2012 Superettan
Highest attendance | 12,173[1] Östers IF 1–1 IFK Värnamo |
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Lowest attendance | 64[1] Ljungskile SK 1–1 Ängelholms FF |
Average attendance | 2,456[2] |
← 2011 → |
The 2012 Superettan, part of the 2012 Swedish football season, was the 13th season of Sweden's second-tier football league in its current format. The 2012 fixtures were released on 9 December 2011.[1] The season began on 6 April 2012 and ended on 3 November 2012.
Teams
A total of 16 teams contested the league, 12 returning from the 2011 season, two relegated from
2011-champions Åtvidabergs FF and runner-up GIF Sundsvall were promoted to the Allsvenskan at the end of the 2011 season. They were replaced by Halmstads BK and Trelleborgs FF. Västerås SK and Qviding FIF were relegated at the end of the 2011 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by Division 1 Norra champions Umeå FC and Division 1 Södra champions Varbergs BoIS.
Stadia and locations
Location of the 2012 Superettan teamsTeam | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity1 |
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Assyriska FF
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Södertälje | Södertälje Fotbollsarena | 7,500 |
IK Brage | Borlänge | Domnarvsvallen | 5,500 |
IF Brommapojkarna | Stockholm | Grimsta IP | 8,000 |
Degerfors IF | Degerfors | Stora Valla | 12,500 |
Falkenbergs FF | Falkenberg | Falkenbergs IP | 6,000 |
Halmstads BK | Halmstad | Örjans Vall | 15,500 |
Hammarby IF | Stockholm | Söderstadion | 15,600 |
Jönköpings Södra IF | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | 5,200 |
Landskrona BoIS | Landskrona | Landskrona IP | 12,000 |
Ljungskile SK | Ljungskile | Starke Arvid Arena
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8,000 |
Trelleborgs FF | Trelleborg | Vångavallen | 10,000 |
Umeå FC | Umeå | T3 Arena
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10,000 |
Varbergs BoIS
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Varberg | Påskbergsvallen | 4,000 |
IFK Värnamo | Värnamo | Finnvedsvallen | 5,000 |
Ängelholms FF | Ängelholm | Ängelholms IP | 5,000 |
Östers IF | Växjö | Värendsvallen (Until 22 August 2012) | 13,000 |
Myresjöhus Arena (From 3 September 2012)
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12,000 |
- 1 Correct as of end of 2012 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.
Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Assyriska FF | Valentic Azrudin
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Göran Marklund | Nike | Scania |
IK Brage | Bo Wålemark Örjan Glans |
Vyacheslav Jevtushenko | Puma
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SSAB |
IF Brommapojkarna | Roberth Björknesjö | Pontus Segerström | adidas | Various |
Degerfors IF | Patrik Werner | Tobias Solberg | adidas | Outokumpu |
Falkenbergs FF | Thomas Askebrand | David Svensson | Nike | Various |
Halmstads BK | Jens Gustafsson | Johnny Lundberg | Puma
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ICA
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Hammarby IF | Gregg Berhalter | Andreas Dahl | Kappa
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Pepsi |
Jönköpings Södra IF | Mats Gren | Dennis Östlundh | Nike | Various |
Landskrona BoIS | Henrik Larsson | Linus Malmqvist | Masita | Various |
Ljungskile SK | Tor-Arne Fredheim | Aleksandar Kitić | Umbro | Various |
Trelleborgs FF | Anders Grimberg | Kristian Haynes | Masita | Trelleborg
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Umeå FC | Stuart Gibson Örjan Andersson |
Erik Lundström | adidas | Norrporten |
Varbergs BoIS | Halda Kabil | Fredrik Björk | Umbro | Various |
IFK Värnamo | Jörgen Petersson | Tobias Englund | adidas | Various |
Ängelholms FF | Joakim Persson | Jakob Augustsson | adidas | Peab |
Östers IF | Roar Hansen | Denis Velić | Umbro | ICA |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
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IFK Värnamo | Tony Johansson | End of shared leadership | 7 October 2011[3] | Pre-season | |||
Jönköpings Södra IF | Hans Lindbom | Mutual consent | 22 October 2011[4] | Pre-season | Mats Gren | 2 December 2011[5] | Pre-season |
Ljungskile SK | Bo Wålemark | Resigned | 23 October 2011[6] | Pre-season | Tor-Arne Fredheim | 12 December 2011[7] | Pre-season |
Trelleborgs FF | Tom Prahl | Resigned | 26 October 2011[8] | Pre-season | Alf Westerberg | 7 November 2011[9] | Pre-season |
Assyriska FF | Pat Walker | Sacked | 11 November 2011[10] | Pre-season | Valentic Azrudin
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15 November 2011[11] | Pre-season |
Ängelholms FF | Christoffer Skoog | End of shared leadership | 15 November 2011[12] | Pre-season | |||
IK Brage | Jonas Björkgren | End of tenure as caretaker | 17 November 2011[13] | Pre-season | Bo Wålemark | 17 November 2011[13] | Pre-season |
Hammarby IF | Roger Sandberg | End of tenure as caretaker | 12 December 2011[14] | Pre-season | Gregg Berhalter | 12 December 2011[14] | Pre-season |
Trelleborgs FF | Alf Westerberg | Resigned | 15 June 2012[15] | 14th | Anders Grimberg (as caretaker) | 15 June 2012[15] | 14th |
IFK Värnamo | Glenn Ståhl | Mutual consent | 12 July 2012[16] | 16th | Jörgen Petersson | 12 July 2012[17] | 16th |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Östers IF (C, P) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 66 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
2 | IF Brommapojkarna (P) | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 61 | |
3 | Halmstads BK (O, P) | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 56 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
4 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 49 | |
5 | Ljungskile SK | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 42 | |
6 | Landskrona BoIS | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 41 | |
7 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 40 | |
8 | Assyriska FF | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 39 | |
9 | Ängelholms FF | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 39 | |
10 | IK Brage | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 39 | |
11 | Varbergs BoIS | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 37 | |
12 | Degerfors IF | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 35 | |
13 | Falkenbergs FF (O) | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 34 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
14 | IFK Värnamo (O) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 30 | |
15 | Trelleborgs FF (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 29 | Relegation to Division 1
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16 | Umeå FC (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Relegation play-offs
Falkenbergs FF | 2 – 1 | BK Forward |
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Report | 14' (o.g.) |
Falkenbergs FF won 2–1 on aggregate.
Lunds BK | 0 – 2 | IFK Värnamo |
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IFK Värnamo | 2 – 2 | Lunds BK |
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IFK Värnamo won 4–2 on aggregate.
Positions by round
Note: Some matches were played out of phase with the corresponding round, positions were corrected in hindsight.