The 2014 Superettan, part of the 2014 Swedish football season, will be the 14th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football league in its current format. The 2014 fixtures were released on 20 December 2013.[1] The season will start on 6 April 2014 and end on 1 November 2014.[2]
A total of 16 teams will contest the league; 12 returning from the 2013 season, two that were relegated from Allsvenskan and two that were promoted from Division 1.
Teams
A total of 16 teams will contest the league, 12 returning from the 2013 season, two relegated from the 2013 Allsvenskan and two promoted from the 2013 Division 1. The top two teams will qualify directly for promotion to Allsvenskan, the third has to play a play-off against the fourteenth team from Allsvenskan to decide who will play in Allsvenskan 2015. The bottom two teams qualify directly for relegation to Division 1, the thirteenth and the fourteenth has to play a play-off against the numbers two teams from Division 1 Södra and Division 1 Norra to decide who will play in Superettan 2015.
2013-champions Falkenbergs FF and runner-up Örebro SK were promoted to the Allsvenskan at the end of the 2012 season. They were replaced by Östers IF and Syrianska FC. Örgryte IS and IK Brage were relegated at the end of the 2013 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by Division 1 Norra champions IK Sirius and Division 1 Södra champions Husqvarna FF.
Stadia and locations
Location of the 2014 Superettan teams
Team |
Location |
Stadium |
Turf1 |
Stadium capacity1 |
Assyriska FF |
Södertälje |
Södertälje Fotbollsarena |
Artificial |
7,500 |
Degerfors IF |
Degerfors |
Stora Valla |
Natural |
12,500 |
GAIS |
Gothenburg |
Gamla Ullevi |
Natural |
18,416 |
GIF Sundsvall |
Sundsvall |
Norrporten Arena |
Artificial |
7,700 |
Hammarby IF |
Stockholm |
Tele2 Arena |
Artificial |
30,000 |
Husqvarna FF |
Huskvarna |
Vapenvallen |
Natural |
5,000 |
IFK Värnamo |
Värnamo |
Finnvedsvallen |
Natural |
5,000 |
IK Sirius |
Uppsala |
Studenternas IP |
Natural |
6,500 |
Jönköpings Södra IF |
Jönköping |
Stadsparksvallen |
Natural |
5,200 |
Landskrona BoIS |
Landskrona |
Landskrona IP |
Natural |
12,000 |
Ljungskile SK |
Ljungskile |
Skarsjövallen |
Natural |
8,000 |
Syrianska FC |
Södertälje |
Södertälje Fotbollsarena |
Artificial |
7,500 |
Varbergs BoIS |
Varberg |
Påskbergsvallen |
Natural |
4,000 |
Ängelholms FF |
Helsingborg |
Olympia |
Natural |
17,100 |
Östers IF |
Växjö |
Myresjöhus Arena |
Natural |
12,000 |
Östersunds FK |
Östersund |
Jämtkraft Arena |
Artificial |
6,000 |
- 1 Correct as of end of 2013 season
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
Team |
Outgoing manager |
Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Table |
Incoming manager |
Date of appointment |
Hammarby IF |
Thomas Dennerby |
Mutual consent |
6 November 2013[3] |
Pre-season |
Nanne Bergstrand |
6 November 2013[4] |
Syrianska FC |
Özcan Melkemichel |
Resigned |
31 December 2013[5] |
Pre-season |
TBD |
TBD |
League table
Source: svenskfotboll.se (Swedish)
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Relegation play-offs
Positions by round
Source: everysport.com (Swedish)
Results
Source: svenskfotboll.se (Swedish)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
See also
- Competitions
References
External links
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- Djurgårdens IF
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- IFK Norrköping
- Kalmar FF
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