2021 Superettan
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Season2021
ChampionsIFK Värnamo
| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Champions | IFK Värnamo |
| Promoted | IFK Värnamo GIF Sundsvall Helsingborgs IF |
| Relegated | Akropolis IF GAIS Vasalunds IF Falkenbergs FF |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 612 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ajdin Zeljkovic (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Jönköping 5–1 Vasalund (11 April 2021) Eskilstuna 4–0 Örgryte (25 July 2021) Helsingborg 4–0 Falkenberg (27 July 2021) Trelleborg 4–0 Eskilstuna (26 October 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Västerås 0–4 Helsingborg (18 July 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Vasalund 3–4 GAIS (29 August 2021) Falkenberg 3–4 Eskilstuna (7 November 2021) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Landskrona BoIS GIF Sundsvall[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Östers IF |
| Longest winless run | 11 matches Jönköpings Södra IF |
| Longest losing run | 4 matches GAIS Vasalunds IF |
| Highest attendance | 7,881 GAIS 2–1 Örgryte IS (29 September 2021) |
← 2020 2022 → | |
The 2021 Superettan was part of the 2021 Swedish football season, and the 22nd season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. A total of 16 teams contested the league.
Stadiums and locations
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IFK Värnamo (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 59 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | GIF Sundsvall (P) | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 53 | |
| 3 | Helsingborgs IF (O, P) | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 48 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Norrby IF | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 48 | |
| 5 | Östers IF | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 46 | |
| 6 | Landskrona BoIS | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 44 | |
| 7 | Trelleborgs FF | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 43 | |
| 8 | Örgryte IS | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 41 | |
| 9 | AFC Eskilstuna | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 40 | |
| 10 | IK Brage | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 39 | |
| 11 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 38 | |
| 12 | Västerås SK | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 36 | |
| 13 | Akropolis IF (R) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 35 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | GAIS (R) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 34 | |
| 15 | Vasalunds IF (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 26 | Relegation to Ettan |
| 16 | Falkenbergs FF (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 25 |
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Relegation play-offs
The 13th-placed and 14th-placed teams of Superettan met the two runners-up from 2021 Division 1 (Norra and Södra) in two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the teams from Superettan finishing at home.
| Skövde AIK | 3–0 | Akropolis IF |
|---|---|---|
| Granath Ask Lindell |
Report |
| Akropolis IF | 0–0 | Skövde AIK |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Granit Maqedonci
Skövde AIK won 3–0 on aggregate and are promoted.
| Dalkurd FF | 2–1 | GAIS |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmani |
Report | Lindberg |
| GAIS | 1–1 | Dalkurd FF |
|---|---|---|
| Kargbo |
Report | Aras |
Dalkurd FF won 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted.
Positions by round
| Promotion to Allsvenskan | |
| Promotion play-offs | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to Division 1 |
Source: everysport.com