Division 2 is the fourth level in the
league system
A league system is a hierarchy of leagues in a sport. They are often called pyramids, due to their tendency to split into an increasing number of regional divisions further down the system. League systems of some sort are used in many sports in ...
of
Swedish football and comprises 84 Swedish
football teams. Division 2 had status as the official second level from 1928 to 1986 but was replaced by
Division 1 in 1987. It then had status as the official third level until 2005 but was replaced once again by the recreated Division 1 in 2006.
Overview
In the Division, there are 84 clubs which are divided in six groups of 14 teams each representing a geographical area. During the course of a season (starting in April and ending in October) each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 26 games. At the end of each season the two lowest placed teams of each group are relegated to
Division 3 and the twelve winning teams from the twelve Division 3 leagues are promoted in their place while the third lowest placed teams in the Division 2 leagues plays promotion/relegation play-offs against the twelve second placed teams in Division 3. The top team in each Division 2 group is promoted to
Division 1 and the three lowest placed teams from each Division 1 league are relegated in their place.
Administration
The
Swedish Football Association
The Swedish Football Association ( sv, Svenska Fotbollförbundet, SvFF) is the governing and body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues – Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women – and the men's and women's nat ...
( sv, Svenska Fotbollförbundet; SvFF) is responsible for the administration of Division 2.
Historical context
Division 2 is the fourth-highest division in Swedish Football. It currently comprises six regional leagues which may show some small changes to their titles year on year reflecting the changing geographical distribution of clubs. The six sections for the 2014 season cover Norrland, Norra Svealand, Södra Svealand, Norra Götaland, Västra Götaland and Östra Götaland.
The name of Division 2 has been around since 1924/25 season when there were 5 sections titled Uppsvenskan, Mellansvenskan, Östsvenskan, Västsvenskan and Sydsvenskan which were run on an unofficial basis. Division 2 became official in 1928/29 as the second tier of Swedish football with 2 sections being created - Norra and Södra - with a total of 20 teams.
In 1932/33 Division 2 was expanded into 4 sections covering Norra, Östra, Västra and Södra. This format continued until the end of the 1946/47 season. For the 1947/48 season a 2 section structure was restored comprising the Nordöstra and Sydvästra sections. In 1953/54 a section representing the northern clubs in Sweden was introduced for the first time known as Norrland. The other two sections were titled Svealand and Götaland. In 1955/56 it was decided that Götaland should have 2 sections. This provided Division 2 with 4 sections covering Norrland, Svealand, Östra Götaland and Västra Götaland.
In 1972 the structure reverted to 3 sections titled Norra, Mellersta and Södra. This was short-lived and in 1974 two sections covering Norra and Södra were consolidated. This system continued until the end of the 1986 season when the competition became Division 1.
From 1987 onwards Division 2 became the third highest league in Swedish football and this continued until 2005. The new division initially had 4 sections titled Norra, Mellersta, Östra and Västra. In 1993 it was divided into 6 sections titled Norrland, Östra Svealand, Västra Svealand, Östra Götaland, Västra Götaland and Södra Götaland.
In 2006 Division 2 became Sweden's fourth highest division with the introduction of Division 1 below the Superettan.
Current clubs
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Division 2 Norrland
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Bergnäsets AIK
Bergnäsets AIK is a Swedish football club located in Luleå in Norrbotten County. Their home colours are green and black, and when they play away, they wear red.
Background
Since their foundation Bergnäsets AIK has participated mainly in the ...
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Bodens BK
Bodens BK is a Swedish football club located in Boden in Norrbotten. The club was formed on 2 November 1916 and began playing soccer in 1918. It is currently playing in the fourth tier of Swedish football, Division 2.
Linguistics
Note tha ...
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Friska Viljor FC
Friska Viljor FC is a Swedish football club located in Örnsköldsvik in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland County.
Background
The club was formed in February 1994 but was previously the football section of the multi-sport club IF Fris ...
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Gottne IF
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IFK Luleå
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IFK Östersund
IFK Östersund is a Swedish football club located in Östersund in Jämtland.
Background
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Östersund were founded on 7 March 1906 at the Café Temperance in Östersund. The club subsequently joined the IFK movem ...
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Kiruna FF
Kiruna FF is a Swedish football club located in Kiruna. The men's team competes in Division 2 Norra Norrland, in the fourth level of the Swedish football league system. The women's team competes in div 3, in the fifth level.
