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
Team | Location | Stadium | Turf1 | Stadium capacity1 |
Assyriska FF | Södertälje | Södertälje Fotbollsarena | Artificial | 7,500 |
Degerfors IF | Degerfors | Stora Valla | Natural | 12,500 |
GAIS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,416 |
GIF Sundsvall | Sundsvall | Norrporten Arena | Artificial | 7,700 |
Hammarby IF | Stockholm | Tele2 Arena | Artificial | 30,000 |
Husqvarna FF | Huskvarna | Vapenvallen | Natural | 5,000 |
IFK Värnamo | Värnamo | Finnvedsvallen | Natural | 5,000 |
IK Sirius | Uppsala | Studenternas IP | Natural | 6,500 |
Jönköpings Södra IF | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | Natural | 5,200 |
Landskrona BoIS | Landskrona | Landskrona IP | Natural | 12,000 |
Ljungskile SK | Ljungskile | Skarsjövallen | Natural | 8,000 |
Syrianska FC | Södertälje | Södertälje Fotbollsarena | Artificial | 7,500 |
Varbergs BoIS | Varberg | Påskbergsvallen | Natural | 4,000 |
Ängelholms FF | Helsingborg | Olympia | Natural | 17,100 |
Ängelholms FF | Ängelholm | Ängelholms IP | Natural | 5,000 |
Östers IF | Växjö | Myresjöhus Arena | Natural | 12,000 |
Östersunds FK | Östersund | Jämtkraft Arena | Artificial | 6,000 |
- 1 Correct as of end of 2013 season
Personnel and kits
Team | Head coach1 | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
Assyriska FF | Valentic Azrudin | David Durmaz | Umbro | Scania |
Degerfors IF | Patrik Werner | Tobias Solberg | adidas | Outokumpu |
GAIS | Per-Ola Ljung | Kenneth Gustafsson | Hummel | Åbro |
GIF Sundsvall | Joel Cedergren Roger Franzén | Kevin Walker | adidas | Various |
Hammarby IF | Nanne Bergstrand | Kennedy Bakircioglü | Kappa | Herbalife |
Husqvarna FF | Giles Stille | Michell Haidari | adidas | Husqvarna |
IFK Värnamo | Jörgen Petersson Peter Johansson | Martin Claesson | adidas | Various |
IK Sirius | Kim Bergstrand | Carl Nyström | Nike | Various |
Jönköpings Södra IF | Jimmy Thelin | Tommy Thelin | Nike | Various |
Landskrona BoIS | Patrik Johansson | Johnny Lundberg | Masita | bila.nu |
Ljungskile SK | Tor-Arne Fredheim | Markus Gustafsson | adidas | Various |
Syrianska FC | Zvezdan Milošević | Sharbel Touma | Nike | Aros Kapital |
Varbergs BoIS | Jörgen Wålemark | Fredrik Björk | Umbro | Various |
Ängelholms FF | Joakim Persson | Björn Westerblad | adidas | Unicolor AB |
Östers IF | Roberth Björknesjö | Denis Velić | Puma | IST |
Östersunds FK | Graham Potter | Brwa Nouri | adidas | Peab |
Managerial changes
League table
Relegation play-offs
IK Frej won 5–3 on aggregate.----
1–1 on aggregate. Assyriska FF won on away goals.
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Positions by round
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Kennedy Bakircioglü | Hammarby IF | 17 |
2 | Johan Eklund | GIF Sundsvall | 16 |
3 | Stefan Silva | IK Sirius | 15 |
4 | Fredrik Olsson | Jönköpings Södra IF | 14 |
4 | Peter Samuelsson | Degerfors IF | 14 |
4 | David Johannesson | Ljungskile SK | 14 |
7 | Daryl Smylie | Jönköpings Södra IF | 13 |
7 | Andrew Stadler | Landskrona BoIS | 13 |
7 | Tommy Thelin | Jönköpings Södra IF | 13 |
10 | Pa Dibba | GIF Sundsvall | 12 |
Top assists
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
1 | Robert Gojani | Jönköpings Södra IF | 11 |
2 | Fredrik Torsteinbø | Hammarby IF | 10 |
2 | Jonas Lindberg | Ljungskile SK | 10 |
4 | Marcus Astvald | Degerfors IF | 9 |
Top goalkeepers
Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | ||||
1 | Alex Horwath | Ljungskile SK | 30 | 25 | 83 | 14 |
2 | Johannes Hopf | Hammarby IF | 30 | 27 | 78 | 13 |
2 | Zoran Aković | Husqvarna FF | 22 | 32 | 78 | 4 |
4 | Tommi Vaiho | GAIS | 29 | 36 | 76 | 9 |
4 | August Strömberg | Degerfors IF | 22 | 37 | 76 | 6 |
6 | Tommy Naurin | GIF Sundsvall | 30 | 34 | 75 | 8 |
6 | Connor Ripley | Östersunds FK | 14 | 17 | 75 | 4 |
8 | Björn Åkesson | IFK Värnamo | 30 | 52 | 74 | 8 |
8 | Aly Keita | Östersunds FK | 14 | 19 | 74 | 3 |
10 | Andreas Andersson | IK Sirius | 30 | 35 | 73 | 5 |