2018 Division 1 (Swedish football)

The 2018 Division 1, part of the 2018 Swedish football season was the 13th season of Sweden's third-tier football league in its current format. The 2018 fixtures were released in December 2017. The season started on 7 April 2018 and ended on 10 November 2018.

Division 1

Season	2018
Champions	Västerås SK (Norra) Mjällby AIF (Södra)
Promoted	Mjällby AIF Västerås SK Syrianska FC
Relegated	FK Karlskrona Grebbestads IF Ängelholms FF Husqvarna FF Arameisk-Syrianska IF Assyriska FF Skellefteå FF
Top goalscorer	Nikolas Vasic (21 goals, Norra) Robin Strömberg (20 goals, Södra)
Highest attendance	5,069 Västerås SK 3–0 Akropolis IF (14 April 2018)
← 2017 2019 →

Teams

32 teams contest the league divided into two divisions, Norra and Södra. 28 returning from the 2017 season, two relegated from Superettan and two promoted from Division 2. The champion of each division will qualify directly for promotion to Superettan, the two runners-up has to play a play-off against the thirteenth and fourteenth team from Superettan to decide who will play in Superettan 2019. The bottom three teams in each division will qualify directly for relegation to Division 2.

Stadia and locations

Norra Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity Akropolis IF Stockholm Spånga IP 300 Arameisk-Syrianska IF Botkyrka Brunna IP 1,000 Assyriska FF Södertälje Södertälje Fotbollsarena 6,700 BK Forward Örebro Trängens IP 4,700 Carlstad United Karlstad Tingvalla IP 10,000 Karlslunds IF HFK Örebro Karlslund Arena 2,000 FC Linköping City Linköping Linköping Arena 8,500 Nyköpings BIS Nyköping Rosvalla IP 1,000 Rynninge IK Örebro Grenadjärvallen 1,500 Sandvikens IF Sandviken Jernvallen 7,000 Skellefteå FF Skellefteå Norrvalla IP 1,500 Sollentuna FK Sollentuna Sollentunavallen 4,500 Syrianska FC Södertälje Södertälje Fotbollsarena 6,400 Team TG Umeå Tegstunets IP 1,000 Umeå FC Umeå Umeå Energi Arena 10,000 Västerås SK Västerås Solid Park Arena 7,000

Södra Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity Eskilsminne IF Helsingborg Harlyckans IP 3,500 FK Karlskrona Karlskrona Västra Mark IP 4,000 Grebbestads IF Grebbestad Siljevi 1,000 Husqvarna FF Huskvarna Vapenvallen 4,000 IK Oddevold Uddevalla Rimnersvallen 10,600 Kristianstad FC Kristianstad Kristianstad Fotbollsarena 3,000 Ljungskile SK Ljungskile Uddevalla Arena 5,500 Lunds BK Lund Klostergårdens IP 5,000 Mjällby AIF Hällevik Strandvallen 6,750 Oskarshamns AIK Oskarshamn Arena Oskarshamn 2,000 Skövde AIK Skövde Södermalms IP 4,500 Torns IF Stångby Tornvallen 1,000 Tvååkers IF Tvååker Övrevi IP 1,000 Utsiktens BK Gothenburg Ruddalens IP 5,000 Åtvidabergs FF Åtvidaberg Kopparvallen 8,000 Ängelholms FF Ängelholm Ängelholms IP 5,000

League tables

Norra

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Västerås SK (C, P)	30	22	2	6	56	26	+30	68	Promotion to Superettan
2	Syrianska FC (O, P)	30	18	5	7	56	37	+19	59	Qualification to Promotion playoffs
3	Carlstad United	30	14	12	4	65	39	+26	54
4	Akropolis IF	30	15	8	7	65	42	+23	53
5	Umeå FC	30	14	7	9	45	38	+7	49
6	Sandvikens IF	30	12	9	9	47	39	+8	45
7	Sollentuna FK	30	11	10	9	40	38	+2	43
8	BK Forward	30	12	7	11	48	49	−1	43
9	FC Linköping City	30	10	10	10	44	47	−3	40
10	Nyköpings BIS	30	9	11	10	47	54	−7	38
11	Rynninge IK	30	10	7	13	46	48	−2	37
12	Team TG	30	10	6	14	44	45	−1	36
13	Karlslunds IF (O)	30	8	11	11	36	47	−11	35	Qualification to Relegation Playoffs
14	Arameisk-Syrianska IF (R)	30	6	5	19	40	77	−37	23	Relegation to Division 2
15	Assyriska FF (R)	30	5	6	19	45	71	−26	21
16	Skellefteå FF (R)	30	1	10	19	40	67	−27	13

