2011 Superettan

The 2011 Superettan was part of the 2011 Swedish football season, and the twelfth season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. The season began on 9 April 2011 and ended on 22 October 2011.[1]

Superettan
Season2011
ChampionsÅtvidaberg
Promoted
Relegated
Matches played240
Goals scored685 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorerBranimir Hrgota (18)
Biggest home winGIF Sundsvall 6–0 Ängelholm
(30 September 2011)[1]
Biggest away winQviding FIF 0–5 Assyriska
(22 October 2011)[1]
Highest scoringVästerås SK 3–5 Degerfors
(11 September 2011)[1]
Highest attendance12,801
Hammarby 2–1 Landskrona
(18 April 2011)[1]
Lowest attendance167
Qviding FIF 0–2 Brommapojkarna
(12 September 2011)[1]
Average attendance2,423[2]
2010
2012

The top two teams qualified directly for promotion to Allsvenskan, the third played a play-off against the fourteenth from Allsvenskan to decide who qualified to play in Allsvenskan 2012.

The bottom two teams qualified directly for relegation to Division 1, the thirteenth and the fourteenth played a play-off against the numbers two from Division 1 Södra and Division 1 Norra to decide who qualified to play in Superettan 2012.

Teams

A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including eleven sides from the 2010 season, two relegated teams from 2010 Allsvenskan, two promoted teams from Division 1 and Qviding FIF who replaced Örgryte IS after they were automatically relegated to Division 1 before the start of the new season due to bankruptcy.

FC Trollhättan and Väsby United were relegated at the end of the 2010 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by Division 1 Norra champions Västerås SK and Division 1 Södra champions IFK Värnamo.

Jönköpings Södra IF and Östers IF both retained their Superettan spots after defeating their Division 1 opponents in a relegation/promotion playoff.

Stadia and locations

Location of the Superettan 2011 teams
TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity1
Assyriska FFSödertäljeSödertälje Fotbollsarena7,500
Degerfors IFDegerforsStora Valla12,500
Falkenbergs FFFalkenbergFalkenbergs IP6,000
GIF SundsvallSundsvallNorrporten Arena8,000
Hammarby IFStockholmSöderstadion15,600
IF BrommapojkarnaStockholmGrimsta IP8,000
IFK VärnamoVärnamoFinnvedsvallen5,000
IK BrageBorlängeDomnarvsvallen5,500
Jönköpings Södra IFJönköpingStadsparksvallen5,200
Landskrona BoISLandskronaLandskrona IP12,000
Ljungskile SKLjungskileStarke Arvid Arena8,000
Qviding FIFGothenburgValhalla IP4,000
Västerås SKVästeråsSwedbank Park7,000
Åtvidabergs FFÅtvidabergKopparvallen8,000
Ängelholms FFÄngelholmÄngelholms IP5,000
Östers IFVäxjöVärendsvallen13,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Assyriska FF Pat Walker Göran MarklundNikeScania
IK Brage Lennart Andersson Niklas ForslundPuma SESSAB
IF Brommapojkarna Roberth Björknesjö Pontus SegerströmadidasVarious
Degerfors IF Patrik Werner Tobias SolbergadidasOutokumpu
Falkenbergs FF Thomas Askebrand David SvenssonNikeVarious
Hammarby IF Roger Sandberg José MonteiroKappaPepsi
Jönköpings Södra IF Hans Lindbom Dennis ÖstlundhNikeVarious
Landskrona BoIS Henrik Larsson Linus MalmqvistUmbroVarious
Ljungskile SK Bo Wålemark
Örjan Glans
Johan PatrikssonUmbroVarious
Qviding FIF Lars Ternström Christian LindströmPumaICA
GIF Sundsvall Sören Åkeby Jonas WallerstedtadidasNorrporten
IFK Värnamo Tony Johansson
Glenn Ståhl
Tobias EnglundadidasVarious
Västerås SK Erik Acar Oscar PehrssonNikeVarious
Åtvidabergs FF Andreas Thomsson Henrik GustavssonUhlsportSharp
Ängelholms FF Christoffer Skoog
Joakim Persson
Jakob AugustssonadidasPeab
Östers IF Roar Hansen Denis VelićUmbroICA

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTable
Brage Pelle JohanssonSacked5 May 2011[3] Lennart Andersson5 May 2011[3]
Assyriska FF Rikard NorlingSigned by Malmö FF3 June 2011[4] Göran Marklund (as caretaker)3 June 2011[4]
Västerås SK Kalle GranathSacked24 June 2011[5] Erik Acar24 June 2011[5]
Assyriska FF Göran MarklundEnd of tenure as caretaker2 August 2011[6]7th Pat Walker2 August 2011[6]7th
Hammarby Roger FranzénSacked18 August 2011[7]10th Roger Sandberg (as caretaker)18 August 2011[7]10th

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Åtvidabergs FF (C, P)3018395831+2757Promotion to Allsvenskan
2GIF Sundsvall (P)3016776129+3255
3Ängelholms FF3015874740+753Qualification to Promotion playoffs
4Östers IF3014884028+1250
5Degerfors IF30146105344+948
6IF Brommapojkarna30145115038+1247
7Falkenbergs FF30143135043+745
8Ljungskile SK30126124839+942
9Assyriska FF30125133941−241
10Landskrona BoIS30118113639−341
11Hammarby IF30117123740−340
12Jönköpings Södra IF30124144753−640
13IFK Värnamo (O)30109114351−839Qualification to Relegation playoffs
14IK Brage (O)30710133050−2031
15Västerås SK (R)3077163966−2728Relegation to Division 1
16Qviding FIF (R)3018211763−4611
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-offs

Sylvia1–3Brage
Nyman 54'Report
Attendance: 1,180
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Gothenburg)
Brage4–2Sylvia
ReportRoxström 75', 85'

Brage won 7–3 on aggregate.


