2015 Division 1 (Swedish football) explained

Competition:Division 1
Season:2015
Winners:Dalkurd FF (Norra)
Trelleborgs FF (Södra)
Promoted:Dalkurd FF
Trelleborgs FF
Örgryte IS
Relegated:Huddinge IF
Södertälje FK
Motala AIF
IS Halmia
Eskilsminne IF
Lunds BK
League Topscorer:Salif Camara Jönsson (23 goals, Södra)
Simon Mårtensson (17 goals, Norra)
Highest Attendance:5,442[1]
Örgryte IS 6–2 Norrby IF (5 October 2015)
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 Division 1, part of the 2015 Swedish football season is the 10th season of Sweden's third-tier football league in its current format. The 2015 fixtures were released in December 2014. The season started on 12 April 2015 and will end on 1 November 2015.

Teams

28 teams contest the league divided into two division, Norra and Södra. 19 returning from the 2014 season, three relegated from Superettan and six promoted from Division 2. The champion of each division will qualify directly for promotion to Superettan, the two runners-up has to play a play-off against the thirteenth and fourteenth team from Superettan to decide who will play in Superettan 2016. The bottom three teams in each division will qualify directly for relegation to Division 2. Due to three relegated teams from Superettan being geographically located in Division 1 Södra, Motala AIF was relocated from Division 1 Södra to Division 1 Norra.[2]

Stadia and locations

Norra

TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity1
Akropolis IFStockholmSpånga IP300
BK ForwardÖrebroTrängens IP4,700
Carlstad UnitedKarlstadTingvalla IP10,000
Dalkurd FFBorlängeDomnarvsvallen6,500
Huddinge IFHuddingeKällbrinks IP2,500
IFK LuleåLuleåSkogsvallen7,000
IK BrageBorlängeDomnarvsvallen6,500
Motala AIFMotalaMotala Idrottspark8,500
Nyköpings BISNyköpingRosvalla IP1,000
Piteå IFPiteåLF Arena6,000
Södertälje FKSödertäljeSödertälje IP1,500
Umeå FCUmeåT3 Arena10,000
Vasalunds IFStockholmSkytteholms IP5,000
Västerås SKVästeråsSwedbank Park7,000

Södra

TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity1
Eskilsminne IFHelsingborgHarlyckans IP3,500
FC HöllvikenHöllvikenHöllvikens IP1,900
Husqvarna FFHuskvarnaVapenvallen5,000
IK OddevoldUddevallaRimnersvallen10,600
IS HalmiaHalmstadÖrjans Vall15,500
Kristianstads FFKristianstadKristianstads IP6,000
Landskrona BoISLandskronaLandskrona IP12,000
Lunds BKLundKlostergårdens IP8,560
Norrby IFBoråsBorås Arena16,899
Oskarshamns AIKOskarshamnArena Oskarshamn2,000
Qviding FIFGothenburgValhalla IP4,000
Trelleborgs FFTrelleborgVångavallen10,000
Örgryte ISGothenburgGamla Ullevi18,416
Östers IFVäxjöMyresjöhus Arena12,000

Personnel and kits

Norra

TeamManagerKit manufacturerSponsor
Akropolis IF Giannis TsombosNikeBelles Golv & Städ AB
BK Forward Magnus KihlbergUmbroVarious
Carlstad United Jonas RehnbergAdidasWafab Bil
Dalkurd FF Andreas BrännströmNikeBazar Snabbgross
Huddinge IF Patrick HultmanAdidasNone
IFK Luleå Fredrik WaaraAdidasVarious
IK Brage Bo WålemarkSelect SportSSAB
Motala AIF Niklas EgnellAdidasVarious
Nyköpings BIS Lennart AnderssonPumaVarious
Piteå IF Stellan CarlssonAdidasVarious
Södertälje FK Pascal SimpsonIntersportVolkswagen
Umeå FC Johan SandahlAdidasVarious
Vasalunds IF Babar RehmanAdidasNone
Västerås SK Leif BergNikeVarious

Södra

TeamManagerKit manufacturerSponsor
Eskilsminne IF Stefan JanssonAdidasHandshake For Peace
FC Höllviken Anders GrimbergAdidasBallingslöv
Husqvarna FF Niclas TagessonAdidasHusqvarna
IK Oddevold Lars-Olof MattssonNikeVarious
IS Halmia Peter LindauUmbroVarious
Kristianstads FF Christian CarlssonStannoSportringen
Landskrona BoIS Zvezdan MiloševićStannoMårtenssons Bil
Lunds BK Georg EterovićPumaRicoh
Norrby IF Tobias EdenvikNikeSEB
Oskarshamns AIK Henrik LarssonHummelVarious
Qviding FIF Bosko OrovićPumaVarious
Trelleborgs FF Patrick WinqvistMasitaMellby Gård
Örgryte IS Marcus LantzUmbroVarious
Östers IF Thomas AskebrandPumaVarious

League tables

Norra

Södra

Season statistics

Norra top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[3]
1 Simon MårtenssonUmeå FC17
2 Sasa MatićHuddinge IF14
Ioannis SotiroglouAkropolis IF
4 Ahmed AwadDalkurd FF11
Tetteh KomeyPiteå IF
Fredrik NoticeSödertälje FK
Heradi RashidiSödertälje FK
8 Mattias MeteDalkurd FF10
Erik TörnrosDalkurd FF

Södra top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[4]
1 Salif Camara JönssonTrelleborgs FF23
2 William AtashkadehÖrgryte IS20
3 Andréas GrahmKristianstads FF19
4 Sebastian OhlssonÖrgryte IS16
5 Kristian HaynesTrelleborgs FF14
6 Zoran JovanovićTrelleborgs FF13
Andreas TegströmHusqvarna FF
Emil ÅbergEskilsminne IF
9 Richard YarsuvatNorrby IF12

Notes and References

  1. News: Spelprogram – Div 1 Södra . svenskfotboll.se . . 29 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Förslag seriesammans ättning – division 1 herrar 2015 . The Swedish Football Association . fogis.se . 12 November 2014 . sv.
  3. Web site: Skytteliga - Div 1 Norra . 23 April 2015 . The Swedish Football Association . The Swedish Football Association . sv .
  4. Web site: Skytteliga - Div 1 Södra . 23 April 2015 . The Swedish Football Association . The Swedish Football Association . sv .