2012 in Swedish football

Football in SwedenSeason| 2012

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Men's football
Allsvenskan| IF Elfsborg
Superettan| Östers IF
Division 1| Östersunds FK (Norra)
Örgryte IS (Sodra)
Svenska Supercupen| Helsingborgs IF
| ← 2011 |  | 2013 →

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The 2012 season in Swedish football, started in January 2012 and ended in December 2012.

## Honours

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### Official titles

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Swedish Champions 2012 | IF Elfsborg | Winners of Allsvenskan
Swedish Super Cup Champions 2012 | Helsingborgs IF | Winners of Svenska Supercupen

### Competitions

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Level  | Competition  | Team

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1st level | Allsvenskan 2012 | IF Elfsborg
2nd level | Superettan 2012 | Östers IF
3rd level | Division 1 Norra 2012 | Östersunds FK
Division 1 Södra 2012 | Örgryte IS
Super Cup | Supercupen 2012 | Helsingborgs IF

## Promotions, relegations and qualifications

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### Promotions

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Promoted from  | Promoted to  | Team  | Reason

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Superettan 2012 | Allsvenskan 2013 | Östers IF | Winners
IF Brommapojkarna | Runners-up
Halmstads BK | Play-off winners
Division 1 Norra 2012 | Superettan 2013 | Östersunds FK | Winners
Division 1 Södra 2012 | Örgryte IS | Winners
Division 2 2012 | Division 1 Norra 2013 | Selånger FK | Winners of group
Valsta Syrianska IK | Winners of group
Nyköpings BIS | Winners of group
Division 1 Södra 2013 | Husqvarna FF | Winners of group
Torslanda IK | Winners of group
IS Halmia | Winners of group

### Relegations

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Relegated from  | Relegated to  | Team  | Reason

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Allsvenskan 2012 | Superettan 2013 | GIF Sundsvall | Play-off losers
Örebro SK | 15th team
GAIS | 16th team
Superettan 2012 | Division 1 Södra 2013 | Trelleborgs FF | 15th team
Division 1 Norra 2013 | Umeå FC | 16th team
Division 1 Norra 2012 | Division 2 2013 | Syrianska IF Kerburan | 12th team
Akropolis IF | 13th team
Enköpings SK | 14th team
Division 1 Södra 2012 | IK Sleipner | 12th team
Norrby IF | 13th team
IK Gauthiod | 14th team

### International qualifications

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Qualified for  | Enters  | Team  | Reason

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UEFA Champions League 2013–14 | 2nd qual. round | IF Elfsborg | Winners of 2012 Allsvenskan
UEFA Europa League 2013–14 | 2nd qual. round | BK Häcken | Runners-up of 2012 Allsvenskan
IFK Göteborg | Winners of 2012–13 Svenska Cupen
1st qual. round | Malmö FF | 3rd team in 2012 Allsvenskan

## Domestic results

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### 2012 Allsvenskan

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AIK

IF Elfsborg

Helsingborgs IF

BK Häcken

GAIS

IFK Göteborg

Malmö FF

Kalmar FF

Gefle IF

Örebro SK

Mjällby AIF

Djurgårdens IF

IFK Norrköping

Åtvidabergs FF

GIF Sundsvall

Syrianska FC

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Locations of the 2012 Allsvenskan teams

