| Competition | Superettan |
|---|---|
| Season | 2015 |
| Winners | Jönköpings Södra IF |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated | |
| Matches | 240 |
| Total goals | 611 |
| League topscorer | Fredrik Olsson (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Assyriska FF 7–1 Utsiktens BK (19 July 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Ängelholms FF 0–4 IK Frej (2 May 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Assyriska FF 7–1 Utsiktens BK (19 July 2015) |
| Longest wins | 5 matches[1] Jönköpings Södra IF |
| Longest unbeaten | 13 matches IK Sirius |
| Longest winless | 12 matches IK Frej |
| Longest losses | 7 matches Mjällby AIF |
| Highest attendance | 6,544 Östersunds FK 2–0 Ljungskile SK (1 November 2015) |
| Lowest attendance | 100 AFC United 2–0 Utsiktens BK (25 April 2015) |
| Attendance | 389,604 |
| Average attendance | 1,623 |
| Prevseason | 2014 |
| Nextseason | 2016 |
The 2015 Superettan, part of the 2015 Swedish football season, was the 16th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football league in its current format. The 2015 fixtures were released in December 2014. The season began on 3 April 2015 and ended on 1 November 2015. A total of 16 teams contested the league.
Teams
A total of 16 teams contest the league. The top two teams qualify directly for promotion to Allsvenskan, the third has to play a play-off against the fourteenth team from Allsvenskan to decide who will play in Allsvenskan 2016. The bottom two teams qualified directly for relegation to Division 1, the thirteenth and the fourteenth has to play a play-off against the numbers two teams from Division 1 Södra and Division 1 Norra to decide who will play in Superettan 2016.
2014-champions Hammarby IF and runner-up GIF Sundsvall were promoted to the Allsvenskan at the end of the 2014 season. They were replaced by Mjällby AIF and IF Brommapojkarna. Landskrona BoIS and Husqvarna FF were relegated at the end of the 2014 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by Division 1 Norra champions AFC United and Division 1 Södra champions Utsiktens BK. Östers IF was also relegated after losing the relegation play-offs to Division 1 Norra runner-up IK Frej.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Turf1 | Stadium capacity1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC United | Stockholm | Skytteholms IP | Artificial | 3,500 |
| Assyriska FF | Södertälje | Södertälje Fotbollsarena | Artificial | 6,700 |
| Degerfors IF | Degerfors | Stora Valla | Natural | 7,500 |
| GAIS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,416 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | Stockholm | Grimsta IP | Artificial | 5,500 |
| IFK Värnamo | Värnamo | Finnvedsvallen | Natural | 5,000 |
| IK Frej | Täby | Vikingavallen | Artificial | 1,250 |
| IK Sirius | Uppsala | Studenternas IP | Natural | 6,300 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | Natural | 5,500 |
| Ljungskile SK | Ljungskile | Uddevalla Arena | Natural | 5,500 |
| Mjällby AIF | Hällevik | Strandvallen | Natural | 6,750 |
| Syrianska FC | Södertälje | Södertälje Fotbollsarena | Artificial | 6,100 |
| Utsiktens BK | Gothenburg | Ruddalens IP | Artificial | 5,000 |
| Varbergs BoIS | Varberg | Påskbergsvallen | Natural | 4,500 |
| Ängelholms FF | Ängelholm | Ängelholms IP | Natural | 4,000 |
| Östersunds FK | Östersund | Jämtkraft Arena | Artificial | 6,400 |
- 1 According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Superettan.[2]
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.
