The 2026 Superettan is the 27th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. It is part of the 2026 Swedish football season and contested by 16 teams. The season kicked off on 3 April and will conclude on 7 November. The summer break will take place between 28 June–18 July.
Teams A total of 16 teams contest the league. The top two teams qualify directly for promotion to Allsvenskan, the third will enter a play-off for the chance of promotion. The two bottom teams are automatically relegated, while the 13th and 14th placed teams will compete in a play-off to determine whether they are relegated.
The following teams have changed division since the 2025 season:
To Superettan
Promoted from Ettan Nordic United – Winner Ettan Norra Ljungskile SK – Winner Ettan Södra Norrby IF – Superettan Play-off winner
Relegated from Allsvenskan IFK Norrköping – Allsvenskan Play-off loser Östers IF IFK Värnamo
From Superettan
Promoted to Allsvenskan Västerås SK Kalmar FF Örgryte IS – Allsvenskan Play-off winner
Relegated to Ettan Utsiktens BK – Superettan Play-off loser Trelleborgs FF Umeå FC
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacityFalkenbergs FFFalkenbergFalcon Alkoholfri Arena5,500GIF SundsvallSundsvallIdrottsparken8,000Helsingborgs IFHelsingborgOlympia16,000IFK NorrköpingNorrköpingIdrottsparken16,000IFK VärnamoVärnamoFinnvedsvallen5,000IK BrageBorlängeBorlänge Energi Arena6,500IK OddevoldUddevallaRimnersvallen4,000Landskrona BoISLandskronaLandskrona IP10,000Ljungskile SKLjungskileSkarsjövallen8,000Nordic UnitedSödertäljeSödertälje Fotbollsarena6,400Norrby IFBoråsBorås Arena14,500Sandvikens IFSandvikenJernvallen7,000Varbergs BoISVarbergPåskbergsvallen4,575Örebro SKÖrebroBehrn Arena13,072Östers IFVäxjöSpiris Arena12,000Östersunds FKÖstersundJämtkraft Arena8,466
Personnel and kits
Managerial Changes
League table
Superettan play-off The thirteenth and fourteenth-placed teams from Superettan will face one of the two runners-up from the 2026 Ettan in two-legged ties for the final two places in the 2027 Superettan.
Positions by round
Results by round
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Christoffer NymanIFK Norrköping16 Christian WagnerSandvikens IF3 Albin AnderssonFalkenbergs FF154 Leonardo Farah ShahinIK Oddevold145 Linus CarlstrandÖsters IF10 Alexander JohanssonHelsingborgs IF Hampus KällströmFalkenbergs FF8 Kalipha JawlaNordic United/Öster9 Ahmed YasinÖrebro SK
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Tim Prica IFK Norrköping IFK Värnamo 6–0 4 April 2026 Kalipha Jawla Nordic United Östers IF 4–2 9 May 2026 Albin Andersson Falkenbergs FF Nordic United 4–1 17 May 2026 Gustav Nordh IK Brage IFK Värnamo 5–1 21 June 2026 Wilhelm Ärlig Varbergs BoIS IK Oddevold 4–2 18 July 2026 Leonardo Farah Shahin IK Oddevold Helsingborgs IF 3–1 23 August 2026 Christoffer Nyman IFK Norrköping Nordic United 3–1 29 August 2026
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 9 Daouda Amadou (Helsingborgs IF)
Most red cards: 1
References
External links Swedish Football Association – Superettan