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2012 Superettan
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Superettan |
| season | 2012 |
| winners | Östers IF |
| promoted | |
| relegated | |
| matches | 240 |
| total goals | 722 |
| league topscorer | Pablo Piñones Arce (18) |
| biggest home win | |
| biggest away win | |
| highest scoring | IK Brage 4–4 Varbergs BoIS FC |
| highest attendance | 12,173 |
| Östers IF 1–1 IFK Värnamo | |
| lowest attendance | 64 |
| Ljungskile SK 1–1 Ängelholms FF | |
| average attendance | 2,456 |
| prevseason | 2011 |
| nextseason | 2013 |
Östers IF 1–1 IFK Värnamo Ljungskile SK 1–1 Ängelholms FF The 2012 Superettan, part of the 2012 Swedish football season, was the 13th season of Sweden's second-tier football league in its current format. The 2012 fixtures were released on 9 December 2011. The season began on 6 April 2012 and ended on 3 November 2012.
Teams
A total of 16 teams contested the league, 12 returning from the 2011 season, two relegated from Allsvenskan and two promoted from Division 1. The top two teams qualified directly for promotion to Allsvenskan, the third had to play a play-off against the fourteenth from Allsvenskan to decide who will play in Allsvenskan 2013. The bottom two teams qualified directly for relegation to Division 1, the thirteenth and the fourteenth had to play a play-off against the numbers two from Division 1 Södra and Division 1 Norra to decide who will play in Superettan 2013.
2011-champions Åtvidabergs FF and runner-up GIF Sundsvall were promoted to the Allsvenskan at the end of the 2011 season. They were replaced by Halmstads BK and Trelleborgs FF. Västerås SK and Qviding FIF were relegated at the end of the 2011 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by Division 1 Norra champions Umeå FC and Division 1 Södra champions Varbergs BoIS.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assyriska FF | Södertälje | Södertälje Fotbollsarena | 7,500 |
| IK Brage | Borlänge | Domnarvsvallen | 5,500 |
| IF Brommapojkarna | Stockholm | Grimsta IP | 8,000 |
| Degerfors IF | Degerfors | Stora Valla | 12,500 |
| Falkenbergs FF | Falkenberg | Falkenbergs IP | 6,000 |
| Halmstads BK | Halmstad | Örjans Vall | 15,500 |
| Hammarby IF | Stockholm | Söderstadion | 15,600 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | 5,200 |
| Landskrona BoIS | Landskrona | Landskrona IP | 12,000 |
| Ljungskile SK | Ljungskile | Starke Arvid Arena | 8,000 |
| Trelleborgs FF | Trelleborg | Vångavallen | 10,000 |
| Umeå FC | Umeå | T3 Arena | 10,000 |
| Varbergs BoIS | Varberg | Påskbergsvallen | 4,000 |
| IFK Värnamo | Värnamo | Finnvedsvallen | 5,000 |
| Ängelholms FF | Ängelholm | Ängelholms IP | 5,000 |
| Östers IF | Växjö | Värendsvallen (Until 22 August 2012) | 13,000 |
| Myresjöhus Arena (From 3 September 2012) | 12,000 |
- 1 Correct as of end of 2012 season
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.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assyriska FF | BIH Valentic Azrudin | SWE Göran Marklund | Nike | Scania |
| IK Brage | SWE Bo Wålemark | |||
| SWE Örjan Glans | UKR Vyacheslav Jevtushenko | Puma | SSAB | |
| IF Brommapojkarna | SWE Roberth Björknesjö | SWE Pontus Segerström | adidas | Various |
| Degerfors IF | SWE Patrik Werner | SWE Tobias Solberg | adidas | Outokumpu |
| Falkenbergs FF | SWE Thomas Askebrand | SWE David Svensson | Nike | Various |
| Halmstads BK | SWE Jens Gustafsson | SWE Johnny Lundberg | Puma | ICA |
| Hammarby IF | USA Gregg Berhalter | SWE Andreas Dahl | Kappa | Pepsi |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | SWE Mats Gren | SWE Dennis Östlundh | Nike | Various |
| Landskrona BoIS | SWE Henrik Larsson | SWE Linus Malmqvist | Masita | Various |
| Ljungskile SK | SWE Tor-Arne Fredheim | BIH Aleksandar Kitić | Umbro | Various |
| Trelleborgs FF | SWE Anders Grimberg | SWE Kristian Haynes | Masita | Trelleborg |
| Umeå FC | ENG Stuart Gibson | |||
| SWE Örjan Andersson | SWE Erik Lundström | adidas | Norrporten | |
| Varbergs BoIS | SWE Halda Kabil | SWE Fredrik Björk | Umbro | Various |
| IFK Värnamo | SWE Jörgen Petersson | SWE Tobias Englund | adidas | Various |
| Ängelholms FF | SWE Joakim Persson | SWE Jakob Augustsson | adidas | Peab |
