2018 Superettan


The 2018 Superettan is part of the 2018 Swedish football season, and the 18th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. A total of 16 teams contest the league.
Fixtures for the 2018 season were announced on 21 December 2017.

Teams

A 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.

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumTurf1Stadium capacity1
AFC EskilstunaEskilstunaTunavallenArtificial7,800
Degerfors IFDegerforsStora VallaNatural12,500
Falkenbergs FFFalkenbergFalcon Alkoholfri ArenaNatural5,565
GAISGothenburgGamla UlleviNatural18,416
Gefle IFGävleGavlevallenArtificial6,500
Halmstads BKHalmstadÖrjans VallNatural10,873
Helsingborgs IFHelsingborgOlympiaNatural16,500
IFK VärnamoVärnamoFinnvedsvallenNatural5,000
IK BrageBorlängeDomnarvsvallenArtificial6,500
IK FrejTäby kyrkbyVikingavallenArtificial2,650
Jönköpings Södra IFJönköpingStadsparksvallenNatural5,500
Landskrona BoISLandskronaLandskrona IPNatural10,500
Norrby IFBoråsBorås ArenaArtificial17,800
Varbergs BoISVarbergPåskbergsvallenNatural4,500
Örgryte ISGothenburgGamla UlleviNatural18,416
Östers IFVäxjöMyresjöhus ArenaNatural12,000

Personnel and sponsoring

All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor Svenska Spel as well as the Superettan logo on the right sleeve of their shirt.
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 manufacturerMain shirt sponsor
AFC Eskilstuna NikeVarious
Degerfors IF AdidasVarious
Falkenbergs FF NikeGekås Ullared
GAIS Carl NyströmSelectVarious
Gefle IF UmbroVarious
Halmstads BK Igor Krulj PumaVarious
Helsingborgs IF PumaResurs Bank
IFK Värnamo PumaVarious
IK Brage SelectVarious
IK Frej PumaVarious
Jönköpings Södra IF NikeVolkswagen
Landskrona BoIS Philip AnderssonNikeVarious
Norrby IF Korosh Hatami Marcus ÖversjöNikeVarious
Varbergs BoIS FC NikeVarious
Örgryte IS Daniel PaulsonNikeHA Bygg
Östers IF PumaVarious

League table

Playoffs

The 13th-placed and 14th-placed teams of Superettan meet the two runners-up from 2018 Division 1 in two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the team from Superettan finishing at home.
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Syrianska FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
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4–4 on aggregate. Varbergs BoIS won on away goals.
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Positions by round

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Andri Rúnar BjarnasonHelsingborgs IF16
2 Erik BjörndahlDegerfors IF14
2 Chisom EgbuchulamFalkenbergs FF14
4 Kosuke KinoshitaHalmstads BK13
4 Diego MontielÖrgryte IS13
6 Pär CederqvistIFK Värnamo12
6 Dragan KapčevićÖsters IF12
6 Samuel NnamaniAFC Eskilstuna12
6 Joakim RunnemoIK Frej12

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Diego MontielÖrgryte IS14
2 Darijan BojanićHelsingborgs IF13
3 Jakob GlasbergIK Frej10
4 Christoffer CarlssonFalkenbergs FF9
5 Adam ErikssonHelsingborgs IF8
5 Simon HelgÖsters IF8
5 Robbin SellinIK Brage8
5 Robin ÖstlindFalkenbergs FF8
9 Karl SöderströmFalkenbergs FF7

Hat-tricks