Division 1 Norra

Swedish Division 1 - Division 1 Norra - Division 1 Södra
2011 Division 1
Founded
2006
Nation
Sweden
Number of Teams
14
Promotion to
Superettan
Relegation to
Division 2
Current Champions
Västerås SK FK (Norra)

Division 1 Norra (literally, "Division 1 Northern") is one of two leagues of the third level, Division 1, in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 14 Swedish football teams. Division 1 Norra had status as one of the official second level leagues from 1987 to 1999, but was replaced by Superettan in 2000, however it was recreated for the 2006 season, now on the third level instead.

History

The old Division 1 Norra replaced Division 2 Norra as one of the two second highest level leagues in 1987 and consisted of 14 teams, except for the 1991 and 1992 seasons when it comprised only 8 teams due to the second level having four leagues.

The competition

There are 14 clubs in Division 1 Norra. 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 three lowest placed teams are relegated to Division 2 and three winning teams from three of the Division 2 leagues are promoted in their place. The top team in Division 1 Norra is promoted to Superettan and one of the two lowest placed teams from Superettan are relegated in their place. The second placed teams in Division 1 Norra plays a promotion/relegation play-off against the third or fourth lowest team in Superettan.

Current clubs - 2011 season

Club	Last season	First season in league	First season of current spell
Akropolis IF	1st (Division 2 S. Svealand)	2011	2011
BK Forward*	11th	1987	2006
Bodens BK	10th	2006	2010
Dalkurd FF	6th	2010	2010
Hammarby TFF	4th	2010	2010
IFK Luleå	1st (Division 2 Norrland)	1990	2011
IK Frej	1st (Division 2 N. Svealand)	2011	2011
Karlstad BK*	2nd (Division 2 V. Götaland)	1987	2011
Sirius	2nd	1999	2010
Syrianska IF Kerburan	3rd	2009	2009
Umeå FC	7th	1993	2007
Valsta Syrianska IK	9th	2006	2006
Vasalunds IF	5th	1999	2010
Väsby United	16th (Superettan)	2007	2011

* Participated in the first Division 1 Norra (includes old Division 1 Norra).

Source - Results & League Table 2011: svenskfotboll.se

Previous winners

Swedish Football League Structure
Allsvenskan (Tier 1) Superettan (Tier 2) Division 1 (Tier 3) Division 2 (Tier 4) Division 3 (Tier 5) Division 4 (Tier 6) Division 5 (Tier 7) Division 6 (Tier 8) Division 7 (Tier 9) Division 8 (Tier 10)

Season	Winner	Runner-up
1987	Djurgårdens IF (1)	IFK Eskilstuna
1988	Örebro SK (1)	IFK Eskilstuna
1989	Hammarby IF (1)	Vasalunds IF
1990	GIF Sundsvall (1)	Vasalunds IF
1991	Kiruna FF (1)	IFK Luleå
1992	IFK Sundsvall (1)	IFK Luleå
1993	Hammarby IF (2)	Vasalunds IF
1994	Djurgårdens IF (2)	Umeå FC
1995	Umeå FC (1)	Gefle IF
1996	Västerås SK (1)	Hammarby IF
1997	Hammarby IF (3)	Djurgårdens IF
1998	Djurgårdens IF (3)	Umeå FC
1999	GIF Sundsvall (2)	Assyriska Föreningen
2000-05	Not played
2006	Enköpings SK (1)	IK Sirius
2007	Assyriska FF (1)	Väsby United
2008	Syrianska FC (1)	Vasalunds IF
2009	Degerfors IF (1)	IK Brage
2010	Västerås SK FK (2)	IK Sirius FK

League champions

Titles	Club
3	Djurgårdens IF
3	Hammarby IF
2	GIF Sundsvall
2	Västerås SK
1	Assyriska FF
1	Degerfors IF
1	Enköpings SK
1	Kiruna FF
1	IFK Sundsvall
1	Umeå FC
1	Örebro SK