The 2014 Superettan, part of the 2014 Swedish football season, was the 15th 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 capacity1Assyriska FFSödertäljeSödertälje FotbollsarenaArtificial7,500Degerfors IFDegerforsStora VallaNatural12,500GAISGothenburgGamla UlleviNatural18,416GIF SundsvallSundsvallNorrporten ArenaArtificial7,700Hammarby IFStockholmTele2 ArenaArtificial30,000Husqvarna FFHuskvarnaVapenvallenNatural5,000IFK VärnamoVärnamoFinnvedsvallenNatural5,000IK SiriusUppsalaStudenternas IPNatural6,500Jönköpings Södra IFJönköpingStadsparksvallenNatural5,200Landskrona BoISLandskronaLandskrona IPNatural12,000Ljungskile SKLjungskileSkarsjövallenNatural8,000Syrianska FCSödertäljeSödertälje FotbollsarenaArtificial7,500Varbergs BoISVarbergPåskbergsvallenNatural4,000Ängelholms FFHelsingborgOlympia (Until 22 June 2014)Natural17,100ÄngelholmÄngelholms IP (From 28 June 2014)5,000Östers IFVäxjöMyresjöhus ArenaNatural12,000Östersunds FKÖstersundJämtkraft ArenaArtificial6,000 1 Correct as of end of 2013 season
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Head coach1 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Assyriska FF Valentic Azrudin David Durmaz Umbro Scania Degerfors IF Patrik Werner Tobias Solberg adidas OutokumpuGAIS Per-Ola Ljung Kenneth GustafssonHummelÅbroGIF Sundsvall Joel Cedergren Roger Franzén Kevin WalkeradidasVarious 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 (interim) Johnny Lundberg Masita bila.nu Ljungskile SK Tor-Arne Fredheim Markus Gustafsson adidas VariousSyrianska FC Zvezdan Milošević Sharbel ToumaNikeAros Kapital Varbergs BoIS Jörgen Wålemark Fredrik Björk Umbro Various Ängelholms FF Joakim Persson Björn Westerblad adidas Unicolor AB Östers IF Roberth Björknesjö Denis Velić PumaIST Östersunds FK Graham Potter Brwa Nouri adidas Peab
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentHammarby IF Thomas DennerbyMutual consent6 November 2013Pre-season Nanne Bergstrand6 November 2013Varbergs BoIS Halda KabilSacked15 November 2013Pre-season Jörgen Wålemark21 November 2013IFK Värnamo Sören ÅkebyMutual consent21 November 2013Pre-season Jörgen Petersson15 December 2013Östers IF Andreas ThomssonMutual consent30 December 2013Pre-season Roberth Björknesjö30 December 2013Syrianska FC Özcan MelkemichelResigned31 December 2013Pre-season Carlos Roberto Cabral6 January 2014Syrianska FC Carlos Roberto CabralResigned28 January 2014Pre-season Stefan Fredriksson28 January 2014Syrianska FC Stefan FredrikssonResigned1 April 2014Pre-season Zvezdan Milošević6 April 2014Jönköpings Södra IF Mats GrenSigned by IFK Göteborg18 April 201414th Jimmy Thelin18 April 2014Assyriska FF Valentic AzrudinMutual consent27 May 201415th Sören Åkeby29 May 2014GAIS Thomas AskebrandSacked27 May 201413th Per-Ola Ljung13 June 2014Landskrona BoIS Jörgen PetterssonSacked11 June 201414th Patrik Johansson11 June 2014Assyriska FF Sören ÅkebyResigned17 September 201416th Valentic Azrudin17 September 2014Husqvarna FF Niclas TagessonStepped down20 September 201415th Giles Stille20 September 2014
League table
Relegation play-offs
IK Frej won 5–3 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Assyriska FF won on away goals.
Positions by round
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Kennedy BakircioglüHammarby IF172 Johan EklundGIF Sundsvall163 Stefan SilvaIK Sirius154 Fredrik OlssonJönköpings Södra IF14 Peter SamuelssonDegerfors IF David JohannessonLjungskile SK7 Daryl SmylieJönköpings Södra IF13 Andrew StadlerLandskrona BoIS Tommy ThelinJönköpings Södra IF10 Pa DibbaGIF Sundsvall12
Top assists
RankPlayerClubAssists1 Robert GojaniJönköpings Södra IF112 Fredrik TorsteinbøHammarby IF10 Jonas LindbergLjungskile SK4 Marcus AstvaldDegerfors IF9
Top goalkeepers
(Minimum of 10 games played) RankGoalkeeperClub1 Alex HorwathLjungskile SK302583142 Johannes HopfHammarby IF30277813 Zoran AkovićHusqvarna FF223244 Tommi VaihoGAIS2936769 August StrömbergDegerfors IF223766 Tommy NaurinGIF Sundsvall3034758 Connor RipleyÖstersunds FK141748 Björn ÅkessonIFK Värnamo3052748 Aly KeitaÖstersunds FK1419310 Andreas AnderssonIK Sirius3035735
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date David JohannessonLjungskile SKÄngelholms FF5–019 May 2014 Fredrik OlssonJönköpings Södra IFAssyriska FF4–019 July 2014 Nsima PeterVarbergs BoISLandskrona BoIS1–59 August 2014 Johan EklundGIF SundsvallÖsters IF5–117 August 2014 Daryl SmylieJönköpings Södra IFDegerfors IF4–220 October 2014 Nahir BesaraHammarby IFÖstersunds FK4–221 October 2014 Karl SöderströmVarbergs BoISIFK Värnamo6–226 October 2014 Moses OgbuIK SiriusIFK Värnamo0–62 November 2014
See also Competitions 2014 Allsvenskan 2014 Swedish football Division 1 2013–14 Svenska Cupen
References
External links Official website