2014 Superettan
CompetitionSuperettan
Season2014
WinnersHammarby IF
Promoted
Relegated
Matches240
Total goals672
League topscorerKennedy Bakircioglü (17 goals)
Best goalkeeperAlex Horwath (83 save %)
Biggest home winHammarby IF 6–0 Syrianska FC (21 September 2014)
Biggest away winIFK Värnamo 0–6 IK Sirius (2 November 2014)
Highest scoring
Highest attendance31,074[1]
Hammarby IF 0–0 Ljungskile SK (24 August 2014)
Lowest attendance222[1]
Ängelholms FF 2–0 Husqvarna FF (26 May 2014)
Attendance784,165[2]
Average attendance3,267[2]
Prevseason2013
Nextseason2015

The 2014 Superettan, part of the 2014 Swedish football season, was the 15th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football league in its current format. The 2014 fixtures were released on 20 December 2013.[3] The season started on 5 April 2014 and concluded on 2 November 2014.[4]

Hammarby IF won Superettan this season, their first title and were thus promoted to Allsvenskan after five years absence along with runners-up GIF Sundsvall who returned to the top flight after two years absence. Ljungskile SK advanced to the promotion play-offs but failed to win against Gefle IF.

A total of 16 teams contested the league; 12 returning from the 2013 season, two that were relegated from Allsvenskan and two that were promoted from Division 1.

Teams

A total of 16 teams contested the league, 12 returning from the 2013 season, two relegated from the 2013 Allsvenskan and two promoted from the 2013 Division 1. The top two teams qualified directly for promotion to Allsvenskan, the third had to play a play-off against the fourteenth team from Allsvenskan to decide who would play in Allsvenskan 2015. The bottom two teams qualified directly for relegation to Division 1, the thirteenth and the fourteenth had to play a play-off against the numbers two teams from Division 1 Södra and Division 1 Norra to decide who would play in Superettan 2015.

2013-champions Falkenbergs FF and runner-up Örebro SK were promoted to the Allsvenskan at the end of the 2012 season. They were replaced by Östers IF and Syrianska FC. Örgryte IS and IK Brage were relegated at the end of the 2013 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by Division 1 Norra champions IK Sirius and Division 1 Södra champions Husqvarna FF.

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumTurf1Stadium capacity1
Assyriska FFSödertäljeSödertälje FotbollsarenaArtificial7,500
Degerfors IFDegerforsStora VallaNatural12,500
GAISGothenburgGamla UlleviNatural18,416
GIF SundsvallSundsvallNorrporten ArenaArtificial7,700
Hammarby IFStockholmTele2 ArenaArtificial30,000
Husqvarna FFHuskvarnaVapenvallenNatural5,000
IFK VärnamoVärnamoFinnvedsvallenNatural5,000
IK SiriusUppsalaStudenternas IPNatural6,500
Jönköpings Södra IFJönköpingStadsparksvallenNatural5,200
Landskrona BoISLandskronaLandskrona IPNatural12,000
Ljungskile SKLjungskileSkarsjövallenNatural8,000
Syrianska FCSödertäljeSödertälje FotbollsarenaArtificial7,500
Varbergs BoISVarbergPåskbergsvallenNatural4,000
Ängelholms FFHelsingborgOlympia (Until 22 June 2014)Natural17,100
ÄngelholmÄngelholms IP (From 28 June 2014)5,000
Östers IFVäxjöMyresjöhus ArenaNatural12,000
Östersunds FKÖstersundJämtkraft ArenaArtificial6,000
  • 1 Correct as of end of 2013 season

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamHead coach1CaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Assyriska FFValentic AzrudinDavid DurmazUmbroScania
Degerfors IFPatrik WernerTobias SolbergadidasOutokumpu
GAISPer-Ola LjungKenneth GustafssonHummelÅbro
GIF SundsvallJoel Cedergren
Roger Franzén
Kevin WalkeradidasVarious
Hammarby IFNanne BergstrandKennedy BakircioglüKappaHerbalife
Husqvarna FFGiles StilleMichell HaidariadidasHusqvarna
IFK VärnamoJörgen Petersson
Peter Johansson
Martin ClaessonadidasVarious
IK SiriusKim BergstrandCarl NyströmNikeVarious
Jönköpings Södra IFJimmy ThelinTommy ThelinNikeVarious
Landskrona BoISPatrik Johansson (interim)Johnny LundbergMasitabila.nu
Ljungskile SKTor-Arne FredheimMarkus GustafssonadidasVarious
Syrianska FCZvezdan MiloševićSharbel ToumaNikeAros Kapital
Varbergs BoISJörgen WålemarkFredrik BjörkUmbroVarious
Ängelholms FFJoakim PerssonBjörn WesterbladadidasUnicolor AB
Östers IFRoberth BjörknesjöDenis VelićPumaIST
Östersunds FKGraham PotterBrwa NouriadidasPeab