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2018. Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Norra Results

Home \ Away	AIF	ASIF	AFF	BKF	CU	FCLC	KIF	NBIS	RIK	SIF	SFF	SFK	SFC	TTG	UFC	VSK
Akropolis IF	—	4–0	4–0	5–1	2–2	3–1	5–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–2	1–0	1–0	1–2
Arameisk-Syrianska IF	4–1	—	3–1	1–1	1–8	2–4	1–2	0–1	1–1	1–2	5–3	0–2	2–3	2–4	0–1	1–3
Assyriska FF	2–4	3–1	—	0–3	0–2	2–4	2–4	2–1	2–3	1–3	3–3	4–1	2–2	0–0	1–2	0–2
BK Forward	3–4	4–1	2–1	—	3–1	3–1	3–1	4–2	1–0	2–1	2–1	0–2	0–1	1–1	0–1	2–1
Carlstad United	2–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	3–1	1–1	3–3	2–2	3–1	3–3	0–0	1–0	3–1	3–1	2–3
FC Linköping City	0–0	1–2	2–1	1–0	0–0	—	1–1	1–1	3–0	1–1	2–1	1–0	2–4	1–0	1–1	1–0
Karlslunds IF HFK	1–0	0–0	4–5	3–1	0–1	0–0	—	1–3	3–2	0–4	0–0	1–1	0–1	2–2	0–3	1–2
Nyköpings BIS	1–1	0–4	4–4	1–1	2–2	4–0	0–2	—	2–2	0–0	2–0	5–2	2–5	3–1	1–1	1–0
Rynninge IK	0–2	4–0	2–1	2–2	1–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	—	2–0	3–2	0–0	2–1	1–2	2–1	3–1
Sandvikens IF	3–0	2–2	2–1	0–2	0–3	1–1	1–1	5–0	3–1	—	3–2	3–4	1–0	2–1	0–2	1–3
Skellefteå FF	2–6	2–3	2–2	4–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–2	0–0	1–2	—	1–2	1–2	0–1	1–1	1–3
Sollentuna FK	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–2	0–0	1–0	1–0	1–1	4–1	—	0–1	1–2	1–1	0–2
Syrianska FC	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	3–4	3–2	0–1	2–2	4–2	1–0	3–1	3–2	—	2–0	1–1	0–2
Team TG	1–3	5–0	2–1	5–0	0–4	2–2	2–1	3–0	1–3	1–1	3–3	0–1	0–1	—	3–1	0–1
Umeå FC	0–3	5–0	3–1	2–1	2–1	3–2	1–1	1–2	2–1	1–1	1–0	2–4	1–3	1–0	—	2–0
Västerås SK	3–0	4–1	0–1	2–1	1–1	4–2	2–0	3–1	1–0	1–1	2–0	1–0	1–0	3–1	3–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2018. Source: Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Södra

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Mjällby AIF (C, P)	30	21	6	3	73	29	+44	69	Promotion to Superettan
2	Oskarshamns AIK (Q)	30	16	9	5	59	36	+23	57	Qualification to Promotion playoffs
3	Tvååkers IF	30	17	4	9	46	34	+12	55
4	Eskilsminne IF	30	16	5	9	51	35	+16	53
5	Torns IF	30	14	8	8	41	31	+10	50
6	Ljungskile SK	30	12	10	8	50	30	+20	46
7	Lunds BK	30	12	6	12	53	49	+4	42
8	Utsiktens BK	30	10	7	13	47	47	0	37
9	IK Oddevold	30	10	7	13	35	52	−17	37
10	Skövde AIK	30	8	9	13	33	41	−8	33
11	Åtvidabergs FF	30	9	6	15	42	52	−10	33
12	Kristianstad FC	30	8	9	13	38	51	−13	33
13	FK Karlskrona (R)	30	7	12	11	39	60	−21	33	Qualification to Relegation Playoffs
14	Grebbestads IF (R)	30	8	8	14	45	54	−9	32	Relegation to Division 2
15	Ängelholms FF (R)	30	8	5	17	28	61	−33	29
16	Husqvarna FF (R)	30	6	5	19	44	62	−18	23

Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2018. Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
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) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Södra Results

