The 2019 Division 1, part of the 2019 Swedish football season is the 14th season of Sweden's third-tier football league in its current format. The 2019 fixtures were released in December 2018. The season started on 6 April 2019 and ended on 2 November 2019.
Teams 32 teams contest the league divided into two divisions, Norra and Södra. 22 returning from the 2018 season, three relegated from Superettan and seven promoted from Division 2. The champion of each division will qualify directly for promotion to Superettan, while the two runners-up compete in a play-off against the thirteenth and fourteenth teams from Superettan to decide who will play in the 2020 Superettan. The bottom three teams in each division will qualify directly for relegation to Division 2, while the two thirteenth-placed teams compete in a play-off with the top two runners-up from Division 2 to decide who will play in 2020 Division 1.
Stadia and locations
Norra Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity1 Akropolis IF Stockholm Spånga IP 2,000 Bodens BK Boden Boden Arena 5,300 Carlstad United BK Karlstad Tingvalla IP 10,000 BK Forward Örebro Trängens IP 4,700 Gefle IF Gävle Gavlevallen 6,500 Karlslunds IF Örebro Karlslund Arena 2,000 Karlstad BK Karlstad Tingvalla IP 10,000 FC Linköping City Linköping Linköping Arena 8,300 Nyköpings BIS Nyköping Rosvalla IP 1,000 Rynninge IK Örebro Grenadjärvallen 1,500 Sandvikens IF Sandviken Jernvallen 7,000 Sollentuna FK Sollentuna Sollentunavallen 4,500 IF Sylvia Norrköping Östgötaporten 17,000 Team TG Umeå Umeå Energi Arena 10,000 Umeå FC Umeå Umeå Energi Arena 10,000 Vasalunds IF Solna Skytteholms IP 4,000
Södra Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity1 Assyriska IK Jönköping Rosenlunds IP 1,500 Eskilsminne IF Helsingborg Harlyckans IP 3,500 Kristianstad FC Kristianstad Kristianstad Fotbollsarena 3,000 Landskrona BoIS Landskrona Landskrona IP 10,500 Lindome GIF Lindome Lindevi IP 1,500 Ljungskile SK Ljungskile Skarsjövallen 8,000 Lunds BK Lund Klostergårdens IP 8,560 IK Oddevold Uddevalla Rimnersvallen 10,600 Oskarshamns AIK Oskarshamn Arena Oskarshamn 2,000 Skövde AIK Skövde Södermalms IP 4,500 Torns IF Stångby Tornvallen 1,500 FC Trollhättan Trollhättan Edsborgs IP 5,100 Tvååkers IF Tvååker Övrevi IP 1,000 Utsiktens BK Gothenburg Ruddalens IP 5,000 IFK Värnamo Värnamo Finnvedsvallen 5,000 Åtvidabergs FF Åtvidaberg Kopparvallen 8,000
1 Correct as of end of 2018 season
League tables Norra
Norra Results
Södra
Södra Results
Playoffs The 13th-placed teams of each division meets the best two runners-up from 2019 Division 2 in two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the team from Division 1 finishing at home.
Sollentuna FK won 4–1 on aggregate.
Oskarshamns AIK won 4–0 on aggregate.
Season statistics
Top scorers - Norra
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ekin BulutVasalunds IF262 Adhavan RajamohanAkropolis IF19 Victor SöderströmAkropolis IF4 Leo EnglundSandvikens IF175 Liridon SelmaniKarlstad BK166 Victor EdvardsenKarlstad BK14 Timothy McNeilCarlstad United MichaelFC Linköping City9 Alexis BbakkaCarlstad United1310 Isaac BoyeUmeå FC12
Top scorers - Södra
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Aniekpeno UdoLjungskile SK18 Jesper WestermarkLjungskile SK3 Amar MuhsinUtsiktens BK144 Albinot RexhepiFC Trollhättan135 Christopher ChristenssonOskarshamns AIK126 Teddy BergqvistKristianstad FC11 Emil ÅbergEskilsminne IF8 Alexander JohanssonTvååkers IF9 Linus OlssonLandskrona BoIS Jesper RindmoLunds BK
References