Background
Kiruna ...
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Sandviks IK
Sandviks IK is a Swedish sports club located in Holmsund.
Background
The club was formed on 7 July 1905 and is currently active in the sports of football, handball, swimming, modern pentathlon, running and cross country. Past activities that ...
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Skellefteå FF
Skellefteå FF is a Association football, football club in Skellefteå, Västerbotten, Sweden. The club was founded in 1921, and was then called ''Skellefteå AIK Fotboll'', a name it kept until 2006. In the 2015 season, the club plays in the Sw ...
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Storfors AIK
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Stöde IF
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Umeå FC Akademi
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Situated on the Ume River, Ume ...
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Ytterhogdals IK
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Älgarna-Härnösands IF
Division 2 Norra Svealand
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FC Gute
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FC Järfälla
FC Järfälla is a Swedish football club located in Järfälla.
Background
FC Järfälla currently plays in Division 2 Norra Svealand which is the third tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Järfällavallen in Järfäll ...
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Forsbacka IK
Forsbacka IK is a sports club in Forsbacka, Sweden, established in 1918. The club plays bandy, floorball, handball and soccer. The men's bandy team, popular known as the "Yellow Peril" ( sv, Gula faran), has played 16 seasons in the Swedish t ...
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Hudiksvalls FF
Hudiksvalls FF is a Swedish football club located in Hudiksvall. The club was known as Hudiksvalls ABK, but changed their name, badge and colors in 2011.
Background
Since their foundation in 1931 Hudiksvalls FF has participated mainly in the mid ...
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IFK Stocksund
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IFK Uppsala
IFK Uppsala is a Swedish sports club located in Uppsala in Sweden, with several departments:
* IFK Uppsala Fotboll, association football department
* IFK Uppsala Bandy, bandy department
The club was established in 1895. On 30 January 1921, t ...
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IFK Österåker
IFK Österåker FK is a Swedish football club located in Åkersberga.
Background
IFK Österåker FK currently plays in Division 2 Norra Svealand which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Åkersberga IP i ...
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Korsnäs IF FK
Korsnäs IF FK is a Swedish football club located in Falun.
Background
Korsnäs IF FK currently plays in Division 3 Södra Norrland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at Lindvallen in Falun.
The club is ...
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Kungsängens IF
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Kvarnsvedens IK
Kvarnsvedens IK is a Swedish football club located in Borlänge in Dalarna County.
Background
Football was first played in 1907 under the name Kvarnsvedens GOIF and this continued until 1935 when operations were shut down for financial reasons ...
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Rågsveds IF
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Sandvikens AIK
Sandvikens AIK (commonly known as SAIK) a sports club in Sandviken, Sweden. The bandy section plays its home games in the Göransson Arena in Sandviken. They play in a black outfit.
History
Sandvikens AIK was founded on 16 March 1901. Originall ...
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Skiljebo SK
Skiljebo SK is a Swedish football club located in Västerås.
Background
Since their foundation on 4 March 1944 Skiljebo SK has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently pl ...
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Akropolis IF
Akropolis IF is a Swedish football club formed by Greek immigrants in 1968 in Spånga.
The club is named after the Acropolis of Athens, and the Parthenon is depicted on its badge.
Background
Akropolis IF is a sports club which was founded ...
was excluded from participating in the league following a
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against Hudiksvalls FF on 9 April.
Division 2 Södra Svealand
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Arameisk-Syrianska IF
Arameisk-Syrianska IF is a Swedish based football club in Botkyrka, a suburb of Stockholm. The club was formed as Arameiska-Syrianska KIF by Syriacs (Arameans) in 1980 and has advanced through the league system, currently (2017) playing in the ...
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Assyriska FF
Assyriska Fotbollsföreningen, also known simply as Assyriska FF, is a Swedish football club based in Södertälje, Stockholm County. The club, formed in 1974 by Assyrian immigrants, has advanced through the league system and is currently play ...
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Enskede IK
Enskede IK is a Swedish football club located in Gamla Enskede, Stockholm.
Background
Since their foundation in 1914 Enskede IK has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system but since 2004 they have resided ...
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Huddinge IF
Huddinge IF is a Swedish football club located in Huddinge, a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden.
Background
Huddinge Idrottsförening is the municipality's oldest sports club. Inspired by the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stock ...
