The 2018 Division 1, part of the 2018 Swedish football season was the 13th season of Sweden's third-tier football league in its current format. The 2018 fixtures were released in December 2017. The season started on 7 April 2018 and ended on 10 November 2018.
Teams 32 teams contest the league divided into two divisions, Norra and Södra. 28 returning from the 2017 season, two relegated from Superettan and two 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 2019. The bottom three teams in each division will qualify directly for relegation to Division 2.
Stadia and locations
Norra Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity Akropolis IF Stockholm Spånga IP 300 Arameisk-Syrianska IF Botkyrka Brunna IP 1,000 Assyriska FF Södertälje Södertälje Fotbollsarena 6,700 BK Forward Örebro Trängens IP 4,700 Carlstad United Karlstad Tingvalla IP 10,000 Karlslunds IF HFK Örebro Karlslund Arena 2,000 FC Linköping City Linköping Linköping Arena 8,500 Nyköpings BIS Nyköping Rosvalla IP 1,000 Rynninge IK Örebro Grenadjärvallen 1,500 Sandvikens IF Sandviken Jernvallen 7,000 Skellefteå FF Skellefteå Norrvalla IP 1,500 Sollentuna FK Sollentuna Sollentunavallen 4,500 Syrianska FC Södertälje Södertälje Fotbollsarena 6,400 Team TG Umeå Tegstunets IP 1,000 Umeå FC Umeå Umeå Energi Arena 10,000 Västerås SK Västerås Solid Park Arena 7,000
Södra Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity Eskilsminne IF Helsingborg Harlyckans IP 3,500 FK Karlskrona Karlskrona Västra Mark IP 4,000 Grebbestads IF Grebbestad Siljevi 1,000 Husqvarna FF Huskvarna Vapenvallen 4,000 IK Oddevold Uddevalla Rimnersvallen 10,600 Kristianstad FC Kristianstad Kristianstad Fotbollsarena 3,000 Ljungskile SK Ljungskile Uddevalla Arena 5,500 Lunds BK Lund Klostergårdens IP 5,000 Mjällby AIF Hällevik Strandvallen 6,750 Oskarshamns AIK Oskarshamn Arena Oskarshamn 2,000 Skövde AIK Skövde Södermalms IP 4,500 Torns IF Stångby Tornvallen 1,000 Tvååkers IF Tvååker Övrevi IP 1,000 Utsiktens BK Gothenburg Ruddalens IP 5,000 Åtvidabergs FF Åtvidaberg Kopparvallen 8,000 Ängelholms FF Ängelholm Ängelholms IP 5,000
League tables Norra
Norra Results
Södra
Södra Results
Playoffs The 13th-placed teams of each division meets the best two runners-up from 2018 Division 2 in two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the team from Division 1 finishing at home.
Karlslunds IF won 3–2 on aggregate.
FC Trollhättan won 4–3 on aggregate.
Season statistics
Top scorers - Norra
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Nikola VasicAkropolis IF212 John JuniorCarlstad United173 Leo EnglundSkellefteå FF164 Anderson PoncianoBK Forward15 Mathias RanégieSyrianska FC Alagie SossehAFF / SFC7 Esat JashariFC Linköping City148 Emil BellanderSandvikens IF13 Christian KouakouNyköpings BIS Nicklas LindqvistAkropolis IF
Top scorers - Södra
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Robin StrömbergLjungskile SK202 Robin Eliasson-HofsöEskilsminne IF193 Emil ÅbergEskilsminne IF184 Andreas BirgerssonLBK / MAIF17 Robin BookUtsiktens BK Liridon SelmaniIK Oddevold7 Bubacarr JobeMjällby AIF168 William KvistOskarshamns AIK14
References