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

Promotions, relegations and qualifications

Promotions

Promoted from	Promoted to	Team	Reason
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	Superettan 2013	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

Relegated from	Relegated to	Team	Reason
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
Superettan 2012	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

Qualified for	Enters	Team	Reason
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
	2nd qual. round	IFK Göteborg	Winners of 2012–13 Svenska Cupen
	1st qual. round	Malmö FF	3rd team in 2012 Allsvenskan

Domestic results

2012 Allsvenskan

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Locations of the 2012 Allsvenskan teams

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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	Relegation to Superettan

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

^ IFK Göteborg qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2012–13 Svenska Cupen.
^ 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
Magyar 59' Steindórsson 62' Antonsson 72'	Report

Örjans Vall, Halmstad

Attendance: 5,839

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Stockholm)

17 November 2012

14:30

GIF Sundsvall	4–3	Halmstads BK
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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Location of the 2012 Superettan teams

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
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	Promotion to Allsvenskan
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	Qualification to Relegation playoffs
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	Relegation to Division 1

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
	Report

Behrn Arena, Örebro

Attendance: 2,661

Referee: Dragan Banjac (Haninge)

11 November 2012

14:00

Falkenbergs FF	2 – 1	BK Forward
Krizanović 9' Svahn 69'	Report	14' (o.g.)

Falkenbergs IP, Falkenberg

Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Helsingborg)

Falkenbergs FF won 2–1 on aggregate.

7 November 2012

19:00

Lunds BK	0 – 2	IFK Värnamo
	Report	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
Abdulrahman 15' Zlojutro 40'	Report	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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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
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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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
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

Main article: 2012 Svenska Supercupen

Final

24 March 2012

14:00 (UTC+1)

Helsingborgs IF	2–0	AIK
Bouaouzan 58', 70'	Report

Olympia, Helsingborg

Attendance: 5,590

Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)

National team fixtures and results

18 January 2012

19:00 UTC+3
Friendly
№ 944

Sweden	2–0	Bahrain
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
	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
	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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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

References

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

2012 in Swedish football

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League competitions

Men	Allsvenskan Superettan Division 1 Division 2
Women	Damallsvenskan

Cup competitions

Men	Svenska Cupen ('12–'13) Svenska Supercupen
Women	Svenska Cupen Svenska Supercupen

European competitions

Men	Champions League ('11–'12, '12–'13) Europa League ('11–'12, '12–'13)
Women	Champions League ('11–'12, '12–'13)

Related to national teams

Men	UEFA Euro 2012 (Group D) 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying (Group C) Erik Hamrén
Women	Thomas Dennerby

Club season articles
Allsvenskan	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