2013 in Swedish football

The 2013 season was the 116th season of competitive football in Sweden. The competitive year started with the group stage of Svenska Cupen on 2 March. League competition started in early April with Allsvenskan on 31 March, Superettan on 6 April, Division 1 and lower men's leagues plus the Damallsvenskan on 13 April. Svenska Cupen ended with the final played at the national stadium Friends Arena on 26 May. Allsvenskan ended on 3 November, Superettan one day earlier on 2 November, Division 1 and lower men's leagues on 26 October and Damallsvenskan on 20 October. Qualification play-offs were held after the end of league play with the Allsvenskan play-offs being held on 7 and 10 November and the Superettan play-offs being held on 6 and 9 November. Svenska Supercupen was held on 10 November and was contested by the winner of Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen. Sweden participated in qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Sweden also hosted UEFA Women's Euro 2013 between 10 and 28 July.

Football in Sweden
Season2013
Men's football
AllsvenskanMalmö FF
SuperettanFalkenbergs FF
Division 1IK Sirius (Norra)
Husqvarna FF (Södra)
Svenska CupenIFK Göteborg
Svenska SupercupenMalmö FF
← 2012 Sweden 2014 →

Honours

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Official titles

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Title Team Reason
Swedish Champions 2013 Malmö FF Winners of Allsvenskan
Swedish Cup Champions 2012–13 IFK Göteborg Winners of Svenska Cupen
Swedish Super Cup Champions 2013 Malmö FF Winners of Svenska Supercupen
Swedish Women's Champions 2013 LdB FC Malmö Winners of Damallsvenskan

Competitions

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Level Competition Team
1st level 2013 Allsvenskan Malmö FF
2nd level 2013 Superettan Falkenbergs FF
3rd level 2013 Swedish football Division 1 Norra IK Sirius
2013 Swedish football Division 1 Södra Husqvarna FF
National cup 2012–13 Svenska Cupen IFK Göteborg
Super cup 2013 Svenska Supercupen Malmö FF
Women's 1st level 2013 Damallsvenskan LdB FC Malmö

Promotions, relegations and qualifications

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Promotions

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Promoted from Promoted to Team Reason
2013 Superettan 2014 Allsvenskan Falkenbergs FF Winners
Örebro SK Runners-up
2013 Division 1 Norra 2014 Superettan IK Sirius Winners
2013 Division 1 Södra Husqvarna FF Winners
2013 Division 2 2014 Division 1 Norra Skellefteå FF Winners of group
Huddinge IF Winners of group
2014 Division 1 Södra Motala AIF Winners of group
IFK Uddevalla Winners of group
Norrby IF Winners of group
Oskarshamns AIK Winners of group

Relegations

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Relegated from Relegated to Team Reason
2013 Allsvenskan 2014 Superettan Östers IF 15th team
Syrianska FC 16th team
2013 Superettan 2014 Division 1 Södra Örgryte IS 15th team
2014 Division 1 Norra IK Brage 16th team
2013 Division 1 Norra 2014 Division 2 Sandvikens IF 12th team
Selånger FK 13th team
Eskilstuna City 14th team
2013 Division 1 Södra Torslanda IK 12th team
IF Limhamn Bunkeflo 13th team
Karlstad BK 14th team

International qualifications

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Qualified for Enters Team Reason
2014–15 UEFA Champions League 2nd qual. round Malmö FF Winners of 2013 Allsvenskan
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 2nd qual. round AIK Runners-up of 2013 Allsvenskan
IF Elfsborg Winners of 2013–14 Svenska Cupen
1st qual. round IFK Göteborg 3rd team in 2013 Allsvenskan
2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32 FC Rosengård Winners of 2013 Damallsvenskan (as LdB FC Malmö)
Tyresö FF Runners-up of 2013 Damallsvenskan

