# 2013 in Swedish football

The 2013 season was the 116th season of competitive football in Sweden. The competitive year started with the group stage of Svenska Cupen on 2 March. League competition started in early April with Allsvenskan on 31 March, Superettan on 6 April, Division 1 and lower men's leagues plus the Damallsvenskan on 13 April. Svenska Cupen ended with the final played at the national stadium Friends Arena on 26 May. Allsvenskan ended on 3 November, Superettan one day earlier on 2 November, Division 1 and lower men's leagues on 26 October and Damallsvenskan on 20 October. Qualification play-offs were held after the end of league play with the Allsvenskan play-offs being held on 7 and 10 November and the Superettan play-offs being held on 6 and 9 November. Svenska Supercupen was held on 10 November and was contested by the winner of Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen. Sweden participated in qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Sweden also hosted UEFA Women's Euro 2013 between 10 and 28 July.

## Honours
### Official titles

| Title | Team | Reason |
| Swedish Champions 2013 | Malmö FF | Winners of Allsvenskan |
| Swedish Cup Champions 2012–13 | IFK Göteborg | Winners of Svenska Cupen |
| Swedish Super Cup Champions 2013 | Malmö FF | Winners of Svenska Supercupen |
| Swedish Women's Champions 2013 | LdB FC Malmö | Winners of Damallsvenskan |

### Competitions

| Level | Competition | Team |
| 1st level | 2013 Allsvenskan | Malmö FF |
| 2nd level | 2013 Superettan | Falkenbergs FF |
| 3rd level | 2013 Swedish football Division 1 Norra | IK Sirius |
| 3rd level | 2013 Swedish football Division 1 Södra | Husqvarna FF |
| National cup | 2012–13 Svenska Cupen | IFK Göteborg |
| Super cup | 2013 Svenska Supercupen | Malmö FF |
| Women's 1st level | 2013 Damallsvenskan | LdB FC Malmö |

## Promotions, relegations and qualifications
### Promotions

| Promoted from | Promoted to | Team | Reason |
| 2013 Superettan | 2014 Allsvenskan | Falkenbergs FF | Winners |
| 2013 Superettan | 2014 Allsvenskan | Örebro SK | Runners-up |
| 2013 Division 1 Norra | 2014 Superettan | IK Sirius | Winners |
| 2013 Division 1 Södra | 2014 Superettan | Husqvarna FF | Winners |
| 2013 Division 2 | 2014 Division 1 Norra | Skellefteå FF | Winners of group |
| 2013 Division 2 | 2014 Division 1 Norra | Huddinge IF | Winners of group |
| 2013 Division 2 | 2014 Division 1 Södra | Motala AIF | Winners of group |
| 2013 Division 2 | 2014 Division 1 Södra | IFK Uddevalla | Winners of group |
| 2013 Division 2 | 2014 Division 1 Södra | Norrby IF | Winners of group |
| 2013 Division 2 | 2014 Division 1 Södra | Oskarshamns AIK | Winners of group |

### Relegations

| Relegated from | Relegated to | Team | Reason |
| 2013 Allsvenskan | 2014 Superettan | Östers IF | 15th team |
| 2013 Allsvenskan | 2014 Superettan | Syrianska FC | 16th team |
| 2013 Superettan | 2014 Division 1 Södra | Örgryte IS | 15th team |
| 2013 Superettan | 2014 Division 1 Norra | IK Brage | 16th team |
| 2013 Division 1 Norra | 2014 Division 2 | Sandvikens IF | 12th team |
| 2013 Division 1 Norra | 2014 Division 2 | Selånger FK | 13th team |
| 2013 Division 1 Norra | 2014 Division 2 | Eskilstuna City | 14th team |
| 2013 Division 1 Södra | 2014 Division 2 | Torslanda IK | 12th team |
| 2013 Division 1 Södra | 2014 Division 2 | IF Limhamn Bunkeflo | 13th team |
| 2013 Division 1 Södra | 2014 Division 2 | Karlstad BK | 14th team |

