2015 Superettan
The 2015 Superettan, part of the 2015 Swedish football season, was the 15th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football league in its current format. The 2015 fixtures were released in December 2014. The season began on 3 April 2015 and ended on 1 November 2015. A total of 16 teams contested the league.
Teams
A total of 16 teams contest the league. The top two teams 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 2016. The bottom two teams qualified 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 2016.2014-champions Hammarby IF and runner-up GIF Sundsvall were promoted to the Allsvenskan at the end of the 2014 season. They were replaced by Mjällby AIF and IF Brommapojkarna. Landskrona BoIS and Husqvarna FF were relegated at the end of the 2014 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by Division 1 Norra champions AFC United and Division 1 Södra champions Utsiktens BK. Östers IF was also relegated after losing the relegation play-offs to Division 1 Norra runner-up IK Frej.
Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Turf1 | Stadium capacity1 |
AFC United | Stockholm | Skytteholms IP | Artificial | 3,500 |
Assyriska FF | Södertälje | Södertälje Fotbollsarena | Artificial | 6,700 |
Degerfors IF | Degerfors | Stora Valla | Natural | 7,500 |
GAIS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,416 |
IF Brommapojkarna | Stockholm | Grimsta IP | Artificial | 5,500 |
IFK Värnamo | Värnamo | Finnvedsvallen | Natural | 5,000 |
IK Frej | Täby | Vikingavallen | Artificial | 1,250 |
IK Sirius | Uppsala | Studenternas IP | Natural | 6,300 |
Jönköpings Södra IF | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | Natural | 5,500 |
Ljungskile SK | Ljungskile | Uddevalla Arena | Natural | 5,500 |
Mjällby AIF | Hällevik | Strandvallen | Natural | 6,750 |
Syrianska FC | Södertälje | Södertälje Fotbollsarena | Artificial | 6,100 |
Utsiktens BK | Gothenburg | Ruddalens IP | Artificial | 5,000 |
Varbergs BoIS | Varberg | Påskbergsvallen | Natural | 4,500 |
Ängelholms FF | Ängelholm | Ängelholms IP | Natural | 4,000 |
Östersunds FK | Östersund | Jämtkraft Arena | Artificial | 6,400 |
- 1 According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Superettan.
Personnel and kits
Team | Head coach1 | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
AFC United | Özcan Melkemichel | Josh Wicks | Nike | Busmarket Sweden |
Assyriska FF | Valentic Azrudin | Linus Malmborg | Nike | Scania |
Degerfors IF | Patrik Werner | Tobias Solberg | Adidas | Outokumpu |
GAIS | Per-Ola Ljung | Kenneth Gustafsson | Hummel | Åbro |
IF Brommapojkarna | Magni Fannberg | Jacob Une Larsson | Adidas | Åbro |
IFK Värnamo | Jörgen Petersson Peter Johansson | Martin Claesson | Puma | Various |
IK Frej | Bartosz Grzelak | Johannes Gustafsson | Erreà | Daymark |
IK Sirius | Kim Bergstrand | Niklas Busch Thor | Nike | Various |
Jönköpings Södra IF | Jimmy Thelin | Tommy Thelin | Nike | Various |
Ljungskile SK | Tor-Arne Fredheim | Markus Gustafsson | Adidas | Various |
Mjällby AIF | Anders Linderoth | Mattias Asper | Puma | Various |
Syrianska FC | Nemanja Miljanović | Louay Chanko | Nike | Aros Kapital |
Utsiktens BK | Janne Carlsson | Robin Jonsson | Erreà | Prioritet Finans |
Varbergs BoIS | Jörgen Wålemark | Robin Tranberg | Umbro | Various |
Ängelholms FF | Joakim Persson | Albin Nilsson | Adidas | ScandStick |
Östersunds FK | Graham Potter | Alex Dyer | Adidas | Various |
Managerial changes
League table
Playoffs
The 13th-placed and 14th-placed teams of Superettan meets the two runners-up from 2015 Division 1 in Two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the team from Superettan finishing at home.----
Örgryte IS won 2–1 on aggregate.
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IK Frej won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Positions by round
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Fredrik Olsson | Jönköpings Södra IF | 17 |
2 | Jamie Hopcutt | Östersunds FK | 15 |
3 | Luka Mijaljević | Utsiktens BK | 13 |
3 | Peter Samuelsson | Degerfors IF | 13 |
3 | Tommy Thelin | Jönköpings Södra IF | 13 |
6 | Stefan Silva | IK Sirius | 12 |
7 | Mattias Genc | Assyriska FF | 10 |
7 | Dragan Kapčević | Östersunds FK | 10 |
7 | Chidi Omeje | AFC United | 10 |
Top assists
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
1 | Dženis Kozica | IFK Värnamo | 11 |
2 | Michael Omoh | Östersunds FK | 10 |
2 | Daryl Smylie | Jönköpings Södra IF | 10 |
2 | Tommy Thelin | Jönköpings Södra IF | 10 |
5 | Ken Sema | Ljungskile SK | 9 |
6 | Eric Jernberg | Degerfors IF | 8 |
6 | Jonas Lindberg | Ljungskile SK | 8 |