| Team | Head coach1 | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC United | Özcan Melkemichel | Josh Wicks | Nike | Busmarket Sweden |
| Assyriska FF | Valentic Azrudin | Linus Malmborg | Nike | Scania |
| Degerfors IF | Patrik Werner | Tobias Solberg | Adidas | Outokumpu |
| GAIS | Per-Ola Ljung | Kenneth Gustafsson | Hummel | Åbro |
| IF Brommapojkarna | Magni Fannberg | Jacob Une Larsson | Adidas | Åbro |
| IFK Värnamo | Jörgen Petersson Peter Johansson | Martin Claesson | Puma | Various |
| IK Frej | Bartosz Grzelak | Johannes Gustafsson | Erreà | Daymark |
| IK Sirius | Kim Bergstrand | Niklas Busch Thor | Nike | Various |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Jimmy Thelin | Tommy Thelin | Nike | Various |
| Ljungskile SK | Tor-Arne Fredheim | Markus Gustafsson | Adidas | Various |
| Mjällby AIF | Anders Linderoth | Mattias Asper | Puma | Various |
| Syrianska FC | Nemanja Miljanović | Louay Chanko | Nike | Aros Kapital |
| Utsiktens BK | Janne Carlsson | Robin Jonsson | Erreà | Prioritet Finans |
| Varbergs BoIS | Jörgen Wålemark | Robin Tranberg | Umbro | Various |
| Ängelholms FF | Joakim Persson | Albin Nilsson | Adidas | ScandStick |
| Östersunds FK | Graham Potter | Alex Dyer | Adidas | Various |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IF Brommapojkarna | Stefan Billborn | Sacked | 3 November 2014[3] | Pre-season | Magni Fannberg | 11 November 2014[4] |
League table
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Playoffs
The 13th-placed and 14th-placed teams of Superettan meets the two runners-up from 2015 Division 1 (Norra and Södra) in Two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the team from Superettan finishing at home.
Örgryte IS won 2–1 on aggregate.
IK Frej won 2–0 on aggregate.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dženis Kozica | IFK Värnamo | 11 |
| 2 | Michael Omoh | Östersunds FK | 10 |
| Daryl Smylie | Jönköpings Södra IF | ||
| Tommy Thelin | Jönköpings Södra IF | ||
| 5 | Ken Sema | Ljungskile SK | 9 |
| 6 | Eric Jernberg | Degerfors IF | 8 |
| Jonas Lindberg | Ljungskile SK |
Top goalkeepers
(Minimum of 10 games played)
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | GP | GA | SV%[7] | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dwayne Miller | Syrianska FC | 13 | 11 | 79 | 6 |
| 2 | Andreas Andersson | IK Sirius | 30 | 25 | 78 | 14 |
| Josh Wicks | AFC United | 24 | 28 | 7 | ||
| 4 | Tommi Vaiho | GAIS | 30 | 44 | 76 | 6 |
| Damir Mehić | Jönköpings Södra IF | 11 | 10 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Joakim Wulff | Varbergs BoIS | 29 | 26 | 75 | 15 |
| Mattias Asper | Mjällby AIF | 24 | 30 | 7 | ||
| Oscar Berglund | Ängelholms FF | 27 | 38 | 4 | ||
| 9 | August Strömberg | Degerfors IF | 29 | 36 | 73 | 9 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattias Genc | Assyriska FF | IK Frej | 3–1 | 26 April 2015 |
| Michael Omoh | Östersunds FK | Syrianska FC | 4–1 | 5 May 2015 |
| Gabriel Altemark-Vanneryr | Ljungskile SK | IK Sirius | 4–3 | 6 May 2015 |
| Peter Samuelsson | Degerfors IF | IK Frej | 4–0 | 9 May 2015 |
| Chidi Omeje | AFC United | Ljungskile SK | 0–3 | 1 August 2015 |
| Nsima Peter | Varbergs BoIS | IK Frej | 5–0 | 1 August 2015 |
| Othman El Kabir | AFC United | IFK Värnamo | 2–3 | 16 August 2015 |
| Hannes Stiller | Ljungskile SK | Ängelholms FF | 3–3 | 23 August 2015 |
| Jamie Hopcutt | Östersunds FK | Utsiktens BK | 5–1 | 24 August 2015 |
| Tommy Thelin | Jönköpings Södra IF | Utsiktens BK | 5–2 | 1 November 2015 |
References
- ^ "Superettan form table". soccerstats.com. soccerstats.com. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Superettan" (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "BP byter tränare" (in Swedish). brommapojkarna.se. IF Brommapojkarna. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "BP presenterar ny tränare" (in Swedish). brommapojkarna.se. IF Brommapojkarna. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Skytteliga". The Swedish Football Association. The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Passningsliga". The Swedish Football Association. The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Målvaktsliga". The Swedish Football Association. The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
External links
- Official website (in Swedish)