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Hammarby IFThomas DennerbyMutual consent6 November 2013[5]Pre-seasonNanne Bergstrand6 November 2013[6]
Varbergs BoISHalda KabilSacked15 November 2013[7]Pre-seasonJörgen Wålemark21 November 2013[8]
IFK VärnamoSören ÅkebyMutual consent21 November 2013[9]Pre-seasonJörgen Petersson15 December 2013[10]
Östers IFAndreas ThomssonMutual consent30 December 2013[11]Pre-seasonRoberth Björknesjö30 December 2013[12]
Syrianska FCÖzcan MelkemichelResigned31 December 2013[13]Pre-seasonCarlos Roberto Cabral6 January 2014[14]
Syrianska FCCarlos Roberto CabralResigned28 January 2014[15]Pre-seasonStefan Fredriksson28 January 2014[15]
Syrianska FCStefan FredrikssonResigned1 April 2014[16]Pre-seasonZvezdan Milošević6 April 2014[17]
Jönköpings Södra IFMats GrenSigned by IFK Göteborg18 April 2014[18]14thJimmy Thelin18 April 2014[18]
Assyriska FFValentic AzrudinMutual consent27 May 2014[19]15thSören Åkeby29 May 2014[20]
GAISThomas AskebrandSacked27 May 2014[21]13thPer-Ola Ljung13 June 2014[22]
Landskrona BoISJörgen PetterssonSacked11 June 2014[23]14thPatrik Johansson11 June 2014[23]
Assyriska FFSören ÅkebyResigned17 September 2014[24]16thValentic Azrudin17 September 2014[24]
Husqvarna FFNiclas TagessonStepped down20 September 2014[25]15thGiles Stille20 September 2014[25]

League table

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Relegation play-offs

IK Frej won 5–3 on aggregate.


1–1 on aggregate. Assyriska FF won on away goals.


Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[26]
1Kennedy BakircioglüHammarby IF17
2Johan EklundGIF Sundsvall16
3Stefan SilvaIK Sirius15
4Fredrik OlssonJönköpings Södra IF14
Peter SamuelssonDegerfors IF
David JohannessonLjungskile SK
7Daryl SmylieJönköpings Södra IF13
Andrew StadlerLandskrona BoIS
Tommy ThelinJönköpings Södra IF
10Pa DibbaGIF Sundsvall12

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists[27]
1Robert GojaniJönköpings Södra IF11
2Fredrik TorsteinbøHammarby IF10
Jonas LindbergLjungskile SK
4Marcus AstvaldDegerfors IF9

Top goalkeepers

(Minimum of 10 games played)

RankGoalkeeperClub
GPGASV%[28]CS
1Alex HorwathLjungskile SK30258314
2Johannes HopfHammarby IF30277813
Zoran AkovićHusqvarna FF22324
4Tommi VaihoGAIS2936769
August StrömbergDegerfors IF22376
6Tommy NaurinGIF Sundsvall3034758
Connor RipleyÖstersunds FK14174
8Björn ÅkessonIFK Värnamo3052748
Aly KeitaÖstersunds FK14193
10Andreas AnderssonIK Sirius3035735

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
David JohannessonLjungskile SKÄngelholms FF5–019 May 2014
Fredrik OlssonJönköpings Södra IFAssyriska FF4–019 July 2014
Nsima PeterVarbergs BoISLandskrona BoIS1–59 August 2014
Johan EklundGIF SundsvallÖsters IF5–117 August 2014
Daryl SmylieJönköpings Södra IFDegerfors IF4–220 October 2014
Nahir BesaraHammarby IFÖstersunds FK4–221 October 2014
Karl SöderströmVarbergs BoISIFK Värnamo6–226 October 2014
Moses OgbuIK SiriusIFK Värnamo0–62 November 2014

See also

Competitions

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