2015 Swedish Football Division 1

Division 1
Season	2015
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Swedish Football 2015
Allsvenskan (Tier 1)
Superettan (Tier 2)
Division 1 (Tier 3)
Svenska Cupen 2014–15 – QR – Final
Svenska Supercupen

The 2015 Division 1, part of the 2015 Swedish football season, will be the 10th season of Sweden's third-tier football league in its current format. The 2015 fixtures are expected to be released in December 2014. The season will start on 12 April 2015 and end on 1 November 2015.

Teams

A total of 28 teams will contest the league, divided into two division, Norra and Södra. 19 returning from the 2014 season, three relegated from Superettan and six promoted from Division 2. The champion of each division will qualify directly for promotion to Superettan, the two runners-up has to play a play-off against the thirteenth and fourteenth team from Superettan to decide who will play in Superettan 2016. The bottom three teams in each division will qualify directly for relegation to Division 2. Due to three relegated teams from Superettan being geographically located in Division 1 Södra, Motala AIF was relocated from Division 1 Södra to Division 1 Norra.^[1]

Stadia and locations

Norra

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity¹
Akropolis IF	Stockholm	Akalla BP	2,000
BK Forward	Örebro	Trängens IP	4,700
Carlstad United	Karlstad	Tingvalla IP	10,000
Dalkurd FF	Borlänge	Domnarvsvallen	6,500
Huddinge IF	Huddinge	Källbrinks IP	2,500
IFK Luleå	Luleå	Skogsvallen	7,000
IK Brage	Borlänge	Domnarvsvallen	6,500
Motala AIF	Motala	Motala Idrottspark	8,500
Nyköpings BIS	Nyköping	Rosvalla IP	1,000
Piteå IF	Piteå	LF Arena	6,000
Södertälje FK	Södertälje	Södertälje IP	1,500
Umeå FC	Umeå	T3 Arena	10,000
Vasalunds IF	Stockholm	Skytteholms IP	5,000
Västerås SK	Västerås	Swedbank Park	7,000

Södra

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity¹
Eskilsminne IF	Helsingborg	Harlyckans IP	3,500
FC Höllviken	Höllviken	Höllvikens IP	1,900
Husqvarna FF	Huskvarna	Vapenvallen	5,000
IK Oddevold	Uddevalla	Rimnersvallen	10,600
IS Halmia	Halmstad	Örjans Vall	15,500
Kristianstads FF	Kristianstad	Kristianstads IP	6,000
Landskrona BoIS	Landskrona	Landskrona IP	12,000
Lunds BK	Lund	Klostergårdens IP	8,560
Norrby IF	Borås	Borås Arena	16,899
Oskarshamns AIK	Oskarshamn	Arena Oskarshamn	2,000
Qviding FIF	Gothenburg	Valhalla IP	4,000
Trelleborgs FF	Trelleborg	Vångavallen	10,000
Örgryte IS	Gothenburg	Gamla Ullevi	18,416
Östers IF	Växjö	Myresjöhus Arena	12,000

¹ Correct as of end of 2014 season

Personnel and kits

Norra

Team	Manager	Kit manufacturer	Sponsor
Akropolis IF	Giannis Tsombos	Nike	Belles Golv & Städ AB
BK Forward	Magnus Kihlberg	Umbro	Various
Carlstad United	Jonas Rehnberg	Adidas	Wafab Bil
Dalkurd FF	Andreas Brännström	Nike	Bazar Snabbgross
Huddinge IF	Patrick Hultman	Adidas	None
IFK Luleå	Fredrik Waara	Adidas	Various
IK Brage	Bo Wålemark	Select Sport	SSAB
Motala AIF	Niklas Egnell	Adidas	Various
Nyköpings BIS	Lennart Andersson	Puma	Various
Piteå IF	Stellan Carlsson	Adidas	Various
Södertälje FK	Pascal Simpson	Intersport	Volkswagen
Umeå FC	Johan Sandahl	Adidas	Various
Vasalunds IF	Babar Rehman	Adidas	None
Västerås SK	Leif Berg	Nike	Various

