2026 Superettan

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Superettan
Season2026
Dates3 April 2026 – 7 November 2026
Promoted IFK Norrköping
Relegated GIF Sundsvall
Top goalscorer Christoffer Nyman (19 goals)
Biggest home win IK Oddevold 7–0 GIF Sundsvall
(23 October 2026)
Biggest away winGIF Sundsvall 0–4 Östers IF
(15 June 2026)
Highest scoring IK Brage 3–4 IK Oddevold
(12 April 2026)
Helsingborgs IF 5–2 GIF Sundsvall
(21 June 2026)
Longest winning run7 matches
IFK Norrköping
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Östersunds FK
Longest winless run12 matches
IFK Värnamo
Örebro SK
Longest losing run7 matches
IFK Värnamo
GIF Sundsvall
Highest attendance11,786
IFK Norrköping 4–0 GIF Sundsvall
(13 October 2026)
Lowest attendance140
Nordic United 2–1 Norrby IF
(18 October 2026)
← 2025
2027 →

The 2026 Superettan is the 27th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. It is part of the 2026 Swedish football season and contested by 16 teams. The season kicked off on 3 April and will conclude on 7 November. The summer break will take place between 28 June–18 July. [1]

Contents

Teams

A total of 16 teams contest the league. The top two teams qualify directly for promotion to Allsvenskan, the third and fourth-placed teams 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. [2]

The following teams have changed division since the 2025 season:

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity
Falkenbergs FF Falkenberg Falcon Alkoholfri Arena 5,500
GIF Sundsvall Sundsvall Idrottsparken 8,000
Helsingborgs IF Helsingborg Olympia 16,000
IFK Norrköping Norrköping Idrottsparken 16,000
IFK Värnamo Värnamo Finnvedsvallen 5,000
IK Brage Borlänge Borlänge Energi Arena 6,500
IK Oddevold Uddevalla Rimnersvallen 4,000
Landskrona BoIS Landskrona Landskrona IP 10,000
Ljungskile SK Ljungskile Skarsjövallen 8,000
Nordic United Södertälje Södertälje Fotbollsarena 6,400
Norrby IF Borås Borås Arena 14,500
Sandvikens IF Sandviken Jernvallen 7,000
Varbergs BoIS Varberg Påskbergsvallen 4,575
Örebro SK Örebro Behrn Arena 13,072
Östers IF Växjö Spiris Arena 12,000
Östersunds FK Östersund Jämtkraft Arena 8,466

Personnel and kits

Managerial Changes

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 IFK Norrköping (P)2718545418+3659Promotion to Allsvenskan
2 Falkenbergs FF 2715665237+1551
3 Varbergs BoIS 2713774534+1146Qualification for the Allsvenskan play-off
4 Östersunds FK 27111243425+945
5 Landskrona BoIS 2712784532+1343
6 IK Oddevold 2811984837+1142
7 Östers IF 27123124141039
8 Nordic United 2710984043−339
9 Sandvikens IF 2710894536+938
10 IFK Värnamo 2795133547−1232
11 Helsingborgs IF 2787123647−1131
12 Ljungskile SK 2778123439−529
13 Norrby IF 27512103137−627Qualification for the Superettan play-off
14 IK Brage 2768134150−926
15 Örebro SK 27511113042−1226Relegation to Ettan
16 GIF Sundsvall (R)2861211965−4619
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2026. Source: svenskfotboll.se
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
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Superettan play-off

The thirteenth and fourteenth-placed teams from Superettan will face one of the two runners-up from the 2026 Ettan in two-legged ties for the final two places in the 2027 Superettan.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
IFK Norrköping 112611587543213211111111111111
Falkenbergs FF 9362123222232132332223222222
Varbergs BoIS 1212710126211111321322333244333
Östersunds FK 44912911536557955444444433444
Landskrona BoIS 13161177910138976444786577675555
IK Oddevold 72813810115468887910109999956766
Östers IF 151510561271011865787668765897887
Nordic United 11612831143344566557656568998
Sandvikens IF 81114161513151515151110111010975888789679
IFK Värnamo 16105158121214141515151515151514141512121111111110
Helsingborgs IF 2739446977996988910101010101010101011
Ljungskile SK 101316111415131112131313131211111213131313131212121412
Norrby IF 141415141314141413121414141312121311111111111314131213
IK Brage 58441039810101011101113131112121214141515151314
Örebro SK 651327469111212121414141415151415151413141515
GIF Sundsvall 3913151616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Promotion to Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan play-off
Superettan play-off
Relegation to Ettan
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2026. Source: everysport.com