Home \ Away	EIF	FKK	GIF	HFF	IKO	KFC	LSK	LBK	MAIF	OAIK	SAIK	TIF	TVIF	UBK	ÅFF	ÄFF
Eskilsminne IF	—	2–0	1–2	2–0	1–4	2–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	1–2	2–2	3–0	1–0	0–1	3–0	4–1
FK Karlskrona	1–3	—	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–0	2–1	5–4	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–0
Grebbestads IF	2–2	0–2	—	1–2	1–1	3–1	1–2	2–1	3–2	1–2	1–2	2–2	0–1	4–1	3–1	2–3
Husqvarna FF	2–2	1–2	2–3	—	2–3	3–3	2–4	2–0	0–0	0–3	0–1	0–1	1–2	2–3	4–2	4–2
IK Oddevold	1–4	0–0	1–1	2–1	—	4–0	1–0	1–0	1–2	0–3	1–0	0–2	0–3	1–2	1–0	3–1
Kristianstad FC	0–2	4–3	2–2	3–1	1–2	—	1–1	0–1	1–2	1–1	3–3	0–0	4–3	1–3	1–0	2–1
Ljungskile SK	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	4–1	0–1	—	1–1	1–0	0–1	2–1	1–1	0–1	4–0	3–1	4–0
Lunds BK	1–1	4–2	2–2	2–0	3–0	2–1	1–3	—	0–4	4–5	1–0	1–2	0–1	3–2	6–3	4–0
Mjällby AIF	2–0	2–1	3–2	5–1	6–0	4–1	1–0	2–2	—	1–1	4–1	2–1	2–1	1–1	3–0	3–0
Oskarshamns AIK	3–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	3–0	4–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	—	0–0	1–0	2–3	3–2	1–2	4–0
Skövde AIK	0–2	0–1	3–0	0–5	2–0	0–0	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–2	—	1–1	2–1	4–0	1–0	0–2
Torns IF	1–3	1–1	2–1	1–3	0–0	0–1	1–0	2–1	0–1	2–1	2–0	—	3–0	2–0	4–2	4–0
Tvååkers IF	0–1	2–0	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–0	2–5	2–0	1–0	2–1	—	2–1	2–0	4–1
Utsiktens BK	0–1	8–1	3–0	0–0	4–2	1–0	4–1	0–1	3–2	2–2	1–1	1–2	0–0	—	1–1	0–1
Åtvidabergs FF	0–2	2–0	3–1	3–2	2–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–1	—	2–2
Ängelholms FF	1–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–3	1–1	2–1	0–1	1–3	0–1	0–3	1–0	2–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2018. Source: Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

The 13th-placed teams of each division meets the best two runners-up from 2018 Division 2 in two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the team from Division 1 finishing at home.

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14 November 2018

19:30

IFK Haninge	2–2	Karlslunds IF
Milosavljevic  55' Hachemaoui  60'	Report	Zahui  45', 51'

Torvalla IP, Haninge

Attendance: 850

Referee: Enzo Vesprini

18 November 2018

16:00

Karlslunds IF	1–0	IFK Haninge
Bell  57'	Report

Karlslund Arena, Örebro

Attendance: 423

Referee: Andreas Johansson

Karlslunds IF won 3–2 on aggregate.

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14 November 2018

19:00

FC Trollhättan	2–1	FK Karlskrona
Ödlund  38', 55'	Report	Holgersson  63'

Edsborgs IP, Trollhättan

Attendance: 838

Referee: Kastriot Gerxhaliu

17 November 2018

14:00

FK Karlskrona	2–2	FC Trollhättan
Sigvardsson  21' Enarsson  48'	Report	Ödlund  54', 72'

Västra Mark IP, Karlskrona

Attendance: 1,389

Referee: Joakim Östling

FC Trollhättan won 4–3 on aggregate.

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Season statistics

Top scorers - Norra As of 10 November 2018[1] Rank Player Club Goals 1 Nikola Vasic Akropolis IF 21 2 John Junior Carlstad United 17 3 Leo Englund Skellefteå FF 16 4 Anderson Ponciano BK Forward 15 Mathias Ranégie Syrianska FC Alagie Sosseh AFF / SFC 7 Esat Jashari FC Linköping City 14 8 Emil Bellander Sandvikens IF 13 Christian Kouakou Nyköpings BIS Nicklas Lindqvist Akropolis IF

Top scorers - Södra As of 10 November 2018[2] Rank Player Club Goals 1 Robin Strömberg Ljungskile SK 20 2 Robin Eliasson-Hofsö Eskilsminne IF 19 3 Emil Åberg Eskilsminne IF 18 4 Andreas Birgersson LBK / MAIF 17 Robin Book Utsiktens BK Liridon Selmani IK Oddevold 7 Bubacarr Jobe Mjällby AIF 16 8 William Kvist Oskarshamns AIK 14

References

1. "Skytteliga - Div 1 Norra, herrar". Svensk Fotboll. Svensk Fotboll.
2. "Skytteliga - Div 1 Södra, herrar". Svensk Fotboll. Svensk Fotboll.