Superettan
Superettan (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsʉ̂ːpɛrˌɛtːan]; meaning "the super one") 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.
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| Founded | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Country | Sweden |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Allsvenskan |
| Relegation to | Division 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Svenska Cupen |
| Current champions | Halmstads BK (2020) |
| Most championships | Kalmar FF Östers IF Mjällby AIF (2 titles) |
| TV partners | Eurosport |
| Website | Superettan |
| Current: 2021 Superettan | |
| Swedish football league structure |
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| Allsvenskan (Tier 1) |
| Superettan (Tier 2) |
| Division 1 (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 (2020 season)
| Club | Position in 2019[5] |
First season | First season of current spell |
Number of seasons in Superettan |
Number of seasons in second tier[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Eskilstuna | 16th in Allsvenskan | 2005 | 2020 | 13 | 13 |
| Akropolis IF | 1st in Div. 1 Norra | 2020 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| IK Brage | 3rd | 2000 | 2018 | 10 | 53.5 |
| Dalkurd FF | 8th | 2016 | 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| Degerfors IF | 5th | 2005 | 2010 | 14 | 41 |
| GAIS | 12th | 2001 | 2013 | 10 | 35 |
| GIF Sundsvall | 15th in Allsvenskan | 2006 | 2020 | 7 | 41 |
| Halmstads BK | 6th | 2012 | 2018 | 4 | 33.5 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | 4th | 2006 | 2018 | 12 | 39 |
| Ljungskile SK | 1st in Div. 1 Södra | 2000 | 2020 | 12 | 17 |
| Norrby IF | 9th | 2017 | 2017 | 3 | 28 |
| Trelleborgs FF | 11th | 2002 | 2019 | 8 | 19.5 |
| Umeå FC | 2nd in Div. 1 Norra | 2000 | 2020 | 4 | 11 |
| Västerås SK | 10th | 2000 | 2019 | 8 | 38 |
| Östers IF | 13th | 2000 | 2017 | 13 | 23 |
| Örgryte IS | 7th | 2007 | 2016 | 8 | 32.5 |
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Turf1 | Stadium capacity1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Eskilstuna | Eskilstuna | Tunavallen | Artificial | 7,800 |
| Akropolis IF | Stockholm | Spånga IP | Natural | 2,000 |
| IK Brage | Borlänge | Domnarvsvallen | Artificial | 6,500 |
| Dalkurd FF | Uppsala | Nya Studenternas | Artificial | 10,000 |
| Degerfors IF | Degerfors | Stora Valla | Natural | 12,500 |
| GAIS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,416 |
| GIF Sundsvall | Sundsvall | Idrottsparken | Artificial | 7,700 |
| Halmstads BK | Halmstad | Örjans Vall | Natural | 7,135 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | Natural | 5,500 |
| Ljungskile SK | Ljungskile | Skarsjövallen | Artificial | 6,000 |
| Norrby IF | Borås | Borås Arena | Artificial | 16,899 |
| Trelleborgs FF | Trelleborg | Vångavallen | Natural | 7,000 |
| Umeå FC | Umeå | Gammliavallen | Artificial | 10,000 |
| Västerås SK | Västerås | Solid Park Arena | Artificial | 7,044 |
| Östers IF | Växjö | Myresjöhus Arena | Natural | 12,000 |
| Örgryte IS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,416 |
- 1 Correct as of end of 2019 season
 Stora Valla in Degerfors. |
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 Örjans Vall in Halmstad. |
Managers
The current managers in Superettan are:
| Name | Club | Appointed | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Klebér Saarenpää | IK Brage | 16 November 2017 |
 | Mak Lind | Norrby IF | 15 December 2017 |
| Jörgen Wålemark | Ljungskile SK | July 2018 |
| Andreas Brännström | Jönköpings Södra IF | 20 August 2018 |
| Paul Olausson | Dalkurd FF | 25 January 2019 |
| Magnus Haglund | Halmstads BK | 7 May 2019 |
| Denis Velić | Östers IF | 29 July 2019 |
| Tony Gustavsson | GIF Sundsvall | 2 September 2019 |
| Kristian Haynes | Trelleborgs FF | 13 November 2019 |
| Thomas Askebrand | Västerås SK | November 2019 |
 | Brian Clarhaut | Umeå FC | November 2019 |
| Andreas Holmberg Tobias Solberg | Degerfors IF | November 2019 |
| Stefan Jacobsson | GAIS | November 2019 |
| Özcan Melkemichel | AFC Eskilstuna | December 2019 |
 | Giannis Christopoulos | Akropolis IF | January 2020 |
| Sören Börjesson Miguel Beas | Örgryte IS | 15 October 2020 |
Statistics
Previous winners
Top goalscorers
