Superettan
Superettan is an association football league and the second highest league in the league system of Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Allsvenskan and Division 1. Seasons run from April to October, with teams playing 30 matches each, totalling 240 matches in the season.
The league was created in 2000. The second tier of Swedish football had previously consisted of a varying number of regionalized leagues operating under the Division 2 and Division 1 names.
Competition format
There are 16 clubs in Superettan. During the course of a season each club plays the other 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 two lowest placed teams are relegated to Division 1 and the two winning teams from the two Division 1 leagues are promoted in their place while the third and fourth lowest teams in Superettan play a promotion/relegation play-off against the two-second placed teams in Division 1. The top two teams in Superettan are promoted to Allsvenskan and the two lowest placed teams from Allsvenskan are relegated in their place. The third placed team in Superettan plays a promotion/relegation play-off against the third lowest team in Allsvenskan.Television
The Swiss corporation Kentaro has owned the TV rights for Superettan since 2006. Through license agreements with the media company TV4 Group matches are aired on TV4 Sport who will broadcast a total of 90 matches in 2013 with the remaining 150 games available as online pay per view. This license agreement was valid from 2011 to 2015.On 24 March 2017, it was announced that the Discovery-owned broadcaster Eurosport will be the new domestic broadcaster for both SEF competitions effectively from 2020 until 2025.
Current clubs (2024 season)
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Turf1 | Stadium capacity1 |
| AFC Eskilstuna | Eskilstuna | Tunavallen | Artificial | 7,800 |
| IK Brage | Borlänge | Domnarvsvallen | Artificial | 6,500 |
| GAIS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,416 |
| Gefle IF | Gävle | Gavlevallen | Artificial | 6,500 |
| GIF Sundsvall | Sundsvall | NP3 Arena | Artificial | 7,700 |
| Helsingborgs IF | Helsingborg | Olympia | Natural | 16,500 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | Natural | 5,500 |
| Landskrona BoIS | Landskrona | Landskrona IP | Artificial | 10,500 |
| Skövde AIK | Skövde | Södermalms IP | Natural | 4,500 |
| Trelleborgs FF | Trelleborg | Vångavallen | Natural | 7,000 |
| Utsiktens BK | Gothenburg | Ruddalens IP | Natural | 5,000 |
| Västerås SK | Västerås | Iver Arena | Artificial | 7,044 |
| Örebro SK | Örebro | Behrn Arena | Artificial | 14,400 |
| Östers IF | Växjö | Visma Arena | Natural | 12,000 |
| Örgryte IS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,416 |
| Östersunds FK | Östersund | Jämtkraft Arena | Artificial | 8,545 |
- 1 Correct as of end of 2019 season
Managers
File:Mohammed Ali Khan.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Mak Lind has been the manager of Norrby IF since December 2017.
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