| Östers IF | SWE Roar Hansen | SWE Denis Velić | Umbro | ICA |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFK Värnamo | SWE Tony Johansson | End of shared leadership | 7 October 2011 | Pre-season | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jönköpings Södra IF | SWE Hans Lindbom | Mutual consent | 22 October 2011 | Pre-season | SWE Mats Gren | 2 December 2011 | Pre-season | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ljungskile SK | SWE Bo Wålemark | Resigned | title=Wålemarks sista match med gänget | url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=125&artikel=4761716 | work=sverigesradio.se | publisher=Sveriges Radio | date=23 October 2011 | access-date=20 December 2011 | language=sv}} | Pre-season | SWE Tor-Arne Fredheim | title=Ny tränare för A-laget: Tor-Arne Fredheim | url=http://www.lsk.se/default.asp?do=document&docid=4997 | work=lsk.se | publisher=Ljungskile SK | date=12 December 2011 | access-date=20 December 2011 | language=sv | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418132045/http://www.lsk.se/default.asp?do=document&docid=4997 | archive-date=18 April 2013 | url-status=dead}} | Pre-season | |||
| Trelleborgs FF | SWE Tom Prahl | Resigned | title=Prahl lämnar TFF – och avslutar karriären? | url=https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/fotbolldirekt-nyhet/?cid=34714 | work=svenskfotboll.se | publisher=Svenskfotboll | date=26 October 2011 | access-date=12 November 2011 | language=sv}} | Pre-season | SWE Alf Westerberg | title=Alf Westerberg tar över i TFF | url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/fotboll/tff/article1571595/Alf-Westerberg-tar-over-i-TFF.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524232157/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/fotboll/tff/article1571595/Alf-Westerberg-tar-over-i-TFF.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 May 2012 | work=sydsvenskan.se | publisher=Sydsvenskan | date=7 November 2011 | access-date=12 November 2011 | language=sv }} | Pre-season | |||
| Assyriska FF | IRE Pat Walker | Sacked | title=Assyriska & Patrick Walker går skilda vägar | url=http://www.assyriska.se/article.php?ar=3148 | work=assyriska.se | publisher=Assyriska FF | date=11 November 2011 | access-date=12 November 2011 | language=sv | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418052815/http://www.assyriska.se/article.php?ar=3148 | archive-date=18 April 2013 | url-status=dead}} | Pre-season | BIH Valentic Azrudin | title=Valentic Azrudin ny tränare för Assyriska | url=http://www.assyriska.se/article.php?ar=3149 | work=assyriska.se | publisher=Assyriska FF | date=15 November 2011 | access-date=12 December 2011 | language=sv | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518093207/http://www.assyriska.se/article.php?ar=3149 | archive-date=18 May 2012 | url-status=dead}} | Pre-season |
| Ängelholms FF | SWE Christoffer Skoog | End of shared leadership | 15 November 2011 | Pre-season | |||||||||||||||||||||
| IK Brage | SWE Jonas Björkgren | End of tenure as caretaker | title=Klart med nya tränare | url=http://www.ikbrage.se/News/2011/11/17/klart_med_nya_tranare/default.aspx | work=ikbrage.se | publisher=IK Brage | date=17 November 2011 | access-date=20 December 2011 | language=sv | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415062440/http://www.ikbrage.se/News/2011/11/17/klart_med_nya_tranare/default.aspx | archive-date=15 April 2012 | url-status=dead}} | Pre-season | SWE Bo Wålemark | 17 November 2011 | Pre-season | |||||||||
| Hammarby IF | SWE Roger Sandberg | End of tenure as caretaker | title=Gregg Berhalter ny huvudtränare för Hammarby Fotbol | url=http://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/se/aktuellt/artiklar/?articleid=37630 | work=hammarbyfotboll.se | publisher=Hammarby IF | date=12 December 2011 | access-date=12 December 2011 | language=sv}} | Pre-season | USA Gregg Berhalter | 12 December 2011 | Pre-season | ||||||||||||
| Trelleborgs FF | SWE Alf Westerberg | Resigned | title=Gregg Berhalter ny huvudtränare för Hammarby Fotbol | url=http://www.trelleborgsff.se/nyhet?n=anders-grimberg-ny-huvudtranare-i-tff | work=hammarbyfotboll.se | publisher=Hammarby IF | date=12 December 2011 | access-date=12 December 2011 | language=sv | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418135404/http://www.trelleborgsff.se/nyhet?n=anders-grimberg-ny-huvudtranare-i-tff | archive-date=18 April 2013 | url-status=dead}} | 14th | SWE Anders Grimberg (as caretaker) | 15 June 2012 | 14th | |||||||||
| IFK Värnamo | SWE Glenn Ståhl | Mutual consent | 12 July 2012 | 16th | SWE Jörgen Petersson | 12 July 2012 | 16th |
League table
Relegation play-offs
Falkenbergs FF won 2–1 on aggregate.
