Swedish football league system

The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 288 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels. Below those five levels, additional regional levels numbered six to ten exist but these lower leagues are controlled by the regional associations and not by the nationwide association. There is, however, promotion and relegation to and from all levels. As of 2013,^[update] there were a total of 2510 teams in the Swedish league system of which 299 of them were reserve teams.

Current system in men's football

2019

The table below shows how the current system works. For each division, its Swedish name and number of clubs is given. It is not certain that each division is a feeder of teams to the division that lie directly above it and relegates teams to the divisions that lie directly below it, even though this usually is the case. As of the 2018 season, both Norra and Södra leagues of Ettan are composed of 16 clubs, similar to Allsvenskan and Superettan.^[1] For level 6 to level 9, the number of clubs are as of 2013.

Level	Total Clubs (2369+-)	League(s)/Division(s)
1	16	Allsvenskan 16 clubs 2+1 relegations
2	16	Superettan 16 clubs 2+1 promotions 2+2 relegations
3	32	Ettan Norra 16 clubs 1+1 promotions 3+1 relegations						Ettan Södra 16 clubs 1+1 promotions 3+1 relegations
4	84	Division 2 Norrland 14 clubs 1+1 promotion 2+1 relegations		Division 2 Norra Svealand 14 clubs 1+1 promotion 2+1 relegations		Division 2 Södra Svealand 14 clubs 1+1 promotion 2+1 relegations		Division 2 Norra Götaland 14 clubs 1+1 promotion 2+1 relegations		Division 2 Västra Götaland 14 clubs 1+1 promotion 2+1 relegations		Division 2 Södra Götaland 14 clubs 1+1 promotion 2+1 relegations
5	144	Division 3 Norra Norrland 10 clubs 1+1 promotions 1+1 relegations	Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 14 clubs 1+1 promotions 5+1 relegations	Division 3 Södra Norrland 12 clubs 1+1 promotions 3+1 relegations	Division 3 Norra Svealand 12 clubs 1+1 promotions 3+1 relegations	Division 3 Södra Svealand 12 clubs 1+1 promotions 3+1 relegations	Division 3 Västra Svealand 12 clubs 1+1 promotions 3+1 relegations	Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 12 clubs 1+1 promotions 3+1 relegations	Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland 12 clubs 1+1 promotions 3+1 relegations	Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 12 clubs 1+1 promotions 3+1 relegations	Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland 12 clubs 1+1 promotions 3+1 relegations	Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 12 clubs 1+1 promotions 3+1 relegations	Division 3 Södra Götaland 12 clubs 1+1 promotions 3+1 relegations
6	382	Division 4 Dalarnas FF Division 4 – 12 clubs Gestriklands FF Division 4 – 12 clubs Hälsinglands FF Division 4 – 12 clubs Jämtland-Härjedalens FF Division 4 – 11 clubs Medelpads FF Division 4 – 12 clubs Norrbottens FF Division 4 – 20 clubs (in 2 sections) Stockholms FF Division 4 – 36 clubs (in 3 sections) Södermanlands FF Division 4 – 12 clubs Upplands FF Division 4 – 12 clubs Värmlands FF Division 4 – 12 clubs Västerbottens FF Division 4 – 21 clubs (in 2 sections) Västmanlands FF Division 4 – 12 clubs Ångermanlands FF Division 4 – 12 clubs Örebro Läns FF Division 4 – 11 clubs						Division 4 Blekinge FF Division 4 – 12 clubs Bohusläns FF / Dalslands FF Division 4 – 12 clubs Gotlands FF Division 4 – 8 clubs Göteborgs FF Division 4 – 24 clubs (in 2 sections) Hallands FF Division 4 Elit – 12 clubs Skånes FF Division 4 – 36 clubs (in 3 sections) Smålands FF Division 4 Elit – 24 clubs (in 2 sections) Västergötlands FF Division 4 – 23 clubs (in 2 sections) Östergötlands FF Division 4 – 24 clubs (in 2 sections)
