2026 Superettan
| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 April 2026 – 7 November 2026 |
| Biggest home win | IFK Norrköping 6–0 IFK Värnamo (4 April 2026) |
| Biggest away win | GIF Sundsvall 0–4 Östers IF (15 June 2026) |
| Highest scoring | IK Brage 3–4 IK Oddevold (12 April 2026) Helsingborgs IF 5–2 GIF Sundsvall (21 June 2026) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Varbergs BoIS |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Varbergs BoIS |
| Longest winless run | 9 matches IFK Värnamo |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches GIF Sundsvall |
| Highest attendance | 9,868 Helsingborgs IF 4–1 Östers IF (3 April 2026) |
| Lowest attendance | 342 Nordic United 2–1 Sandvikens IF (25 April 2026) |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 Superettan is the 27th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. It is part of the 2026 Swedish football season and contested by 16 teams. The season kicked off on 3 April and will conclude on 7 November. The summer break will take place between 28 June–18 July.[1]
Teams
[edit]A total of 16 teams contest the league. The top two teams qualify directly for promotion to Allsvenskan, the third will enter a play-off for the chance of promotion. The two bottom teams are automatically relegated, while the 13th and 14th placed teams will compete in a play-off to determine whether they are relegated.[2]
New teams
[edit]- Promoted from the 2025 Ettan
- Nordic United – Winner Ettan Norra
- Ljungskile SK – Winner Ettan Södra
- Norrby IF – Promoted via pkayoffs
- Relegated from the 2025 Allsvenskan
Stadia and locations
[edit]
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falkenbergs FF | Falkenberg | Falcon Alkoholfri Arena | 5,500 |
| GIF Sundsvall | Sundsvall | Idrottsparken | 8,000 |
| Helsingborgs IF | Helsingborg | Olympia | 16,000 |
| IFK Norrköping | Norrköping | Idrottsparken | 16,000 |
| IFK Värnamo | Värnamo | Finnvedsvallen | 5,000 |
| IK Brage | Borlänge | Borlänge Energi Arena | 6,500 |
| IK Oddevold | Uddevalla | Rimnersvallen | 4,000 |
| Landskrona BoIS | Landskrona | Landskrona IP | 10,000 |
| Ljungskile SK | Ljungskile | Skarsjövallen | 8,000 |
| Nordic United | Södertälje | Södertälje Fotbollsarena | 6,400 |
| Norrby IF | Borås | Borås Arena | 14,500 |
| Sandvikens IF | Sandviken | Jernvallen | 7,000 |
| Varbergs BoIS | Varberg | Påskbergsvallen | 4,575 |
| Örebro SK | Örebro | Behrn Arena | 13,072 |
| Östers IF | Växjö | Spiris Arena | 12,000 |
| Östersunds FK | Östersund | Jämtkraft Arena | 8,466 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]Managerial Changes
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falkenbergs FF | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 28 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | IFK Norrköping | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 26 | |
| 3 | Varbergs BoIS | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 24 | Qualification for the Allsvenskan play-off |
| 4 | Landskrona BoIS | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 22 | |
| 5 | Nordic United | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 21 | |
| 6 | Helsingborgs IF | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 20 | |
| 7 | Östers IF | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 20 | |
| 8 | IK Oddevold | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 19 | |
| 9 | Östersunds FK | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 19 | |
| 10 | Sandvikens IF | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 16 | |
| 11 | IK Brage | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 16 | |
| 12 | Örebro SK | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 14 | |
| 13 | Ljungskile SK | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 13 | Qualification for the Superettan play-off |
| 14 | Norrby IF | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 11 | |
| 15 | IFK Värnamo | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 10 | Relegation to Ettan |
| 16 | GIF Sundsvall | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 9 |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 June 2026. Source: svenskfotboll.se
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
Superettan play-off
[edit]The thirteenth and fourteenth-placed teams from Superettan will face one of the two runners-up from the 2026 Ettan in two-legged ties for the final two places in the 2027 Superettan.
Positions by round
[edit]| Promotion to Allsvenskan | |
| Allsvenskan play-off | |
| Superettan play-off | |
| Relegation to Ettan |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 June 2026. Source: everysport.com
Results by round
[edit]Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of 21 June 2026 [3]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Christian Wagner
|
Sandvikens IF | 11 |
| 2 | Albin Andersson
|
Falkenbergs FF | 9 |
| 3 | Linus Carlstrand
|
Östers IF | 8 |
 Leonardo Farah Shahin
|
IK Oddevold | ||
| 5 | Gustav Nordh
|
IK Brage | 7 |
| Tim Prica
|
IFK Norrköping | ||
| 7 | Kalipha Jawla
|
Nordic United FC | 6 |
| Christoffer Nyman
|
IFK Norrköping | ||
| 9 | Three players tied | 5 | |
Hat-tricks
[edit]| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Prica
|
IFK Norrköping | IFK Värnamo | 6–0 | 4 April 2026 |
| Kalipha Jawla
|
Nordic United | Östers IF | 4–2 | 9 May 2026 |
| Albin Andersson
|
Falkenbergs FF | Nordic United | 4–1 | 17 May 2026 |
| Gustav Nordh
|
IK Brage | IFK Värnamo | 5–1 | 21 June 2026 |
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]Most yellow cards: 6
André Álvarez Pérez (Landskrona BoIS)
Most red cards:
References
[edit]- ^ "The order of play for the Superettan 2026". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ^ "Spelprogram – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2026.