2013 in Swedish football

Football in Sweden

Season	2013
Allsvenskan	Malmö FF
Superettan	Falkenbergs FF
Division 1	IK Sirius (Norra) Husqvarna FF (Södra)
Svenska Cupen	IFK Göteborg
Svenska Supercupen	Malmö FF
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Swedish Football 2013
Allsvenskan (Tier 1)
Superettan (Tier 2)
Division 1 (Tier 3)
Svenska Cupen 2012–13 – QR – Final
Svenska Supercupen

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
	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
		Örebro SK	Runners-up
2013 Division 1 Norra	2014 Superettan	IK Sirius	Winners
2013 Division 1 Södra		Husqvarna FF	Winners
2013 Division 2	2014 Division 1 Norra	Skellefteå FF	Winners of group
		Huddinge IF	Winners of group
	2014 Division 1 Södra	Motala AIF	Winners of group
		IFK Uddevalla	Winners of group
		Norrby IF	Winners of group
		Oskarshamns AIK	Winners of group

Relegations

Relegated from	Relegated to	Team	Reason
2013 Allsvenskan	2014 Superettan	Östers IF	15th team
		Syrianska FC	16th team
2013 Superettan	2014 Division 1 Södra	Örgryte IS	15th team
	2014 Division 1 Norra	IK Brage	16th team
2013 Division 1 Norra	2014 Division 2	Sandvikens IF	12th team
		Selånger FK	13th team
		Eskilstuna City	14th team
2013 Division 1 Södra		Torslanda IK	12th team
		IF Limhamn Bunkeflo	13th team
		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
		IF Elfsborg	Winners of 2013–14 Svenska Cupen
	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)
		Tyresö FF	Runners-up of 2013 Damallsvenskan

Domestic results

2013 Allsvenskan

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Malmö FF !Malmö FF (C)	30	19	6	5	56	30	+26	63	2014–15 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2	AIK !AIK	30	17	7	6	54	32	+22	58	2014–15 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
3	IFK Göteborg !IFK Göteborg	30	16	6	8	49	31	+18	54	2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
4	Kalmar FF !Kalmar FF	30	14	10	6	35	26	+9	52
5	Helsingborgs IF !Helsingborgs IF	30	14	7	9	61	41	+20	49
6	IF Elfsborg !IF Elfsborg	30	12	10	8	49	34	+15	46
7	Djurgårdens IF !Djurgårdens IF	30	12	8	10	38	44	−6	44
8	Åtvidabergs FF !Åtvidabergs FF	30	11	7	12	37	37	0	40
9	IFK Norrköping !IFK Norrköping	30	11	6	13	45	47	−2	39
10	BK Häcken !BK Häcken	30	10	7	13	37	41	−4	37
11	Mjällby AIF !Mjällby AIF	30	10	6	14	46	47	−1	36
12	Gefle IF !Gefle IF	30	7	13	10	34	42	−8	34
13	IF Brommapojkarna !IF Brommapojkarna	30	8	8	14	33	54	−21	32
14	Halmstads BK !Halmstads BK (O)	30	7	10	13	32	46	−14	31	Relegation Playoffs
15	Östers IF !Östers IF (R)	30	6	10	14	27	43	−16	28	Relegation to Superettan
16	Syrianska FC !Syrianska FC (R)	30	3	5	22	26	63	−37	14

Source: svenskfotboll.se (Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
The 2013–14 Svenska Cupen winner qualifies for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

2013 Allsvenskan qualification play-offs

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Halmstads BK won 3–2 on aggregate.

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2013 Superettan

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

Source: svenskfotboll.se (Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

2013 Superettan qualification play-offs

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IFK Värnamo won 5–2 on aggregate.

Varbergs BoIS won 3–1 on aggregate.

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2013 Division 1 Norra

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

Source: svenskfotboll.se (Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

2013 Division 1 Södra

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

Source: svenskfotboll.se (Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

2012–13 Svenska Cupen

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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2013 Svenska Supercupen

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National team fixtures and results

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Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Paris Saint-Germain	9
2	Tobias Hysén	IFK Göteborg	3
	Anders Svensson	IF Elfsborg	3
4	Johan Elmander	Galatasaray Norwich City	2
	Alexander Kačaniklić	Fulham	2
6	Rasmus Elm	CSKA Moscow	1
	Erton Fejzullahu	Djurgårdens IF	1
	Jonas Olsson	West Bromwich Albion	1
	Martin Olsson	Norwich City	1
	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
		Third qualifying round	Celtic	0–1	0–0	L 0–1
	UEFA Europa League	Play-off round	Nordsjælland	1–1	1–0	W 2–1
		Group stage	Standard Liège	1–1	3–1	None
			Red Bull Salzburg	0–1	0–4
			Esbjerg	1–2	0–1
BK Häcken	UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round	Sparta Prague	2–2	1–0	W 3–2
		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
		Second qualifying round	Hibernian	2–0	7–0	W 9–0
		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
		Second qualifying round	Anorthosis	0–3	4–0	W 4–3
		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
		Round of 16	Fortuna Hjørring	2–1	4–0	W 6–1
		Quarterfinals	Neulengbach	8–1	0–0	W 8–1
		Semifinals	Birmingham	0–0	3–0	W 3–0
		Final	Wolfsburg	3–4		None
LdB FC Malmö	UEFA Women's Champions League	Round of 32	Lillestrøm	3–1	5–0	W 8–1
		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

Notes

References

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