Ettan Fotboll, or simply Ettan (), which also is its common name in everyday speech, is the third level in the Swedish football league system and consists of 32 Swedish football teams. It was formerly simply known as Division 1. Division 1 was the second tier from 1987 to 1999, but was replaced by Superettan in 2000. It was reestablished for the 2006 season as the third tier below Superettan.
History The old Division 1 replaced Division 2 as the second highest level in 1987 and consisted of two separate leagues with 14 teams each, Norra (Northern) and Södra (Southern), except for the 1991 and 1992 seasons which comprised 32 teams in four leagues, adding Östra (Eastern) and Västra (Western). As of the 2018 season, both Norra and Södra leagues of Ettan are composed of 16 clubs, similar to Allsvenskan and Superettan. And the league is focus for developing young stars.
The competition There are 32 clubs in Ettan, divided in two groups of 16 teams each representing Northern and Southern Sweden. During the course of a season (starting in April and ending in November) each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 30 games. At the end of each season the three lowest placed teams of each group are relegated to Division 2 and the six winning teams from the six Division 2 leagues are promoted in their place. Furthermore, the fourth lowest placed team in each group plays a promotion/relegation play-off against the winner of one of the two Division 2 runner-up play-offs. The top team in each Ettan group is promoted to Superettan and the two lowest placed teams from Superettan are relegated in their place. The second placed teams in each Ettan group plays a promotion/relegation play-off against the third and fourth lowest teams in Superettan.
Current clubs (2024 season) Stadia and locations
Norra Team Location Stadium Capacity Assyriska FF Södertälje Södertälje Fotbollsarena 8,500 AFC Eskilstuna Eskilstuna Tunavallen 7,800 FBK Karlstad Karlstad Örsholmen IP FC Stockholm Internazionale Stockholm Kristinebergs IP 2,145 Friska Viljor FC Örnsköldsvik Skyttis IP Hammarby Talang FF Stockholm Hammarby IP 3,700 IF Karlstad Karlstad Tingvalla IP 10,000 IFK Stocksund Danderyd Jurek Arena Danderyd 1,000 Karlbergs BK Stockholm Stadshagens IP Nordic United FC Södertälje Södertälje Fotbollsarena 8,500 Piteå IF Piteå LF Arena 6,000 Sollentuna FK Sollentuna Sollentunavallen 4,500 Täby FK Täby Tibblevallen 1,000 Umeå FC Umeå Umeå Energi Arena 10,000 Vasalunds IF Solna Skytteholms IP 5,200 Örebro Syrianska IF Örebro Örnsro IP 1,000
Södra Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity1 Ariana FC Malmö Kroksbacks Idrottsplats BK Olympic Malmö Lindängens IP Eskilsminne IF Helsingborg Harlyckans IP Falkenbergs FF Falkenberg Falcon Alkoholfri Arena 5,500 FC Rosengård 1917 Malmö Rosengårds Södra IP FC Trollhättan Trollhättan Edsborgs IP 5,100 Jönköpings Södra IF Jönköping Stadsparksvallen 7,300 Ljungskile SK Ljungskile Skarsjövallen 8,000 Lunds BK Lund Klostergårdens IP 8,560 Norrby IF Borås Borås Arena 16,200 Onsala BK Onsala Rydets IP Oskarshamns AIK Oskarshamn Arena Oskarshamn 2,000 Torns IF Stångby Tornvallen 1,500 Torslanda IK Gothenburg Torslandavallen 1,500 Tvååkers IF Tvååker Övrevi IP 1,000 Ängelholms FF Ängelholm Ängelholms IP 4,000
Seasons: previous winners
Second tier