Väsby United0–2IFK Värnamo
Report
Attendance: 674
Referee: Magnus Ahlsén (Linköping)
IFK Värnamo1–0Väsby United
Zlojutro 22'Report
Attendance: 1,952
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Lund)

IFK Värnamo won 3–0 on aggregate.


Results

Home \ AwayAFFDIFFFFGIFSHAMBPIFKVIKBJSIFLANLSKQFIFVSKÅFFÄFFÖIF
Assyriska FF1–12–10–11–00–20–13–21–01–21–00–10–22–02–20–0
Degerfors IF2–31–30–23–21–02–05–06–12–02–33–04–11–21–33–3
Falkenbergs FF4–04–02–41–11–34–00–21–25–12–03–03–40–21–00–4
GIF Sundsvall1–23–04–03–30–02–25–03–02–03–04–02–20–16–02–1
Hammarby IF0–01–20–01–31–21–01–05–22–11–32–13–12–00–12–1
IF Brommapojkarna1–33–32–11–31–01–33–01–11–13–14–04–12–20–11–0
IFK Värnamo3–20–00–23–01–02–13–12–43–10–20–02–33–31–10–1
IK Brage3–01–12–20–00–00–22–21–10–11–12–22–01–01–40–0
Jönköpings Södra IF1–10–10–22–10–24–22–33–00–22–11–05–11–03–00–3
Landskrona BoIS2–30–00–21–23–00–21–11–21–00–03–02–13–20–01–0
Ljungskile SK1–01–00–13–14–11–35–11–22–30–02–15–01–21–20–0
Qviding FIF0–50–10–10–22–20–20–21–21–11–11–40–11–31–31–1
Västerås SK0–23–51–20–01–21–02–22–14–23–30–12–20–21–21–1
Åtvidabergs FF2–11–24–02–03–12–15–22–02–11–02–24–04–05–00–1
Ängelholms FF2–13–03–21–10–13–21–11–12–41–21–10–03–12–03–0
Östers IF4–20–11–02–10–02–02–03–12–12–33–22–10–01–00–2
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalkeepers

(Minimum of 10 games played)

RankGoalkeeperClub
GPGASV%[10]ShO
1 Ivo VazgečLandskrona BoIS
Jönköping Södra
2529807
2 Tommy NaurinGIF Sundsvall28257814
3 Joakim WulffÖster27257711
Brian EdwardsDegerfors2841779
5 Kristoffer NordfeldtBrommapojkarna2837768
Stojan LukicFalkenberg30437612
7 Johannes HopfHammarby3039759
8 Henrik GustavssonÅtvidaberg30317410
Niklas HelgessonJönköpings Södra1732743
10 Mirza SelimovićLandskrona BoIS1827734
Oscar BerglundAssyriska2938738
Matt PyzdrowskiÄngelholm3040738
Bill HalvorsenIFK Värnamo1317734
Christian CaulkerVästerås SK1425734

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Pär CederqvistJönköpings SödraVästerås SK5–116 April 2011
Stefan RodevågFalkenbergVästerås SK3–41 May 2011
Peter SamuelssonDegerforsBrage5–025 June 2011
Pablo Piñones-ArceBrommapojkarnaLjungskile3–127 June 2011
Branimir HrgotaJönköpings SödraBrage3–016 July 2011
Freddy BorgÖsterAssyriska4–27 August 2011
Peter SamuelssonDegerforsHammarby3–24 September 2011
Mattias MeteVästerås SKDegerfors3–511 September 2011
Mikael Boman4FalkenbergAssyriska4–011 September 2011
Jones Kusi-AsareAssyriskaQviding5–022 October 2011
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Attendance

ClubHomeAwayTotal
AverageTotalAverageTotalAverageTotal
Hammarby IF7,953119,2994,08261,2366,018180,535
GIF Sundsvall3,57253,5861,81227,1772,69280,763
Landskrona BoIS2,92943,9402,66439,9582,79783,898
Degerfors IF2,73941,0792,25933,8832,49974,962
Åtvidabergs FF2,64039,5942,90643,5942,77383,188
Östers IF2,63739,5612,62639,3882,63278,949
IK Brage2,40836,1262,15932,3872,28468,513
Jönköpings Södra IF2,34735,2052,47437,1042,41072,309
Assyriska FF2,31934,7842,17632,6392,24767,423
Västerås SK FK1,92728,9052,15932,3822,04361,287
IFK Värnamo1,92628,8902,36435,4642,14564,354
Falkenbergs FF1,38220,7362,29534,4181,83855,154
Ängelholms FF1,26318,9472,61839,2661,94058,213
Ljungskile SK1,17517,6292,32234,8281,74952,457
IF Brommapojkarna1,06515,9741,90628,5941,48644,568
Qviding FIF4827,2281,94429,1651,21336,393
League

2,423

581,483

See also

References