The 2023 Superettan was the 24th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. It was part of the 2023 Swedish football season and contested by 16 teams.

Superettan
Season2023
ChampionsVästerås SK
PromotedVästerås SK
GAIS
RelegatedJönköpings Södra IF
AFC Eskilstuna
Matches played240
Goals scored673 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorerJesper Westermark (17 goals)
Biggest home winUtsikten 5–0 GIF Sundsvall (10 June 2023)
Biggest away winGefle 0–6 GAIS
(23 September 2023)
Trelleborg 0–6 GAIS
(8 October 2023)
Highest scoringÖrebro 5–3 Skövde AIK
(17 September 2023)
Longest winning runVästerås SK (8 wins)
Longest unbeaten runUtsikten (10 games)
Longest winless runSkövde AIK (10 games)
Longest losing runÖrgryte IS (5 games)
Highest attendance13,011
GAIS 0–1 Örgryte IS
(1 June 2023)
Lowest attendance104
Utsikten 4–1 IK Brage
(14 May 2023)
Total attendance578,443
Average attendance2,582
2022
2024
All statistics correct as of 11 November 2023.

Teams

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A total of 16 teams contest the league. The top two teams qualify directly for promotion to Allsvenskan, the third will enter a play-off for the chance of promotion. The two bottom teams are automatically relegated, while the 13th and 14th placed teams will compete in a play-off to determine whether they are relegated.[1]

New teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity[note 1]
AFC Eskilstuna Eskilstuna Tunavallen 7,800
IK Brage Borlänge Domnarvsvallen 6,500
GAIS Gothenburg Gamla Ullevi 18,416
Gefle IF Gävle Gavlevallen 6,500
GIF Sundsvall Sundsvall NP3 Arena 8,000
Helsingborgs IF Helsingborg Olympia 16,500
Jönköpings Södra IF Jönköping Stadsparksvallen 5,500
Landskrona BoIS Landskrona Landskrona IP 10,500
Skövde AIK Skövde Södermalms IP 4,500
Trelleborgs FF Trelleborg Vångavallen 7,000[3]
Utsiktens BK Gothenburg Bravida Arena 6,500
Västerås SK Västerås Iver Arena 7,000
Örebro SK Örebro Behrn Arena 14,400
Örgryte IS Gothenburg Gamla Ullevi 18,416[4]
Östers IF Växjö Visma Arena 12,000
Östersunds FK Östersund Jämtkraft Arena 8,545
  1. ^ According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Superettan.[2]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Västerås SK (C, P) 30 19 6 5 48 24 +24 63 Promotion to Allsvenskan
2 GAIS (P) 30 17 6 7 61 23 +38 57
3 Utsiktens BK 30 16 7 7 50 31 +19 55 Qualification for Allsvenskan play-off
4 Östers IF 30 16 6 8 57 35 +22 54
5 Östersunds FK 30 10 12 8 44 39 +5 42
6 IK Brage 30 12 5 13 39 42 −3 41
7 Landskrona BoIS 30 11 6 13 40 49 −9 39
8 Trelleborgs FF 30 10 9 11 40 52 −12 39
9 Gefle IF 30 9 10 11 36 45 −9 37
10 GIF Sundsvall 30 9 8 13 37 53 −16 35
11 Örebro SK 30 8 10 12 43 45 −2 34
12 Helsingborgs IF 30 8 9 13 32 37 −5 33
13 Skövde AIK (O) 30 9 6 15 42 52 −10 33 Qualification for Superettan play-off
14 Örgryte IS (O) 30 8 8 14 33 47 −14 32
15 Jönköpings Södra IF (R) 30 7 10 13 43 57 −14 31 Relegation to Ettan
16 AFC Eskilstuna (R) 30 7 10 13 28 42 −14 31
Source: svenskfotboll.se
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated


Superettan play-off

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The thirteenth and fourteenth-placed teams (Örgryte IS and Skövde AIK) each faced one of the two runners-up from the 2023 Ettan (Falkenbergs FF and Nordic United FC) in two-legged ties for the final two places in the 2024 Superettan.


Falkenbergs FF2–2Skövde AIK
Aguda   44'
Hintsa   90+7'
Abdulazeez   15'
Vidjeskog   78'
Skövde AIK3–0Falkenbergs FF
Tibell   25', 75'
Suljev   42'

Skövde AIK won 5–2 on aggregate.


Nordic United FC0–1Örgryte IS
Christoffersson   78'
Örgryte IS1–0Nordic United FC
Lundberg   18'

Örgryte IS won 2–0 on aggregate.


Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Västerås SK263342212322222222222211111111
GAIS852233133433334443334433222222
Utsiktens BK424555321111111111111122333333
Östers IF511111444245553334443344444444
Östersunds FK99742455610118976655667788667555
IK Brage121510997991291076677101212101210910976776
Landskrona BoIS16161113109107886679108811876555556667
Trelleborgs FF15149121515131291179101081011910118976898888
Gefle IF345681178111213128891176555667789999
GIF Sundsvall13687881076810111212121213131213111212131311101010
Örebro SK111013141110111113141213131314141310111398109101010111111
Helsingborgs IF131316161414151515151515141113131515151514151413121213131212
Skövde AIK141114151616161616161616161616161616161616161615161614141413
Örgryte IS78121113131414107911121415151414141415141516151415161514
Jönköpings Södra IF10787666655544455677810121111111112121315
AFC Eskilstuna612151012121213141314141515119989911131314141516151616
Promotion to Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan play-off
Superettan play-off
Relegation to Ettan

Results by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
AFC EskilstunaDLLWLDWDDDLLLWWWDDLWLLLLDLLDDW
GAISDWWWLWWLDLWWDDLDDWWWLWWWWWWLWL
Gefle IFWWLDLLWDLLLWWDDLWWWLWDLDLLDDDD
GIF SundsvallWWLLWLDLWWLLLLDDDDLWLWLDDLWWDL
Helsingborgs IFLLLLWLDLDDDWWWLDLLDLWLWDWLDDWL
IK BrageLLWWDWLDLWLWWLLDLLLWDDWLDWWLLW
Jönköpings Södra IFDDWDWDLWWLDWDWLLLLDLLLWLDLDDLL
Landskrona BoISLLWLWWDWLDWLDLLWLLWWWWDLDWLDLL
Skövde AIKLDLLDLLLLDWLDLWLLWWLLLWWLWDWDW
Trelleborgs FFLLWLLLWWWDWLLDWLDDLDWDWWLLWDDD
Utsiktens BKWWLDWDWWWWWWWLWDWWWLDLLLDDWLDW
Västerås SKWDWWLWDWLDWWWWWWWWLDDDWWWWWWLL
Örebro SKDDLLWWDLDLWLDDDDDWLDWWLWLLLLWL
Örgryte ISDDLDLDDWWWLLLLLDWLDLLWLLWDLLWW
Östers IFWWWWLDLLWWLLDWWWDLWWWDDDLWLWWW
Östersunds FKDDWWWDLDLLLWLWDDWDDDDDLWDWLWLW
Source: soccerstats.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Results

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Home \ Away ESK GAI GEF GIF HEL BRA JÖN LAN SKÖ TRE UTS VÄS ÖRE ÖRG ÖST ÖFK
AFC Eskilstuna 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–3 1–1 1–1
GAIS 3–0 1–1 3–3 4–1 3–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 4–0 0–1 1–0 2–1
Gefle IF 2–0 0–6 1–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–3 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–1 3–2 2–2
GIF Sundsvall 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–0 2–3 0–3
Helsingborgs IF 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–3 0–1 0–1 4–1 2–3 0–1 1–0
IK Brage 4–0 0–4 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 4–1 1–2 2–1
Jönköpings Södra IF 2–3 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–2 4–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–3 1–1
Landskrona BoIS 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 3–2 1–2 2–2 0–1
Skövde AIK 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–3 4–2 2–3 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–2 5–1
Trelleborgs FF 2–0 0–6 0–1 3–4 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–3 2–2 0–3 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–3 1–0
Utsiktens BK 1–1 1–2 0–0 5–0 1–1 4–1 2–1 5–1 1–0 2–3 4–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0
Västerås SK 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–2
Örebro SK 3–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 4–0 5–3 0–0 5–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0
Örgryte IS 2–2 1–4 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–3 2–2 2–2
Östers IF 3–0 1–2 1–2 4–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 5–2 0–1 2–2 3–0 3–0 0–1
Östersunds FK 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–3 4–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 4–3 2–1 1–2
Source: svenskfotboll.se
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Discipline

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Player

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Most yellow cards: 10

Most red cards: 2

  • Wilhelm Nilsson (Utsikten)
  • Alexander Zetterström (Brage)

Club

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  • Most yellow cards:
  • Most red cards:

References

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  1. ^ "Spelprogram - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  2. ^ "Superettan" (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Vångavallen" (in Swedish). Trelleborgs FF. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  4. ^ Note: Gamla Ullevi has a capacity of 15,000 sitting and 3,416 standing for a total capacity of 18,416.
  5. ^ a b "Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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