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IFK Eskilstuna
IFK Eskilstuna is a Swedish football club located in Eskilstuna in Södermanland County. In their early seasons IFK had a proud record as an Allsvenskan club but they now play in Division 2 Västra Svealand, which is the fourth tier of Swedish ...
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IFK Lidingö FK
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IK Sleipner
Idrottsklubben Sleipner is a sports club in Norrköping, Sweden; the main sports are football and ten-pin bowling. It was founded in 1903, and named after the deity Odin's horse Sleipnir from Norse mythology. Currently, the club's senior men's te ...
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Karlbergs BK
Karlbergs BK is a Swedish football club originating from Karlberg in Birkastaden, an area in the southwestern part of Vasastan in central Stockholm. As Vasastans has no full sized football pitches, the club relocated to neighbouring Kungshol ...
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Nyköpings BIS
Nyköpings BIS is a Swedish football club located in Nyköping. The club started out as a merger in 1966 between Nyköpings SK and Nyköpings AIK. Since their foundation Nyköpings BIS has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the Swedis ...
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Smedby AIS
Smedby AIS is a Swedish football club located in Norrköping.
Background
Smedby AIS (or SAIS for short) is a football club from southeast Norrköping based in the district of Smedby. The club was founded on 3 October 1929 and played in the thi ...
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Syrianska FC
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Trosa-Vagnhärad SK
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United Nordic IK
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Värmbols FC
Värmbols FC is a Swedish football club located in Katrineholm in Södermanland County.
Background
In 1990 it was decided to divide Värmbols GoIF into 3 clubs, namely FC Värmbols, DFK Värmbol (Värmbol Women's Football Club) and KVBK (Katrin ...
Division 2 Norra Götaland
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Ahlafors IF
Ahlafors IF is a Swedish football club located in Nödinge-Nol in Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County.
Background
Ahlafors Idrottsförening were founded in 1913 and currently have around 800 members. Ahlafors IF manage Furulundsparken, ...
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Angered BK
Angered ( ) is a borough of Gothenburg Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Angered is the biggest Million Programme area in Gothenburg, and one of the biggest in the country, with 60,000 inhabitants.
Transportation
Angered is ...
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Grebbestads IF
Grebbestads IF is a Swedish football club located in Grebbestad.
Background
In 2012 Grebbestads IF won Division 4 Bohuslän/Dalsland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. In 2013 they played – and won – the third division N ...
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Herrestads AIF
Herrestads AIF is a Swedish football club
A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent ...
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IFK Kumla
IFK Kumla is a Swedish football club located in Kumla.
Background
IFK Kumla currently plays in Division 3 which is the fifth tier of Swedish football pyramid.
The club is affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund
The Örebro Läns Fotbol ...
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IK Gauthiod
IK Gauthiod is a Swedish football club located in Grästorp in Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County ( sv, Västra Götalands län) is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden.
The county is the second most populou ...
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Karlslunds IF
Karlslunds IF is a Swedish sports club with several departments, located in Örebro.
Karlslunds IF runs one of the biggest programme for athletics in Örebro, Sweden, with some 4000 members and more than 200 coaches coaching eight different spor ...
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Lidköpings FK
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Mjölby AI FF
Mjölby AI FF is a Swedish football club located in Mjölby.
Background
Mjölby AI FF currently plays in Division 4 Östergötland Västra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Vifolkavallen in Mjölby. ...
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Nordvärmlands FF
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Säffle SK
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Stenungsunds IF
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Vänersborgs FK
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Yxhults IK
Division 2 Västra Götaland
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Assyriska BK
Assyriska BK is a Swedish football club based in Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg. The club was formed in 1985 by Assyrian immigrants and is currently playing in Division 2 Västra Götaland which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play ...
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BK Astrio
BK Astrio is a Swedish association football club located in Halmstad, Sweden. As of 2021, the club plays in Division 2.
History
Background
BK Astrio was established on July 30, 1933, by Stig and Orvar Nilsson with Eric Andreasson, Torsten Las ...
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Eskilsminne IF
Eskilsminne IF is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg in Skåne County. Currently playing in Division 1 Södra, the third tier in the Swedish football league system.
Eskilsminnes team colours today are yellow and blue striped, which ...
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Hittarps IK
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Höganäs BK
Höganäs BK is a Sweden, Swedish association Football, football club located in Höganäs in Skåne County.
