Superettan

Superettan
Country	Sweden
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Founded	2000
Number of teams	16
Promotion to	Allsvenskan
Relegation to	Ettan
Levels on pyramid	2
Domestic cup(s)	Svenska Cupen
Current champions	Västerås SK (2023)
Most successful club	Kalmar Östers Mjällby Brommapojkarna (2 titles)
TV	TV4 Group
Website	Official website
2024

Superettan (ˈsʉ̂ːpɛrˌɛtːan; meaning the super first (division)) is an association football league and the second highest league in the league system of Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Allsvenskan and Division 1. Seasons run from April to October, with teams playing 30 matches each, totalling 240 matches in the season.

The league was created in 2000. The second tier of Swedish football had previously consisted of a varying number of regionalized leagues operating under the Division 2 (1924–1986) and Division 1 (1987–1999) names.

Competition format

There are 16 clubs in Superettan. During the course of a season (starting in April and ending in October) each club plays the other twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 30 games. At the end of each season the two lowest placed teams are relegated to Division 1 and the two winning teams from the two Division 1 leagues are promoted in their place while the third and fourth lowest teams in Superettan play a promotion/relegation play-off against the two second placed teams in Division 1. The top two teams in Superettan are promoted to Allsvenskan and the two lowest placed teams from Allsvenskan are relegated in their place. The third placed team in Superettan plays a promotion/relegation play-off against the third lowest team in Allsvenskan.

External links

• Swedish Football Association - Superettan