SeasonLeagueWon PromotionWon Promotion PlayoffsLost Promotion Playoffs1987NorraDjurgårdens IFSödraGAIS1988NorraÖrebro SKSödraHalmstads BK1989NorraHammarby IFSödraÖsters IF1990NorraGIF SundsvallSödraBK Häcken1991NorraKiruna FFÖstraHammarby IFVästraVästra Frölunda IFSödraTrelleborgs FF1992NorraIFK SundsvallÖstraIK BrageVästraBK HäckenSödraHalmstads BK1993NorraHammarby IFVasalunds IFSödraLandskrona BoISIFK Hässleholm1994NorraDjurgårdens IFUmeå FCSödraÖrgryte ISKalmar FF1995NorraUmeå FCGefle IFSödraIK OddevoldGAIS1996NorraVästerås SKHammarby IFSödraIF ElfsborgLjungskile SK1997NorraHammarby IFDjurgårdens IFSödraVästra Frölunda IFBK Häcken1998NorraDjurgårdens IFUmeå FCSödraKalmar FFLandskrona BoIS1999NorraGIF SundsvallAssyriska FFSödraBK HäckenGAIS
Third tier
SeasonLeagueWon PromotionWon Promotion PlayoffsLost Promotion Playoffs2006NorraEnköpings SKIK SiriusSödraIF SylviaBunkeflo IF2007NorraAssyriska FFFC Väsby UnitedSödraQviding FIFÄngelholms FF2008NorraSyrianska FCVasalunds IFSödraFC TrollhättanÖsters IF2009NorraDegerfors IFIK BrageSödraÖsters IFSkövde AIK2010NorraVästerås SKIK SiriusSödraIFK VärnamoQviding FIF2011NorraUmeå FCFC Väsby UnitedSödraVarbergs BoISIF Sylvia2012NorraÖstersunds FKBK ForwardSödraÖrgryte ISLunds BK2013NorraIK SiriusDalkurd FFSödraHusqvarna FFIK Oddevold2014NorraAFC UnitedIK FrejSödraUtsiktens BKÖrgryte IS2015NorraDalkurd FFAkropolis IFSödraTrelleborgs FFÖrgryte IS2016NorraIF BrommapojkarnaVasalunds IFSödraÖsters IFNorrby IF2017NorraIK BrageAkropolis IFSödraLandskrona BoISMjällby AIF2018NorraVästerås SKSyrianska FCSödraMjällby AIFOskarshamns AIK2019NorraAkropolis IFUmeå FCSödraLjungskile SKLandskrona BoIS2020NorraVasalunds IFIF BrommapojkarnaSödraIFK VärnamoLandskrona BoIS2021NorraIF BrommapojkarnaDalkurd FFSödraUtsiktens BKSkövde AIK2022NorraGefle IF Sandvikens IFSödraGAIS Falkenbergs FF2023NorraSandvikens IF Nordic UnitedSödraIK Oddevold Falkenbergs FF2024NorraUmeå FC FC Stockholm InternazionaleSödraFalkenbergs FF Lunds BK2025NorraNordic United FC Hammarby TFFSödraLjungskile SK Norrby IF
Note: In 2007 the runners up were promoted automatically without playoffs because of Allsvenskan expanding to 16 teams.
Statistics
Top goalscorers Norra
Season Player Team Goals 2006 Anders Lindberg Visby IF Gute 14 2007 Andreas Hermansson Umeå FC 16 2008 Kennedy Igboananike Vasalunds IF 18 2009 Johan Eklund IK Brage 21 2010 Danny Persson Umeå FC 17 2011 Robert Mambo Mumba Dalkurd FF 16 2012 Emir Smajic Östersunds FKVästerås SK 17 2013 Stellan Carlsson BK Forward 18 Moses Ogbu IK Sirius 2014 Sencer Soguk Valsta Syrianska IK 16 2015 Simon Mårtensson Umeå FC 17 2016 Luca Gerbino Polo Akropolis IF 25 2017 Timothy McNeil Team TG 17 Karwan Safari Västerås SK 2018 Nikola Vasic Akropolis IF 21 2019 Ekin Bulut Vasalunds IF 26 2020 Ashley Coffey IFK Haninge 28 2021 Pashang Abdulla Piteå IF 20 Rodin Deprem Örebro Syrianska IFIF Brommapojkarna 2022 Naeem Mohammed Sandvikens IF 23 2023 Shergo Shhab Nordic United FC 24 2024 Kerfala Cissoko Umeå FC 19 2025 Kamil Dawid Dudziak Karlbergs BK 19 Linus Zetterström Enköping SK
Top goalscorers Södra
Season Player Team Goals 2006 Vedad Aganovic Norrby IF 12 2007 Freddy Söderberg IFK Värnamo 23 2008 Niklas Moberg Carlstad United BK 21 2009 Jörgen Nilsson Kristianstads FF 17 2010 Ken Hansson FC Rosengård 23 2011 Allan Borgvardt IF Sylvia 19 2012 Johan Patriksson IK Oddevold 24 2013 Allan Borgvardt IF Sylvia 15 2014 Salif Camara Jönsson Lunds BK 27 2015 Salif Camara Jönsson Trelleborgs FF 23 2016 Richard Yarsuvat Norrby IF 20 2017 Robin Strömberg Ljungskile SK 21 2018 Robin Strömberg Ljungskile SK 20 2019 Aniekpeno Udo Ljungskile SK 18 Jesper Westermark Ljungskile SK 2020 Simon Adjei Assyriska IK 25 2021 Yoann Fellrath FC Trollhättan 26 2022 Noah Christoffersson Torns IF 21 2023 Alibek Aliev FC Trollhättan 26 2024 Ahmed Awad Ariana FC 17 Victor Andersson Onsala BK 2025 Vilmer Tyrén Ljungskile SK 20
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