Domestic results

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2013 Allsvenskan

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Malmö FF (C) 30 19 6 5 56 30 +26 63 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 AIK 30 17 7 6 54 32 +22 58 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
3 IFK Göteborg 30 16 6 8 49 31 +18 54 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
4 Kalmar FF 30 14 10 6 35 26 +9 52
5 Helsingborgs IF 30 14 7 9 61 41 +20 49
6 IF Elfsborg 30 12 10 8 49 34 +15 46 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a]
7 Djurgårdens IF 30 12 8 10 38 44 −6 44
8 Åtvidabergs FF 30 11 7 12 37 37 0 40
9 IFK Norrköping 30 11 6 13 45 47 −2 39
10 BK Häcken 30 10 7 13 37 41 −4 37
11 Mjällby AIF 30 10 6 14 46 47 −1 36
12 Gefle IF 30 7 13 10 34 42 −8 34
13 IF Brommapojkarna 30 8 8 14 33 54 −21 32 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[b]
14 Halmstads BK (O) 30 7 10 13 32 46 −14 31 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
15 Östers IF (R) 30 6 10 14 27 43 −16 28 Relegation to Superettan
16 Syrianska FC (R) 30 3 5 22 26 64 −38 14
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ IF Elfsborg qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2013–14 Svenska Cupen.
  2. ^ Sweden was among the best three associations in the UEFA Fair Play ranking and thus received an additional spot in the first qualifying round of the Europa League, IF Brommapojkarna received the qualifying spot for their ranking in Allsvenskans Fair Play ranking.[1]

2013 Allsvenskan qualification play-offs

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GIF Sundsvall1 – 1Halmstads BK
Sliper   2' Report Baldvinsson   57'
Attendance: 3,097
Referee: Johan Hamlin (Bro)

Halmstads BK2 – 1GIF Sundsvall
Boman   53', 57' Report Dibba   14'
Attendance: 5,135

Halmstads BK won 3–2 on aggregate.


2013 Superettan

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Falkenbergs FF (C, P) 30 19 5 6 63 31 +32 62 Promotion to Allsvenskan
2 Örebro SK (P) 30 17 10 3 52 21 +31 61
3 GIF Sundsvall 30 16 10 4 54 35 +19 58 Qualification to Promotion playoffs
4 Degerfors IF 30 14 10 6 52 41 +11 52
5 Hammarby IF 30 13 8 9 34 28 +6 47
6 Ängelholms FF 30 11 10 9 55 47 +8 43
7 GAIS 30 12 7 11 45 47 −2 43
8 Assyriska FF 30 12 6 12 42 44 −2 42
9 Ljungskile SK 30 12 3 15 34 31 +3 39
10 Östersunds FK 30 10 9 11 39 38 +1 39
11 Jönköpings Södra IF 30 11 5 14 39 44 −5 38
12 Landskrona BoIS 30 9 5 16 40 48 −8 32
13 Varbergs BoIS (O) 30 9 5 16 47 65 −18 32 Qualification to Relegation playoffs
14 IFK Värnamo (O) 30 7 10 13 30 51 −21 31
15 Örgryte IS (R) 30 5 13 12 23 40 −17 28 Relegation to Division 1
16 IK Brage (R) 30 2 6 22 21 59 −38 12
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

2013 Superettan qualification play-offs

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Dalkurd FF1 – 0IFK Värnamo
Sulaka   91' Report
Attendance: 1,420
Referee: Lars Olsson (Umeå)
IK Oddevold0 – 1Varbergs BoIS
Report Koroma   4'
Attendance: 1,479
Referee: Robert Daradic (Helsingborg)

IFK Värnamo5 – 1Dalkurd FF
Kamara   6', 8'
Kozica   38', 71', 79'
Report Dauda Omeje   39'
Attendance: 1,480
Referee: Jim Petersson (Motala)

IFK Värnamo won 5–2 on aggregate.

Varbergs BoIS2 – 1IK Oddevold
Söderström   54'
Altemark Vanneryr   90'
Report Selmani   15' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,016
Referee: Magnus Ahlsén (Linköping)

Varbergs BoIS won 3–1 on aggregate.


