| Countries | Sweden |
|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Levels on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Allsvenskan |
| Relegation to | Division 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Svenska Cupen |
| Current champions | Åtvidabergs FF (2011) |
| Most championships | Kalmar FF (2 titles) |
| TV partners | TV4 Group |
| Website | Superettan |
| 2012 Superettan | |
Superettan (literally, "The Super One") is the second highest league in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 16 Swedish football teams. It was created in 2000. Before that, the second level league in Sweden had been Division 1.
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There are 16 clubs in Superettan. During the course of a season (starting in April and ending in October) each club plays the others 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 plays 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.
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Allsvenskan (Tier 1) |
| Club | Last season | First season in league |
First season of current spell |
Number of seasons |
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| Ängelholm | 3rd | 2002 | 2008 | 5 |
| Assyriska FF* | 9th | 2000 | 2008 | 10 |
| IK Brage* | 14th | 2000 | 2010 | 6 |
| Brommapojkarna | 6th | 2002 | 2011 | 7 |
| Degerfors | 5th | 2005 | 2010 | 6 |
| Falkenberg | 7th | 2003 | 2003 | 9 |
| Halmstads BK | 16th (Allsvenskan) | 2012 | 2012 | 0 |
| Hammarby | 11th | 2010 | 2010 | 2 |
| Jönköpings Södra | 12th | 2006 | 2006 | 6 |
| Landskrona BoIS* | 10th | 2000 | 2006 | 8 |
| Ljungskile SK* | 8th | 2000 | 2009 | 7 |
| Varbergs BoIS | 1st (Division 1 Södra) | 2012 | 2012 | 0 |
| IFK Värnamo | 13th | 2011 | 2011 | 1 |
| Umeå* | 1st (Division 1 Norra) | 2000 | 2012 | 3 |
| Trelleborgs FF | 15th (Allsvenskan) | 2002 | 2012 | 4 |
| Öster* | 4th | 2000 | 2010 | 8 |
Source - Results & League Table 2011: svenskfotboll.se Marathon Table: svenskfotboll.se
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assyriska FF | Södertälje | Södertälje Fotbollsarena | 7,500 |
| Brage | Borlänge | Domnarvsvallen | 5,500 |
| Brommapojkarna | Stockholm | Grimsta IP | 8,000 |
| Degerfors | Degerfors | Stora Valla | 12,500 |
| Falkenberg | Falkenberg | Falkenbergs IP | 6,000 |
| Halmstads BK | Halmstad | Örjans Vall | 15,500 |
| Hammarby | Stockholm | Söderstadion | 15,600 |
| Jönköpings Södra | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | 5,200 |
| Landskrona BoIS | Landskrona | Landskrona IP | 12,000 |
| Ljungskile | Ljungskile | Starke Arvid Arena | 8,000 |
| Trelleborgs FF | Trelleborg | Vångavallen | 10,000 |
| Umeå FC | Umeå | Gammliavallen | 10,000 |
| Varbergs BoIS | Varberg | Påskbergsvallen | 4,000 |
| IFK Värnamo | Värnamo | Finnvedsvallen | 5,000 |
| Ängelholm | Ängelholm | Ängelholms IP | 5,000 |
| Öster | Växjö | Värendsvallen | 13,000 |
| Team | Head Coach | Appointed | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assyriska FF | Valentic Azrudin | 2011 | Göran Marklund | Nike | Scania |
| Brage | Bo Wålemark Örjan Glans |
2011 | Niklas Forslund | Puma | SSAB |
| Brommapojkarna | Roberth Björknesjö | 2010 | Pontus Segerström | adidas | Various |
| Degerfors | Patrik Werner | 2008 | Tobias Solberg | adidas | Outokumpu |
| Falkenberg | Thomas Askebrand | 2007 | David Svensson | Nike | Various |
| Halmstads BK | Jens Gustafsson | 2011 | Johnny Lundberg | Puma | ICA |
| Hammarby | Gregg Berhalter | 2011 | José Monteiro | Kappa | Pepsi |
| Jönköpings Södra | Mats Gren | 2011 | Dennis Östlundh | Nike | Various |
| Landskrona BoIS | Henrik Larsson | 2009 | Linus Malmqvist | Umbro | Various |
| Ljungskile | Tor-Arne Fredheim | 2011 | Johan Patriksson | Umbro | Various |
| Trelleborgs FF | Alf Westerberg | 2011 | Kristian Haynes | Masita | Trelleborg |
| Umeå FC | Stuart Gibson Örjan Andersson |
2009 | Erik Lundström | adidas | Norrporten |
| Varbergs BoIS | Halda Kabil | 2009 | Fredrik Björk | Umbro | Various |
| IFK Värnamo | Glenn Ståhl | 2011 | Tobias Englund | adidas | Various |
| Ängelholm | Joakim Persson | 2011 | Jakob Augustsson | adidas | Peab |
| Öster | Roar Hansen | 2010 | Denis Velić | Umbro | ICA |
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Promotion Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Djurgårdens IF (1) | Malmö FF | Mjällby AIF |
| 2001 | Kalmar FF (1) | Landskrona BoIS | Mjällby AIF |
| 2002 | Östers IF (1) | Enköpings SK | Västra Frölunda |
| 2003 | Kalmar FF (2) | Trelleborgs FF | BK Häcken |
| 2004 | BK Häcken (1) | Gefle IF | Assyriska (promoted) |
| 2005 | AIK (1) | Östers IF | GAIS (promoted) |
| 2006 | Trelleborgs FF (1) | Örebro SK | Brommapojkarna (promoted) |
| 2007 | IFK Norrköping (1) | Ljungskile SK | GIF Sundsvall (promoted) |
| 2008 | Örgryte IS (1) | BK Häcken | Brommapojkarna (promoted) |
| 2009 | Mjällby AIF (1) | Åtvidabergs FF | Assyriska |
| 2010 | Syrianska FC (1) | IFK Norrköping | GIF Sundsvall |
| 2011 | Åtvidabergs FF (1) | GIF Sundsvall | Ängelholms FF |
| Titles | Club |
|---|---|
| 2 | Kalmar FF |
| 1 | AIK |
| 1 | Djurgårdens IF |
| 1 | BK Häcken |
| 1 | Mjällby AIF |
| 1 | IFK Norrköping |
| 1 | Syrianska FC |
| 1 | Trelleborgs FF |
| 1 | Åtvidabergs FF |
| 1 | Östers IF |
| 1 | Örgryte IS |
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