Background
Höganäs Bollklubb were founded in 1913 and for many years before and after the Second World War played in Division 2, whic ...
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Husqvarna FF
Husqvarna FF is a football club in Huskvarna, Sweden. The team is sponsored by the Husqvarna AB.
History
Husqvarna FF was founded on 3 February 1987 following the merger of the men's association football sections of Husqvarna IF and Huskvarna ...
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Landvetter IS
Landvetter IS is a Swedish football club located in Landvetter.
Background
Landvetter IS currently plays in Division 2 Göteborg B which is the sixth fifth of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Landevi IP in Landvetter.
The c ...
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Onsala BK
Onsala BK is a Sweden, Swedish association Football, football club located in Onsala.
Onsala BK is the biggest football club in Halland with over a thousand active players both boys and girls.
Background
Onsala BK currently plays in Swedish footb ...
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Sävedalens IF
Sävedalens IF is a Swedish football club located in Sävedalen in Partille Municipality, Västra Götaland County.
Background
Since their foundation in 1932 Sävedalens IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish ...
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Torslanda IK
Torslanda IK is a local sports club in Torslanda, Gothenburg, Sweden.
History
Torslanda IK was founded in 1944 by Anders Tullock, Bengt Tullock and Erik Danielsson. In the 1950s the sports club created sections for football, table tennis, h ...
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Tölö IF
Tölö IF is a Swedish football club located in Kungsbacka.
Background
Tölö IF currently plays in Division 4 Halland Elit which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Hamravallen in Kungsbacka.
The club is ...
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Ullareds IK
Ullareds IK is a Swedish football club located in Ullared.
Background
Ullareds IK currently plays in Division 2 VÄSTRA GÖTALAND which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Hedevi in Ullared.
The club is ...
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Varbergs GIF
Varbergs GIF FK is a Swedish football club located in Varberg.
Background
Varbergs Gymnastik- och Idrottsförening was formed on 28 May 1905 and shortly afterwards included football in their programme. In the same year the club became founder me ...
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Västra Frölunda IF
Västra Frölunda Idrottsförening (English: Västra Frölunda Sports Association) is a Swedish football club located in Gothenburg. It was formed on 2 January 1930 and has played ten seasons in the Allsvenskan, the highest Swedish league. In t ...
Division 2 Södra Götaland
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Ariana FC
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Asarums IF
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Eslövs BK
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FBK Balkan
FBK Balkan is a Swedish association football, football club located in the district Rosengård of Malmö. The club was founded on 22 November 1962. They currently play in Swedish football Division 2, Division 2 Södra Götaland. The club comes fro ...
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FC Rosengård 1917
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FK Karlskrona
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Hässleholms IF
Hässleholms IF is a Sweden, Swedish association Football, football club located in Hässleholm in Skåne County.
Background
Hässleholms Idrottsförening were founded on 1 May 1922. In addition to football, the club over the years has run sec ...
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Högsby IK
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IFK Berga
IFK Berga is a Swedish football amateur club located in Kalmar.
Background
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Berga are located in the district of Berga in Kalmar and were founded in 1933. The clubhouse is located next to the Bergaviks IP (sports gro ...
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IFK Hässleholm
IFK Hässleholm is a Swedish football club from Hässleholm that was established in 1905. The team is currently playing in Division 2 Östra Götaland. Several well known players have played at the club including England international strike ...
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Kristianstad FC
Kristianstad FC is a Swedish football club located in Kristianstad. The club was formed in 2015 through a merger between Kristianstads FF and Kristianstad BoIS. The club is currently playing in Division 2, the fourth tier of Swedish football.
H ...
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Nosaby IF
Nosaby IF is a Sweden, Swedish Association football, football club located in Nosaby in Kristianstad Municipality, Kristianstad, Skåne County.
Background
Nosaby Idrottsförening was formed in 1956. Their first home ground was Vallbjörka, which ...
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Räppe GOIF
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Österlen FF
Österlen Fotbollförening is a Swedish football team from Skillinge, Simrishamn Municipality in the Division 1 Södra. They play their matches at the Skillinge Idrottsplats, Skillinge.
History
Österlen FF is a club formed in 2014, merging th ...
Seasons - League Tables
Player of the year awards
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have given out awards at the end of the season to the best players in Division 2. The recipients are decided by a jury of sportsjournalists, coaches and football experts.
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