2013 Division 1 Norra

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 IK Sirius (C, P) 26 21 5 0 79 16 +63 68 Promotion to Superettan
2 Dalkurd FF 26 15 5 6 48 25 +23 50 Qualification to Promotion playoffs
3 Nyköpings BIS 26 15 4 7 43 26 +17 49
4 BK Forward 26 10 11 5 45 28 +17 41
5 IFK Luleå 26 11 6 9 45 46 −1 39
6 Umeå FC 26 11 4 11 42 37 +5 37
7 Vasalunds IF 26 11 2 13 36 38 −2 35
8 IK Frej 26 10 5 11 30 39 −9 35
9 Valsta Syrianska IK 26 9 4 13 31 48 −17 31
10 AFC United 26 8 6 12 32 40 −8 30
11 Västerås SK 26 8 6 12 31 52 −21 30
12 Sandvikens IF (R) 26 7 6 13 31 45 −14 27 Relegation to Division 2
13 Selånger FK (R) 26 5 5 16 25 46 −21 20
14 Eskilstuna City (R) 26 4 5 17 30 62 −32 17
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

2013 Division 1 Södra

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Husqvarna FF (C, P) 26 17 5 4 42 17 +25 56 Promotion to Superettan
2 IK Oddevold 26 14 7 5 49 29 +20 49 Qualification to Promotion playoffs
3 Trelleborgs FF 26 14 3 9 41 38 +3 45
4 IS Halmia 26 12 7 7 40 30 +10 43
5 Utsiktens BK 26 11 8 7 33 29 +4 41
6 FC Trollhättan 26 12 5 9 39 36 +3 41
7 IF Sylvia 26 10 8 8 44 41 +3 38
8 Qviding FIF 26 9 7 10 34 36 −2 34
9 Skövde AIK 26 9 6 11 34 36 −2 33
10 Lunds BK 26 9 5 12 46 41 +5 32
11 Kristianstads FF 26 9 4 13 38 43 −5 31
12 Torslanda IK (R) 26 6 5 15 24 39 −15 23 Relegation to Division 2
13 IF Limhamn Bunkeflo (R) 26 6 5 15 30 56 −26 23
14 Karlstad BK (R) 26 4 5 17 25 48 −23 17
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

2012–13 Svenska Cupen

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Quarter-finals

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Helsingborgs IF0 – 1IFK Göteborg
Report Haglund   4'
Attendance: 4,031
Referee: Tobias Mattsson (Karlstad)

Falkenbergs FF0 – 1Örgryte IS
Report Wallén   50'
Växjö Tipshall, Växjö
Attendance: 350
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Malmö)


Östers IF2 – 1IK Sirius
Persson   16'
Söderberg   76'
Report Björkebaum   79'
Växjö Tipshall, Växjö
Attendance: 1,267
Referee: Bojan Pandzić (Gothenburg)

Semi-finals

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Djurgårdens IF1 – 0Örgryte IS
Johansson   59' Report

Östers IF1 – 4IFK Göteborg
Robledo   50' Report Hysén   9', 52'
Moberg Karlsson   69', 81'

Final

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Djurgårdens IF1 – 1 (a.e.t.)IFK Göteborg
Amartey   52' Report Hysén   6'
Penalties
Jawo  
Johansson  
Solignac  
Nymann  
1 – 3   Haglund
  Bjärsmyr
  Dyrestam
  Farnerud
Attendance: 21,819

2013 Svenska Supercupen

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Malmö FF3 – 2IFK Göteborg
Forsberg   42', 48'
Molins   90'
Report Haglund   45'
Vibe   55'
Attendance: 2,787
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Lund)

National team fixtures and results

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Sweden  1 – 1  North Korea
Fejzullahu   56' Report Hong Kum-Song   48'
Penalties
Svensson  
Majstorović  
Hysén  
P. Jansson  
4 – 1   Jang Kuk-Chol
  Kang Kuk-Chol
  Kim Chol-Bom
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

Sweden  3 – 0  Finland
Hysén   23'
Quaison   73'
Svensson   90'
Report

Sweden  2 – 3  Argentina
J. Olsson   17'
Elm   90+5'
Report Lustig   3' (o.g.)
Agüero   19'
Higuaín   23'
Attendance: 49,646