IFK Värnamo won 4–2 on aggregate.
Positions by round
Note: Some matches were played out of phase with the corresponding round, positions were corrected in hindsight. | color_1-2 = #ACE1AF|text_1-2 = Promotion to Allsvenskan | color_13-14 = #FFE6E6|text_13-14 = Relegation play-offs | color_15-16 = #FFCCCC|text_15-16 = Relegation to Division 1
Results
Season statistics
| Rank | Player | Club | url=https://svenskfotboll.se/superettan/tidigare-ar/resultat-2012/statistikligor/?scr=sl | title=Skytteliga | access-date=7 November 2012 | publisher=The Swedish Football Association | language=sv | archive-date=6 September 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906093201/http://svenskfotboll.se/superettan/tidigare-ar/resultat-2012/statistikligor/?scr=sl | url-status=live }} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE Pablo Piñones Arce | IF Brommapojkarna | 18 | |||||||
| 2 | SWE Robin Simović | Ängelholms FF | 17 | |||||||
| 3 | ISL Guðjón Baldvinsson | Halmstads BK | 16 | |||||||
| SWE Freddy Söderberg | Östers IF | |||||||||
| 5 | SWE Nabil Bahoui | IF Brommapojkarna | 15 | |||||||
| 6 | SWE Patrik Larsson | Varbergs BoIS FC | 14 | |||||||
| 7 | SWE Mikael Boman | Halmstads BK | 13 | |||||||
| 8 | SWE Gabriel Altemark Vanneryr | Varbergs BoIS FC | 12 | |||||||
| SWE Fuad Hyseni | Assyriska FF | |||||||||
| BIH Dragan Kapčević | IK Brage |
| Rank | Player | Club | url=https://svenskfotboll.se/superettan/tidigare-ar/resultat-2012/statistikligor/?scr=al | title=Passningsliga | access-date=7 November 2012 | publisher=The Swedish Football Association | language=sv }} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE Denis Velić | Östers IF | 11 | ||||
| 2 | SWE Nahir Besara | Assyriska FF | 9 | ||||
| 3 | SWE Gabriel Altemark Vanneryr | Varbergs BoIS FC | 8 | ||||
| SWE Zoran Jovanović | Trelleborgs FF | ||||||
| SWE Stefan Karlsson | Östers IF | ||||||
| USA Ryan Miller | Halmstads BK | ||||||
| SWE Pablo Piñones Arce | IF Brommapojkarna | ||||||
| ISL Kristinn Steindórsson | Halmstads BK | ||||||
| 9 | SWE Patrik Bojent | Östers IF | 7 | ||||
| Liberia Amadaiya Rennie | Degerfors IF | ||||||
| SWE Jonas Lindberg | Varbergs BoIS | ||||||
| SWE Björn Westerblad | Ängelholms FF |
Top goalkeepers
(Minimum of 10 games played)
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GA | SV% | ShO | |||
| 1 | SWE Zlatan Azinović | Trelleborgs FF | 12 | 19 | 78 | 1 |
| 2 | SWE Johannes Hopf | Hammarby IF | 30 | 33 | 77 | 9 |
| 2 | SWE Karl-Johan Johnsson | Halmstads BK | 30 | 33 | 77 | 11 |
| 2 | SWE Alexander Nadj | Östers IF | 30 | 28 | 77 | 11 |
| 5 | USA Brian Edwards | Degerfors IF | 28 | 44 | 76 | 5 |
| 5 | SWE Marcus Sandberg | Ljungskile SK | 26 | 30 | 76 | 8 |