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1  | IF Elfsborg (C) | 30  | 18  | 5  | 7  | 48  | 29  | +19  | 59  | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2  | BK Häcken | 30  | 17  | 6  | 7  | 67  | 36  | +31  | 57  | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
3  | Malmö FF | 30  | 16  | 8  | 6  | 49  | 33  | +16  | 56  | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
4  | AIK | 30  | 15  | 10  | 5  | 41  | 27  | +14  | 55  |
5  | IFK Norrköping | 30  | 15  | 7  | 8  | 50  | 43  | +7  | 52
6  | Helsingborgs IF | 30  | 13  | 11  | 6  | 52  | 33  | +19  | 50
7  | IFK Göteborg | 30  | 9  | 12  | 9  | 36  | 41  | −5  | 39  | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a]
8  | Åtvidabergs FF | 30  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 48  | 48  | 0  | 37  |
9  | Djurgårdens IF | 30  | 8  | 13  | 9  | 37  | 40  | −3  | 37
10  | Kalmar FF | 30  | 10  | 7  | 13  | 36  | 45  | −9  | 37
11  | Gefle IF | 30  | 9  | 9  | 12  | 26  | 37  | −11  | 36  | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[b]
12  | Mjällby AIF | 30  | 8  | 10  | 12  | 33  | 39  | −6  | 34  |
13  | Syrianska FC | 30  | 9  | 7  | 14  | 35  | 45  | −10  | 34
14  | GIF Sundsvall (R) | 30  | 6  | 11  | 13  | 35  | 46  | −11  | 29  | Qualification to Relegation play-offs
15  | Örebro SK (R) | 30  | 5  | 9  | 16  | 32  | 46  | −14  | 24  | Relegation to Superettan
16  | GAIS (R) | 30  | 1  | 9  | 20  | 24  | 61  | −37  | 12

Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ IFK Göteborg qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2012–13 Svenska Cupen.
2. ^ Sweden was among the best three associations in the UEFA Fair Play ranking and thus received an additional spot in the first qualifying round of the Europa League, Gefle IF received the qualifying spot for their ranking in Allsvenskans Fair Play ranking.[1]

### 2012 Allsvenskan qualification play-offs

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10 November 2012

14:30

Halmstads BK| 3–0| GIF Sundsvall

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Magyar 59'
Steindórsson 62'
Antonsson 72' | Report |

Örjans Vall, Halmstad

Attendance: 5,839

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Stockholm)

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17 November 2012

14:30

GIF Sundsvall| 4–3| Halmstads BK

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Helg 29', 81'
Holster 42'
76' (o.g.) | Report | Steindórsson 33' (pen.)
Baldvinsson 68'
Boman 78'

Norrporten Arena, Sundsvall

Attendance: 1,832

Referee: Martin Hansson (Holmsjö)

Halmstads BK won 6–4 on aggregate.

### 2012 Superettan

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Assyriska FF

Brommapojkarna

Brage

IFK Värnamo

Degerfors

Falkenberg

Hammarby

Jönköpings Södra

Landskrona BoIS

Ljungskile

Umeå FC

Halmstads BK

Varbergs BoIS

Trelleborgs FF

Ängelholm

Öster

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Location of the 2012 Superettan teams

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1  | Östers IF (C, P) | 30  | 20  | 6  | 4  | 57  | 28  | +29  | 66  | Promotion to Allsvenskan
2  | IF Brommapojkarna (P) | 30  | 20  | 1  | 9  | 61  | 40  | +21  | 61
3  | Halmstads BK (O, P) | 30  | 16  | 8  | 6  | 61  | 33  | +28  | 56  | Qualification to Promotion playoffs
4  | Hammarby IF | 30  | 13  | 10  | 7  | 40  | 33  | +7  | 49  |
5  | Ljungskile SK | 30  | 11  | 9  | 10  | 36  | 36  | 0  | 42
6  | Landskrona BoIS | 30  | 12  | 5  | 13  | 35  | 43  | −8  | 41
7  | Jönköpings Södra IF | 30  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 52  | 47  | +5  | 40
8  | Assyriska FF | 30  | 11  | 6  | 13  | 44  | 49  | −5  | 39
9  | Ängelholms FF | 30  | 10  | 9  | 11  | 40  | 46  | −6  | 39
10  | IK Brage | 30  | 10  | 9  | 11  | 35  | 45  | −10  | 39
11  | Varbergs BoIS | 30  | 8  | 13  | 9  | 49  | 52  | −3  | 37
12  | Degerfors IF | 30  | 9  | 8  | 13  | 46  | 53  | −7  | 35
13  | Falkenbergs FF (O) | 30  | 8  | 10  | 12  | 45  | 47  | −2  | 34  | Qualification to Relegation playoffs
14  | IFK Värnamo (O) | 30  | 8  | 6  | 16  | 47  | 54  | −7  | 30
15  | Trelleborgs FF (R) | 30  | 8  | 5  | 17  | 40  | 55  | −15  | 29  | Relegation to Division 1
16  | Umeå FC (R) | 30  | 6  | 5  | 19  | 34  | 61  | −27  | 23

Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

### 2012 Superettan qualification play-offs

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7 November 2012

19:00

BK Forward| 0 – 0| Falkenbergs FF

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Behrn Arena, Örebro

Attendance: 2,661

Referee: Dragan Banjac (Haninge)

11 November 2012

14:00

Falkenbergs FF| 2 – 1| BK Forward

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* Krizanović 9'
* Svahn 69'

| Report |  14' (o.g.)

Falkenbergs IP, Falkenberg

Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Helsingborg)

Falkenbergs FF won 2–1 on aggregate.

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7 November 2012

19:00

Lunds BK| 0 – 2| IFK Värnamo

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* Ferizi  45'
* Abdulrahman 84'

Klostergårdens IP, Lund

Attendance: 1,888

Referee: Magnus Ahlsén (Linköping)

11 November 2012

15:00

IFK Värnamo| 2 – 2| Lunds BK

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* Abdulrahman 15'
* Zlojutro 40'

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* Jönsson  77'
* Björkén  85'

Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo

Attendance: 1,778

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Köping)

IFK Värnamo won 4–2 on aggregate.

### 2012 Division 1 Norra

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1  | Östersunds FK (C, P) | 26  | 15  | 8  | 3  | 50  | 21  | +29  | 53  | Promotion to Superettan
2  | BK Forward | 26  | 16  | 5  | 5  | 50  | 25  | +25  | 53  | Qualification to Promotion playoffs
3  | IK Sirius | 26  | 16  | 4  | 6  | 51  | 20  | +31  | 52  |
4  | Vasalunds IF | 26  | 14  | 6  | 6  | 43  | 24  | +19  | 48
5  | IK Frej | 26  | 14  | 6  | 6  | 48  | 34  | +14  | 48
6  | Eskilstuna City | 26  | 12  | 4  | 10  | 38  | 44  | −6  | 40
7  | Västerås SK | 26  | 10  | 6  | 10  | 46  | 43  | +3  | 36
8  | Dalkurd FF | 26  | 9  | 7  | 10  | 56  | 50  | +6  | 34
9  | Sandvikens IF | 26  | 9  | 7  | 10  | 43  | 45  | −2  | 34
10  | IFK Luleå | 26  | 9  | 4  | 13  | 41  | 50  | −9  | 31
11  | FC Väsby United | 26  | 9  | 3  | 14  | 36  | 43  | −7  | 30
12  | Syrianska IF Kerburan (R) | 26  | 7  | 3  | 16  | 34  | 70  | −36  | 24  | Relegation to Division 2
13  | Akropolis IF (R) | 26  | 5  | 5  | 16  | 27  | 46  | −19  | 20
14  | Enköpings SK (R) | 26  | 2  | 2  | 22  | 19  | 67  | −48  | 8

