2012 Superettan
The 2012 Superettan, part of the 2012 Swedish football season, was the 12th season of Sweden's second-tier football league in its current format. The 2012 fixtures were released on 9 December 2011. The season began on 6 April 2012 and ended on 3 November 2012.
Teams
A total of 16 teams contested the league, 12 returning from the 2011 season, two relegated from Allsvenskan and two promoted from Division 1. The top two teams qualified directly for promotion to Allsvenskan, the third had to play a play-off against the fourteenth from Allsvenskan to decide who will play in Allsvenskan 2013. The bottom two teams qualified directly for relegation to Division 1, the thirteenth and the fourteenth had to play a play-off against the numbers two from Division 1 Södra and Division 1 Norra to decide who will play in Superettan 2013.2011-champions Åtvidabergs FF and runner-up GIF Sundsvall were promoted to the Allsvenskan at the end of the 2011 season. They were replaced by Halmstads BK and Trelleborgs FF. Västerås SK and Qviding FIF were relegated at the end of the 2011 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by Division 1 Norra champions Umeå FC and Division 1 Södra champions Varbergs BoIS.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity1 |
| Assyriska FF | Södertälje | Södertälje Fotbollsarena | 7,500 |
| IK Brage | Borlänge | Domnarvsvallen | 5,500 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | Stockholm | Grimsta IP | 8,000 |
| Degerfors IF | Degerfors | Stora Valla | 12,500 |
| Falkenbergs FF | Falkenberg | Falkenbergs IP | 6,000 |
| Halmstads BK | Halmstad | Örjans Vall | 15,500 |
| Hammarby IF | Stockholm | Söderstadion | 15,600 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | 5,200 |
| Landskrona BoIS | Landskrona | Landskrona IP | 12,000 |
| Ljungskile SK | Ljungskile | Starke Arvid Arena | 8,000 |
| Trelleborgs FF | Trelleborg | Vångavallen | 10,000 |
| Umeå FC | Umeå | T3 Arena | 10,000 |
| Varbergs BoIS | Varberg | Påskbergsvallen | 4,000 |
| IFK Värnamo | Värnamo | Finnvedsvallen | 5,000 |
| Ängelholms FF | Ängelholm | Ängelholms IP | 5,000 |
| Östers IF | Växjö | Värendsvallen | 13,000 |
| Östers IF | Växjö | Myresjöhus Arena | 12,000 |
- 1 Correct as of end of 2012 season
Personnel and kits
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Assyriska FF |  Valentic Azrudin |  Göran Marklund | Nike | Scania |
| IK Brage | Bo Wålemark Örjan Glans |  Vyacheslav Jevtushenko | Puma | SSAB |
| IF Brommapojkarna | Roberth Björknesjö | Pontus Segerström | adidas | Various |
| Degerfors IF | Patrik Werner | Tobias Solberg | adidas | Outokumpu |
| Falkenbergs FF | Thomas Askebrand | David Svensson | Nike | Various |
| Halmstads BK | Jens Gustafsson | Johnny Lundberg | Puma | ICA |
| Hammarby IF |  Gregg Berhalter | Andreas Dahl | Kappa | Pepsi |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Mats Gren | Dennis Östlundh | Nike | Various |
| Landskrona BoIS | Henrik Larsson | Linus Malmqvist | Masita | Various |
| Ljungskile SK | Tor-Arne Fredheim | Aleksandar Kitić | Umbro | Various |
| Trelleborgs FF | Anders Grimberg | Kristian Haynes | Masita | Trelleborg |
| Umeå FC |  Stuart Gibson Örjan Andersson | Erik Lundström | adidas | Norrporten |
| Varbergs BoIS | Halda Kabil | Fredrik Björk | Umbro | Various |
| IFK Värnamo | Jörgen Petersson | Tobias Englund | adidas | Various |
| Ängelholms FF | Joakim Persson | Jakob Augustsson | adidas | Peab |
| Östers IF | Roar Hansen | Denis Velić | Umbro | ICA |
Managerial changes
League table
Relegation play-offs
Positions by round
Note: Some matches were played out of phase with the corresponding round, positions were corrected in hindsight.Results
Season statistics
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Denis Velić | Östers IF | 11 |
| 2 | Nahir Besara | Assyriska FF | 9 |
| 3 | Gabriel Altemark Vanneryr | Varbergs BoIS FC | 8 |
| 3 | Zoran Jovanović | Trelleborgs FF | 8 |
| 3 | Stefan Karlsson | Östers IF | 8 |
| 3 | Ryan Miller | Halmstads BK | 8 |
| 3 | Pablo Piñones Arce | IF Brommapojkarna | 8 |
| 3 |  Kristinn Steindórsson | Halmstads BK | 8 |
| 9 | Patrik Bojent | Östers IF | 7 |
| 9 |  Amadaiya Rennie | Degerfors IF | 7 |
| 9 | Jonas Lindberg | Varbergs BoIS | 7 |
| 9 | Björn Westerblad | Ängelholms FF | 7 |
Top goalkeepers
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | ||||
| 1 | Zlatan Azinović | Trelleborgs FF | 12 | 19 | 78 | 1 |
| 2 | Johannes Hopf | Hammarby IF | 30 | 33 | 77 | 9 |
| 2 | Karl-Johan Johnsson | Halmstads BK | 30 | 33 | 77 | 11 |
| 2 | Alexander Nadj | Östers IF | 30 | 28 | 77 | 11 |
| 5 | Brian Edwards | Degerfors IF | 28 | 44 | 76 | 5 |
| 5 | Marcus Sandberg | Ljungskile SK | 26 | 30 | 76 | 8 |
| 7 | Ivo Vazgeč | Landskrona BoIS | 28 | 39 | 74 | 6 |
| 7 | Fredrik Persson | Trelleborgs FF | 11 | 15 | 74 | 2 |
| 7 | Hampus Nilsson | Ängelholms FF | 14 | 22 | 74 | 1 |
| 7 | Stojan Lukić | Falkenbergs FF | 30 | 47 | 74 | 2 |
| 7 | Niklas Helgesson | Jönköpings Södra | 24 | 32 | 74 | 4 |
Hat-tricks
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Attendance