2012 Division 1 (Swedish football)

The 2012 Division 1, part of the 2012 Swedish football season, was the 7th season of Sweden's third-tier football league in its current format. The 2012 fixtures were released on 12 December 2011. The season began on 15 April 2012 and ended on 28 October 2012.

Teams A total of 28 teams contested the league divided into two division, Norra and Södra. 20 returning from the 2011 season, two relegated from Superettan and six promoted from Division 2. The champion of each division qualified directly for promotion to Superettan, the two runners-up has to play a play-off against the thirteenth and fourteenth team from Superettan to decide who plays in Superettan 2013. The bottom three teams in each division qualified directly for relegation to Division 2.

Stadia and locations

Norra Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity1 Akropolis IF Stockholm Akalla BP 2,000 Dalkurd FF Borlänge Domnarvsvallen 6,500 Enköpings SK Enköping Enavallen 4,500 Eskilstuna City Eskilstuna Tunavallen 7,800 BK Forward Örebro Trängens IP 4,700 IK Frej Täby Vikingavallen 1,250 IFK Luleå Luleå Skogsvallen 7,000 Sandvikens IF Sandviken Jernvallen 7,000 IK Sirius Uppsala Studenternas IP 7,600 Syrianska IF Kerburan Västerås Swedbank Park 7,000 Vasalunds IF Stockholm Skytteholms IP 3,000 Väsby United Upplands Väsby Vilundavallen 4,000 Västerås SK Västerås Swedbank Park 7,000 Östersunds FK Östersund Jämtkraft Arena 5,000

Södra Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity1 IK Gauthiod Grästorp Lunnevi IP 1,500 Karlstads BK Karlstad Tingvalla IP 10,000 Kristianstads FF Kristianstad Kristianstads IP 6,000IF Limhamn BunkefloMalmö Limhamns IP 2,800 Malmö Stadion (11 June – 25 August) 27,500 Lunds BK Lund Klostergårdens IP 8,560 Norrby IF Borås Borås Arena 17,000 IK Oddevold Uddevalla Rimnersvallen 10,600 Qviding FIF Gothenburg Valhalla IP 4,000 Skövde AIK Skövde Södermalms IP 4,646 IK Sleipner Norrköping Idrottsparken 17,200 IF Sylvia Norrköping Idrottsparken 17,200 FC Trollhättan Trollhättan Edsborgs IP 5,100 Utsikten Gothenburg Ruddalens IP 5,000 Örgryte Gothenburg Gamla Ullevi 18,900

1 Correct as of end of 2011 season

League tables

Norra

Södra

Positions by round

Norra

Note: Some matches were played out of phase with the corresponding round, positions were corrected in hindsight.

Södra

Results

Norra

Södra

Season statistics

Norra top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals1 Emir SmajicÖstersunds FKVästerås SK172 Björn BerglundSandvikens IF163 Stellan CarlssonBK Forward15 Ante BjörkebaumIK Sirius5 Chidi OmejeDalkurd FF146 Karlos ToumaVasalunds IF137 Anton AnderssonIFK Luleå128 Kristoffer NäfverBK Forward119 Robert WalkerBK Forward1010 Per MettävainioIFK Luleå9 Matias LedezmaIK Frej David AccamÖstersunds FK

Södra top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Johan PatrikssonIK Oddevold242 Emil KarlssonÖrgryte IS153 Allan BorgvardtIF Sylvia144 Oskar WallénÖrgryte IS135 Gazmend BahtiriKarlstad BK126 Josef DaoudFC Trollhättan117 Mihael JevticUtsiktens BK10 Linus JohanssonSkövde AIK9 Nsima PeterKristianstads FF9 Erik SvenssonUtsiktens BK Richard HenrikssonIF Limhamn Bunkeflo Admir OsmancevicLunds BK

Young Player Teams of the Year

At the end of each Division 1 season an all-star game is played called "Morgondagens Stjärnor" (English: "The Stars Of Tomorrow"). The two teams playing against each other consist of the best young players from each of the two leagues.

+Norra TeamPositionPlayerClubGK Tobias WennergrundSandvikens IF Richard AnderssonSandvikens IFDF Oskar VejloSandvikens IF Simon StrandFC Väsby United Edward OwusoAkropolis IF Jesper MannsEskilstuna City FK Jakob BjörkIK SiriusMF / FW Kevin KabranVasalunds IF Mahmoud EidVasalunds IF Andreas ÖstlingVästerås SK Simon JohanssonVästerås SK Thomas BoakyeÖstersunds FK Linus SjöbergÖstersunds FK David YararFC Väsby United Christian KouakouAkropolis IF Filip RogićEskilstuna City FKCoach Bartosz GrzelakIK Frej Axel KjällBK Forward

+Södra TeamPositionPlayerClubGK Martin HerlinSkövde AIKDF Elon KeymerSkövde AIK Andreas UusitaloSkövde AIK Pontus JohanssonFC Trollhättan Erik BerthagenUtsiktens BKMF / FW Alfons KeymerSkövde AIK Bilos YonakhirSkövde AIK Fisnik MexhiqiSkövde AIK Agon BeqiriFC Trollhättan Jacob LindströmÖrgryte IS Filip HolländerÖrgryte IS Saman GhoddosIF Limhamn Bunkeflo Pelle ÖdlundIK Gauthiod Nicola LadanQviding FIFCoach Rickard SöderbergSkövde AIK Jesper LjungFC Trollhättan

See also

Competitions 2012 Allsvenskan 2012 Superettan 2012 Supercupen

Transfers List of Swedish football transfers winter 2011–2012 List of Swedish football transfers summer 2012

References