The 2016 Division 1, part of the 2016 Swedish football season, is the 11th season of Sweden's third-tier football league in its current format. The 2016 fixtures were released in December 2015. The season started on 16 April 2016 and ended on 6 November 2016.
Teams 28 teams contest the league separated into two divisions, Norra and Södra. 19 returning from the 2015 season, three relegated from Superettan and six promoted from Division 2. The champion of each division will qualify directly for promotion to Superettan, the two runners-up has to play a play-off against the thirteenth and fourteenth team from Superettan to decide who will play in Superettan 2017. The bottom three teams in each division will qualify directly for relegation to Division 2, while the 11th team from each division has to play a play-off against the best runners-up from Division 2 to avoid relegation.
Stadia and locations Norra Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity1 Akropolis IF Stockholm Spånga IP 300 BK Forward Örebro Trängens IP 4,700 Carlstad United Karlstad Tingvalla IP 10,000 Enskede IK Stockholm Enskede IP 1,000 IF Brommapojkarna Stockholm Grimsta IP 5,500 IFK Luleå Luleå Skogsvallen 7,000 IK Brage Borlänge Domnarvsvallen 6,500 IK Sleipner Norrköping Nya Parken 17,234 Nyköpings BIS Nyköping Rosvalla IP 1,000 Piteå IF Piteå LF Arena 6,000 Team TG Umeå Tegstunets IP 1,000 Umeå FC Umeå T3 Arena 10,000 Vasalunds IF Stockholm Skytteholms IP 5,000 Västerås SK Västerås Solid Park Arena 7,000
Södra Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity1 FC Höllviken Höllviken Höllvikens IP 1,900 FC Trollhättan Trollhättan Edsborgs IP 5,100 Husqvarna FF Huskvarna Vapenvallen 5,000 IK Oddevold Uddevalla Rimnersvallen 10,600 Kristianstad FC Kristianstad Kristianstads IP 6,000 KSF Prespa Birlik Malmö Malmö Stadion 26,500 Landskrona BoIS Landskrona Landskrona IP 12,000 Mjällby AIF Hällevik Strandvallen 6,750 Norrby IF Borås Borås Arena 16,899 Oskarshamns AIK Oskarshamn Arena Oskarshamn 2,000 Qviding FIF Gothenburg Valhalla IP 4,000 Tvååkers IF Tvååker Övrevi IP 1,000 Utsiktens BK Gothenburg Ruddalens IP 5,000 Östers IF Växjö Myresjöhus Arena 12,000
1 Correct as of end of 2015 season
Personnel and kits
League tables Norra
Södra
Playoffs The 11th-placed teams of each division meets the best two runners-up from 2016 Division 2 in Two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the team from Division 1 finishing at home.
FC Rosengård 1917 won 4–2 on aggregate.
IFK Luleå won 4–2 on aggregate.
Season statistics
Norra top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Luca Gerbino PoloAkropolis IF252 Ekin BulutVasalunds IF13 Tetteh KomeyPiteå IF Karwan ZarifnejadVästerås SK5 Erik BjörndahlBK Forward12 Simon MårtenssonUmeå FC7 Filip TronétVästerås SK11 Stefano VecchiaIF Brommapojkarna9 Kevin KabranVasalunds IF10 Timothy McNeilTeam TG
Södra top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Richard YarsuvatNorrby IF202 Erik PärssonLandskrona BoIS173 Arber HasaniHusqvarna FF12 Karim SadatKSF Prespa Birlik5 Izuchukwu EmehKristianstad FC116 Johan PatrikssonIK Oddevold107 Jakob AdolfssonTvååkers IF9 Marcus EkenbergMjällby AIF Mamudo MoroMjällby AIF
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