2021 Superettan
| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Champions | IFK Värnamo |
| Promoted | IFK Värnamo GIF Sundsvall Helsingborgs IF |
| Relegated | Akropolis IF GAIS Vasalunds IF Falkenbergs FF |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 612 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ajdin Zeljkovic (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Jönköping 5–1 Vasalund (11 April 2021) Eskilstuna 4–0 Örgryte (25 July 2021) Helsingborg 4–0 Falkenberg (27 July 2021) Trelleborg 4–0 Eskilstuna (26 October 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Västerås 0–4 Helsingborg (18 July 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Vasalund 3–4 GAIS (29 August 2021) Falkenberg 3–4 Eskilstuna (7 November 2021) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Landskrona BoIS GIF Sundsvall[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Östers IF |
| Longest winless run | 11 matches Jönköpings Södra IF |
| Longest losing run | 4 matches GAIS Vasalunds IF |
| Highest attendance | 7,881 GAIS 2–1 Örgryte IS (29 September 2021) |
← 2020 2022 → | |
The 2021 Superettan was part of the 2021 Swedish football season, and the 22nd season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. A total of 16 teams contested the league.
Teams
[edit]A total of 16 teams contested the league. The top two teams qualified directly for promotion to Allsvenskan, the third entered a play-off for the chance of promotion. The two bottom teams were automatically relegated, while the 13th and 14th placed teams competed in a play-off to determine whether they are relegated.
Stadiums and locations
[edit]
Gothenburg
Stockholm
Locations of the 2021 Superettan teams
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity[note 1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Eskilstuna | Eskilstuna | Tunavallen | 7,800 |
| Akropolis IF | Spånga, Stockholm | Grimsta IP | 5,000 |
| Falkenbergs FF | Falkenberg | Falcon Alkoholfri Arena | 5,500 |
| GAIS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | 18,416[3] |
| GIF Sundsvall | Sundsvall | Idrottsparken[note 2] | 7,700 |
| Helsingborgs IF | Helsingborg | Olympia | 16,500 |
| IK Brage | Borlänge | Domnarvsvallen | 6,500 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | 5,500 |
| Landskrona BoIS | Landskrona | Landskrona IP | 10,500 |
| Norrby IF | Borås | Borås Arena | 17,800 |
| Trelleborgs FF | Trelleborg | Vångavallen | 7,000[4] |
| Vasalunds IF | Solna, Stockholm | Skytteholms IP | 4,000 |
| IFK Värnamo | Värnamo | Finnvedsvallen | 5,000 |
| Västerås SK | Västerås | Iver Arena | 7,000 |
| Örgryte IS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | 18,416[3] |
| Östers IF | Växjö | Visma Arena | 12,000 |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IFK Värnamo (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 59 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | GIF Sundsvall (P) | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 53 | |
| 3 | Helsingborgs IF (O, P) | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 48 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Norrby IF | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 48 | |
| 5 | Östers IF | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 46 | |
| 6 | Landskrona BoIS | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 44 | |
| 7 | Trelleborgs FF | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 43 | |
| 8 | Örgryte IS | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 41 | |
| 9 | AFC Eskilstuna | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 40 | |
| 10 | IK Brage | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 39 | |
| 11 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 38 | |
| 12 | Västerås SK | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 36 | |
| 13 | Akropolis IF (R) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 35 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | GAIS (R) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 34 | |
| 15 | Vasalunds IF (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 26 | Relegation to Ettan |
| 16 | Falkenbergs FF (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 25 |
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Relegation play-offs
[edit]The 13th-placed and 14th-placed teams of Superettan met the two runners-up from 2021 Division 1 (Norra and Södra) in two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the teams from Superettan finishing at home.
| Skövde AIK | 3–0 | Akropolis IF |
|---|---|---|
Granath  45+2' Ask 47' Lindell 59' |
Report |
| Akropolis IF | 0–0 | Skövde AIK |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Granit Maqedonci
Skövde AIK won 3–0 on aggregate and are promoted.
| Dalkurd FF | 2–1 | GAIS |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmani 64' 90' (o.g.) |
Report | Lindberg 80' |
| GAIS | 1–1 | Dalkurd FF |
|---|---|---|
| Kargbo 79' |
Report | Aras 32' |
Dalkurd FF won 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted.
Positions by round
[edit]| Promotion to Allsvenskan | |
| Promotion play-offs | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to Division 1 |
Source: everysport.com
Results by round
[edit]Results
[edit]Season statistics
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Top scorers[edit]
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Top assists[edit]
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Hat-tricks
[edit]| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alexander Ahl Holmström |
AFC Eskilstuna | Trelleborgs FF | 3–2 | 29 May 2021 |
 Anthony van den Hurk |
Helsingborgs IF | Västerås SK | 0–4 | 18 July 2021 |
| Dijan Vukojević |
Norrby IF | Västerås SK | 4–1 | 26 July 2021 |
| Anthony van den Hurk |
Helsingborgs IF | Falkenbergs FF | 4–0 | 27 July 2021 |
| Adam Egnell |
GAIS | IK Brage | 1–4 | 18 September 2021 |
| Simon Johansson |
Västerås SK | GAIS | 3–0 | 5 October 2021 |
| Anthony van den Hurk |
Helsingborgs IF | Falkenbergs FF | 1–4 | 19 October 2021 |
 Ashley Coffey |
AFC Eskilstuna | Falkenbergs FF | 3–4 | 7 November 2021 |
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 10 [5]
Filip Tronêt (Västerås SK)
- Most red cards: 3
- Filip Almström Tähti (Västerås SK)
Club
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 75
- Most red cards: 4
- AFC Eskilstuna
- Landskrona BoIS
References
[edit]- ^ "Superettan streaks and sequences". soccerstats.com. soccerstats.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Allsvenskan" (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ a b Note: Gamla Ullevi has a capacity of 15,000 sitting and 3,416 standing for a total capacity of 18,416.
- ^ "Vångavallen" (in Swedish). Trelleborgs FF. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- ^ a b c "Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
External links
[edit]Copied content from 2020 Superettan; see that page's history for attribution