The 2014 season was the 117th season of competitive football in Sweden. The competitive started with the group stage of Svenska Cupen on 1 March. League competition started late March and early April with Allsvenskan on 30 March, Superettan on 6 April, Damallsvenskan on 13 April and Division 1 on 20 April. Svenska Cupen ended with the final on 18 May. Damallsvenskan ended on 19 October, Allsvenskan and Division 1 ended on 1 November, Superettan one day later on 2 November and lower men's leagues on the weekend before. Qualification play-offs were held after the end of league play with the Allsvenskan and Superettan play-offs being held on 6 and 9 November. Svenska Supercupen was held on 9 November and was contested by the winner of Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen. Sweden participated in qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2016.
Honours
Men's football
Official titles TitleTeamReasonSwedish Champions 2014Malmö FFWinners of AllsvenskanSwedish Cup Champions 2013–14IF ElfsborgWinners of Svenska CupenSwedish Super Cup Champions 2014Malmö FFWinners of Svenska Supercupen
Competitions LevelCompetitionTeam1st level2014 AllsvenskanMalmö FF2nd level2014 SuperettanHammarby IF3rd level2014 Swedish football Division 1 NorraAFC United2014 Swedish football Division 1 SödraUtsiktens BKNational cup2013–14 Svenska CupenIF ElfsborgSuper cup2014 Svenska SupercupenMalmö FF
Women's football
Official titles TitleTeamReasonSwedish Champions 2014FC RosengårdWinners of DamallsvenskanSwedish Cup Champions 2013–14Linköpings FCWinners of Svenska Cupen
Competitions LevelCompetitionTeam1st level2014 DamallsvenskanFC Rosengård2nd level2014 ElitettanMallbackens IFNational cup2013–14 Svenska CupenLinköpings FC
Promotions, relegations and qualifications
Men's football
Promotions Promoted fromPromoted toTeamReason2014 Superettan 2015 AllsvenskanHammarby IFWinnersGIF SundsvallRunners-up2014 Division 1 Norra2015 SuperettanAFC UnitedWinnersIK FrejPlay-off winners2014 Division 1 SödraUtsiktens BKWinners2014 Division 22015 Division 1 NorraPiteå IFWinners of groupAkropolis IFWinners of groupSödertälje FKWinners of groupCarlstad United BKWinners of group2015 Division 1 SödraFC HöllvikenWinners of groupEskilsminne IFWinners of group
Relegations Relegated fromRelegated toTeamReason2014 Allsvenskan2015 SuperettanMjällby AIF15th teamIF Brommapojkarna16th team2014 Superettan2015 Division 1 SödraÖsters IFPlay-off losersLandskrona BoIS15th teamHusqvarna FF16th team2014 Division 1 Norra2015 Division 2IF Sylvia12th teamValsta Syrianska IK13th teamSkellefteå FF14th team2014 Division 1 SödraFC Trollhättan12th teamSkövde AIK13th teamIFK Uddevalla14th team
International qualifications Qualified forEntersTeamReason2015–16 UEFA Champions League2nd qual. roundMalmö FFWinners of 2014 Allsvenskan2015–16 UEFA Europa League1st qual. roundIFK GöteborgRunners-up of 2014 AllsvenskanAIK3rd team of 2014 AllsvenskanTBDWinners of 2014–15 Svenska Cupen
Domestic results
Men's football
2014 Allsvenskan
2014 Allsvenskan qualification play-offs
Gefle IF won 4–1 on aggregate. 2014 Superettan
2014 Superettan qualification play-offs
IK Frej won 5–3 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Assyriska FF won on away goals. 2014 Division 1
Norra
Södra
2013–14 Svenska Cupen
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
2014 Svenska Supercupen
Women's football
2014 Damallsvenskan
Men's national team fixtures and results
Goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain32 Erton Fejzullahu Djurgårdens IF2 Ola Toivonen Rennes Erkan Zengin Eskişehirspor5 Jimmy Durmaz Olympiacos1 Guillermo Molins Malmö FF Robin Quaison AIK
Swedish clubs' performance in Europe These are the results of the Swedish teams in European competitions during the 2014–15 season. (Swedish team score displayed first)
Men's football Team Contest Round Opponent 1st leg score* 2nd leg score** Aggregate scoreMalmö FFUEFA Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round Ventspils0–01–0W 1–0Third qualifying round Sparta Prague2–42–0W 4–4 ()Play-off round Red Bull Salzburg1–23–0W 4–2 Group stage Atlético Madrid0–20–5None Juventus0–20–2 Olympiacos2–02–4IF ElfsborgUEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Inter Baku0–11–0W 5–4 () Third qualifying round FH 4–11–2W 5–3Play-off round Rio Ave2–10–1L 2–2 ()AIK UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Linfield0–12–0W 2–1 Third qualifying round Astana1–10–3L 1–4IFK Göteborg UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Fola Esch0–02–0W 2–0 Second qualifying round Győr3–00–1W 3–1 Third qualifying round Rio Ave0–10–0L 0–1IF Brommapojkarna UEFA Europa League First qualifying round VPS1–22–0W 3–2 Second qualifying round Crusaders4–01–1W 5–1 Third qualifying round Torino0–30–4L 0–7 * For group games in UEFA Champions League, score in home game is displayed ** For group games in UEFA Champions League, score in away game is displayed
Women's football Team Contest Round Opponent 1st leg score 2nd leg score Aggregate scoreFC Rosengård UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32 Ryazan VDV3–12–0W 5–1 Round of 16 Fortuna Hjørring2–12–0W 4–1 Quarter-finals WolfsburgLinköpings FC UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32 Liverpool1–23–0W 4–2 Round of 16 Zvezda Perm 5–00–3W 5–3 Quarter-finals Brøndby
Fotbollsgalan Fotbollsgalan is the annual award ceremony held by the Swedish Football Association to present individual awards for both men's and women's football. The award ceremony was held on 10 November 2014 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm after the end of the domestic season. The nominations for the 2014 season were officially announced on 20 October 2014. Only the general awards are presented here, for league specific awards, see the articles 2014 Allsvenskan and 2014 Damallsvenskan respectively. Nominees are displayed below, the winners are marked in bold text.
Men's goalkeeper of the year Andreas Isaksson (Kasımpaşa) Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Heerenveen) Robin Olsen (Malmö FF)
Men's defender of the year Andreas Granqvist (Krasnodar) Mikael Antonsson (Copenhagen) Filip Helander (Malmö FF)
Men's midfielder of the year Albin Ekdal (Cagliari) Jimmy Durmaz (Olympiacos) Emil Forsberg (Malmö FF)
Men's forward of the year Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain) Markus Rosenberg (Malmö FF) Lasse Vibe (IFK Göteborg)
Women's goalkeeper of the year Hedvig Lindahl (Kristianstads DFF) Hilda Carlén (Piteå IF) Stephanie Labbé (KIF Örebro)
Women's defender of the year Nilla Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg) Lina Nilsson (FC Rosengård) Linda Sembrant (Tyresö FF / Montpellier)
Women's midfielder of the year Caroline Seger (Tyresö FF / Paris Saint-Germain) Ramona Bachmann (FC Rosengård) Mariann Gajhede Knudsen (Linköpings FC)
Women's forward of the year Lotta Schelin (Lyon) Manon Melis (Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC) Anja Mittag (FC Rosengård)
Guldbollen Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain)
Diamantbollen Lotta Schelin (Lyon)
Referees of the year Pernilla Larsson (Ladies) Jonas Eriksson (Men)
Goal of the year Magnus Eriksson (Malmö FF)
Fotbollskanalen's honorary award Tommy Svensson
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