2019 Superettan
Football league season
- Mjällby AIF
- Varbergs BoIS
- IK Frej
- IF Brommapojkarna
- Syrianska FC
(21 April 2019) [1]
(21 April 2019)
Norrby IF 4–4 Örgryte IS
(3 November 2019)
Varbergs BoIS
Mjällby AIF[2]
Varbergs BoIS
Östers IF
IK Frej
GAIS
Örgryte IS 1–0 GAIS (17 June 2019)
Dalkurd FF 3–2 Trelleborgs FF (29 September 2019)
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2020 →
The 2019 Superettan was part of the 2019 Swedish football season, and the 20th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. A total of 16 teams contest the league.
Teams
A total of 16 teams contest the league. The top two teams qualify directly for promotion to Allsvenskan, the third will enter a play-off for the chance of promotion. The two bottom teams are automatically relegated, while the 13th and 14th placed teams will compete in a play-off to determine whether they are relegated.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Turf1 | Stadium capacity1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalkurd FF | Gävle | Gavlevallen | Artificial | 6,500 |
| Degerfors IF | Degerfors | Stora Valla | Natural | 12,500 |
| GAIS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,416[3] |
| Halmstads BK | Halmstad | Örjans Vall | Natural | 10,873 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | Stockholm | Grimsta IP | Artificial | 8,000 |
| IK Brage | Borlänge | Domnarvsvallen | Artificial | 6,500 |
| IK Frej | Täby kyrkby | Vikingavallen | Artificial | 2,650 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | Natural | 5,500 |
| Mjällby AIF | Hällevik | Strandvallen | Natural | 6,750 |
| Norrby IF | Borås | Borås Arena | Artificial | 17,800 |
| Syrianska FC | Södertälje | Södertälje Fotbollsarena | Artificial | 6,400 |
| Trelleborgs FF | Trelleborg | Vångavallen | Natural | 7,000[4] |
| Varbergs BoIS | Varberg | Påskbergsvallen | Natural | 4,500 |
| Västerås SK | Västerås | Solid Park Arena | Artificial | 7,000 |
| Örgryte IS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,416[3] |
| Östers IF | Växjö | Myresjöhus Arena | Natural | 12,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
This is the last season that all teams will be obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor Svenska Spel on their jersey, as Unibet will become the main league sponsor starting in 2020. Teams are also required to wear the Superettan logo on the right sleeve of their jerseys.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach1 | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Dalkurd FF |  Paul Olausson | Peshraw Azizi[5] |
| Degerfors IF | Stefan Jacobsson | Christoffer Wiktorsson |
| GAIS | Bosko Orović | Marcus Bergholtz |
| Halmstads BK | Magnus Haglund | Peter Larsson |
| IF Brommapojkarna | Roberth Björknesjö | Gustav Sandberg Magnusson |
| IK Brage | Klebér Saarenpää | Robbin Sellin |
| IK Frej | Lukasz Syberyjski |  Pedro Ribeiro |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Andreas Brännström | Tommy Thelin |
| Mjällby AIF |  Miloš Milojević | David Löfquist |
| Norrby IF |  Mohammed Ali Khan | Marcus Översjö |
| Syrianska FC | Kuorosh Hatami | Sebastian Rajalakso |
| Trelleborgs FF | Peter Swärdh | Salif Camara Jönsson |
| Västerås SK | Thomas Gabrielsson |  Ilir Berisha |
| Varbergs BoIS | Joakim Persson |  Matt Pyzdrowski |
| Örgryte IS | Thomas Askebrand | Daniel Paulson |
| Östers IF | Christian Järdler | Stefan Karlsson |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mjällby AIF (C, P) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 57 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | Varbergs BoIS (P) | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 55 | |
| 3 | IK Brage | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 54 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 52 | |
| 5 | Degerfors IF | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 51 | |
| 6 | Halmstads BK | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 46 | |
| 7 | Örgryte IS | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 46 | |
| 8 | Dalkurd FF | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 44 | |
| 9 | Norrby IF | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 42 | |
| 10 | Västerås SK | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 34 | |
| 11 | Trelleborgs FF | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 32 | |
| 12 | GAIS | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 32 | |
| 13 | Östers IF (O) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 29 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | IK Frej (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 29 | |
| 15 | IF Brommapojkarna (R) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 28 | Relegation to Ettan |
| 16 | Syrianska FC (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 25 |
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in 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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Playoffs
The 13th-placed and 14th-placed teams of Superettan met the two runners-up from 2019 Division 1 (Norra and Södra) in two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the teams from Superettan finishing at home.
| Landskrona BoIS | 1–1 | Östers IF |
|---|---|---|
Olsson  9' | Report | Kapčević 13' |
| Östers IF | 1–0 | Landskrona BoIS |
|---|---|---|
| Keene 74' | Report |
Östers IF won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2020 Superettan.
3–3 on aggregate. Umeå FC won on away goals and qualified for the 2020 Superettan.
Positions by round
Source: everysport.com
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 3 November 2019[6]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Björndahl | Degerfors IF | 20 |
| 2 | Rasmus Wiedesheim-Paul | Halmstads BK | 19 |
| 3 | Edin Hamidovic | Jönköpings Södra IF | 15 |
| Christian Kouakou | IK Brage | ||
| Astrit Seljmani | Varbergs BoIS | ||
| 6 | Gustav Ludwigson | Örgryte IS | 12 |
| Anton Lundin | IK Brage | ||
| 8 |  Ahmed Awad | Dalkurd FF | 10 |
 Bubacarr Jobe | Mjällby AIF | ||
 Daryl Smylie | Jönköpings Södra IF |
References
- ^ "Superettan biggest wins". Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Superettan streaks and sequences". soccerstats.com. soccerstats.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ a b Note: Gamla Ullevi has a capacity of 15,000 sitting and 3,416 standing for a total capacity of 18,416.
- ^ "Vångavallen" (in Swedish). Trelleborgs FF. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- ^ "Dalkurd FF - Squad 2018/2019".
- ^ "Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
External links
- Swedish Football Association - Superettan
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