2018 Superettan

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Superettan
Season 2018
Champions Helsingborgs IF
Promoted
Relegated
Matches played240
Top goalscorer Andri Rúnar Bjarnason (16 goals)
Biggest home win Östers IF 5–0 Landskrona BoIS (6 October 2018)
Biggest away win IK Frej 1–5 Helsingborgs IF
(14 April 2018)
Gefle IF 1–5 Landskrona BoIS (28 May 2018)
IK Frej 1–5 Halmstads BK
(26 August 2018)
IK Brage 0–4 Östers IF (11 August 2018)
Highest scoring
  • GAIS 4–4 Örgryte IS (12 June 2018)
  • Östers IF 4–4 Helsingborgs IF (27 October 2018)
Longest winning run7 matches
Helsingborgs IF [1]
Longest unbeaten run17 matches
AFC Eskilstuna
Longest winless run13 matches
Gefle IF
Longest losing run8 matches
IFK Värnamo
Highest attendance16,089
Helsingborgs IF 2–0 Norrby IF (2 August 2018)
Lowest attendance211
IFK Värnamo 2–0 Varbergs BoIS (24 April 2018) [2]
Average attendance2,278
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The 2018 Superettan was part of the 2018 Swedish football season, and the 19th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. A total of 16 teams contest the league.

Contents

Fixtures for the 2018 season were announced on 21 December 2017. [3]

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.

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumTurf1Stadium capacity1
AFC Eskilstuna Eskilstuna Tunavallen Artificial 7,800
Degerfors IF Degerfors Stora Valla Natural 12,500
Falkenbergs FF Falkenberg Falcon Alkoholfri Arena Natural5,565
GAIS Gothenburg Gamla Ullevi Natural18,416 [4]
Gefle IF Gävle Gavlevallen Artificial6,500
Halmstads BK Halmstad Örjans Vall Natural10,873
Helsingborgs IF Helsingborg Olympia Natural16,500
IFK Värnamo Värnamo Finnvedsvallen Natural5,000
IK Brage Borlänge Domnarvsvallen Artificial6,500
IK Frej Täby kyrkby Vikingavallen Artificial2,650
Jönköpings Södra IF Jönköping Stadsparksvallen Natural5,500
Landskrona BoIS Landskrona Landskrona IP Natural10,500
Norrby IF Borås Borås Arena Artificial17,800
Varbergs BoIS Varberg Påskbergsvallen Natural4,500
Örgryte IS GothenburgGamla UlleviNatural18,416 [4]
Östers IF Växjö Myresjöhus Arena Natural12,000

Personnel and sponsoring

All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor Svenska Spel as well as the Superettan logo on the right sleeve of their shirt.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamHead coach1CaptainKit manufacturerMain shirt sponsor
AFC Eskilstuna Flag of Sweden.svg Nemanja Miljanović Flag of Kosovo.svg Anel Raskaj Nike Various
Degerfors IF Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Jacobsson Flag of Sweden.svg Christoffer Wiktorsson Adidas Various
Falkenbergs FF Flag of Sweden.svg Hans Eklund Flag of Sweden.svg Tibor Joza Nike Gekås Ullared
GAIS Flag of Sweden.svg Bosko Orović Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Nyström Select Various
Gefle IF Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Bengtsson Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Lantto Umbro Various
Halmstads BK Flag of Sweden.svg Igor Krulj Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Larsson Puma Various
Helsingborgs IF Flag of Sweden.svg Per-Ola Ljung Flag of Sweden.svg Pär Hansson Puma Resurs Bank
IFK Värnamo Flag of Sweden.svg Roar Hansen Flag of Sweden.svg Pär Cederqvist PumaVarious
IK Brage Flag of Sweden.svg Klebér Saarenpää Flag of Sweden.svg Robbin Sellin SelectVarious
IK Frej Flag of Sweden.svg Roberth Björknesjö Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Hansson PumaVarious
Jönköpings Södra IF Flag of Sweden.svg Jörgen Wålemark Flag of Sweden.svg Tommy Thelin Nike Volkswagen
Landskrona BoIS Flag of Denmark.svg Jack Majgaard Flag of Sweden.svg Philip AnderssonNikeVarious
Norrby IF Flag of Sweden.svg Korosh Hatami Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus ÖversjöNikeVarious
Varbergs BoIS FC Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Persson Flag of the United States.svg Matt Pyzdrowski NikeVarious
Örgryte IS Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Askebrand Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel PaulsonNikeHA Bygg
Östers IF Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Järdler Flag of Sweden.svg Mario Vasilj PumaVarious