Södra

Team	Manager	Kit manufacturer	Sponsor
Eskilsminne IF	Stefan Jansson	Adidas	Handshake For Peace
FC Höllviken	Anders Grimberg	Adidas	Ballingslöv
Husqvarna FF	Niclas Tagesson	Adidas	Husqvarna
IK Oddevold	Lars-Olof Mattsson	Nike	Various
IS Halmia	Peter Lindau	Umbro	Various
Kristianstads FF	Christian Carlsson	Stanno	Sportringen
Landskrona BoIS	Zvezdan Milošević	Stanno	Mårtenssons Bil
Lunds BK	Georg Eterović	Puma	Ricoh
Norrby IF	Tobias Edenvik	Nike	SEB
Oskarshamns AIK	Henrik Larsson	Hummel	Various
Qviding FIF	Bosko Orović	Puma	Various
Trelleborgs FF	Patrick Winqvist	Masita	Mellby Gård
Örgryte IS	Marcus Lantz	Umbro	Various
Östers IF	Thomas Askebrand	Puma	Various

League tables

Norra

Pos	Team	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Akropolis IF	Promotion to Superettan
2	BK Forward	Qualification to Promotion playoffs
3	Carlstad United BK
4	Dalkurd FF
5	Huddinge IF
6	IFK Luleå
7	IK Brage
8	Motala AIF
9	Nyköpings BIS
10	Piteå IF
11	Södertälje FK
12	Umeå FC	Relegation to Division 2
13	Vasalunds IF
14	Västerås SK

First match(es) will be played on 11 April 2015. Source: svenskfotboll.se (Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored

Södra

Pos	Team	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Eskilsminne IF	Promotion to Superettan
2	FC Höllviken	Qualification to Promotion playoffs
3	Husqvarna FF
4	IK Oddevold
5	IS Halmia
6	Kristianstads FF
7	Landskrona BoIS
8	Lunds BK
9	Norrby IF
10	Oskarshamns AIK
11	Qviding FIF
12	Trelleborgs FF	Relegation to Division 2
13	Örgryte IS
14	Östers IF

First match(es) will be played on TBD. Source: svenskfotboll.se (Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored

Season statistics

Norra top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[2]
1	Fredrik Notice	Södertälje FK	3
2	Heradi Rashidi	Södertälje FK	2
	Kristoffer Thydell	Piteå IF
	Oscar Lander	Carlstad United BK
	Simon Mårtensson	Umeå FC

Södra top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[3]
1	Christopher Christensson	Oskarshamns AIK	2
	Emil Åberg	Eskilsminne IF
	Johan Patriksson	IK Oddevold
	Kristian Haynes	Trelleborgs FF
	Salif Camara Jönsson	Trelleborgs FF

References

↑ "Förslag seriesammans ättning – division 1 herrar 2015". fogis.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
↑ "Skytteliga - Div 1 Norra". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
↑ "Skytteliga - Div 1 Södra". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 23 April 2015.

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Football in Sweden

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National teams	Men's U-21 U-19 U-17 Women's U-19 U-17

League system - Men	Allsvenskan Superettan Division 1 North South Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 5 Division 6 Division 7 Division 8

League system - Women	Damallsvenskan Elitettan Women's Division 1 Women's Division 2 Women's Division 3 Women's Division 4 Women's Division 5 Women's Division 6

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2015 in Swedish football

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League competitions

Men	Allsvenskan Superettan Division 1

Women	Damallsvenskan Elitettan

Cup competitions

Men	Svenska Cupen ('14–'15) ('15–'16) Svenska Supercupen

Women	Svenska Cupen ('14–'15) ('14–'15)

European competitions

Men	Champions League ('14–'15, '15–'16) Europa League ('14–'15, '15–'16)

Women	Champions League ('14–'15, '15–'16)

Related to national teams

Men	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying (Group G) Erik Hamrén

Women	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Pia Sundhage

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