Superettan
Superettan is an association football league and the second highest league in the league system of Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Allsvenskan and Division 1. Seasons run from April to October, with teams playing 30 matches each, totalling 240 matches in the season.
The league was created in 2000. The second tier of Swedish football had previously consisted of a varying number of regionalized leagues operating under the Division 2 and Division 1 names.
Competition format
There are 16 clubs in Superettan. During the course of a season each club plays the other 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 two lowest placed teams are relegated to Division 1 and the two winning teams from the two Division 1 leagues are promoted in their place while the third and fourth lowest teams in Superettan play a promotion/relegation play-off against the two-second placed teams in Division 1. The top two teams in Superettan are promoted to Allsvenskan and the two lowest placed teams from Allsvenskan are relegated in their place. The third placed team in Superettan plays a promotion/relegation play-off against the third lowest team in Allsvenskan.Television
The Swiss corporation Kentaro has owned the TV rights for Superettan since 2006. Through license agreements with the media company TV4 Group matches are aired on TV4 Sport who will broadcast a total of 90 matches in 2013 with the remaining 150 games available as online pay per view. The current license agreement is valid from 2011 to 2015.On March 24, 2017, Discovery-owned broadcaster Eurosport will be the new domestic broadcaster for both SEF competitions effectively from 2020 until 2025.
Current clubs (2020 season)
| Club | Position in 2019 | First season | First season of current spell | Number of seasons in Superettan | Number of seasons in second tier |
| AFC Eskilstuna | 16th in Allsvenskan | 2005 | 2020 | 13 | 13 |
| Akropolis IF | 1st in Div. 1 Norra | 2020 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| IK Brage | 3rd | 2000 | 2018 | 10 | 53.5 |
| Dalkurd FF | 8th | 2016 | 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| Degerfors IF | 5th | 2005 | 2010 | 14 | 41 |
| GAIS | 12th | 2001 | 2013 | 10 | 35 |
| GIF Sundsvall | 15th in Allsvenskan | 2006 | 2020 | 7 | 41 |
| Halmstads BK | 6th | 2012 | 2018 | 4 | 33.5 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | 4th | 2006 | 2018 | 12 | 39 |
| Ljungskile SK | 1st in Div. 1 Södra | 2000 | 2020 | 12 | 17 |
| Norrby IF | 9th | 2017 | 2017 | 3 | 28 |
| Trelleborgs FF | 11th | 2002 | 2019 | 8 | 19.5 |
| Umeå FC | 2nd in Div. 1 Norra | 2000 | 2020 | 4 | 11 |
| Västerås SK | 10th | 2000 | 2019 | 8 | 38 |
| Östers IF | 13th | 2000 | 2017 | 13 | 23 |
| Örgryte IS | 7th | 2007 | 2016 | 8 | 32.5 |
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Turf1 | Stadium capacity1 |
| AFC Eskilstuna | Eskilstuna | Tunavallen | Artificial | 7,800 |
| Akropolis IF | Stockholm | Spånga IP | Natural | 2,000 |
| IK Brage | Borlänge | Domnarvsvallen | Artificial | 6,500 |
| Dalkurd FF | Uppsala | Nya Studenternas | Artificial | 10,000 |
| Degerfors IF | Degerfors | Stora Valla | Natural | 12,500 |
| GAIS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,416 |
| GIF Sundsvall | Sundsvall | Idrottsparken | Artificial | 7,700 |
| Halmstads BK | Halmstad | Örjans Vall | Natural | 7,135 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | Natural | 5,500 |
| Ljungskile SK | Ljungskile | Skarsjövallen | Artificial | 6,000 |
| Norrby IF | Borås | Borås Arena | Artificial | 16,899 |
| Trelleborgs FF | Trelleborg | Vångavallen | Natural | 7,000 |
| Umeå FC | Umeå | Gammliavallen | Artificial | 10,000 |
| Västerås SK | Västerås | Solid Park Arena | Artificial | 7,044 |
| Östers IF | Växjö | Myresjöhus Arena | Natural | 12,000 |
| Örgryte IS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,416 |
- 1 Correct as of end of 2019 season
Managers
has been the manager of Halmstads BK since May 2019.
