# 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.

## 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
## 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 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 16 | Skellefteå FF (R) | 30 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 13 | Relegation to Division 2 |

### 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 | — |

### 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 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 16 | Husqvarna FF (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 23 | Relegation to Division 2 |

### 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 | — |

### 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.
Karlslunds IF won 3–2 on aggregate.
FC Trollhättan won 4–3 on aggregate.