Source: svenskfotboll.se
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

### 2012 Division 1 Södra

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1  | Örgryte IS (C, P) | 26  | 18  | 7  | 1  | 65  | 17  | +48  | 61  | Promotion to Superettan
2  | Lunds BK | 26  | 17  | 5  | 4  | 49  | 21  | +28  | 56  | Qualification to Promotion playoffs
3  | IK Oddevold | 26  | 16  | 4  | 6  | 49  | 30  | +19  | 52  |
4  | Kristianstads FF | 26  | 11  | 6  | 9  | 36  | 33  | +3  | 39
5  | FC Trollhättan | 26  | 9  | 9  | 8  | 47  | 43  | +4  | 36
6  | Skövde AIK | 26  | 9  | 8  | 9  | 41  | 42  | −1  | 35
7  | IF Sylvia | 26  | 9  | 4  | 13  | 40  | 55  | −15  | 31
8  | Karlstad BK | 26  | 7  | 9  | 10  | 37  | 46  | −9  | 30
9  | Qviding FIF | 26  | 8  | 6  | 12  | 31  | 40  | −9  | 30
10  | Utsiktens BK | 26  | 8  | 5  | 13  | 32  | 39  | −7  | 29
11  | IF Limhamn Bunkeflo | 26  | 7  | 7  | 12  | 37  | 45  | −8  | 28
12  | IK Sleipner (R) | 26  | 7  | 7  | 12  | 37  | 53  | −16  | 28  | Relegation to Division 2
13  | Norrby IF (R) | 26  | 6  | 7  | 13  | 34  | 53  | −19  | 25
14  | IK Gauthiod (R) | 26  | 7  | 2  | 17  | 35  | 53  | −18  | 23

Source: svenskfotboll.se
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

### 2012 Supercupen

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Main article: 2012 Svenska Supercupen

Final

24 March 2012

14:00 (UTC+1)

Helsingborgs IF| 2–0| AIK

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Bouaouzan 58', 70' | Report |

Olympia, Helsingborg

Attendance: 5,590

Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)

## National team fixtures and results

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18 January 2012

19:00 UTC+3
Friendly
№ 944

Sweden | 2–0|  Bahrain

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Hysén 58' (pen.)
Hiljemark 81' | Report |

Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Doha, Qatar

Attendance: 100

Referee: Banjar Al Dosari (Qatar)

23 January 2012

16:00 UTC+3
Friendly
№ 945

Qatar U23 | 0–5|  Sweden

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| Report | Durmaz 50'
Claesson 60'
Hysén 69', 90+2'
Thern 84'

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 200

Referee: Ali Sabah Adday (Iraq)

29 February 2012

20:30 UTC+3
Friendly
№ 946

Croatia | 1–3|  Sweden

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Olsson 44' (o.g.) | Report | Ibrahimović 13' (pen.)
Larsson 47', 69'

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)

30 May 2012

20:15 UTC+2
Friendly
№ 947

Sweden | 3–2|  Iceland

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Ibrahimović 2'
Toivonen 14'
Wilhelmsson 77' | Report | Sigþórsson 26'
Jónasson 90+4'

Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 14,379

Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)

5 June 2012

19:00 UTC+2
Friendly
№ 948

Sweden | 2–1|  Serbia

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Toivonen 23'
Ibrahimović 52' (pen.) | Report | Subotić 27'

Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 20,691

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

11 June 2012

21:45 UTC+3
Euro 2012 Group D
№ 949

Ukraine | 2–1|  Sweden

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Shevchenko 55', 62' | Report | Ibrahimović 52'

Olympic Stadium, Kiev

Attendance: 64,290

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

15 June 2012

19:00 UTC+3
Euro 2012 Group D
№ 950

Sweden | 2–3|  England

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Johnson 49' (o.g.)
Mellberg 59' | Report | Carroll 23'
Walcott 64'
Welbeck 78'

Olympic Stadium, Kiev

Attendance: 64,640

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

19 June 2012

21:45 UTC+3
Euro 2012 Group D
№ 951

Sweden | 2–0|  France

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Ibrahimović 54'
Larsson 90+1' | Report |

Olympic Stadium, Kiev

Attendance: 63,010

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

15 August 2012

20:00 UTC+2
Friendly
№ 952

Sweden | 0–3|  Brazil

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| Report | Damião 32'
Pato 84', 86' (pen.)

Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 32,781

Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

6 September 2012

19:00 UTC+2
Friendly
№ 953

Sweden | 1–0|  China

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Elmander 47' | Report |

Olympia, Helsingborg

Attendance: 9,073

Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)

11 September 2012

20:30 UTC+2
2014 World Cup qualification
№ 954

Sweden | 2–0|  Kazakhstan

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Elm 37'
Berg 90+4' | Report |

Swedbank Stadion, Malmö

Attendance: 20,414[2]

Referee: Serhiy Boiko (Ukraine)

12 October 2012

17:00 UTC+1
2014 World Cup qualification
№ 955

Faroe Islands | 1–2|  Sweden

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Baldvinsson 57' | Report | Kačaniklić 65'
Ibrahimović 75'

Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn

Attendance: 5,079

Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

16 October 2012

20:45 UTC+2
2014 World Cup qualification
№ 956

Germany | 4–4|  Sweden

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Klose 8', 15'
Mertesacker 39'
Özil 56' | Report | Ibrahimović 62'
Lustig 64'
Elmander 76'
Elm 90+3'

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 72,369

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

14 November 2012

20:30 UTC+1
Friendly
№ 957

Sweden | 4–2|  England

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Ibrahimović 20', 77', 84', 90+1' | Report | Welbeck 35'
Caulker 38'

Friends Arena, Solna

Attendance: 49,967

Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

## Swedish clubs' performance in Europe

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These are the results of the Swedish teams in European competitions during the 2012–13 season. (Swedish team score displayed first)

Team  | Contest  | Round  | Opponent  | 1st leg score*  | 2nd leg score**  | Aggregate score

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Helsingborgs IF | UEFA Champions League | Second qualifying round  |  The New Saints | 0–0  | 3–0  | W 3–0
Third qualifying round  |  Śląsk Wrocław | 3–0  | 3–1  | W 6–1
Play-off round  |  Celtic | 0–2  | 0–2  | L 0–4
UEFA Europa League | Group stage  |  Twente | 2–2  | 3–1  | None
Hannover 96 | 1–2  | 2–3
Levante | 1–3  | 0–1
AIK | UEFA Europa League  | Second qualifying round  |  FH | 1–1  | 1–0  | W 2–1
Third qualifying round  |  Lech Poznań | 3–0  | 0–1  | W 3–1
Play-off round  |  CSKA Moscow | 0–1  | 2–0  | W 2–1
Group stage  |  PSV Eindhoven | 1–0  | 1–1  | None
Napoli | 1–2  | 0–4
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2–3  | 0–4
IF Elfsborg | UEFA Europa League  | First qualifying round  |  Floriana | 8–0  | 4–0  | W 12–0
Second qualifying round  |  Dacia Chişinău | 0–1  | 2–0  | W 2–1
Third qualifying round  |  Horsens | 1–1  | 2–3  | L 3–4
Kalmar FF | UEFA Europa League  | First qualifying round  |  Cliftonville | 0–1  | 4–0  | W 4–1
Second qualifying round  |  Osijek | 3–1  | 3–0  | W 6–1
Third qualifying round  |  Young Boys | 1–0  | 0–3  | L 1–3

* For group games in Europa League, score in home game is displayed
** For group games in Europa League, score in away game is displayed

## Notes

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1. ^ "Europaspel för Gefle". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
2. ^ "Sweden vs. Kazakhstan - 11 September 2012 - Soccerway".

## References

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* "svenskfotboll.se". Swedish Football Association. 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2010.

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2012 in Swedish football

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| League competitions|

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* Allsvenskan
* Superettan
* Division 1
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Women|

* Damallsvenskan

Cup competitions|

| Men|

* Svenska Cupen ('12–'13)
* Svenska Supercupen

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* Svenska Cupen
* Svenska Supercupen

European competitions|

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* Champions League ('11–'12, '12–'13)
* Europa League ('11–'12, '12–'13)

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* Champions League ('11–'12, '12–'13)

Related to national teams|

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* UEFA Euro 2012 (Group D)
* 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying (Group C)
* Erik Hamrén

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Women|

* Thomas Dennerby

Club season articles

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* AIK
* Djurgårdens IF
* IF Elfsborg
* GAIS
* Gefle IF
* IFK Göteborg
* Helsingborgs IF
* BK Häcken
* Kalmar FF
* Malmö FF
* Mjällby AIF
* IFK Norrköping
* GIF Sundsvall
* Syrianska FC
* Åtvidabergs FF
* Örebro SK

Superettan|

* Halmstads BK

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