# 2015 Division 1 (Swedish football)

The 2015 Division 1, part of the 2015 Swedish football season is the 10th season of Sweden's third-tier football league in its current format. The 2015 fixtures were released in December 2014. The season started on 12 April 2015 and will end on 1 November 2015.

## Teams

28 teams contest the league divided into two division, Norra and Södra. 19 returning from the 2014 season, three relegated from Superettan and six 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 2016. The bottom three teams in each division will qualify directly for relegation to Division 2. Due to three relegated teams from Superettan being geographically located in Division 1 Södra, Motala AIF was relocated from Division 1 Södra to Division 1 Norra.

### Stadia and locations
#### Norra

| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity$^1$ |
| Akropolis IF | Stockholm | Spånga IP | 300 |
| BK Forward | Örebro | Trängens IP | 4,700 |
| Carlstad United | Karlstad | Tingvalla IP | 10,000 |
| Dalkurd FF | Borlänge | Domnarvsvallen | 6,500 |
| Huddinge IF | Huddinge | Källbrinks IP | 2,500 |
| IFK Luleå | Luleå | Skogsvallen | 7,000 |
| IK Brage | Borlänge | Domnarvsvallen | 6,500 |
| Motala AIF | Motala | Motala Idrottspark | 8,500 |
| Nyköpings BIS | Nyköping | Rosvalla IP | 1,000 |
| Piteå IF | Piteå | LF Arena | 6,000 |
| Södertälje FK | Södertälje | Södertälje IP | 1,500 |
| Umeå FC | Umeå | T3 Arena | 10,000 |
| Vasalunds IF | Stockholm | Skytteholms IP | 5,000 |
| Västerås SK | Västerås | Swedbank Park | 7,000 |

#### Södra

| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity$^1$ |
| Eskilsminne IF | Helsingborg | Harlyckans IP | 3,500 |
| FC Höllviken | Höllviken | Höllvikens IP | 1,900 |
| Husqvarna FF | Huskvarna | Vapenvallen | 5,000 |
| IK Oddevold | Uddevalla | Rimnersvallen | 10,600 |
| IS Halmia | Halmstad | Örjans Vall | 15,500 |
| Kristianstads FF | Kristianstad | Kristianstads IP | 6,000 |
| Landskrona BoIS | Landskrona | Landskrona IP | 12,000 |
| Lunds BK | Lund | Klostergårdens IP | 8,560 |
| Norrby IF | Borås | Borås Arena | 16,899 |
| Oskarshamns AIK | Oskarshamn | Arena Oskarshamn | 2,000 |
| Qviding FIF | Gothenburg | Valhalla IP | 4,000 |
| Trelleborgs FF | Trelleborg | Vångavallen | 10,000 |
| Örgryte IS | Gothenburg | Gamla Ullevi | 18,416 |
| Östers IF | Växjö | Myresjöhus Arena | 12,000 |
* $^1$ Correct as of end of 2014 season

### Personnel and kits

Norra
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
| Akropolis IF | Giannis Tsombos | Nike | Belles Golv & Städ AB |
| BK Forward | Magnus Kihlberg | Umbro | Various |
| Carlstad United | Jonas Rehnberg | Adidas | Wafab Bil |
| Dalkurd FF | Andreas Brännström | Nike | Bazar Snabbgross |
| Huddinge IF | Patrick Hultman | Adidas | None |
| IFK Luleå | Fredrik Waara | Adidas | Various |
| IK Brage | Bo Wålemark | Select Sport | SSAB |
| Motala AIF | Niklas Egnell | Adidas | Various |
| Nyköpings BIS | Lennart Andersson | Puma | Various |
| Piteå IF | Stellan Carlsson | Adidas | Various |
| Södertälje FK | Pascal Simpson | Intersport | Volkswagen |
| Umeå FC | Johan Sandahl | Adidas | Various |
| Vasalunds IF | Babar Rehman | Adidas | None |
| Västerås SK | Leif Berg | Nike | Various |
Södra
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
| Eskilsminne IF | Stefan Jansson | Adidas | Handshake For Peace |
| FC Höllviken | Anders Grimberg | Adidas | Ballingslöv |
| Husqvarna FF | Niclas Tagesson | Adidas | Husqvarna |
| IK Oddevold | Lars-Olof Mattsson | Nike | Various |
| IS Halmia | Peter Lindau | Umbro | Various |
| Kristianstads FF | Christian Carlsson | Stanno | Sportringen |
| Landskrona BoIS | Zvezdan Milošević | Stanno | Mårtenssons Bil |
| Lunds BK | Georg Eterović | Puma | Ricoh |
| Norrby IF | Tobias Edenvik | Nike | SEB |
| Oskarshamns AIK | Henrik Larsson | Hummel | Various |
| Qviding FIF | Bosko Orović | Puma | Various |
| Trelleborgs FF | Patrick Winqvist | Masita | Mellby Gård |
| Örgryte IS | Marcus Lantz | Umbro | Various |
| Östers IF | Thomas Askebrand | Puma | Various |

