2014 Superettan


The 2014 Superettan, part of the 2014 Swedish football season, was the 14th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football league in its current format. The 2014 fixtures were released on 20 December 2013. The season started on 5 April 2014 and concluded on 2 November 2014.
Hammarby IF won Superettan this season, their first title and were thus promoted to Allsvenskan after five years absence along with runners-up GIF Sundsvall who returned to the top flight after two years absence. Ljungskile SK advanced to the promotion play-offs but failed to win against Gefle IF.
A total of 16 teams contested the league; 12 returning from the 2013 season, two that were relegated from Allsvenskan and two that were promoted from Division 1.

Teams

A total of 16 teams contested the league, 12 returning from the 2013 season, two relegated from the 2013 Allsvenskan and two promoted from the 2013 Division 1. The top two teams qualified directly for promotion to Allsvenskan, the third had to play a play-off against the fourteenth team from Allsvenskan to decide who would play in Allsvenskan 2015. The bottom two teams qualified directly for relegation to Division 1, the thirteenth and the fourteenth had to play a play-off against the numbers two teams from Division 1 Södra and Division 1 Norra to decide who would play in Superettan 2015.
2013-champions Falkenbergs FF and runner-up Örebro SK were promoted to the Allsvenskan at the end of the 2012 season. They were replaced by Östers IF and Syrianska FC. Örgryte IS and IK Brage were relegated at the end of the 2013 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by Division 1 Norra champions IK Sirius and Division 1 Södra champions Husqvarna FF.

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumTurf1Stadium capacity1
Assyriska FFSödertäljeSödertälje FotbollsarenaArtificial7,500
Degerfors IFDegerforsStora VallaNatural12,500
GAISGothenburgGamla UlleviNatural18,416
GIF SundsvallSundsvallNorrporten ArenaArtificial7,700
Hammarby IFStockholmTele2 ArenaArtificial30,000
Husqvarna FFHuskvarnaVapenvallenNatural5,000
IFK VärnamoVärnamoFinnvedsvallenNatural5,000
IK SiriusUppsalaStudenternas IPNatural6,500
Jönköpings Södra IFJönköpingStadsparksvallenNatural5,200
Landskrona BoISLandskronaLandskrona IPNatural12,000
Ljungskile SKLjungskileSkarsjövallenNatural8,000
Syrianska FCSödertäljeSödertälje FotbollsarenaArtificial7,500
Varbergs BoISVarbergPåskbergsvallenNatural4,000
Ängelholms FFHelsingborgOlympia Natural17,100
Ängelholms FFÄngelholmÄngelholms IP Natural5,000
Östers IFVäxjöMyresjöhus ArenaNatural12,000
Östersunds FKÖstersundJämtkraft ArenaArtificial6,000

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 manufacturerShirt sponsor
Assyriska FF Valentic Azrudin David DurmazUmbroScania
Degerfors IF Patrik Werner Tobias SolbergadidasOutokumpu
GAIS Per-Ola Ljung Kenneth GustafssonHummelÅbro
GIF Sundsvall Joel Cedergren
Roger Franzén
Kevin WalkeradidasVarious
Hammarby IF Nanne Bergstrand Kennedy BakircioglüKappaHerbalife
Husqvarna FF Giles Stille Michell HaidariadidasHusqvarna
IFK Värnamo Jörgen Petersson
Peter Johansson
Martin ClaessonadidasVarious
IK Sirius Kim Bergstrand Carl NyströmNikeVarious
Jönköpings Södra IF Jimmy Thelin Tommy ThelinNikeVarious
Landskrona BoIS Patrik Johansson Johnny LundbergMasitabila.nu
Ljungskile SK Tor-Arne Fredheim Markus GustafssonadidasVarious
Syrianska FC Zvezdan Milošević Sharbel ToumaNikeAros Kapital
Varbergs BoIS Jörgen Wålemark Fredrik BjörkUmbroVarious
Ängelholms FF Joakim Persson Björn WesterbladadidasUnicolor AB
Östers IF Roberth Björknesjö Denis VelićPumaIST
Östersunds FK Graham Potter Brwa NouriadidasPeab

Managerial changes

League table

Relegation play-offs

IK Frej won 5–3 on aggregate.
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1–1 on aggregate. Assyriska FF won on away goals.
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Positions by round

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Kennedy BakircioglüHammarby IF17
2 Johan EklundGIF Sundsvall16
3 Stefan SilvaIK Sirius15
4 Fredrik OlssonJönköpings Södra IF14
4 Peter SamuelssonDegerfors IF14
4 David JohannessonLjungskile SK14
7 Daryl SmylieJönköpings Södra IF13
7 Andrew StadlerLandskrona BoIS13
7 Tommy ThelinJönköpings Södra IF13
10 Pa DibbaGIF Sundsvall12

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Robert GojaniJönköpings Södra IF11
2 Fredrik TorsteinbøHammarby IF10
2 Jonas LindbergLjungskile SK10
4 Marcus AstvaldDegerfors IF9

Top goalkeepers

RankGoalkeeperClub
1 Alex HorwathLjungskile SK30258314
2 Johannes HopfHammarby IF30277813
2 Zoran AkovićHusqvarna FF2232784
4 Tommi VaihoGAIS2936769
4 August StrömbergDegerfors IF2237766
6 Tommy NaurinGIF Sundsvall3034758
6 Connor RipleyÖstersunds FK1417754
8 Björn ÅkessonIFK Värnamo3052748
8 Aly KeitaÖstersunds FK1419743
10 Andreas AnderssonIK Sirius3035735

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