### International qualifications

| Qualified for | Enters | Team | Reason |
| 2014–15 UEFA Champions League | 2nd qual. round | Malmö FF | Winners of 2013 Allsvenskan |
| 2014–15 UEFA Europa League | 2nd qual. round | AIK | Runners-up of 2013 Allsvenskan |
| 2014–15 UEFA Europa League | 2nd qual. round | IF Elfsborg | Winners of 2013–14 Svenska Cupen |
| 2014–15 UEFA Europa League | 1st qual. round | IFK Göteborg | 3rd team in 2013 Allsvenskan |
| 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League | Round of 32 | FC Rosengård | Winners of 2013 Damallsvenskan (as LdB FC Malmö) |
| 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League | Round of 32 | Tyresö FF | Runners-up of 2013 Damallsvenskan |

## Domestic results
### 2013 Allsvenskan

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Malmö FF (C) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 63 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | AIK | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 58 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 54 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Kalmar FF | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 52 | |
| 5 | Helsingborgs IF | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 49 | |
| 6 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 46 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 7 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 44 | |
| 8 | Åtvidabergs FF | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 40 | |
| 9 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 39 | |
| 10 | BK Häcken | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 37 | |
| 11 | Mjällby AIF | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 36 | |
| 12 | Gefle IF | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 34 | |
| 13 | IF Brommapojkarna | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 32 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 14 | Halmstads BK (O) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 31 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Östers IF (R) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 28 | Relegation to Superettan |
| 16 | Syrianska FC (R) | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 64 | −38 | 14 | Relegation to Superettan |
* ↑ IF Elfsborg qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2013–14 Svenska Cupen.
* ↑ Sweden was among the best three associations in the UEFA Fair Play ranking and thus received an additional spot in the first qualifying round of the Europa League, IF Brommapojkarna received the qualifying spot for their ranking in Allsvenskans Fair Play ranking.

### 2013 Allsvenskan qualification play-offs

Halmstads BK won 3–2 on aggregate.

### 2013 Superettan

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Falkenbergs FF (C, P) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 62 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | Örebro SK (P) | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 61 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 3 | GIF Sundsvall | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 58 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Degerfors IF | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 52 | |
| 5 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 47 | |
| 6 | Ängelholms FF | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 43 | |
| 7 | GAIS | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 43 | |
| 8 | Assyriska FF | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 42 | |
| 9 | Ljungskile SK | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 39 | |
| 10 | Östersunds FK | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 39 | |
| 11 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 38 | |
| 12 | Landskrona BoIS | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 32 | |
| 13 | Varbergs BoIS (O) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 32 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 14 | IFK Värnamo (O) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 31 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 15 | Örgryte IS (R) | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 28 | Relegation to Division 1 |
| 16 | IK Brage (R) | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 59 | −38 | 12 | Relegation to Division 1 |

### 2013 Superettan qualification play-offs

IFK Värnamo won 5–2 on aggregate.
Varbergs BoIS won 3–1 on aggregate.

### 2013 Division 1 Norra

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | IK Sirius (C, P) | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 16 | +63 | 68 | Promotion to Superettan |
| 2 | Dalkurd FF | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 50 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Nyköpings BIS | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 49 | |
| 4 | BK Forward | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 41 | |
| 5 | IFK Luleå | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 39 | |
| 6 | Umeå FC | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 37 | |
| 7 | Vasalunds IF | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 35 | |
| 8 | IK Frej | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 35 | |
| 9 | Valsta Syrianska IK | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 31 | |
| 10 | AFC United | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 30 | |
| 11 | Västerås SK | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 30 | |
| 12 | Sandvikens IF (R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 27 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 13 | Selånger FK (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 20 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 14 | Eskilstuna City (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 17 | Relegation to Division 2 |