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Helsingborgs IF (C, P)3018935930+2963Promotion to Allsvenskan
2 Falkenbergs FF (P)3018576134+2759
3 AFC Eskilstuna (O, P)30131524016+2454Qualification to Promotion playoffs
4 Örgryte IS 3015785637+1952
5 Halmstads BK 3015694938+1151
6 IK Brage 3012994645+145
7 Degerfors IF 30119104546−142
8 Östers IF 30118114843+541
9 IK Frej 30107134656−1037
10 GAIS 30811114041−135
11 Jönköpings Södra IF 3098133138−735
12 Norrby IF 3097143150−1934
13 IFK Värnamo (R)3095163148−1732Qualification to Relegation playoffs
14 Varbergs BoIS (O)3078154354−1129
15 Gefle IF (R)3067173160−2925Relegation to Division 1
16 Landskrona BoIS (R)3057183556−2122
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 13th-placed and 14th-placed teams of Superettan meet the two runners-up from 2018 Division 1 (Norra and Södra) in two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the team from Superettan finishing at home.

Syrianska FC 1–0 IFK Värnamo
Hellberg Soccerball shade.svg48' (pen.) Report
Södertälje Fotbollsarena, Södertälje
Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Adam Ladebäck
IFK Värnamo 2–2 Syrianska FC
Report
Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo
Attendance: 1,526
Referee: Victor Wolf

Syrianska FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

Oskarshamns AIK 4–2 Varbergs BoIS
  • Skogh Soccerball shade.svg4'
  • Kvist Soccerball shade.svg44', 58'
  • Christensson Soccerball shade.svg71'
 Report
Arena Oskarshamn, Oskarshamn
Attendance: 2,029
Referee: Fredrik Klitte
Varbergs BoIS 2–0 Oskarshamns AIK
Report
Påskbergsvallen, Varberg
Attendance: 1,364
Referee: Granit Maqedonci

4–4 on aggregate. Varbergs BoIS won on away goals.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Helsingborgs IF 1375864554453422221111111211111
Falkenbergs FF 221113232111111112222222122222
AFC Eskilstuna 10138432323342344433333333333333
Örgryte IS 114221111224556668888677555544
Halmstads BK 33610116445535233344544444444455
IK Brage 1152345666676665557655555666666
Degerfors IF 6101051013777767777886776766778887
Östers IF 7121312131110810111210999775467888887778
IK Frej 81014151616161615151514131314131010101111121212111199109
GAIS 447759121388888889999999910101211111210
Jönköpings Södra IF 14151516141413991010910101010111111101010101112131412911
Norrby IF 963688111113131112111111111212121212111199910101112
IFK Värnamo 151416131515151516161616161616161616151414131414141413141313
Varbergs BoIS 1616121412781011121313141413141414131313151313131012131414
Gefle IF 59119912141414141415151515151515161616161616161616151515
Landskrona BoIS 128911710912129911121212121313141515141515151515161616
Promotion to Allsvenskan
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to Division 1
Source: everysport.com (in Swedish)

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Iceland.svg Andri Rúnar Bjarnason Helsingborgs IFIK Frej 1–5 14 April 2018
Flag of Sweden.svg Sargon Abraham Degerfors IFNorrby IF 1–3 14 May 2018
Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Kinoshita Halmstads BKVarbergs BoIS 2–3 2 June 2018
Flag of Sweden.svg Simon AlexanderssonIK BrageIFK Värnamo 2–3 30 June 2018
Flag of Sweden.svg Dušan Jajić IK FrejGefle IF 2–5 5 August 2018
Flag of Nigeria.svg Chisom Egbuchulam Falkenbergs FFDegerfors IF 4–1 26 August 2018

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  2. ↑ Note: Game was played at Borås Arena.
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  4. 1 2 Note: Gamla Ullevi has a capacity of 15,000 sitting and 3,416 standing for a total capacity of 18,416.
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