2017 Division 1 (Swedish football)

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Division 1
Season 2017
Champions IK Brage (Norra)
Landskrona BoIS (Södra)
Promoted IK Brage
Landskrona BoIS
Relegated Assyriska BK
Vasalunds IF
Qviding FIF
Enskede IK
IFK Luleå
FC Rosengård 1917
Top goalscorerKarwan Safari
Timothy McNeil (17 goals, Norra)
Robin Strömberg (21 goals, Södra)
Highest attendance5,627
Västerås SK 3–0 Assyriska FF (13 April 2017)
2016
2018

The 2017 Division 1, part of the 2017 Swedish football season is the 12th season of Sweden's third-tier football league in its current format. The 2017 fixtures were released in December 2016. The season started on 13 April 2017 and will end on 4 November 2017.

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Teams

28 teams contest the league divided into two divisions, Norra and Södra. 18 returning from the 2016 season, three relegated from Superettan and seven 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 2018. The bottom three teams in each division will qualify directly for relegation to Division 2.

Stadia and locations

Norra

TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity1
Akropolis IF Stockholm Spånga IP300
Arameisk-Syrianska IF Botkyrka Brunna IP1,000
Assyriska FF Södertälje Södertälje Fotbollsarena 6,700
Carlstad United Karlstad Tingvalla IP 10,000
Enskede IK StockholmEnskede IP1,000
IFK Luleå Luleå Skogsvallen 5,000
IK Brage Borlänge Domnarvsvallen 6,500
Nyköpings BIS Nyköping Rosvalla IP 1,000
Sandvikens IF Sandviken Jernvallen 7,000
Sollentuna FK Sollentuna Sollentunavallen4,500
Team TG Umeå Tegstunets IP1,000
Umeå FC Umeå Umeå Energi Arena 10,000
Vasalunds IF Stockholm Skytteholms IP 5,000
Västerås SK Västerås Solid Park Arena 7,000

Södra

TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity1
Assyriska BK Gothenburg Ruddalens IP 5,000
FC Rosengård 1917 Malmö Rosengårds Södra IP500
FK Karlskrona Karlskrona Västra Mark IP4,000
Husqvarna FF Huskvarna Vapenvallen 4,000
IK Oddevold Uddevalla Rimnersvallen 10,600
Kristianstad FC Kristianstad Kristianstads IP 6,000
Landskrona BoIS Landskrona Landskrona IP 10,500
Ljungskile SK Ljungskile Uddevalla Arena 5,500
Mjällby AIF Hällevik Strandvallen 6,750
Oskarshamns AIK Oskarshamn Arena Oskarshamn 2,000
Qviding FIF Gothenburg Valhalla IP 4,000
Skövde AIK Skövde Södermalms IP 4,500
Utsiktens BK GothenburgRuddalens IP5,000
Ängelholms FF Ängelholm Ängelholms IP 5,000
  • 1 Correct as of end of 2017 season

League tables

Norra

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 IK Brage (C, P)2618536126+3559Promotion to Superettan
2 Akropolis IF (Q)2617276842+2653Qualification to Promotion playoffs
3 Västerås SK 2614395332+2145
4 Nyköpings BIS 2612595042+841
5 Umeå FC 2611784742+540
6 Carlstad United 2611692730339
7 Team TG 2610794635+1137
8 Arameisk-Syrianska IF 26112134047735
9 Assyriska FF 26105114352935
10 Sandvikens IF 2695123541632
11 Sollentuna FK 26951236461032
12 Vasalunds IF (R)2676133240827Relegation to Division 2
13 Enskede IK (R)26721732663423
14 IFK Luleå (R)26441824532916
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; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Södra

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Landskrona BoIS (C, P)2618445118+3358Promotion to Superettan
2 Mjällby AIF (Q)2616556029+3153Qualification to Promotion playoffs
3 Utsiktens BK 2614575142+947
4 Kristianstad FC 2611694832+1639
5 Oskarshamns AIK 2611694244239
6 FK Karlskrona 26115104339+438
7 Ljungskile SK 26115103637138
8 Ängelholms FF 26113123536136
9 IK Oddevold 26105114242035
10 Husqvarna FF 2671184942+732
11 Skövde AIK 2687113036631
12 Assyriska BK (R)26841434582428Relegation to Division 2

(*Qviding FIF was relegated to Division 3 due to economical abuse.)

13 Qviding FIF (R)26551619523320
14 FC Rosengård 1917 (R)26431932653315
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; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

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