| Season | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Fredrik Gärdeman | Åtvidabergs FF | 14 |
| 2001 | Daniel Nannskog | Landskrona BoIS | 21 |
| 2002 | Ludwig Ernstsson | Östers IF | 18 |
| 2003 | Göran Marklund | FC Café Opera | 23 |
| 2004 | Stefan Bärlin | Västerås SK | 23 |
| 2005 |  Bruno Santos | IFK Norrköping | 16 |
| 2006 | Olof Guterstam Stefan Rodevåg | IF Brommapojkarna Falkenbergs FF | 17 |
| 2007 |  Gardar Gunnlaugsson | IFK Norrköping | 18 |
| 2008 | Jonas Henriksson | BK Häcken | 19 |
| 2009 | Marcus Ekenberg Mattias Adelstam | Mjällby AIF Ängelholms FF | 19 |
| 2010 | Linus Hallenius | Hammarby IF | 18 |
| 2011 | Branimir Hrgota | Jönköpings Södra IF | 18 |
| 2012 | Pablo Piñones Arce | IF Brommapojkarna | 18 |
| 2013 | Victor Sköld | Falkenbergs FF | 20 |
| 2014 | Kennedy Bakircioglu | Hammarby IF | 17 |
| 2015 | Fredrik Olsson | Jönköpings Södra IF | 17 |
| 2016 | Shkodran Maholli | Åtvidabergs FF | 15 |
| 2017 | Richard Yarsuvat | Dalkurd FF | 17 |
| 2018 | Andri Rúnar Bjarnason | Helsingborgs IF | 16 |
| 2019 | Erik Björndahl | Degerfors IF | 20 |
| 2020 | Pontus Engblom | GIF Sundsvall | 20 |
Top assists
| Season | Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Pelle Andersson | IF Sylvia | 11 |
| 2002 | Olle Kullinger | Enköpings SK | 11 |
| 2003 | Tobias Hysén | BK Häcken | 15 |
| 2004 | Daniel Westlin | Gefle IF | 12 |
| 2005 | Daniel Nicklasson | GAIS | 10 |
| 2006 |  Eirik Dybendal Martin Smedberg-Dalence | IFK Norrköping Ljungskile SK | 11 |
| 2007 | Eirik Dybendal | IFK Norrköping | 16 |
| 2008 |  Pavel Zavadil | Örgryte IS | 17 |
| 2009 | Marcus Ekenberg Martin Smedberg-Dalence | Mjällby AIF Ljungskile SK | 11 |
| 2010 | Daniel Bamberg | IFK Norrköping | 15 |
| 2011 | Tobias Nilsson | Falkenbergs FF | 12 |
| 2012 | Denis Velić | Östers IF | 11 |
| 2013 | Niclas Eliasson | Falkenbergs FF | 11 |
| 2014 | Robert Gojani | Jönköpings Södra IF | 11 |
| 2015 | Dženis Kozica | IFK Värnamo | 11 |
| 2016 | Johan Svahn | IFK Värnamo | 11 |
| 2017 | Petar Petrović | IFK Värnamo | 12 |
| 2018 | Diego Montiel | Örgryte IS | 14 |
| 2019 | Gustav Ludwigson | Örgryte IS | 9 |
| 2020 | Samuel Kroon Wilhelm Loeper | Halmstads BK AFC Eskilstuna | 11 |
Top goalkeepers
(Minimum of 10 games played)
| Season | Goalkeeper | Club | GP | GA | SV% | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Mattias Hugosson
| Gefle IF | 25 | 17 | 85 | 14 |
| Daniel Örlund
| FC Café Opera | 25 | 25 | 85 | 7 | |
| 2005 | Daniel Örlund
| AIK | 29 | 25 | 80 | 13 |
| 2006 | Fredrik Persson
| Trelleborgs FF | 29 | 13 | 89 | 17 |
| 2007 | Lee Baxter
| Landskrona BoIS | 12 | 12 | 84 | 3 |
| 2008 | Kristoffer Nordfeldt
| IF Brommapojkarna | 29 | 27 | 82 | 12 |
| 2009 | Mattias Asper
| Mjällby AIF | 30 | 19 | 87 | 15 |
| 2010 |  Dwayne Miller
| Syrianska FC | 21 | 14 | 82 | 13 |
| 2011 | Ivo Vazgeč
| Landskrona BoIS Jönköping Södra | 25 | 29 | 80 | 7 |
| 2012 | Zlatan Azinović
| Trelleborgs FF | 12 | 19 | 78 | 1 |
| 2013 | Peter Abrahamsson
| Örgryte IS | 26 | 31 | 82 | 10 |
| Otto Martler
| Falkenbergs FF | 28 | 28 | 82 | 14 | |
| 2014 | Alex Horwath
| Ljungskile SK | 30 | 25 | 83 | 14 |
| 2015 | Dwayne Miller
| Syrianska FC | 13 | 11 | 79 | 6 |
| 2016 | Josh Wicks
| AFC United | 29 | 16 | 86 | 16 |
| 2017 | Pär Hansson
| Helsingborgs IF | 15 | 15 | 77 | 6 |
| Damir Mehić
| GAIS | 29 | 37 | 77 | 9 | |
| 2018 2019 2020 | No data available | |||||
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
| 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 |
See also
References
- "Kentaro - Swedish League". Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- "Klart: Superettans alla matcher visas i tv" (in Swedish). 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
- "Nytt tv-avtal klart för 2011–2015" (in Swedish). 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- "Swedish Allsvenskan on Eurosport from 2020". SEF (in Swedish). 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- "Tabell och resultat - Superettan". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- Svenska Fotbollsförbundet. "Maratontabeller - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- Svenskfotboll.se. Lagstatistik - Svensk fotboll. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- "Rekordpublik såg Hammarby spela 0–0". Dagens Nyheter. 2014-08-24.
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