# 1961 Swedish football Division 2

Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 for the 1961 season.

## League standings
### Norrland

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | GIF Sundsvall | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 26 | Playoffs for promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | IFK Holmsund | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 26 | |
| 3 | Skellefteå AIK | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 23 | |
| 4 | Bodens BK | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 19 | |
| 5 | Lycksele IF | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 18 | |
| 6 | IFK Luleå | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 18 | |
| 7 | IFK Kalix | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 17 | |
| 8 | IF Friska Viljor | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 16 | Relegation to Division 3 |
| 9 | Sollefteå GIF | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 64 | −43 | 9 | Relegation to Division 3 |
| 10 | IFK Östersund | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 8 | Relegation to Division 3 |

### Svealand

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Djurgårdens IF | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 77 | 21 | +56 | 36 | Playoffs for promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | IFK Stockholm | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 18 | +47 | 36 | |
| 3 | Sundbybergs IK | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 29 | |
| 4 | Karlstads BIK | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 25 | |
| 5 | IFK Eskilstuna | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 24 | |
| 6 | Avesta AIK | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 22 | |
| 7 | IK Brage | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 20 | |
| 8 | Köpings IS | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 53 | −32 | 17 | |
| 9 | SK Sifhälla | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 16 | |
| 10 | IK City | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 16 | Relegation to Division 3 |
| 11 | IFK Sunne | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 70 | −34 | 13 | Relegation to Division 3 |
| 12 | Hallstahammars SK | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 45 | −27 | 10 | Relegation to Division 3 |

### Västra Götaland

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Östers IF | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 38 | Playoffs for promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | IS Halmia | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 33 | |
| 3 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 29 | |
| 4 | Norrby IF | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 29 | |
| 5 | GAIS | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 24 | |
| 6 | IK Oddevold | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 24 | |
| 7 | Halmstads BK | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 20 | |
| 8 | Kungshamns IF | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 18 | |
| 9 | Billingsfors IK | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 17 | |
| 10 | Husqvarna IF | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 16 | Relegation to Division 3 |
| 11 | Huskvarna Södra IF | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 63 | −33 | 10 | Relegation to Division 3 |
| 12 | Fässbergs IF | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 75 | −49 | 6 | Relegation to Division 3 |

### Östra Götaland

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Högadals IS | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 33 | Playoffs for promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | IFK Kristianstad | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 31 | |
| 3 | Malmö BI | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 31 | |
| 4 | Landskrona BoIS | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 28 | |
| 5 | BK Derby | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 23 | |
| 6 | Råå IF | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 23 | |
| 7 | Motala AIF | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 20 | |
| 8 | Kalmar FF | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 19 | |
| 9 | Åtvidabergs FF | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 16 | |
| 10 | IF Saab | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 15 | Relegation to Division 3 |
| 11 | Gunnarstorps IF | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 68 | −35 | 15 | Relegation to Division 3 |
| 12 | Hässleholms IF | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 71 | −48 | 10 | Relegation to Division 3 |

## Allsvenskan promotion playoffs

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Djurgårdens IF (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | Högadal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 4 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 3 | GIF Sundsvall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 | Östers IF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | |