The 2013 season was the 116th season of competitive
football in Sweden
Association football is the most popular sport in Sweden, with over 240,000 licensed players (approximately 56,000 women and 184,000 men) with another 240,000 youth players. There are around 3,200 active clubs fielding over 8,500 teams, which ...
. The competitive year started with the group stage of
Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen (, ''The Swedish Cup'') is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 96 teams compe ...
on 2 March. League competition started in early April with
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
on 31 March,
Superettan
Superettan (; meaning the super first (division)) is an association football league and the second highest league in the league system of Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Al ...
on 6 April,
Division 1 and lower men's leagues plus the
Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ''ladies all-Swedish'' and also known as OBOS Damallsvenskan for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred to as the women's Allsvenskan. The term Allsvenskan ...
on 13 April. Svenska Cupen ended with the final played at the national stadium
Friends Arena on 26 May. Allsvenskan ended on 3 November, Superettan one day earlier on 2 November, Division 1 and lower men's leagues on 26 October and Damallsvenskan on 20 October. Qualification play-offs were held after the end of league play with the Allsvenskan play-offs being held on 7 and 10 November and the Superettan play-offs being held on 6 and 9 November.
Svenska Supercupen
Svenska Supercupen, ''Swedish Super Cup'', was a one-off fixture in Swedish football played between the Allsvenskan champions and the winners of Svenska Cupen. The fixture was played in November, after the Allsvenskan season.
In the event of a ...
was held on 10 November and was contested by the winner of Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen.
Sweden
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participated in
qualification
Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to that achievement, and may refer to:
* Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ...
for the
2014 FIFA World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting ri ...
. Sweden also hosted
UEFA Women's Euro 2013
The 2013 UEFA Women's Championship, commonly referred to as Women's Euro 2013, was the 11th European Championship for women's national football teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament, held in Sweden from 10 to 28 July 2013, became the mos ...
between 10 and 28 July.
Honours
Official titles
Competitions
Promotions, relegations and qualifications
Promotions
Relegations
International qualifications
Domestic results
2013 Allsvenskan
2013 Allsvenskan qualification play-offs
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''Halmstads BK won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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2013 Superettan
2013 Superettan qualification play-offs
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''IFK Värnamo won 5–2 on aggregate.''
''Varbergs BoIS won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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2013 Division 1 Norra
2013 Division 1 Södra
2012–13 Svenska Cupen
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
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2013 Svenska Supercupen
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National team fixtures and results
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Goalscorers
Own goals
Swedish clubs' performance in Europe
These are the results of the Swedish teams in European competitions during the 2013–14 season. (Swedish team score displayed first)
* 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
References
Online
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{{Football seasons in Sweden, 2013
Seasons in Swedish football