# 2019 Superettan

The 2019 Superettan was part of the 2019 Swedish football season, and the 20th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. A total of 16 teams contest the league.

## 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. The two bottom teams are automatically relegated, while the 13th and 14th placed teams will compete in a play-off to determine whether they are relegated.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Turf$^1$ | Stadium capacity$^1$ |
| Dalkurd FF | Gävle | Gavlevallen | Artificial | 6,500 |
| Degerfors IF | Degerfors | Stora Valla | Natural | 12,500 |
| GAIS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,416 |
| Halmstads BK | Halmstad | Örjans Vall | Natural | 10,873 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | Stockholm | Grimsta IP | Artificial | 8,000 |
| IK Brage | Borlänge | Domnarvsvallen | Artificial | 6,500 |
| IK Frej | Täby kyrkby | Vikingavallen | Artificial | 2,650 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | Natural | 5,500 |
| Mjällby AIF | Hällevik | Strandvallen | Natural | 6,750 |
| Norrby IF | Borås | Borås Arena | Artificial | 17,800 |
| Syrianska FC | Södertälje | Södertälje Fotbollsarena | Artificial | 6,400 |
| Trelleborgs FF | Trelleborg | Vångavallen | Natural | 7,000 |
| Varbergs BoIS | Varberg | Påskbergsvallen | Natural | 4,500 |
| Västerås SK | Västerås | Solid Park Arena | Artificial | 7,000 |
| Örgryte IS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | Natural | 18,416 |
| Östers IF | Växjö | Myresjöhus Arena | Natural | 12,000 |

### Personnel and sponsoring

This is the last season that all teams will be obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor Svenska Spel on their jersey, as Unibet will become the main league sponsor starting in 2020. Teams are also required to wear the Superettan logo on the right sleeve of their jerseys.
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 |
| Dalkurd FF | Paul Olausson | Peshraw Azizi |
| Degerfors IF | Stefan Jacobsson | Christoffer Wiktorsson |
| GAIS | Bosko Orović | Marcus Bergholtz |
| Halmstads BK | Magnus Haglund | Peter Larsson |
| IF Brommapojkarna | Roberth Björknesjö | Gustav Sandberg Magnusson |
| IK Brage | Klebér Saarenpää | Robbin Sellin |
| IK Frej | Lukasz Syberyjski | Pedro Ribeiro |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Andreas Brännström | Tommy Thelin |
| Mjällby AIF | Miloš Milojević | David Löfquist |
| Norrby IF | Mohammed Ali Khan | Marcus Översjö |
| Syrianska FC | Kuorosh Hatami | Sebastian Rajalakso |
| Trelleborgs FF | Peter Swärdh | Salif Camara Jönsson |
| Västerås SK | Thomas Gabrielsson | Ilir Berisha |
| Varbergs BoIS | Joakim Persson | Matt Pyzdrowski |
| Örgryte IS | Thomas Askebrand | Daniel Paulson |
| Östers IF | Christian Järdler | Stefan Karlsson |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mjällby AIF (C, P) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 57 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | Varbergs BoIS (P) | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 55 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 3 | IK Brage | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 54 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 52 | |
| 5 | Degerfors IF | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 51 | |
| 6 | Halmstads BK | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 46 | |
| 7 | Örgryte IS | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 46 | |
| 8 | Dalkurd FF | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 44 | |
| 9 | Norrby IF | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 42 | |
| 10 | Västerås SK | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 34 | |
| 11 | Trelleborgs FF | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 32 | |
| 12 | GAIS | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 32 | |
| 13 | Östers IF (O) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 29 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | IK Frej (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 29 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 15 | IF Brommapojkarna (R) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 28 | Relegation to Ettan |
| 16 | Syrianska FC (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 25 | Relegation to Ettan |

### Playoffs

The 13th-placed and 14th-placed teams of Superettan met the two runners-up from 2019 Division 1 (Norra and Södra) in two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the teams from Superettan finishing at home.
Östers IF won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2020 Superettan.
3–3 on aggregate. Umeå FC won on away goals and qualified for the 2020 Superettan.

### 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 |
| Mjällby AIF | 13 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Varbergs BoIS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| IK Brage | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | 14 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Degerfors IF | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Halmstads BK | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Örgryte IS | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Dalkurd FF | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Norrby IF | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Västerås SK | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Trelleborgs FF | 6 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| GAIS | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Östers IF | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
| IK Frej | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | 12 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Syrianska FC | 16 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Promotion to Allsvenskan
* Promotion play-offs
* Relegation play-offs
* Relegation to Division 1

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 3 November 2019
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Erik Björndahl | Degerfors IF | 20 |
| 2 | Rasmus Wiedesheim-Paul | Halmstads BK | 19 |
| 3 | Edin Hamidovic | Jönköpings Södra IF | 15 |
| 3 | Christian Kouakou | IK Brage | 15 |
| 3 | Astrit Seljmani | Varbergs BoIS | 15 |
| 6 | Gustav Ludwigson | Örgryte IS | 12 |
| 6 | Anton Lundin | IK Brage | 12 |
| 8 | Ahmed Awad | Dalkurd FF | 10 |
| 8 | Bubacarr Jobe | Mjällby AIF | 10 |
| 8 | Daryl Smylie | Jönköpings Södra IF | 10 |