Ettan Fotboll


Ettan Fotboll, or simply Ettan, which also is its common name in everyday speech, is the third level in the Swedish football league system and consists of 32 Swedish football teams. It was formerly simply known as Division 1. Division 1 was the second tier from 1987 to 1999, but was replaced by Superettan in 2000. It was reestablished for the 2006 season as the third tier below Superettan.

History

The old Division 1 replaced Division 2 as the second highest level in 1987 and consisted of two separate leagues with 14 teams each, Norra and Södra, except for the 1991 and 1992 seasons which comprised 32 teams in four leagues, adding Östra and Västra. As of the 2018 season, both Norra and Södra leagues of Ettan are composed of 16 clubs, similar to Allsvenskan and Superettan. And the league is focus for developing young stars.

The competition

There are 32 clubs in Ettan, divided in two groups of 16 teams each representing Northern and Southern Sweden. During the course of a season each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 30 games. At the end of each season the three lowest placed teams of each group are relegated to Division 2 and the six winning teams from the six Division 2 leagues are promoted in their place. Furthermore, the fourth lowest placed team in each group plays a promotion/relegation play-off against the winner of one of the two Division 2 runner-up play-offs. The top team in each Ettan group is promoted to Superettan and the two lowest placed teams from Superettan are relegated in their place. The second placed teams in each Ettan group plays a promotion/relegation play-off against the third and fourth lowest teams in Superettan.

Current clubs (2024 season)

Stadia and locations

Norra

Södra

Seasons: previous winners

Second tier

SeasonLeagueWon PromotionWon Promotion PlayoffsLost Promotion Playoffs
1987NorraDjurgårdens IF
1987SödraGAIS
1988NorraÖrebro SK
1988SödraHalmstads BK
1989NorraHammarby IF
1989SödraÖsters IF
1990NorraGIF Sundsvall
1990SödraBK Häcken
1991NorraKiruna FF
1991ÖstraHammarby IF
1991VästraVästra Frölunda IF
1991SödraTrelleborgs FF
1992NorraIFK Sundsvall
1992ÖstraIK Brage
1992VästraBK Häcken
1992SödraHalmstads BK
1993NorraHammarby IFVasalunds IF
1993SödraLandskrona BoISIFK Hässleholm
1994NorraDjurgårdens IFUmeå FC
1994SödraÖrgryte ISKalmar FF
1995NorraUmeå FCGefle IF
1995SödraIK OddevoldGAIS
1996NorraVästerås SKHammarby IF
1996SödraIF ElfsborgLjungskile SK
1997NorraHammarby IFDjurgårdens IF
1997SödraVästra Frölunda IFBK Häcken
1998NorraDjurgårdens IFUmeå FC
1998SödraKalmar FFLandskrona BoIS
1999NorraGIF SundsvallAssyriska FF
1999SödraBK HäckenGAIS

Third tier

SeasonLeagueWon PromotionWon Promotion PlayoffsLost Promotion Playoffs
2006NorraEnköpings SKIK Sirius
2006SödraIF SylviaBunkeflo IF
2007NorraAssyriska FFFC Väsby United
2007SödraQviding FIFÄngelholms FF
2008NorraSyrianska FCVasalunds IF
2008SödraFC TrollhättanÖsters IF
2009NorraDegerfors IFIK Brage
2009SödraÖsters IFSkövde AIK
2010NorraVästerås SKIK Sirius
2010SödraIFK VärnamoQviding FIF
2011NorraUmeå FCFC Väsby United
2011SödraVarbergs BoISIF Sylvia
2012NorraÖstersunds FKBK Forward
2012SödraÖrgryte ISLunds BK
2013NorraIK SiriusDalkurd FF
2013SödraHusqvarna FFIK Oddevold
2014NorraAFC UnitedIK Frej
2014SödraUtsiktens BKÖrgryte IS
2015NorraDalkurd FFAkropolis IF
2015SödraTrelleborgs FFÖrgryte IS
2016NorraIF BrommapojkarnaVasalunds IF
2016SödraÖsters IFNorrby IF
2017NorraIK BrageAkropolis IF
2017SödraLandskrona BoISMjällby AIF
2018NorraVästerås SKSyrianska FC
2018SödraMjällby AIFOskarshamns AIK
2019NorraAkropolis IFUmeå FC
2019SödraLjungskile SKLandskrona BoIS
2020NorraVasalunds IFIF Brommapojkarna
2020SödraIFK VärnamoLandskrona BoIS
2021NorraIF BrommapojkarnaDalkurd FF
2021SödraUtsiktens BKSkövde AIK
2022NorraGefle IFSandvikens IF
2022SödraGAISFalkenbergs FF
2023NorraSandvikens IFNordic United
2023SödraIK OddevoldFalkenbergs FF

Note: In 2007 the runners up were promoted automatically without playoffs because of Allsvenskan expanding to 16 teams.

Statistics

Top goalscorers Norra

SeasonPlayerTeamGoals
2006

Top goalscorers Södra

SeasonPlayerTeamGoals
2007