The 2023 Superettan was the 24th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. It was part of the 2023 Swedish football season and contested by 16 teams.
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Västerås SK |
| Promoted | Västerås SK GAIS |
| Relegated | Jönköpings Södra IF AFC Eskilstuna |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 673 (2.8 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jesper Westermark (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Utsikten 5–0 GIF Sundsvall (10 June 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Gefle 0–6 GAIS (23 September 2023) Trelleborg 0–6 GAIS (8 October 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Örebro 5–3 Skövde AIK (17 September 2023) |
| Longest winning run | Västerås SK (8 wins) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Utsikten (10 games) |
| Longest winless run | Skövde AIK (10 games) |
| Longest losing run | Örgryte IS (5 games) |
| Highest attendance | 13,011 GAIS 0–1 Örgryte IS (1 June 2023) |
| Lowest attendance | 104 Utsikten 4–1 IK Brage (14 May 2023) |
| Total attendance | 578,443 |
| Average attendance | 2,582 |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 11 November 2023. | |
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.[1]
New teams
edit- Promoted from the 2022 Ettan
- Relegated from the 2022 Allsvenskan
Stadiums and locations
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Locations of the 2023 Superettan teams
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity[note 1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Eskilstuna | Eskilstuna | Tunavallen | 7,800 |
| IK Brage | Borlänge | Domnarvsvallen | 6,500 |
| GAIS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | 18,416 |
| Gefle IF | Gävle | Gavlevallen | 6,500 |
| GIF Sundsvall | Sundsvall | NP3 Arena | 8,000 |
| Helsingborgs IF | Helsingborg | Olympia | 16,500 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | 5,500 |
| Landskrona BoIS | Landskrona | Landskrona IP | 10,500 |
| Skövde AIK | Skövde | Södermalms IP | 4,500 |
| Trelleborgs FF | Trelleborg | Vångavallen | 7,000[3] |
| Utsiktens BK | Gothenburg | Bravida Arena | 6,500 |
| Västerås SK | Västerås | Iver Arena | 7,000 |
| Örebro SK | Örebro | Behrn Arena | 14,400 |
| Örgryte IS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | 18,416[4] |
| Östers IF | Växjö | Visma Arena | 12,000 |
| Östersunds FK | Östersund | Jämtkraft Arena | 8,545 |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Västerås SK (C, P) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 63 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | GAIS (P) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 23 | +38 | 57 | |
| 3 | Utsiktens BK | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 55 | Qualification for Allsvenskan play-off |
| 4 | Östers IF | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 54 | |
| 5 | Östersunds FK | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 42 | |
| 6 | IK Brage | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 41 | |
| 7 | Landskrona BoIS | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 39 | |
| 8 | Trelleborgs FF | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 39 | |
| 9 | Gefle IF | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 37 | |
| 10 | GIF Sundsvall | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 35 | |
| 11 | Örebro SK | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 34 | |
| 12 | Helsingborgs IF | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 33 | |
| 13 | Skövde AIK (O) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 33 | Qualification for Superettan play-off |
| 14 | Örgryte IS (O) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 32 | |
| 15 | Jönköpings Södra IF (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 31 | Relegation to Ettan |
| 16 | AFC Eskilstuna (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 31 |
Source: svenskfotboll.se
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
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
Superettan play-off
editThe thirteenth and fourteenth-placed teams (Örgryte IS and Skövde AIK) each faced one of the two runners-up from the 2023 Ettan (Falkenbergs FF and Nordic United FC) in two-legged ties for the final two places in the 2024 Superettan.
| Falkenbergs FF | 2–2 | Skövde AIK |
|---|---|---|
Aguda  44'Hintsa 90+7' |
Abdulazeez 15' Vidjeskog 78' |
| Skövde AIK | 3–0 | Falkenbergs FF |
|---|---|---|
| Tibell 25', 75' Suljev 42' |
Skövde AIK won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Nordic United FC | 0–1 | Örgryte IS |
|---|---|---|
| Christoffersson 78' |
Örgryte IS won 2–0 on aggregate.
Positions by round
edit| Promotion to Allsvenskan | |
| Allsvenskan play-off | |
| Superettan play-off | |
| Relegation to Ettan |
Source: everysport.com
Results by round
editResults
editSeason statistics
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Top scorersedit
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Top assistsedit
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Hat-tricks
edit| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|
- Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Discipline
editPlayer
editMost yellow cards: 10
- Albin Skoglund (Utsikten)
- Isak Vidjeskog (Skövde)
- Jesper Westermark (Östers)
Most red cards: 2
- Wilhelm Nilsson (Utsikten)
- Alexander Zetterström (Brage)
Club
edit- Most yellow cards:
- Most red cards:
References
edit- ^ "Spelprogram - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "Superettan" (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Vångavallen" (in Swedish). Trelleborgs FF. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- ^ Note: Gamla Ullevi has a capacity of 15,000 sitting and 3,416 standing for a total capacity of 18,416.
- ^ a b "Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
External links
editCopied content from 2022 Superettan; see that page's history for attribution