Superettan
Season2021
ChampionsIFK Värnamo
PromotedIFK Värnamo
GIF Sundsvall
Helsingborgs IF
RelegatedAkropolis IF
GAIS
Vasalunds IF
Falkenbergs FF
Matches played240
Goals scored612 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerAjdin Zeljkovic
(18 goals)
Biggest home winJönköping 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 winVästerås 0–4 Helsingborg
(18 July 2021)
Highest scoringVasalund 3–4 GAIS
(29 August 2021)
Falkenberg 3–4 Eskilstuna
(7 November 2021)
Longest winning run5 matches
Landskrona BoIS
GIF Sundsvall[1]
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Östers IF
Longest winless run11 matches
Jönköpings Södra IF
Longest losing run4 matches
GAIS
Vasalunds IF
Highest attendance7,881
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

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

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
  1. ↑ According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Allsvenskan.[2]
  2. ↑ Known as NP3 Arena for sponsorship reasons.

League table

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

Relegation play-offs

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 AIK3–0Akropolis IF
Granath 45+2'
Ask 47'
Lindell 59'		 Report
Attendance: 1,527
Referee: Joakim Östling
Akropolis IF0–0Skövde AIK
Report
Referee: Granit Maqedonci

Skövde AIK won 3–0 on aggregate and are promoted.

Dalkurd FF2–1GAIS
Rahmani 64'
90' (o.g.)		 Report Lindberg 80'
Attendance: 1,597
Referee: Adi Aganovic
GAIS1–1Dalkurd FF
Kargbo 79' Report Aras 32'
Attendance: 3,080
Referee: Fredrik Klitte

Dalkurd FF won 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
IFK Värnamo15103211111363312411111111111111
GIF Sundsvall7119954335225776666664322222222
Helsingborgs IF624338579977554222222233333333
Norrby IF128111182222432231345355664564444
Östers IF56149791211118999999911109998777565
Landskrona BoIS246543443111123134546445456756
Trelleborgs FF3576757106546445553433556645677
Örgryte IS14161515161315151516121011101210111199101010101088888
AFC Eskilstuna1035812101191010118888888788889911121099
IK Brage91214161516141413151613131414111213101113141213111313131010
Jönköpings Södra IF17871112108465466777787777789991211
Västerås SK11131010696677911121111131314141412131414121011111112
Akropolis IF81413131314161316131416141313141012121215121311131210121313
GAIS41212685881012101210121410131311111112141414141414
Vasalunds IF161516121415121112121314151515151516161614151616161616151515
Falkenbergs FF13912141011131614141515161616161615151516161515151515161616
Promotion to Allsvenskan
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to Division 1
Source: everysport.com

Results by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Akropolis IFDLDDDLLWLWLLDWWLWLDLLWDWLWWLDL
IK BrageDLLLDLWDWLLWLDWDDLWLLDWDWDLWWW
AFC EskilstunaDWDLLWLWLDLWWLDWLWDLDDLLWLLWWW
Falkenbergs FFLWLLWLLLWDLLLDDLWWDLLDWDLLDLLL
GAISWWDWLLLWLLLLDLWLLWLWDWLLLWLLDW
GIF SundsvallDLWDWWWLLWWLLDDWWLWWWWWDWDDWDL
Helsingborgs IFDWDWDLLWWWLWLWWWDWDDWLDLWLWLDD
Jönköpings Södra IFWLDDLLWWWDWWLLLWWWLLDDLDLLDDLW
Landskrona BoISWDDDWWLDWWWWWLLWLLLWLWLDWLLLWL
Norrby IFLWLDWWWWLDWWWDWLLDDDDLDWLDWLWW
Trelleborgs FFWDDDDWLLWWWLWWDWLWWDDLLDDWLLDL
Vasalunds IFLDLWLLWWLLLLWLLWDLDLWLLDLLDWLL
IFK VärnamoLWWWWDWDLLWWWWDLWWLWDWWDWWWWLL
Västerås SKDLWDWDWDLDLLLWLLDLDDWLLWWWDDDD
Örgryte ISLLDDLWLDDDWWLWLDDDWWDDLDDWDWDW
Östers IFWDWLLWLLDDWLWLDLDLDWWWDDWDWWDW
Source: soccerstats.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Results

Home \ Away AKR BRA ESK FAL GAI GIF HIF JÖN LAN NOR TRE VAS VÄR VÄS ÖRG ÖST
Akropolis 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 0–3 3–1 3–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–0
Brage 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–4 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 3–0 3–1 3–3 1–3 2–2
Eskilstuna 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 4–1 3–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 4–0 1–1
Falkenbergs FF 3–3 1–2 3–4 0–1 1–1 1–4 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–2 0–2
GAIS 1–1 0–2 2–3 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–4 2–3 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–2
GIF Sundsvall 3–0 3–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1
Helsingborgs IF 1–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 0–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–3 2–2 4–1 0–1
Jönköpings Södra 4–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 5–1 0–3 0–0 0–2 2–1
Landskrona BoIS 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 4–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–4
Norrby 0–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 4–1 2–1 0–0
Trelleborg 1–1 3–1 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–3 0–1 1–1 1–0
Vasalunds IF 0–1 1–0 4–2 3–1 3–4 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–0
IFK Värnamo 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–0
Västerås 2–3 2–2 0–0 1–3 3–0 1–2 0–4 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 0–0
Örgryte 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 3–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–1
Öster 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 0–0
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Sweden Alexander Ahl HolmströmAFC EskilstunaTrelleborgs FF3–229 May 2021
Curaçao Anthony van den HurkHelsingborgs IFVästerås SK0–418 July 2021
Sweden Dijan VukojevićNorrby IFVästerås SK4–126 July 2021
Curaçao Anthony van den HurkHelsingborgs IFFalkenbergs FF4–027 July 2021
Sweden Adam EgnellGAISIK Brage1–418 September 2021
Sweden Simon JohanssonVästerås SKGAIS3–05 October 2021
Curaçao Anthony van den HurkHelsingborgs IFFalkenbergs FF1–419 October 2021
England Ashley CoffeyAFC EskilstunaFalkenbergs FF3–47 November 2021

Discipline

Player

Club

References

  1. ↑ "Superettan streaks and sequences". soccerstats.com. soccerstats.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Allsvenskan" (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 Note: Gamla Ullevi has a capacity of 15,000 sitting and 3,416 standing for a total capacity of 18,416.
  4. ↑ "Vångavallen" (in Swedish). Trelleborgs FF. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  5. 1 2 3 "Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

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