2017 Division 1 (Swedish football)
| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | IK Brage (Norra) Landskrona BoIS (Södra) |
| Promoted | IK Brage Landskrona BoIS |
| Relegated | Assyriska BK Vasalunds IF Qviding FIF Enskede IK IFK Luleå FC Rosengård 1917 |
| Top goalscorer | Karwan Safari Timothy McNeil (17 goals, Norra) Robin Strömberg (21 goals, Södra) |
| Highest attendance | 5,627 Västerås SK 3–0 Assyriska FF (13 April 2017) |
← 2016 2018 → | |
The 2017 Division 1, part of the 2017 Swedish football season is the 12th season of Sweden's third-tier football league in its current format. The 2017 fixtures were released in December 2016. The season started on 13 April 2017 and will end on 4 November 2017.
Teams
[edit]28 teams contest the league divided into two divisions, Norra and Södra. 18 returning from the 2016 season, three relegated from Superettan and seven 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 2018. The bottom three teams in each division will qualify directly for relegation to Division 2.
Stadia and locations
[edit]Norra
[edit]| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akropolis IF | Stockholm | Spånga IP | 300 |
| Arameisk-Syrianska IF | Botkyrka | Brunna IP | 1,000 |
| Assyriska FF | Södertälje | Södertälje Fotbollsarena | 6,700 |
| Carlstad United | Karlstad | Tingvalla IP | 10,000 |
| Enskede IK | Stockholm | Enskede IP | 1,000 |
| IFK Luleå | Luleå | Skogsvallen | 5,000 |
| IK Brage | Borlänge | Domnarvsvallen | 6,500 |
| Nyköpings BIS | Nyköping | Rosvalla IP | 1,000 |
| Sandvikens IF | Sandviken | Jernvallen | 7,000 |
| Sollentuna FK | Sollentuna | Sollentunavallen | 4,500 |
| Team TG | Umeå | Tegstunets IP | 1,000 |
| Umeå FC | Umeå | Umeå Energi Arena | 10,000 |
| Vasalunds IF | Stockholm | Skytteholms IP | 5,000 |
| Västerås SK | Västerås | Solid Park Arena | 7,000 |
Södra
[edit]| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assyriska BK | Gothenburg | Ruddalens IP | 5,000 |
| FC Rosengård 1917 | Malmö | Rosengårds Södra IP | 500 |
| FK Karlskrona | Karlskrona | Västra Mark IP | 4,000 |
| Husqvarna FF | Huskvarna | Vapenvallen | 4,000 |
| IK Oddevold | Uddevalla | Rimnersvallen | 10,600 |
| Kristianstad FC | Kristianstad | Kristianstads IP | 6,000 |
| Landskrona BoIS | Landskrona | Landskrona IP | 10,500 |
| Ljungskile SK | Ljungskile | Uddevalla Arena | 5,500 |
| Mjällby AIF | Hällevik | Strandvallen | 6,750 |
| Oskarshamns AIK | Oskarshamn | Arena Oskarshamn | 2,000 |
| Qviding FIF | Gothenburg | Valhalla IP | 4,000 |
| Skövde AIK | Skövde | Södermalms IP | 4,500 |
| Utsiktens BK | Gothenburg | Ruddalens IP | 5,000 |
| Ängelholms FF | Ängelholm | Ängelholms IP | 5,000 |
- 1 Correct as of end of 2017 season
League tables
[edit]Norra
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IK Brage (C, P) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 59 | Promotion to Superettan |
| 2 | Akropolis IF (Q) | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 53 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Västerås SK | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 45 | |
| 4 | Nyköpings BIS | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 41 | |
| 5 | Umeå FC | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 40 | |
| 6 | Carlstad United | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 39 | |
| 7 | Team TG | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 37 | |
| 8 | Arameisk-Syrianska IF | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 35 | |
| 9 | Assyriska FF | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 35 | |
| 10 | Sandvikens IF | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 32 | |
| 11 | Sollentuna FK | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 32 | |
| 12 | Vasalunds IF (R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 27 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 13 | Enskede IK (R) | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 32 | 66 | −34 | 23 | |
| 14 | IFK Luleå (R) | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 16 |
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; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (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; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Södra
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landskrona BoIS (C, P) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 58 | Promotion to Superettan |
| 2 | Mjällby AIF (Q) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 53 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Utsiktens BK | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 47 | |
| 4 | Kristianstad FC | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 39 | |
| 5 | Oskarshamns AIK | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 39 | |
| 6 | FK Karlskrona | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 38 | |
| 7 | Ljungskile SK | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 38 | |
| 8 | Ängelholms FF | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 36 | |
| 9 | IK Oddevold | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 35 | |
| 10 | Husqvarna FF | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 32 | |
| 11 | Skövde AIK | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 31 | |
| 12 | Assyriska BK (R) | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 28 | Relegation to Division 2 (*Qviding FIF was relegated to Division 3 due to economical abuse.) |
| 13 | Qviding FIF (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 52 | −33 | 20 | |
| 14 | FC Rosengård 1917 (R) | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 65 | −33 | 15 |
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; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (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; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated