (2023 season)
Club Position
in 2022[5]		 First season First season of
current spell		 Number of seasons
in Superettan		 Number of seasons
in second tier[6]
AFC Eskilstuna8th200520201616
IK Brage7th200020181255.5
GAIS1st Div. 1 Södra200120231237
Gefle IF1st Div. 1 Norra20012023648.5
GIF Sundsvall16th Allsvenskan20062023943
Helsingborgs IF15th Allsvenskan20172023324
Jönköpings Södra IF12rd200620181542
Landskrona BoIS6th200020211455
Skövde AIK5th2022202222
Trelleborgs FF4th200220191122.5
Utsiktens BK11th2015202222
Västerås SK9th200020191141
Örebro SK10th20132022431
Örgryte IS13th200720161135.5
Östers IF3rd200020171626
Östersunds FK14th2013202244

Stadia and locations
Location of the 2023 Superettan teams
Team Location Stadium Turf1 Stadium capacity1
AFC Eskilstuna Eskilstuna Tunavallen Artificial 7,800
IK Brage Borlänge Domnarvsvallen Artificial 6,500
GAIS Gothenburg Gamla Ullevi Natural 18,416
Gefle IF Gävle Gavlevallen Artificial 6,500
GIF Sundsvall Sundsvall NP3 Arena Artificial 7,700
Helsingborgs IF Helsingborg Olympia Natural 16,500
Jönköpings Södra IF Jönköping Stadsparksvallen Natural 5,500
Landskrona BoIS Landskrona Landskrona IP Artificial 10,500
Skövde AIK Skövde Södermalms IP Natural 4,500
Trelleborgs FF Trelleborg Vångavallen Natural 7,000
Utsiktens BK Gothenburg Ruddalens IP Natural 5,000
Västerås SK Västerås Iver Arena Artificial 7,044
Örebro SK Örebro Behrn Arena Artificial 14,400
Östers IF Växjö Visma Arena Natural 12,000
Örgryte IS Gothenburg Gamla Ullevi Natural 18,416
Östersunds FK Östersund Jämtkraft Arena Artificial 8,545
  • 1 Correct as of end of 2019 season

Managers

The current managers in Superettan are:

Mak Lind has been the manager of Norrby IF since December 2017.
Name Club Appointed
SwedenKlebér SaarenpääIK Brage16 November 2017
LebanonMak LindNorrby IF15 December 2017
SwedenBilly MagnussonLandskrona BoISNovember 2018
SwedenRobin AsterhedIFK VärnamoJanuary 2019
SwedenDenis VelićÖsters IF29 July 2019
SwedenKristian HaynesTrelleborgs FFOctober 2019
SwedenStefan JacobssonGAISNovember 2019
SwedenHenrik ÅhnstrandGIF SundsvallDecember 2019
SwedenÖzcan MelkemichelAFC EskilstunaDecember 2019
GreeceGiannis ChristopoulosAkropolis IFJanuary 2020
SwedenJörgen LennartssonHelsingborgs IFDecember 2020
SwedenDane IvarssonÖrgryte ISJanuary 2021
SwedenPatrik JildefalkJönköpings Södra IFJanuary 2021
SwedenTobias TuvessonFalkenbergs FFMay 2021
SwedenRobert Björknesjö
George Moussally		Vasalunds IFJuly 2021
SwedenKalle KarlssonVästerås SKAugust 2021