Results by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Falkenbergs FF DWDWWDLWWWLDWWLWLDWLWLWWDWW
GIF Sundsvall WLLLLLLWLLWLLLLLLLDLWWLLWLLL
Helsingborgs IF WLWLWDDLWLLWWLWDLLDLDLWLDLD
IFK Norrköping WWLLLWDDWWWWWLWWWWWWWDWDWWD
IFK Värnamo LWWWLLLDLLLLLLLDWWDDWDWLWLW
IK Brage WLWDLWLDLDDLWLLDWLDLLLDDLWL
IK Oddevold DWLLWDDWWLLWDDLDDWDWLWWDLWLW
Landskrona BoIS LLWWDDDLWDWWWWLLLWDDDWLWWWL
Ljungskile SK DLLWLLWWLLDDDWWLDLLDLDWLLDW
Nordic United LWLWWWDLWWDLDDWDDDDWLWLDLLW
Norrby IF LDDDDDDDWLLLDWWDDWLDLLLLDWL
Sandvikens IF DDLLDWLLLWWWDWLWWWLDDWLDWLD
Varbergs BoIS LDWDDWWWWWWLLWWLWLDLWDLWWDD
Örebro SK WDWDDLWLLLLDDLLDLLDWDLWDLDD
Östers IF LDWWDLWLLWWWLLWWLLWWDLLWLLW
Östersunds FK WDLLWDWWLWDDLWWDWWDDDWDWDDD
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2026. Source: soccerstats.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Results

Home \ Away FAL GIF HEL IFKN IFKV BRA ODD LAN LJU NUF NOR SAN VAR ÖRE ÖST ÖFK
Falkenbergs FF 1–02–31–03–14–12–14–31–11–12–00–31–12–10–0
GIF Sundsvall 1–21–11–30–11–21–32–13–23–21–00–30–30–40–2
Helsingborgs IF 5–20–21–22–02–2 0–3 1–10–00–21–31–14–12–1
IFK Norrköping 2–14–02–06–03–00–01–32–21–10–13–02–02–22–0
IFK Värnamo 1–23–00–10–03–11–12–30–22–21–10–11–31–1
IK Brage 2–40–12–00–05–13–42–12–21–21–12–23–32–4
IK Oddevold 2–17–03–11–21–21–10–02–00–02–22–44–11–21–0
Landskrona BoIS 1–24–0 1–2 0–11–02–21–11–02–01–13–22–21–1
Ljungskile SK 0–21–04–10–10–12–00–10–22–10–3 [3] 1–33–22–31–1
Nordic United 1–43–11–32–41–03–31–42–22–12–10–02–04–21–1
Norrby IF 2–23–13–30–10–21–32–10–01–11–23–12–02–2
Sandvikens IF 4–25–04–21–40–13–20–10–11–02–22–24–21–10–0
Varbergs BoIS 2–11–00–00–23–23–23–12–34–12–00–10–02–11–2
Örebro SK 0–11–22–11–30–30–01–01–11–11–11–12–10–1
Östers IF 1–31–01–33–03–23–10–11–41–22–11–03–00–01–0
Östersunds FK 2–21–01–00–23–21–12–00–01–12–11–13–21–0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2026. Source: svenskfotboll.se
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 23 October 2026 [4]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Christoffer Nyman IFK Norrköping 19
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Albin Andersson Falkenbergs FF 18
Flag of Lebanon.svg Leonardo Farah Shahin IK Oddevold
4 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Wagner Sandvikens IF 16
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Hampus Källström Falkenbergs FF 12
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Carlstrand Östers IF 10
Flag of Sweden.svg Kalipha Jawla Nordic United/Öster
Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Johansson Helsingborgs IF

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Sweden.svg Tim Prica IFK Norrköping IFK Värnamo 6–0 4 April 2026
Flag of Sweden.svg Kalipha Jawla Nordic United Östers IF 4–2 9 May 2026
Flag of Sweden.svg Albin Andersson Falkenbergs FF Nordic United 4–1 17 May 2026
Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Nordh IK Brage IFK Värnamo 5–1 21 June 2026
Flag of Sweden.svg Wilhelm Ärlig Varbergs BoIS IK Oddevold 4–2 18 July 2026
Flag of Lebanon.svg Leonardo Farah Shahin IK Oddevold Helsingborgs IF 3–1 23 August 2026
Flag of Sweden.svg Christoffer Nyman IFK NorrköpingNordic United 3–1 29 August 2026
Flag of Kosovo.svg Aulon BitiqiIK Oddevold GIF Sundsvall 7–0 23 October 2026

Discipline

Player

Most yellow cards: 10

  • Flag of Cameroon.svg Daouda Amadou (Helsingborgs IF)

Most red cards: 1 Several players

References

  1. ↑ "The order of play for the Superettan 2026". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Spelprogram – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Note: Initially, the match on 26 July ended Ljungskile SK 2–1 Sandvikens IF. Due to Ljungskile fielding an ineligible player, Sandviken was later awarded a 0–3 win. Source: Svenskfotboll.se
  4. ↑ "Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2026.
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