| Division 1 | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Football |
| Founded | 2006 |
| No. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track of teams | 28 (in two groups) |
| Country(ies) | Sweden |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Assyriska FF Qviding FIF |
Division 1 is the third level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 28 Swedish football teams. The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Division 1 had status as the official second level from 1987 to 1999, but was replaced by Superettan in 2000, however it was recreated for the 2006 season. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Superettan (literally "The Super One" is the second highest league in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 16 Swedish 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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History
The old Division 1 replaced Division 2 as the second highest level in 1987 and consisted of two separate leagues with 14 teams each, Norra (Northern) and Södra (Southern), except for the 1991 and 1992 seasons which comprised 32 teams in four leagues, adding Östra (Eastern) and Västra (Western). Division 2 is the fourth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 72 Swedish football teams Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Division 1 Norra (literally "Division 1 Northern" is one of two leagues of the third level Division 1, in the league system of Swedish football Division 1 Södra (literally "Division 1 Southern" is one of two leagues in the third level Division 1, in the league system of Swedish football Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Division 1 Östra (literally "Division 1 Eastern" was a shortlived league of the third level Division 1, in the league system of Swedish football Division 1 Västra (literally "Division 1 Western" was a shortlived league of the third level Division 1, in the league system of Swedish football
The competition
There are 28 clubs in Division 1, divided in two groups of 14 teams each representing Northern and Southern Sweden. During the course of a season (starting in April and ending in October) each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 26 games. At the end of each season the three lowest placed teams of each group are relegated to Division 2 and the six winning teams from the six Division 2 leagues are promoted in their place. Division 2 is the fourth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 72 Swedish football teams The top team in each Division 1 group is promoted to Superettan and the two lowest placed teams from Superettan are relegated in their place. Superettan (literally "The Super One" is the second highest league in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 16 Swedish The second placed teams in each Division 1 group plays a promotion/relegation play-off against the third and fourth lowest teams in Superettan.
Current clubs
Previous winners
Division champions
| Titles | Club |
|---|---|
| 4 | Hammarby IF |
| 3 | Djurgårdens IF |
| 3 | BK Häcken |
| 2 | Halmstads BK |
| 2 | GIF Sundsvall |
| 2 | Västra Frölunda IF |
| 1 | Assyriska FF |
| 1 | IK Brage |
| 1 | IF Elfsborg |
| 1 | Enköpings SK |
| 1 | GAIS |
| 1 | Kalmar FF |
| 1 | Kiruna FF |
| 1 | Landskrona BoIS |
| 1 | IK Oddevold |
| 1 | Qviding FIF |
| 1 | IFK Sundsvall |
| 1 | IF Sylvia |
| 1 | Trelleborgs FF |
| 1 | Umeå FC |
| 1 | Västerås SK |
| 1 | Örebro SK |
| 1 | Örgryte IS |
| 1 | Östers IF |
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