2012 Superettan
Football league season
The 2012 Superettan , part of the 2012 Swedish football season , was the 13th season of Sweden 's second-tier football league in its current format. The 2012 fixtures were released on 9 December 2011.[ 1] The season began on 6 April 2012 and ended on 3 November 2012.
Teams
A total of 16 teams contested the league, 12 returning from the 2011 season, two relegated from Allsvenskan and two promoted from Division 1 . The top two teams qualified directly for promotion to Allsvenskan , the third had to play a play-off against the fourteenth from Allsvenskan to decide who will play in Allsvenskan 2013. 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 from Division 1 Södra and Division 1 Norra to decide who will play in Superettan 2013.
2011-champions Åtvidabergs FF and runner-up GIF Sundsvall were promoted to the Allsvenskan at the end of the 2011 season . They were replaced by Halmstads BK and Trelleborgs FF . Västerås SK and Qviding FIF were relegated at the end of the 2011 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by Division 1 Norra champions Umeå FC and Division 1 Södra champions Varbergs BoIS .
Stadia and locations
Location of the 2012 Superettan teams
Team
Location
Stadium
Stadium capacity1
Assyriska FF
Södertälje
Södertälje Fotbollsarena
7,500
IK Brage
Borlänge
Domnarvsvallen
5,500
IF Brommapojkarna
Stockholm
Grimsta IP
8,000
Degerfors IF
Degerfors
Stora Valla
12,500
Falkenbergs FF
Falkenberg
Falkenbergs IP
6,000
Halmstads BK
Halmstad
Örjans Vall
15,500
Hammarby IF
Stockholm
Söderstadion
15,600
Jönköpings Södra IF
Jönköping
Stadsparksvallen
5,200
Landskrona BoIS
Landskrona
Landskrona IP
12,000
Ljungskile SK
Ljungskile
Starke Arvid Arena
8,000
Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborg
Vångavallen
10,000
Umeå FC
Umeå
T3 Arena
10,000
Varbergs BoIS
Varberg
Påskbergsvallen
4,000
IFK Värnamo
Värnamo
Finnvedsvallen
5,000
Ängelholms FF
Ängelholm
Ängelholms IP
5,000
Östers IF
Växjö
Värendsvallen (Until 22 August 2012)
13,000
Myresjöhus Arena (From 3 September 2012)
12,000
1 Correct as of end of 2012 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.
Managerial changes
League table
Source:
svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish) Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Relegation play-offs
Falkenbergs FF won 2–1 on aggregate.
IFK Värnamo won 4–2 on aggregate.
Positions by round
Note: Some matches were played out of phase with the corresponding round, positions were corrected in hindsight.
Results
Source:
svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top goalkeepers
(Minimum of 10 games played)
Hat-tricks
Attendance
Club
Home
Away
Total
Average
Total
Average
Total
Average
Total
Hammarby IF
8,463
126,947
4,113
61,688
6,288
188,635
Östers IF
4,733
71,002
2,680
40,197
3,707
111,199
Halmstads BK
3,375
50,621
2,801
42,012
3,088
92,633
Varbergs BoIS FC
2,470
37,055
2,624
39,355
2,547
76,410
Landskrona BoIS
2,459
36,892
2,119
31,779
2,289
68,671
Jönköpings Södra IF
2,421
36,311
2,371
35,560
2,396
71,871
Degerfors IF
2,054
30,806
2,193
32,898
2,123
63,704
Umeå FC
2,046
30,687
2,018
30,277
2,032
60,964
IK Brage
1,967
29,502
2,231
33,458
2,009
62,960
Assyriska FF
1,924
28,856
2,272
34,085
2,098
62,941
Falkenbergs FF
1,577
23,658
2,632
39,479
2,105
63,137
IFK Värnamo
1,523
22,846
2,632
39,483
2,078
62,329
Trelleborgs FF
1,364
20,460
2,039
30,586
1,702
51,046
IF Brommapojkarna
1,239
18,580
2,239
33,583
1,739
52,163
Ängelholms FF
905
13,569
2,300
34,507
1,603
48,076
Ljungskile SK
778
11,665
2,034
30,510
1,406
42,175
League
2,456
589,457
See also
References
External links
(Unofficial) Division 2 Division 1 Superettan
League competitions
Cup competitions
European competitions
Related to national teams