## League tables
### Norra

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dalkurd FF (C, P) | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 16 | +36 | 61 | Promotion to Superettan |
| 2 | Akropolis IF (Q) | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 48 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 3 | IFK Luleå | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 45 | |
| 4 | BK Forward | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 42 | |
| 5 | Umeå FC | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 40 | |
| 6 | Nyköpings BIS | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 37 | |
| 7 | IK Brage | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 32 | |
| 8 | Carlstad United BK | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 32 | |
| 9 | Piteå IF | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 30 | |
| 10 | Västerås SK | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 29 | |
| 11 | Vasalunds IF | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 29 | |
| 12 | Huddinge IF (R) | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 29 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 13 | Södertälje FK (R) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 26 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 14 | Motala AIF (R) | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 21 | Relegation to Division 2 |

### Södra

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Trelleborgs FF (C, P) | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 65 | 25 | +40 | 64 | Promotion to Superettan |
| 2 | Örgryte IS (O, P) | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 70 | 26 | +44 | 57 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Östers IF | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 50 | |
| 4 | IK Oddevold | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 40 | |
| 5 | Kristianstads FF | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 38 | |
| 6 | Landskrona BoIS | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 37 | |
| 7 | FC Höllviken | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 35 | |
| 8 | Oskarshamns AIK | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 35 | |
| 9 | Qviding FIF | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 29 | |
| 10 | Norrby IF | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 29 | |
| 11 | Husqvarna FF | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 29 | |
| 12 | IS Halmia (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 25 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 13 | Eskilsminne IF (R) | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 25 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 14 | Lunds BK (R) | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 65 | −44 | 15 | Relegation to Division 2 |

## Season statistics
### Norra top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Simon Mårtensson | Umeå FC | 17 |
| 2 | Sasa Matić | Huddinge IF | 14 |
| 2 | Ioannis Sotiroglou | Akropolis IF | 14 |
| 4 | Ahmed Awad | Dalkurd FF | 11 |
| 4 | Tetteh Komey | Piteå IF | 11 |
| 4 | Fredrik Notice | Södertälje FK | 11 |
| 4 | Heradi Rashidi | Södertälje FK | 11 |
| 8 | Mattias Mete | Dalkurd FF | 10 |
| 8 | Erik Törnros | Dalkurd FF | 10 |

### Södra top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Salif Camara Jönsson | Trelleborgs FF | 23 |
| 2 | William Atashkadeh | Örgryte IS | 20 |
| 3 | Andréas Grahm | Kristianstads FF | 19 |
| 4 | Sebastian Ohlsson | Örgryte IS | 16 |
| 5 | Kristian Haynes | Trelleborgs FF | 14 |
| 6 | Zoran Jovanović | Trelleborgs FF | 13 |
| 6 | Andreas Tegström | Husqvarna FF | 13 |
| 6 | Emil Åberg | Eskilsminne IF | 13 |
| 9 | Richard Yarsuvat | Norrby IF | 12 |