2018 Division 1 (Swedish football)

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Division 1
Season 2018
Champions Västerås SK (Norra)
Mjällby AIF (Södra)
Promoted Mjällby AIF
Västerås SK
Syrianska FC
Relegated FK Karlskrona
Grebbestads IF
Ängelholms FF
Husqvarna FF
Arameisk-Syrianska IF
Assyriska FF
Skellefteå FF
Top goalscorerNikolas Vasic (21 goals, Norra)
Robin Strömberg (20 goals, Södra)
Highest attendance5,069
Västerås SK 3–0 Akropolis IF (14 April 2018)
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2019

The 2018 Division 1, part of the 2018 Swedish football season was the 13th season of Sweden's third-tier football league in its current format. The 2018 fixtures were released in December 2017. The season started on 7 April 2018 and ended on 10 November 2018.

Contents

Teams

32 teams contest the league divided into two divisions, Norra and Södra. 28 returning from the 2017 season, two relegated from Superettan and two 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 2019. The bottom three teams in each division will qualify directly for relegation to Division 2.

Stadia and locations

League tables

Norra

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Västerås SK (C, P)3022265626+3068Promotion to Superettan
2 Syrianska FC (O, P)3018575637+1959Qualification to Promotion playoffs
3 Carlstad United 30141246539+2654
4 Akropolis IF 3015876542+2353
5 Umeå FC 3014794538+749
6 Sandvikens IF 3012994739+845
7 Sollentuna FK 30111094038+243
8 BK Forward 30127114849143
9 FC Linköping City 301010104447340
10 Nyköpings BIS 30911104754738
11 Rynninge IK 30107134648237
12 Team TG 30106144445136
13 Karlslunds IF (O)308111136471135Qualification to Relegation Playoffs
14 Arameisk-Syrianska IF (R)30651940773723Relegation to Division 2
15 Assyriska FF (R)30561945712621
16 Skellefteå FF (R)301101940672713
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

Norra Results

Home \ Away AIF ASIF AFF BKF CU FCLC KIF NBIS RIK SIF SFF SFK SFC TTG UFC VSK
Akropolis IF 4–04–05–12–23–15–11–13–20–22–21–11–21–01–01–2
Arameisk-Syrianska IF 4–13–11–11–82–41–20–11–11–25–30–22–32–40–11–3
Assyriska FF 2–43–10–30–22–42–42–12–31–33–34–12–20–01–20–2
BK Forward 3–44–12–13–13–13–14–21–02–12–10–20–11–10–12–1
Carlstad United 2–42–22–01–13–11–13–32–23–13–30–01–03–13–12–3
FC Linköping City 0–01–22–11–00–01–11–13–01–12–11–02–41–01–11–0
Karlslunds IF HFK 1–00–04–53–10–10–01–33–20–40–01–10–12–20–31–2
Nyköpings BIS 1–10–44–41–12–24–00–22–20–02–05–22–53–11–11–0
Rynninge IK 0–24–02–12–21–21–32–22–02–03–20–02–11–22–13–1
Sandvikens IF 3–02–22–10–20–31–11–15–03–13–23–41–02–10–21–3
Skellefteå FF 2–62–32–24–11–11–11–20–20–01–21–21–20–11–11–3
Sollentuna FK 2–22–01–11–10–23–20–01–01–01–14–10–11–21–10–2
Syrianska FC 1–12–03–12–23–43–20–12–24–21–03–13–22–01–10–2
Team TG 1–35–02–15–00–42–22–13–01–31–13–30–10–13–10–1
Umeå FC 0–35–03–12–12–13–21–11–22–11–11–02–41–31–02–0
Västerås SK 3–04–10–12–11–14–22–03–11–01–12–01–01–03–13–1
Source: Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Södra