7	543	Division 5 Dalarnas FF Division 5 – 10 clubs Gestriklands FF Division 5 – 12 clubs Hälsinglands FF Division 5 – 12 clubs Jämtland-Härjedalens FF Division 5 – 11 clubs Medelpads FF Division 5 – 16 clubs Norrbottens FF Division 5 – 28 clubs (in 3 sections) Stockholms FF Division 5 – 36 clubs (in 3 sections) Södermanlands FF Division 5 – 20 clubs (in 2 sections) Upplands FF Division 5 – 24 clubs (in 2 sections) Värmlands FF Division 5 – 24 clubs (in 2 sections) Västerbottens FF Division 5 – 23 clubs (in 2 sections) Västmanlands FF Division 5 – 11 clubs Ångermanlands FF Division 5 – 10 clubs Örebro Läns FF Division 5 – 20 clubs (in 2 sections)						Division 5 Blekinge FF Division 5 – 12 clubs Bohusläns FF Division 5 – 12 clubs Dalslands FF Division 5 – 9 clubs Gotlands FF Division 5 – 12 clubs Göteborgs FF Division 5 – 24 clubs (in 2 sections) Hallands FF Division 5 – 12 clubs Skånes FF Division 5 – 72 clubs (in 6 sections) Smålands FF Division 4 – 48 clubs (in 4 sections) Västergötlands FF Division 5 – 48 clubs (in 4 sections) Östergötlands FF Division 5 – 37 clubs (in 3 sections)
8	726	Division 6 Dalarnas FF Division 6 – 19 clubs (in 2 sections) Gestriklands FF Division 6 – 11 clubs Hälsinglands FF Division 6 – 19 clubs (in 2 sections) Jämtland-Härjedalens FF Division 6 – 9 clubs Stockholms FF Division 6 – 51 clubs (in 6 sections) Södermanlands FF Division 6 – 39 clubs (in 4 sections) Upplands FF Division 6 – 38 clubs (in 4 sections) Värmlands FF Division 6 – 39 clubs (in 4 sections) Västerbottens FF Division 6 – 27 clubs (in 4 sections) Västmanlands FF Division 6 – 10 clubs Ångermanlands FF Division 6 – 10 clubs Örebro Läns FF Division 6 – 27 clubs (in 3 sections)						Division 6 Blekinge FF Division 6 – 17 clubs (in 2 sections) Bohusläns FF Division 6 – 19 clubs (in 2 sections) Dalslands FF Division 6 – 8 clubs Gotlands FF Division 6 – 10 clubs Göteborgs FF Division 6 – 46 clubs (in 4 sections) Hallands FF Division 6 – 24 clubs (in 2 sections) Skånes FF Division 6 – 92 clubs (in 8 sections) Smålands FF Division 5 – 71 clubs (in 6 sections) Västergötlands FF Division 6 – 101 clubs (in 9 sections) Östergötlands FF Division 6 – 39 clubs (in 4 sections)
9	534	Division 7 Dalarnas FF Division 7 – 31 clubs (in 4 sections) Gestriklands FF Division 7 – 12 clubs Hälsinglands FF Division 7 – 6 clubs Stockholms FF Division 7 – 106 clubs (in 12 sections) Södermanlands FF Division 7 – 26 clubs (in 3 sections) Upplands FF Division 7 – 37 clubs (in 4 sections) Värmlands FF Division 7 – 47 clubs (in 5 sections) Västmanlands FF Division 7 – 12 clubs (in 2 sections) Örebro Läns FF Division 7 – 18 clubs (in 3 sections)						Division 7 Bohusläns FF Division 7 – 13 clubs (in 2 sections) Dalslands FF Division 7 – 6 clubs Göteborgs FF Division 7 – 36 clubs (in 4 sections) Hallands FF Division 7 – 29 clubs (in 3 sections) Skånes FF Division 7 – 57 clubs (in 6 sections) Smålands FF Division 7 – 98 clubs (in 10 sections)
10	22	Division 8 Upplands FF Division 8 – 22 clubs (in 2 sections)

Current system in women's football

In 2013 the two second tier divisions were combined in the new Elitettan.^[2]

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
1	Damallsvenskan 14 clubs
2	Elitettan 14 clubs
3–8	Swedish Women's Football Division 1-6 several divisions

References

^ "Klart: Division 1-serierna utökas: "Ett önskemål från klubbarna"". fotbollskanalen. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
^ "Elitettan - en ny serie 2013 — svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2018-05-11.

[1] "Klart: Division 1-serierna utökas: "Ett önskemål från klubbarna"". fotbollskanalen. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.

[2] "Elitettan - en ny serie 2013 — svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2018-05-11.

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