| Name | Club | Appointed | |
| IK Brage | 16 11 2017 | ||
| Norrby IF | 15 12 2017 | ||
| Jönköpings Södra IF | 20 8 2018 | ||
| Ljungskile SK | |||
| Dalkurd FF | 25 1 2019 | ||
| Halmstads BK | 7 5 2019 | ||
| Östers IF | 29 7 2019 | ||
| GIF Sundsvall | 2 9 2019 | ||
| Trelleborgs FF | 13 11 2019 | ||
| Västerås SK | |||
| Akropolis IF | |||
| Umeå FC | |||
| Degerfors IF | |||
| GAIS | |||
| Örgryte IS | |||
| AFC Eskilstuna |
Statistics
Previous winners
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Promotion Playoffs |
| 2000 | Djurgårdens IF | Malmö FF | Mjällby AIF |
| 2001 | Kalmar FF | Landskrona BoIS | Mjällby AIF |
| 2002 | Östers IF | Enköpings SK | Västra Frölunda IF |
| 2003 | Kalmar FF | Trelleborgs FF | BK Häcken |
| 2004 | BK Häcken | Gefle IF | Assyriska FF |
| 2005 | AIK | Östers IF | GAIS |
| 2006 | Trelleborgs FF | Örebro SK | IF Brommapojkarna |
| 2007 | IFK Norrköping | Ljungskile SK | GIF Sundsvall |
| 2008 | Örgryte IS | BK Häcken | IF Brommapojkarna |
| 2009 | Mjällby AIF | Åtvidabergs FF | Assyriska FF |
| 2010 | Syrianska FC | IFK Norrköping | GIF Sundsvall |
| 2011 | Åtvidabergs FF | GIF Sundsvall | Ängelholms FF |
| 2012 | Östers IF | IF Brommapojkarna | Halmstads BK |
| 2013 | Falkenbergs FF | Örebro SK | GIF Sundsvall |
| 2014 | Hammarby IF | GIF Sundsvall | Ljungskile SK |
| 2015 | Jönköpings Södra IF | Östersunds FK | IK Sirius |
| 2016 | IK Sirius | AFC United | Halmstads BK |
| 2017 | IF Brommapojkarna | Dalkurd FF | Trelleborgs FF |
| 2018 | Helsingborgs IF | Falkenbergs FF | AFC Eskilstuna |
| 2019 | Mjällby AIF | Varbergs BoIS | IK Brage |
Top goalscorers
| Season | Player | Team | Goals |
| 2000 |  Fredrik Gärdeman | Åtvidabergs FF | 14 |
| 2001 | Daniel Nannskog | Landskrona BoIS | 21 |
| 2002 | Ludwig Ernstsson | Östers IF | 18 |
| 2003 | Göran Marklund | FC Café Opera | 23 |
| 2004 | Stefan Bärlin | Västerås SK | 23 |
| 2005 |  Bruno Santos | IFK Norrköping | 16 |
| 2006 | Olof Guterstam Stefan Rodevåg | IF Brommapojkarna Falkenbergs FF | 17 |
| 2007 |  Gardar Gunnlaugsson | IFK Norrköping | 18 |
| 2008 | Jonas Henriksson | BK Häcken | 19 |
| 2009 | Marcus Ekenberg Mattias Adelstam | Mjällby AIF Ängelholms FF | 19 |
| 2010 | Linus Hallenius | Hammarby IF | 18 |
| 2011 | Branimir Hrgota | Jönköpings Södra IF | 18 |
| 2012 | Pablo Piñones Arce | IF Brommapojkarna | 18 |
| 2013 | Victor Sköld | Falkenbergs FF | 20 |
| 2014 | Kennedy Bakircioglu | Hammarby IF | 17 |
| 2015 | Fredrik Olsson | Jönköpings Södra IF | 17 |
| 2016 | Shkodran Maholli | Åtvidabergs FF | 15 |
| 2017 | Richard Yarsuvat | Dalkurd FF | 17 |
| 2018 | Andri Rúnar Bjarnason | Helsingborgs IF | 16 |
| 2019 | Erik Björndahl | Degerfors IF | 20 |
Top assists
| Season | Player | Team | Assists |
| 2001 | Pelle Andersson | IF Sylvia | 11 |
| 2002 | Olle Kullinger | Enköpings SK | 11 |
| 2003 | Tobias Hysén | BK Häcken | 15 |
| 2004 | Daniel Westlin | Gefle IF | 12 |
| 2005 | Daniel Nicklasson | GAIS | 10 |
| 2006 |  Eirik Dybendal Martin Smedberg-Dalence | IFK Norrköping Ljungskile SK | 11 |
| 2007 | Eirik Dybendal | IFK Norrköping | 16 |
| 2008 |  Pavel Zavadil | Örgryte IS | 17 |
| 2009 | Marcus Ekenberg Martin Smedberg-Dalence | Mjällby AIF Ljungskile SK | 11 |
| 2010 | Daniel Bamberg | IFK Norrköping | 15 |
| 2011 | Tobias Nilsson | Falkenbergs FF | 12 |
| 2012 | Denis Velić | Östers IF | 11 |
| 2013 | Niclas Eliasson | Falkenbergs FF | 11 |
| 2014 | Robert Gojani | Jönköpings Södra IF | 11 |
| 2015 | Dženis Kozica | IFK Värnamo | 11 |
| 2016 | Johan Svahn | IFK Värnamo | 11 |
| 2017 | Petar Petrović | IFK Värnamo | 12 |
| 2018 | Diego Montiel | Örgryte IS | 14 |
| 2019 | Gustav Ludwigson | Örgryte IS | 9 |
Top goalkeepers
Attendance
Superettan had an average attendance of 1,632 during its most recent season. The highest attendance ever recorded at a Superettan match is 31,074.The league's best season attendance-wise was 2014 when Hammarby's average attendance reached a level that was extraordinary for Superettan.