Statistics

Previous winners
Zlatan Ibrahimović scored 12 goals in the inaugural Superettan season to help Malmö FF get promoted.
SeasonWinnerRunner-upPromotion Playoffs
2000Djurgårdens IFMalmö FFMjällby AIF
2001Kalmar FFLandskrona BoISMjällby AIF
2002Östers IFEnköpings SKVästra Frölunda IF
2003Kalmar FFTrelleborgs FFBK Häcken
2004BK HäckenGefle IFAssyriska FF (promoted)
2005AIKÖsters IFGAIS (promoted)
2006Trelleborgs FFÖrebro SKIF Brommapojkarna (promoted)
2007IFK NorrköpingLjungskile SKGIF Sundsvall (promoted)
2008Örgryte ISBK HäckenIF Brommapojkarna (promoted)
2009Mjällby AIFÅtvidabergs FFAssyriska FF
2010Syrianska FCIFK NorrköpingGIF Sundsvall
2011Åtvidabergs FFGIF SundsvallÄngelholms FF
2012Östers IFIF BrommapojkarnaHalmstads BK (promoted)
2013Falkenbergs FFÖrebro SKGIF Sundsvall
2014Hammarby IFGIF SundsvallLjungskile SK
2015Jönköpings Södra IFÖstersunds FKIK Sirius
2016IK SiriusAFC UnitedHalmstads BK (promoted)
2017IF BrommapojkarnaDalkurd FFTrelleborgs FF (promoted)
2018Helsingborgs IFFalkenbergs FFAFC Eskilstuna (promoted)
2019Mjällby AIFVarbergs BoISIK Brage
2020Halmstads BKDegerfors IFJönköpings Södra IF
2021IFK VärnamoGIF SundsvallHelsingborgs IF (promoted)
2022IF BrommapojkarnaHalmstads BKÖsters IF

Top goalscorers
2001 top scorer Daniel Nannskog also went on to become top scorer in Adeccoligaen and Tippeligaen.
SeasonPlayerTeamGoals
2000Sweden Fredrik GärdemanÅtvidabergs FF14
2001Sweden Daniel NannskogLandskrona BoIS21
2002Sweden Ludwig ErnstssonÖsters IF18
2003Sweden Göran MarklundFC Café Opera23
2004Sweden Stefan BärlinVästerås SK23
2005Brazil Bruno SantosIFK Norrköping16
2006Sweden Olof Guterstam
Sweden Stefan Rodevåg		IF Brommapojkarna
Falkenbergs FF		17
2007Iceland Gardar GunnlaugssonIFK Norrköping18
2008Sweden Jonas HenrikssonBK Häcken19
2009Sweden Marcus Ekenberg
Sweden Mattias Adelstam		Mjällby AIF
Ängelholms FF		19
2010Sweden Linus HalleniusHammarby IF18
2011Sweden Branimir HrgotaJönköpings Södra IF18
2012Sweden Pablo Piñones ArceIF Brommapojkarna18
2013Sweden Victor SköldFalkenbergs FF20
2014Sweden Kennedy BakirciogluHammarby IF17
2015Sweden Fredrik OlssonJönköpings Södra IF17
2016Sweden Shkodran MaholliÅtvidabergs FF15
2017Sweden Richard YarsuvatDalkurd FF17
2018Iceland Andri Rúnar BjarnasonHelsingborgs IF16
2019Sweden Erik BjörndahlDegerfors IF20
2020Sweden Pontus EngblomGIF Sundsvall20
2021Sweden Ajdin ZeljkovicÖrgryte IS18
2022Sweden Viktor GranathVästerås SK24

Top assists
Tobias Hysén went on to make 34 appearances for the Swedish national team.
SeasonPlayerTeamAssists
2001Sweden Pelle AnderssonIF Sylvia11
2002Sweden Olle KullingerEnköpings SK11
2003Sweden Tobias HysénBK Häcken15
2004Sweden Daniel WestlinGefle IF12
2005Sweden Daniel NicklassonGAIS10
2006Norway Eirik Dybendal
Sweden Martin Smedberg-Dalence		IFK Norrköping
Ljungskile SK		11
2007Norway Eirik DybendalIFK Norrköping16
2008Czech Republic Pavel ZavadilÖrgryte IS17
2009Sweden Marcus Ekenberg
Sweden Martin Smedberg-Dalence		Mjällby AIF
Ljungskile SK		11
2010Brazil Daniel BambergIFK Norrköping15
2011Sweden Tobias NilssonFalkenbergs FF12
2012Sweden Denis VelićÖsters IF11
2013Sweden Niclas EliassonFalkenbergs FF11
2014Sweden Robert GojaniJönköpings Södra IF11
2015Sweden Dženis KozicaIFK Värnamo11
2016Sweden Johan SvahnIFK Värnamo11
2017Sweden Petar PetrovićIFK Värnamo12
2018Sweden Diego MontielÖrgryte IS14
2019Sweden Gustav LudwigsonÖrgryte IS9
2020Sweden Samuel Kroon
Sweden Wilhelm Loeper		Halmstads BK
AFC Eskilstuna		11
2021Sweden Wilhelm LoeperHelsingborgs IF12
2022Sweden Oscar PetterssonIF Brommapojkarna12

