Elitettan

Elitettan
Country	Sweden
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Founded	2013
Number of teams	14
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Damallsvenskan
Relegation to	Division 1
Domestic cup(s)	Svenska Cupen
Current champions	Kvarnsvedens IK (2015)
Most championships	3 teams (1 title)
2015 Elitettan

Elitettan (English: The Elite First) is the second highest division of Swedish women's football. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Damallsvenskan and Division 1. Seasons run from April to October, with teams playing 26 matches each in the season. The league was created in 2013.^[1]

Current clubs (2014 season)

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
Djurgårdens IF	Stockholm	Stockholm Olympic Stadium	14,417
Hammarby IF	Stockholm	Kanalplan	2,500
Hovås Billdal IF	Göteborg	Hovås Billdal Arena
IF Limhamn Bunkeflo	Malmö	Brovallen	2,000
IFK Kalmar	Kalmar	Fredriksskans IP	8,500
IK Sirius FK	Uppsala	Studenternas IP	6,000
Kvarnsvedens IK	Borlänge	Kvarnsvedens IP
Mallbackens IF	Lysvik	Strandvallen	4,000
QBIK	Karlstad	Tingvalla IP	10,000
Sundsvalls DFF	Sundsvall	Norrporten Arena	8,500
Sunnanå SK	Skellefteå	Norrvalla IP	3,000
Umeå Södra FF	Umeå	T3 Arena	10,000
Älta IF	Älta	Älta IP
Östers IF	Växjö	Myresjöhus Arena	12,000

Promoted teams

Season	Champions	Runners-up
2013	Eskilstuna United DFF	AIK
2014	Mallbackens IF	Hammarby IF
2015	Kvarnsvedens IK	Djurgårdens IF

References

↑ Official site

Football in Sweden

Swedish Football Association District Football Associations

National teams	Men's U-21 U-19 U-17 Women's U-19 U-17

League system - Men	Allsvenskan Superettan Division 1 North South Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 5 Division 6 Division 7 Division 8

League system - Women	Damallsvenskan Elitettan Women's Division 1 Women's Division 2 Women's Division 3 Women's Division 4 Women's Division 5 Women's Division 6

Cup competitions	Svenska Cupen Svenska Supercupen Svenska Cupen (women) Svenska Supercupen (women)

List of champions List of Svenska Cupen winners List of men's clubs List of women's clubs List of venues Records Derbies Europe Europe (women) List of competitions defunct

External links

League at soccerway.com

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