Sweden  0 – 0  Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 49,436

Slovakia  0 – 0  Sweden
Report
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik (Austria)

Sweden  1 – 0  North Macedonia
Kačaniklić   39' Report

Austria  2 – 1  Sweden
Alaba   26' (pen.)
Janko   32'
Report Elmander   82'
Attendance: 48,500

Sweden  2 – 0  Faroe Islands
Ibrahimović   35', 82' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 32,858
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Bulgaria)

Sweden  4 – 2  Norway
Ibrahimović   2', 28', 57'
Svensson   75'
Report Abdellaoue   38' (pen.)
Johansen   43'
Attendance: 13,438

Republic of Ireland  1 – 2  Sweden
Keane   21' Report Elmander   33'
Svensson   57'
Attendance: 49,500

Kazakhstan  0 – 1  Sweden
Report Ibrahimović   1'
Attendance: 24,000

Sweden  2 – 1  Austria
M. Olsson   56'
Ibrahimović   86'
Report Harnik   29'
Attendance: 49,416

Sweden  3 – 5  Germany
Hysén   6', 69'
Kačaniklić   42'
Report Özil   45'
Götze   53'
Schürrle   57', 66', 76'
Attendance: 49,251

Portugal  1 – 0  Sweden
Ronaldo   82' Report
Attendance: 61,467

Sweden  2 – 3  Portugal
Ibrahimović   68', 72' Report Ronaldo   50', 77', 79'
Attendance: 49,766
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Zlatan Ibrahimović   Paris Saint-Germain 9
2 Tobias Hysén   IFK Göteborg 3
Anders Svensson   IF Elfsborg 3
4 Johan Elmander   Galatasaray
  Norwich City
2
Alexander Kačaniklić   Fulham 2
6 Rasmus Elm   CSKA Moscow 1
Erton Fejzullahu   Djurgårdens IF 1
Jonas Olsson   West Bromwich Albion 1
Martin Olsson   Norwich City 1
Robin Quaison   AIK 1

Own goals

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Player Club Own goals Playing against
  Mikael Lustig   Celtic 1   Argentina

Swedish clubs' performance in Europe

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These are the results of the Swedish teams in European competitions during the 2013–14 season. (Swedish team score displayed first)

Team Contest Round Opponent 1st leg score* 2nd leg score** Aggregate score
IF Elfsborg UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round   Daugava Daugavpils 7–1 4–0 W 11–1
Third qualifying round   Celtic 0–1 0–0 L 0–1
UEFA Europa League Play-off round   Nordsjælland 1–1 1–0 W 2–1
Group stage   Standard Liège 1–1 3–1 None
  Red Bull Salzburg 0–1 0–4
  Esbjerg 1–2 0–1
BK Häcken UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round   Sparta Prague 2–2 1–0 W 3–2
Third qualifying round   Thun 1–2 0–1 L 1–3
Malmö FF UEFA Europa League First qualifying round   Drogheda United 0–0 2–0 W 2–0
Second qualifying round   Hibernian 2–0 7–0 W 9–0
Third qualifying round   Swansea City 0–4 0–0 L 0–4
Gefle IF UEFA Europa League First qualifying round   Narva Trans 3–0 5–1 W 8–1
Second qualifying round   Anorthosis 0–3 4–0 W 4–3
Third qualifying round   Qarabağ 0–1 0–2 L 0–3
IFK Göteborg UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round   Trenčín 0–0 1–2 L 1–2
Tyresö FF UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32   Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 0–0 W 2–1
Round of 16   Fortuna Hjørring 2–1 4–0 W 6–1
Quarterfinals   Neulengbach 8–1 0–0 W 8–1
Semifinals   Birmingham 0–0 3–0 W 3–0
Final   Wolfsburg 3–4 None
LdB FC Malmö UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32   Lillestrøm 3–1 5–0 W 8–1
Round of 16   Wolfsburg 1–2 1–3 L 2–5

* For group games in Europa League, score in home game is displayed
** For group games in Europa League, score in away game is displayed

Notes

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  1. ^ "Bomben: BP till Europa League" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

References

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