# 2018 Superettan

The 2018 Superettan was part of the 2018 Swedish football season, and the 19th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. A total of 16 teams contest the league.
Fixtures for the 2018 season were announced on 21 December 2017.

## Teams

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.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Turf$^1$ | Stadium capacity$^1$ |
| AFC Eskilstuna | Eskilstuna | Tunavallen | Artificial | 7,800 |
| Degerfors IF | Degerfors | Stora Valla | Natural | 12,500 |
| Falkenbergs FF | Falkenberg | Falcon Alkoholfri Arena | Natural | 5,565 |
| GAIS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,416 |
| Gefle IF | Gävle | Gavlevallen | Artificial | 6,500 |
| Halmstads BK | Halmstad | Örjans Vall | Natural | 10,873 |
| Helsingborgs IF | Helsingborg | Olympia | Natural | 16,500 |
| IFK Värnamo | Värnamo | Finnvedsvallen | Natural | 5,000 |
| IK Brage | Borlänge | Domnarvsvallen | Artificial | 6,500 |
| IK Frej | Täby kyrkby | Vikingavallen | Artificial | 2,650 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | Natural | 5,500 |
| Landskrona BoIS | Landskrona | Landskrona IP | Natural | 10,500 |
| Norrby IF | Borås | Borås Arena | Artificial | 17,800 |
| Varbergs BoIS | Varberg | Påskbergsvallen | Natural | 4,500 |
| Örgryte IS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,416 |
| Östers IF | Växjö | Myresjöhus Arena | Natural | 12,000 |

### Personnel and sponsoring

All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor Svenska Spel as well as the Superettan logo on the right sleeve of their shirt.
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$^1$ | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
| AFC Eskilstuna | Nemanja Miljanović | Anel Raskaj | Nike | Various |
| Degerfors IF | Stefan Jacobsson | Christoffer Wiktorsson | Adidas | Various |
| Falkenbergs FF | Hans Eklund | Tibor Joza | Nike | Gekås Ullared |
| GAIS | Bosko Orović | Carl Nyström | Select | Various |
| Gefle IF | Marcus Bengtsson | Jonas Lantto | Umbro | Various |
| Halmstads BK | Igor Krulj | Peter Larsson | Puma | Various |
| Helsingborgs IF | Per-Ola Ljung | Pär Hansson | Puma | Resurs Bank |
| IFK Värnamo | Roar Hansen | Pär Cederqvist | Puma | Various |
| IK Brage | Klebér Saarenpää | Robbin Sellin | Select | Various |
| IK Frej | Roberth Björknesjö | Marcus Hansson | Puma | Various |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Jörgen Wålemark | Tommy Thelin | Nike | Volkswagen |
| Landskrona BoIS | Jack Majgaard | Philip Andersson | Nike | Various |
| Norrby IF | Korosh Hatami | Marcus Översjö | Nike | Various |
| Varbergs BoIS FC | Joakim Persson | Matt Pyzdrowski | Nike | Various |
| Örgryte IS | Thomas Askebrand | Daniel Paulson | Nike | HA Bygg |
| Östers IF | Christian Järdler | Mario Vasilj | Puma | Various |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Helsingborgs IF (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 63 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | Falkenbergs FF (P) | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 59 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 3 | AFC Eskilstuna (O, P) | 30 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 54 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Örgryte IS | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 52 | |
| 5 | Halmstads BK | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51 | |
| 6 | IK Brage | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 45 | |
| 7 | Degerfors IF | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 42 | |
| 8 | Östers IF | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 41 | |
| 9 | IK Frej | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 37 | |
| 10 | GAIS | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 35 | |
| 11 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 35 | |
| 12 | Norrby IF | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 34 | |
| 13 | IFK Värnamo (R) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 32 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 14 | Varbergs BoIS (O) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 29 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 15 | Gefle IF (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 25 | Relegation to Division 1 |
| 16 | Landskrona BoIS (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 22 | Relegation to Division 1 |

### Playoffs

The 13th-placed and 14th-placed teams of Superettan meet the two runners-up from 2018 Division 1 (Norra and Södra) in two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the team from Superettan finishing at home.
Syrianska FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate. Varbergs BoIS won on away goals.

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 13 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Falkenbergs FF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| AFC Eskilstuna | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Örgryte IS | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Halmstads BK | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| IK Brage | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Degerfors IF | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Östers IF | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| IK Frej | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| GAIS | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
| Norrby IF | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| IFK Värnamo | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Varbergs BoIS | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Gefle IF | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Landskrona BoIS | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Promotion to Allsvenskan
* Promotion play-offs
* Relegation play-offs
* Relegation to Division 1

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 10 November 2018
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Andri Rúnar Bjarnason | Helsingborgs IF | 16 |
| 2 | Erik Björndahl | Degerfors IF | 14 |
| 2 | Chisom Egbuchulam | Falkenbergs FF | 14 |
| 4 | Kosuke Kinoshita | Halmstads BK | 13 |
| 4 | Diego Montiel | Örgryte IS | 13 |
| 6 | Pär Cederqvist | IFK Värnamo | 12 |
| 6 | Dragan Kapčević | Östers IF | 12 |
| 6 | Samuel Nnamani | AFC Eskilstuna | 12 |
| 6 | Joakim Runnemo | IK Frej | 12 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Andri Rúnar Bjarnason | Helsingborgs IF | IK Frej | 1–5 | 14 April 2018 |
| Sargon Abraham | Degerfors IF | Norrby IF | 1–3 | 14 May 2018 |
| Kosuke Kinoshita | Halmstads BK | Varbergs BoIS | 2–3 | 2 June 2018 |
| Simon Alexandersson | IK Brage | IFK Värnamo | 2–3 | 30 June 2018 |
| Dušan Jajić | IK Frej | Gefle IF | 2–5 | 5 August 2018 |
| Chisom Egbuchulam | Falkenbergs FF | Degerfors IF | 4–1 | 26 August 2018 |