Superettan
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| Country |
 Sweden
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Allsvenskan |
| Relegation to | Division 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Svenska Cupen |
| Current champions |
IK Sirius (2016) |
| Most championships |
Kalmar FF Östers IF (2 titles) |
| TV partners | TV4 Group |
| Website | Superettan |
 2016 Superettan
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Superettan (Swedish pronunciation: [²sʉːpɛrˌɛtan], The Super One) is 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 Allsvenskan and Division 1. Seasons run from April to October, with teams playing 30 matches each, totalling 240 matches in the season.
The league was created in 2000. The second tier of Swedish football had previously consisted of a varying number of regionalized leagues operating under the Division 2 (1924–1986) and Division 1 (1987–1999) names.
There are 16 clubs in Superettan. During the course of a season (starting in April and ending in October) each club plays the other twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 30 games. At the end of each season the two lowest placed teams are relegated to Division 1 and the two winning teams from the two Division 1 leagues are promoted in their place while the third and fourth lowest teams in Superettan play a promotion/relegation play-off against the two second placed teams in Division 1. The top two teams in Superettan are promoted to Allsvenskan and the two lowest placed teams from Allsvenskan are relegated in their place. The third placed team in Superettan plays a promotion/relegation play-off against the third lowest team in Allsvenskan.
The Swiss corporation Kentaro has owned the TV rights for Superettan since 2006. Through license agreements with the media company TV4 Group matches are aired on TV4 Sport who will broadcast a total of 90 matches in 2013 with the remaining 150 games available as online pay per view. The current license agreement is valid from 2011 to 2015.
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