### 2013 Division 1 Södra

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Husqvarna FF (C, P) | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 56 | Promotion to Superettan |
| 2 | IK Oddevold | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 49 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Trelleborgs FF | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 45 | |
| 4 | IS Halmia | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 43 | |
| 5 | Utsiktens BK | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 41 | |
| 6 | FC Trollhättan | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 41 | |
| 7 | IF Sylvia | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 38 | |
| 8 | Qviding FIF | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 34 | |
| 9 | Skövde AIK | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 33 | |
| 10 | Lunds BK | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 32 | |
| 11 | Kristianstads FF | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 31 | |
| 12 | Torslanda IK (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 23 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 13 | IF Limhamn Bunkeflo (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 23 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 14 | Karlstad BK (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 17 | Relegation to Division 2 |

### 2013 Svenska Supercupen
## National team fixtures and results
### Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Paris Saint-Germain | 9 |
| 2 | Tobias Hysén | IFK Göteborg | 3 |
| 2 | Anders Svensson | IF Elfsborg | 3 |
| 4 | Johan Elmander | Galatasaray Norwich City | 2 |
| 4 | Alexander Kačaniklić | Fulham | 2 |
| 6 | Rasmus Elm | CSKA Moscow | 1 |
| 6 | Erton Fejzullahu | Djurgårdens IF | 1 |
| 6 | Jonas Olsson | West Bromwich Albion | 1 |
| 6 | Martin Olsson | Norwich City | 1 |
| 6 | Robin Quaison | AIK | 1 |

#### Own goals

| Player | Club | Own goals | Playing against |
| Mikael Lustig | Celtic | 1 | Argentina |

## Swedish clubs' performance in Europe

These are the results of the Swedish teams in European competitions during the 2013–14 season. (Swedish team score displayed first)
| Team | Contest | Round | Opponent | 1st leg score* | 2nd leg score** | Aggregate score |
| IF Elfsborg | UEFA Champions League | Second qualifying round | Daugava Daugavpils | 7–1 | 4–0 | W 11–1 |
| IF Elfsborg | UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | Celtic | 0–1 | 0–0 | L 0–1 |
| IF Elfsborg | UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | Nordsjælland | 1–1 | 1–0 | W 2–1 |
| IF Elfsborg | UEFA Europa League | Group stage | Standard Liège | 1–1 | 3–1 | None |
| IF Elfsborg | UEFA Europa League | Group stage | Red Bull Salzburg | 0–1 | 0–4 | None |
| IF Elfsborg | UEFA Europa League | Group stage | Esbjerg | 1–2 | 0–1 | None |
| BK Häcken | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Sparta Prague | 2–2 | 1–0 | W 3–2 |
| BK Häcken | UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | Thun | 1–2 | 0–1 | L 1–3 |
| Malmö FF | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Drogheda United | 0–0 | 2–0 | W 2–0 |
| Malmö FF | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Hibernian | 2–0 | 7–0 | W 9–0 |
| Malmö FF | UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | Swansea City | 0–4 | 0–0 | L 0–4 |
| Gefle IF | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Narva Trans | 3–0 | 5–1 | W 8–1 |
| Gefle IF | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Anorthosis | 0–3 | 4–0 | W 4–3 |
| Gefle IF | UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | Qarabağ | 0–1 | 0–2 | L 0–3 |
| IFK Göteborg | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Trenčín | 0–0 | 1–2 | L 1–2 |
| Tyresö FF | UEFA Women's Champions League | Round of 32 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–1 | 0–0 | W 2–1 |
| Tyresö FF | UEFA Women's Champions League | Round of 16 | Fortuna Hjørring | 2–1 | 4–0 | W 6–1 |
| Tyresö FF | UEFA Women's Champions League | Quarterfinals | Neulengbach | 8–1 | 0–0 | W 8–1 |
| Tyresö FF | UEFA Women's Champions League | Semifinals | Birmingham | 0–0 | 3–0 | W 3–0 |
| Tyresö FF | UEFA Women's Champions League | Final | Wolfsburg | 3–4 | 3–4 | None |
| LdB FC Malmö | UEFA Women's Champions League | Round of 32 | Lillestrøm | 3–1 | 5–0 | W 8–1 |
| LdB FC Malmö | UEFA Women's Champions League | Round of 16 | Wolfsburg | 1–2 | 1–3 | L 2–5 |
* For group games in Europa League, score in home game is displayed ** For group games in Europa League, score in away game is displayed