2016 Division 1 (Swedish football)

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Division 1
Season 2016
Champions IF Brommapojkarna (Norra)
Östers IF (Södra)
Promoted IF Brommapojkarna
Östers IF
Norrby IF
Relegated BK Forward
Piteå IF
IK Sleipner
FC Trollhättan
Tvååkers IF
KSF Prespa Birlik
FC Höllviken
Top goalscorerLuca Gerbino Polo (25 goals, Norra)
Richard Yarsuvat (20 goals, Södra)
Highest attendance4,872
Östers IF 3–0 Qviding FIF (19 August 2016)
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The 2016 Division 1, part of the 2016 Swedish football season, is the 11th season of Sweden's third-tier football league in its current format. The 2016 fixtures were released in December 2015. The season started on 16 April 2016 and ended on 6 November 2016.

Contents

Teams

28 teams contest the league separated into two divisions, Norra and Södra. 19 returning from the 2015 season, three relegated from Superettan and six promoted from Division 2. The champion of each division will qualify directly for promotion to Superettan, the two runners-up has to play a play-off against the thirteenth and fourteenth team from Superettan to decide who will play in Superettan 2017. The bottom three teams in each division will qualify directly for relegation to Division 2, while the 11th team from each division has to play a play-off against the best runners-up from Division 2 to avoid relegation.

Stadia and locations

Norra

TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity1
Akropolis IF Stockholm Spånga IP 300
BK Forward Örebro Trängens IP 4,700
Carlstad United Karlstad Tingvalla IP 10,000
Enskede IK StockholmEnskede IP1,000
IF Brommapojkarna Stockholm Grimsta IP 5,500
IFK Luleå Luleå Skogsvallen 7,000
IK Brage Borlänge Domnarvsvallen 6,500
IK Sleipner Norrköping Nya Parken 17,234
Nyköpings BIS Nyköping Rosvalla IP 1,000
Piteå IF Piteå LF Arena 6,000
Team TG Umeå Tegstunets IP1,000
Umeå FC Umeå T3 Arena 10,000
Vasalunds IF Stockholm Skytteholms IP 5,000
Västerås SK Västerås Solid Park Arena 7,000

Södra

TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity1
FC Höllviken Höllviken Höllvikens IP 1,900
FC Trollhättan Trollhättan Edsborgs IP 5,100
Husqvarna FF Huskvarna Vapenvallen 5,000
IK Oddevold Uddevalla Rimnersvallen 10,600
Kristianstad FC Kristianstad Kristianstads IP 6,000
KSF Prespa Birlik Malmö Malmö Stadion 26,500
Landskrona BoIS Landskrona Landskrona IP 12,000
Mjällby AIF Hällevik Strandvallen 6,750
Norrby IF Borås Borås Arena 16,899
Oskarshamns AIK Oskarshamn Arena Oskarshamn 2,000
Qviding FIF Gothenburg Valhalla IP 4,000
Tvååkers IF Tvååker Övrevi IP1,000
Utsiktens BK Gothenburg Ruddalens IP 5,000
Östers IF Växjö Myresjöhus Arena 12,000
  • 1 Correct as of end of 2015 season

Personnel and kits

League tables

Norra

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 IF Brommapojkarna (C, P)2619615917+4263Promotion to Superettan
2 Vasalunds IF (Q)2618625928+3160Qualification to Promotion playoffs
3 Akropolis IF 2613765333+2046
4 IK Brage 26123113833+539
5 Team TG 26115103045−1538
6 Västerås SK 269895139+1235
7 Nyköpings BIS 269894034+635
8 Umeå FC 2681083842−434
9 Enskede IK 2686123448−1430
10 Carlstad United 2686122944−1530
11 IFK Luleå (O)2676133249−1727Qualification to Relegation playoffs
12 BK Forward (R)2682163547−1226Relegation to Division 2
13 Piteå IF (R)2666143851−1324
14 IK Sleipner (R)2653183157−2618
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; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Södra

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Östers IF (C, P)2618444515+3058Promotion to Superettan
2 Norrby IF (O, P)2615655433+2151Qualification to Promotion playoffs
3 Landskrona BoIS 2614485025+2546
4 Utsiktens BK 2612684028+1242
5 Kristianstad FC 26114113535037
6 Husqvarna FF 269893932+735
7 IK Oddevold 268993942−333
8 Mjällby AIF 2671093539−431
9 Qviding FIF 2687112732−531
10 Oskarshamns AIK 2686123446−1230
11 FC Trollhättan (R)2661192939−1029Qualification to Relegation playoffs
12 Tvååkers IF (R)26610103048−1828Relegation to Division 2
13 KSF Prespa Birlik (R)2676133550−1527
14 FC Höllviken (R)2647152351−2819
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

Playoffs

The 11th-placed teams of each division meets the best two runners-up from 2016 Division 2 in Two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the team from Division 1 finishing at home.

FC Rosengård 1917 2 – 1 FC Trollhättan
Report
Malmö IP, Malmö
Attendance: 300
Referee: Granit Maqedonci (Helsingborg)
FC Trollhättan 1 – 2 FC Rosengård 1917
Report
Edsborgs IP, Trollhättan
Attendance: 650
Referee: Fredrik Klitte (Helsingborg)

FC Rosengård 1917 won 4–2 on aggregate.

Karlbergs BK 2 – 2 IFK Luleå
Report
Bosön 2, Lidingö
Attendance: 150
Referee: Andreas Johansson (Huskvarna)
IFK Luleå 2 – 0 Karlbergs BK
Report
Arcushallen, Luleå
Attendance: 1,662
Referee: Farouk Nehdi (Huddinge)

IFK Luleå won 4–2 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Norra top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [1]
1 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Gerbino Polo Akropolis IF 25
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Ekin Bulut Vasalunds IF 13
Flag of Ghana.svg Tetteh Komey Piteå IF
Flag of Sweden.svg Karwan Zarifnejad Västerås SK
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Björndahl BK Forward 12
Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Mårtensson Umeå FC
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Filip Tronét Västerås SK 11
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefano Vecchia IF Brommapojkarna
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Kabran Vasalunds IF 10
Flag of Sweden.svg Timothy McNeil Team TG

Södra top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [2]
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Richard Yarsuvat Norrby IF 20
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Pärsson Landskrona BoIS 17
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Arber Hasani Husqvarna FF 12
Flag of Ghana.svg Karim Sadat KSF Prespa Birlik
5 Flag of Nigeria.svg Izuchukwu Emeh Kristianstad FC 11
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Patriksson IK Oddevold 10
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Jakob Adolfsson Tvååkers IF 9
Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ekenberg Mjällby AIF
Flag of Ghana.svg Mamudo Moro Mjällby AIF

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  2. ↑ "Skytteliga - Div 1 Södra". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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