Top goalkeepers

(Minimum of 10 games played)

Daniel Örlund is the one of only two keepers who has had the top save percentage in two separate seasons.
Season Goalkeeper Club
 GP GA SV% CS
2004 Sweden Mattias Hugosson Gefle IF 25 17 85 14
Sweden Daniel Örlund FC Café Opera 25 25 85 7
2005 Sweden Daniel Örlund AIK 29 25 80 13
2006 Sweden Fredrik Persson Trelleborgs FF 29 13 89 17
2007 Sweden Lee Baxter Landskrona BoIS 12 12 84 3
2008 Sweden Kristoffer Nordfeldt IF Brommapojkarna 29 27 82 12
2009 Sweden Mattias Asper Mjällby AIF 30 19 87 15
2010 Jamaica Dwayne Miller Syrianska FC 21 14 82 13
2011 Sweden Ivo Vazgeč Landskrona BoIS
Jönköping Södra		 25 29 80 7
2012 Sweden Zlatan Azinović Trelleborgs FF 12 19 78 1
2013 Sweden Peter Abrahamsson Örgryte IS 26 31 82 10
Sweden Otto Martler Falkenbergs FF 28 28 82 14
2014 United States Alex Horwath Ljungskile SK 30 25 83 14
2015 Jamaica Dwayne Miller Syrianska FC 13 11 79 6
2016 United States Josh Wicks AFC United 29 16 86 16
2017 Sweden Pär Hansson Helsingborgs IF 15 15 77 6
Sweden Damir Mehić GAIS 29 37 77 9
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022		 No data available

Attendance
Superettan average attendance
Year Average spectators/match
2000
2,066
2001
1,744
2002
1,391
2003
1,672
2004
1,826
2005
3,091
2006
2,105
2007
2,450
2008
1,557
2009
1,880
2010
2,572
2011
2,423
2012
2,456
2013
2,957
2014
3,267
2015
1,623
2016
1,727
2017
2,074
2018
2,278
2019
1,632

Superettan had an average attendance of 1,632 during its most recent season (2019).[7] The highest attendance ever recorded at a Superettan match is 31,074 (Hammarby vs Ljungskile in 2014).[8]

The league's best season attendance-wise was 2014 when Hammarby's average attendance reached a level that was extraordinary for Superettan.

Club attendance
Club with best average home attendance
Season Club Spectators Ref
2004 IFK Norrköping 4,354
2005 AIK 11,872
2006 Örebro SK 5,359
2007 IFK Norrköping 7,354
2008 Assyriska FF 2,863
2009 IFK Norrköping 4,306
2010 Hammarby IF 6,864
2011 Hammarby IF 7,953
2012 Hammarby IF 8,463
2013 Hammarby IF 12,101
2014 Hammarby IF 20,451
2015 Östersunds FK 3,857
2016 GAIS 3,315
2017 Helsingborgs IF 6,758
2018 Helsingborgs IF 8,013
2019 GAIS 2,854
2020
2021		 No data available
2022 Halmstads BK 3,370

See also

References
  1. "Kentaro - Swedish League". Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. "Klart: Superettans alla matcher visas i tv" (in Swedish). 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
  3. "Nytt tv-avtal klart för 2011–2015" (in Swedish). 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  4. "Swedish Allsvenskan on Eurosport from 2020". SEF (in Swedish). 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  5. "Tabell och resultat - Superettan". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  6. Svenska Fotbollsförbundet. "Maratontabeller - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  7. Svenskfotboll.se. Lagstatistik - Svensk fotboll. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  8. "Rekordpublik såg Hammarby spela 0–0". Dagens Nyheter. 2014-08-24.
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