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Mjällby AIF (C, P)3021637329+4469Promotion to Superettan
2 Oskarshamns AIK (Q)3016955936+2357Qualification to Promotion playoffs
3 Tvååkers IF 3017494634+1255
4 Eskilsminne IF 3016595135+1653
5 Torns IF 3014884131+1050
6 Ljungskile SK 30121085030+2046
7 Lunds BK 30126125349+442
8 Utsiktens BK 30107134747037
9 IK Oddevold 301071335521737
10 Skövde AIK 3089133341833
11 Åtvidabergs FF 30961542521033
12 Kristianstad FC 30891338511333
13 FK Karlskrona (R)307121139602133Qualification to Relegation Playoffs
14 Grebbestads IF (R)3088144554932Relegation to Division 2
15 Ängelholms FF (R)30851728613329
16 Husqvarna FF (R)30651944621823
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 Results

Home \ Away EIF FKK GIF HFF IKO KFC LSK LBK MAIF OAIK SAIK TIF TVIF UBK ÅFF ÄFF
Eskilsminne IF 2–01–22–01–42–11–12–31–41–22–23–01–00–13–04–1
FK Karlskrona 1–31–14–21–11–02–15–42–21–11–11–11–32–20–40–0
Grebbestads IF 2–20–21–21–13–11–22–13–21–21–22–20–14–13–12–3
Husqvarna FF 2–21–22–32–33–32–42–00–00–30–10–11–22–34–24–2
IK Oddevold 1–40–01–12–14–01–01–01–20–31–00–20–31–21–03–1
Kristianstad FC 0–24–32–23–11–21–10–11–21–13–30–04–31–31–02–1
Ljungskile SK 1–15–02–01–14–10–11–11–00–12–11–10–14–03–14–0
Lunds BK 1–14–22–22–03–02–11–30–44–51–01–20–13–26–34–0
Mjällby AIF 2–02–13–25–16–04–11–02–21–14–12–12–11–13–03–0
Oskarshamns AIK 3–11–12–23–13–04–12–22–21–30–01–02–33–21–24–0
Skövde AIK 0–20–13–00–52–00–01–10–21–31–21–12–14–01–00–2
Torns IF 1–31–12–11–30–00–11–02–10–12–12–03–02–04–24–0
Tvååkers IF 0–12–02–12–01–11–11–20–02–52–01–02–12–12–04–1
Utsiktens BK 0–18–13–00–04–21–04–10–13–22–21–11–20–01–10–1
Åtvidabergs FF 0–22–03–13–22–11–11–13–10–10–21–11–14–02–12–2
Ängelholms FF 1–02–23–12–02–20–20–31–12–10–11–30–10–31–02–1
Source: Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

The 13th-placed teams of each division meets the best two runners-up from 2018 Division 2 in two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the team from Division 1 finishing at home.


IFK Haninge 2–2 Karlslunds IF
Milosavljevic Soccerball shade.svg55'
Hachemaoui Soccerball shade.svg60'
Report Zahui Soccerball shade.svg45', 51'
Torvalla IP, Haninge
Attendance: 850
Referee: Enzo Vesprini
Karlslunds IF 1–0 IFK Haninge
Bell Soccerball shade.svg57' Report
Karlslund Arena, Örebro
Attendance: 423
Referee: Andreas Johansson

Karlslunds IF won 3–2 on aggregate.


FC Trollhättan 2–1 FK Karlskrona
Ödlund Soccerball shade.svg38', 55' Report Holgersson Soccerball shade.svg63'
Edsborgs IP, Trollhättan
Attendance: 838
Referee: Kastriot Gerxhaliu
FK Karlskrona 2–2 FC Trollhättan
Sigvardsson Soccerball shade.svg21'
Enarsson Soccerball shade.svg48'
Report Ödlund Soccerball shade.svg54', 72'
Västra Mark IP, Karlskrona
Attendance: 1,389
Referee: Joakim Östling

FC Trollhättan won 4–3 on aggregate.


Season statistics

References

  1. "Skytteliga - Div 1 Norra, herrar". Svensk Fotboll. Svensk Fotboll.
  2. "Skytteliga - Div 1 Södra, herrar". Svensk Fotboll. Svensk Fotboll.