The 2019 Superettan was part of the 2019 Swedish football season, and the 20th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. A total of 16 teams contest the league.
| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Mjällby AIF |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated | |
| Top goalscorer | Erik Björndahl (20 goals) |
| Biggest away win | Norrby IF 1–7 Jönköpings Södra IF (21 April 2019) [1] |
| Highest scoring | Norrby IF 1–7 Jönköpings Södra IF (21 April 2019) Norrby IF 4–4 Örgryte IS (3 November 2019) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Varbergs BoIS Mjällby AIF[2] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Varbergs BoIS |
| Longest winless run | 11 matches Östers IF IK Frej |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches GAIS |
| Highest attendance | 9,903 Örgryte IS 1–0 GAIS (17 June 2019) |
| Lowest attendance | 51 Dalkurd FF 3–2 Trelleborgs FF (29 September 2019) |
| Average attendance | 1,632 |
← 2018 2020 → | |
Teams
editA 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. 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.
Stadia and locations
edit| Team | Location | Stadium | Turf1 | Stadium capacity1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalkurd FF | Gävle | Gavlevallen | Artificial | 6,500 |
| Degerfors IF | Degerfors | Stora Valla | Natural | 12,500 |
| GAIS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,416[3] |
| Halmstads BK | Halmstad | Örjans Vall | Natural | 10,873 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | Stockholm | Grimsta IP | Artificial | 8,000 |
| IK Brage | Borlänge | Domnarvsvallen | Artificial | 6,500 |
| IK Frej | Täby kyrkby | Vikingavallen | Artificial | 2,650 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | Natural | 5,500 |
| Mjällby AIF | Hällevik | Strandvallen | Natural | 6,750 |
| Norrby IF | Borås | Borås Arena | Artificial | 17,800 |
| Syrianska FC | Södertälje | Södertälje Fotbollsarena | Artificial | 6,400 |
| Trelleborgs FF | Trelleborg | Vångavallen | Natural | 7,000[4] |
| Varbergs BoIS | Varberg | Påskbergsvallen | Natural | 4,500 |
| Västerås SK | Västerås | Solid Park Arena | Artificial | 7,000 |
| Örgryte IS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,416[3] |
| Östers IF | Växjö | Myresjöhus Arena | Natural | 12,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
editThis is the last season that all teams will be obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor Svenska Spel on their jersey, as Unibet will become the main league sponsor starting in 2020. Teams are also required to wear the Superettan logo on the right sleeve of their jerseys.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach1 | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Dalkurd FF | ||
| Degerfors IF | ||
| GAIS | ||
| Halmstads BK | ||
| IF Brommapojkarna | ||
| IK Brage | ||
| IK Frej | ||
| Jönköpings Södra IF | ||
| Mjällby AIF | ||
| Norrby IF | ||
| Syrianska FC | ||
| Trelleborgs FF | ||
| Västerås SK | ||
| Varbergs BoIS | ||
| Örgryte IS | ||
| Östers IF |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mjällby AIF (C, P) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 57 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | Varbergs BoIS (P) | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 55 | |
| 3 | IK Brage | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 54 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 52 | |
| 5 | Degerfors IF | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 51 | |
| 6 | Halmstads BK | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 46 | |
| 7 | Örgryte IS | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 46 | |
| 8 | Dalkurd FF | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 44 | |
| 9 | Norrby IF | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 42 | |
| 10 | Västerås SK | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 34 | |
| 11 | Trelleborgs FF | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 32 | |
| 12 | GAIS | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 32 | |
| 13 | Östers IF (O) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 29 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | IK Frej (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 29 | |
| 15 | IF Brommapojkarna (R) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 28 | Relegation to Ettan |
| 16 | Syrianska FC (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 25 |
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
editThe 13th-placed and 14th-placed teams of Superettan met the two runners-up from 2019 Division 1 (Norra and Södra) in two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the teams from Superettan finishing at home.
| Landskrona BoIS | 1–1 | Östers IF |
|---|---|---|
| Olsson |
Report | Kapčević |
| Östers IF | 1–0 | Landskrona BoIS |
|---|---|---|
| Keene |
Report |
Östers IF won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2020 Superettan.
3–3 on aggregate. Umeå FC won on away goals and qualified for the 2020 Superettan.
Positions by round
edit| Promotion to Allsvenskan | |
| Promotion play-offs | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to Division 1 |
Season statistics
editTop scorers
edit- As of 3 November 2019[6]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Degerfors IF | 20 | |
| 2 | Halmstads BK | 19 | |
| 3 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 15 | |
| IK Brage | |||
| Varbergs BoIS | |||
| 6 | Örgryte IS | 12 | |
| IK Brage | |||
| 8 | Dalkurd FF | 10 | |
| Mjällby AIF | |||
| Jönköpings Södra IF |
References
edit- ^ "Superettan biggest wins". Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Superettan streaks and sequences". soccerstats.com. soccerstats.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ a b Note: Gamla Ullevi has a capacity of 15,000 sitting and 3,416 standing for a total capacity of 18,416.
- ^ "Vångavallen" (in Swedish). Trelleborgs FF. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- ^ "Dalkurd FF - Squad 2018/2019".
- ^ "Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 20 May 2019.