Division 1 (Swedish football)


Division 1, branded as Ettan, which also is its common name in everyday speech, is the third level in the Swedish football league system and consists of 32 Swedish football teams. Division 1 was the second tier from 1987 to 1999, but was replaced by Superettan in 2000. It was reestablished for the 2006 season as the third tier below Superettan.

History

The old Division 1 replaced Division 2 as the second highest level in 1987 and consisted of two separate leagues with 14 teams each, Norra and Södra, except for the 1991 and 1992 seasons which comprised 32 teams in four leagues, adding Östra and Västra. As of the 2018 season, both Norra and Södra leagues of Division 1 are composed of 16 clubs, similar to Allsvenskan and Superettan.

The competition

There are 32 clubs in Division 1, divided in two groups of 16 teams each representing Northern and Southern Sweden. During the course of a season 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 three lowest placed teams of each group are relegated to Division 2 and the six winning teams from the six Division 2 leagues are promoted in their place. The top team in each Division 1 group is promoted to Superettan and the two lowest placed teams from Superettan are relegated in their place. The second placed teams in each Division 1 group plays a promotion/relegation play-off against the third and fourth lowest teams in Superettan.

Current clubs (2019 season)

Stadia and locations

Norra

Södra

Second tier

SeasonLeagueWon PromotionWon Promotion PlayoffsLost Promotion Playoffs
1987NorraDjurgårdens IF
1987SödraGAIS
1988NorraÖrebro SK
1988SödraHalmstads BK
1989NorraHammarby IF
1989SödraÖsters IF
1990NorraGIF Sundsvall
1990SödraBK Häcken
1991NorraKiruna FF
1991ÖstraHammarby IF
1991VästraVästra Frölunda IF
1991SödraTrelleborgs FF
1992NorraIFK Sundsvall
1992ÖstraIK Brage
1992VästraBK Häcken
1992SödraHalmstads BK
1993NorraHammarby IFVasalunds IF
1993SödraLandskrona BoISIFK Hässleholm
1994NorraDjurgårdens IFUmeå FC
1994SödraÖrgryte ISKalmar FF
1995NorraUmeå FCGefle IF
1995SödraIK OddevoldGAIS
1996NorraVästerås SKHammarby IF
1996SödraIF ElfsborgLjungskile SK
1997NorraHammarby IFDjurgårdens IF
1997SödraVästra Frölunda IFBK Häcken
1998NorraDjurgårdens IFUmeå FC
1998SödraKalmar FFLandskrona BoIS
1999NorraGIF SundsvallAssyriska FF
1999SödraBK HäckenGAIS

Third tier

SeasonLeagueWon PromotionWon Promotion PlayoffsLost Promotion Playoffs
2006NorraEnköpings SKIK Sirius
2006SödraIF SylviaBunkeflo IF
2007NorraAssyriska FFFC Väsby United
2007SödraQviding FIFÄngelholms FF
2008NorraSyrianska FCVasalunds IF
2008SödraFC TrollhättanÖsters IF
2009NorraDegerfors IFIK Brage
2009SödraÖsters IFSkövde AIK
2010NorraVästerås SKIK Sirius
2010SödraIFK VärnamoQviding FIF
2011NorraUmeå FCFC Väsby United
2011SödraVarbergs BoISIF Sylvia
2012NorraÖstersunds FKBK Forward
2012SödraÖrgryte ISLunds BK
2013NorraIK SiriusDalkurd FF
2013SödraHusqvarna FFIK Oddevold
2014NorraAFC UnitedIK Frej
2014SödraUtsiktens BKÖrgryte IS
2015NorraDalkurd FFAkropolis IF
2015SödraTrelleborgs FFÖrgryte IS
2016NorraIF BrommapojkarnaVasalunds IF
2016SödraÖsters IFNorrby IF
2017NorraIK BrageAkropolis IF
2017SödraLandskrona BoISMjällby AIF
2018NorraVästerås SKSyrianska FC
2018SödraMjällby AIFOskarshamns AIK
2019NorraAkropolis IFUmeå FC
2019SödraLjungskile SKLandskrona BoIS

Note: In 2007 the runners up were promoted automatically without playoffs because of Allsvenskan expanding to 16 teams.

Statistics

Top goalscorers Norra

SeasonPlayerTeamGoals
2006 Anders LindbergVisby IF Gute14
2007 Andreas HermanssonUmeå FC16
2008 Kennedy IgboananikeVasalunds IF18
2009 Johan EklundIK Brage21
2010 Danny PerssonUmeå FC17
2011 Robert Mambo MumbaDalkurd FF16
2012 Emir SmajicÖstersunds FK
Västerås SK
17
2013 Stellan CarlssonBK Forward18
2013 Moses OgbuIK Sirius18
2014 Sencer SogukValsta Syrianska IK16
2015 Simon MårtenssonUmeå FC17
2016 Luca Gerbino PoloAkropolis IF25
2017 Timothy McNeilTeam TG FF17
2017 Karwan SafariVästerås SK17
2018 Nikola VasicAkropolis IF21
2019 Ekin BulutVasalunds IF26

Top goalscorers Södra

SeasonPlayerTeamGoals
2007 Freddy SöderbergIFK Värnamo23
2008 Niklas MobergCarlstad United BK21
2009 Jörgen NilssonKristianstads FF17
2010 Ken HanssonFC Rosengård23
2011 Allan BorgvardtIF Sylvia19
2012 Johan PatrikssonIK Oddevold24
2013 Allan BorgvardtIF Sylvia15
2014 Salif Camara JönssonLunds BK27
2015 Salif Camara JönssonTrelleborgs FF23
2016 Richard YarsuvatNorrby IF20
2017 Robin StrömbergLjungskile SK21
2018 Robin StrömbergLjungskile SK20
2019 Aniekpeno UdoLjungskile SK18
2019 Jesper WestermarkLjungskile SK18