The 2017 Division 1, part of the 2017 Swedish football season is the 12th season of Sweden's third-tier football league in its current format. The 2017 fixtures were released in December 2016. The season started on 13 April 2017 and will end on 4 November 2017.
Teams 28 teams contest the league divided into two divisions, Norra and Södra. 18 returning from the 2016 season, three relegated from Superettan and seven 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 2018. The bottom three teams in each division will qualify directly for relegation to Division 2.
Stadia and locations Norra Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity1 Akropolis IF Stockholm Spånga IP 300 Arameisk-Syrianska IF Botkyrka Brunna IP 1,000 Assyriska FF Södertälje Södertälje Fotbollsarena 6,700 Carlstad United Karlstad Tingvalla IP 10,000 Enskede IK Stockholm Enskede IP 1,000 IFK Luleå Luleå Skogsvallen 5,000 IK Brage Borlänge Domnarvsvallen 6,500 Nyköpings BIS Nyköping Rosvalla IP 1,000 Sandvikens IF Sandviken Jernvallen 7,000 Sollentuna FK Sollentuna Sollentunavallen 4,500 Team TG Umeå Tegstunets IP 1,000 Umeå FC Umeå Umeå Energi Arena 10,000 Vasalunds IF Stockholm Skytteholms IP 5,000 Västerås SK Västerås Solid Park Arena 7,000
Södra Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity1 Assyriska BK Gothenburg Ruddalens IP 5,000 FC Rosengård 1917 Malmö Rosengårds Södra IP 500 FK Karlskrona Karlskrona Västra Mark IP 4,000 Husqvarna FF Huskvarna Vapenvallen 4,000 IK Oddevold Uddevalla Rimnersvallen 10,600 Kristianstad FC Kristianstad Kristianstads IP 6,000 Landskrona BoIS Landskrona Landskrona IP 10,500 Ljungskile SK Ljungskile Uddevalla Arena 5,500 Mjällby AIF Hällevik Strandvallen 6,750 Oskarshamns AIK Oskarshamn Arena Oskarshamn 2,000 Qviding FIF Gothenburg Valhalla IP 4,000 Skövde AIK Skövde Södermalms IP 4,500 Utsiktens BK Gothenburg Ruddalens IP 5,000 Ängelholms FF Ängelholm Ängelholms IP 5,000
1 Correct as of end of 2017 season
League tables Norra
Södra
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