| 7 | SWE Ivo Vazgeč | Landskrona BoIS | 28 | 39 | 74 | 6 |
| 7 | SWE Fredrik Persson | Trelleborgs FF | 11 | 15 | 74 | 2 |
| 7 | SWE Hampus Nilsson | Ängelholms FF | 14 | 22 | 74 | 1 |
| 7 | BIH Stojan Lukić | Falkenbergs FF | 30 | 47 | 74 | 2 |
| 7 | SWE Niklas Helgesson | Jönköpings Södra | 24 | 32 | 74 | 4 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIR Daryl Smylie | Jönköpings Södra | Ljungskile SK | 4–1 | ||
| ENG Kenny Pavey | Ljungskile SK | Assyriska FF | 3–1 | ||
| SWE Gabriel Altemark Vanneryr | Varbergs BoIS | Jönköpings Södra | 4–1 | ||
| ISL Guðjón Baldvinsson | Halmstads BK | Brage | 2–5 | ||
| SWE Pablo Piñones Arce | IF Brommapojkarna | Varbergs BoIS | 5–1 | ||
| SWE Robin Simović | Ängelholms FF | Varbergs BoIS | 1–3 | ||
| SWE Pablo Piñones Arce | IF Brommapojkarna | Umeå FC | 1–3 | ||
| SWE Victor Sköld | Falkenbergs FF | Degerfors IF | 2–3 | ||
| SWE Robin Simović | Ängelholms FF | Assyriska FF | 1–4 | ||
| SWE Abdul Rahman Khalili | IFK Värnamo | Falkenbergs FF | 3–4 | ||
| SWE Freddy Söderberg | Östers IF | Umeå FC | 5–1 | ||
| SWE Nabil Bahoui | IF Brommapojkarna | Treleborgs FF | 0-4 | ||
| SWE Mattias Adelstam | Hammarby IF | Degerfors IF | 4–2 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Attendance
| Club | Home | Away | Total | Average | Total | Average | Total | Average | Total | League | 2,456 | 589,457 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammarby IF | 8,463 | 126,947 | 4,113 | 61,688 | 6,288 | 188,635 | ||||||
| Östers IF | 4,733 | 71,002 | 2,680 | 40,197 | 3,707 | 111,199 | ||||||
| Halmstads BK | 3,375 | 50,621 | 2,801 | 42,012 | 3,088 | 92,633 | ||||||
| Varbergs BoIS FC | 2,470 | 37,055 | 2,624 | 39,355 | 2,547 | 76,410 | ||||||
| Landskrona BoIS | 2,459 | 36,892 | 2,119 | 31,779 | 2,289 | 68,671 | ||||||
| Jönköpings Södra IF | 2,421 | 36,311 | 2,371 | 35,560 | 2,396 | 71,871 | ||||||
| Degerfors IF | 2,054 | 30,806 | 2,193 | 32,898 | 2,123 | 63,704 | ||||||
| Umeå FC | 2,046 | 30,687 | 2,018 | 30,277 | 2,032 | 60,964 | ||||||
| IK Brage | 1,967 | 29,502 | 2,231 | 33,458 | 2,009 | 62,960 | ||||||
| Assyriska FF | 1,924 | 28,856 | 2,272 | 34,085 | 2,098 | 62,941 | ||||||
| Falkenbergs FF | 1,577 | 23,658 | 2,632 | 39,479 | 2,105 | 63,137 | ||||||
| IFK Värnamo | 1,523 | 22,846 | 2,632 | 39,483 | 2,078 | 62,329 | ||||||
| Trelleborgs FF | 1,364 | 20,460 | 2,039 | 30,586 | 1,702 | 51,046 | ||||||
| IF Brommapojkarna | 1,239 | 18,580 | 2,239 | 33,583 | 1,739 | 52,163 | ||||||
| Ängelholms FF | 905 | 13,569 | 2,300 | 34,507 | 1,603 | 48,076 | ||||||
| Ljungskile SK | 778 | 11,665 | 2,034 | 30,510 | 1,406 | 42,175 |
References
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