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| Founded | 2006; 19 years ago (2006) |
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| Country | Sweden |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Divisions | 2 |
| Number of clubs | 32 |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | Superettan |
| Relegation to | Division 2 |
| Current champions | Sandvikens IF(North) IK Oddevold(South) (2024) |
| Website | ettanfotboll |
| Current:2025 Ettan | |
| Swedish men's football league structure |
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| Allsvenskan (Tier 1) |
| Superettan (Tier 2) |
| Ettan (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) |
Ettan Fotboll, or simplyEttan (English:the first [division]), which also is its common name in everyday speech, is the third level in theSwedish football league system and consists of 32Swedishfootball teams. It was formerly simply known asDivision 1. Division 1 was the second tier from 1987 to 1999, but was replaced bySuperettan in 2000. It was reestablished for the 2006 season as the third tier below Superettan.
The old Division 1 replacedDivision 2 as the second highest level in 1987 and consisted of two separate leagues with 14 teams each,Norra (Northern) andSödra (Southern), except for the 1991 and 1992 seasons which comprised 32 teams in four leagues, adding Östra (Eastern) andVästra (Western). As of the 2018 season, bothNorra andSödra leagues of Ettan are composed of 16 clubs, similar toAllsvenskan andSuperettan.[1] And the league is focus for developing young stars.
There are 32 clubs in Ettan, divided in two groups of 16 teams each representing Northern and Southern Sweden. During the course of a season (starting in April and ending in November) each club plays the others 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 three lowest placed teams of each group are relegated toDivision 2 and the six winning teams from the six Division 2 leagues are promoted in their place. Furthermore, the fourth lowest placed team in each group plays a promotion/relegation play-off against the winner of one of the two Division 2 runner-up play-offs. The top team in each Ettan group is promoted toSuperettan and the two lowest placed teams from Superettan are relegated in their place. The second placed teams in each Ettan group plays a promotion/relegation play-off against the third and fourth lowest teams in Superettan.[2]
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| Season | League | Won Promotion | Won Promotion Playoffs | Lost Promotion Playoffs |
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| 1987 | Norra | Djurgårdens IF | — | — |
| Södra | GAIS | — | — | |
| 1988 | Norra | Örebro SK | — | — |
| Södra | Halmstads BK | — | — | |
| 1989 | Norra | Hammarby IF | — | — |
| Södra | Östers IF | — | — | |
| 1990 | Norra | — | GIF Sundsvall | — |
| Södra | — | — | BK Häcken | |
| 1991 | Norra | — | — | Kiruna FF |
| Östra | — | — | Hammarby IF | |
| Västra | — | Västra Frölunda IF | — | |
| Södra | — | Trelleborgs FF | — | |
| 1992 | Norra | — | — | IFK Sundsvall |
| Östra | — | IK Brage | — | |
| Västra | — | BK Häcken | — | |
| Södra | — | Halmstads BK | — | |
| 1993 | Norra | Hammarby IF | — | Vasalunds IF |
| Södra | Landskrona BoIS | — | IFK Hässleholm | |
| 1994 | Norra | Djurgårdens IF | — | Umeå FC |
| Södra | Örgryte IS | — | Kalmar FF | |
| 1995 | Norra | Umeå FC | — | Gefle IF |
| Södra | IK Oddevold | — | GAIS | |
| 1996 | Norra | Västerås SK | — | Hammarby IF |
| Södra | IF Elfsborg | Ljungskile SK | — | |
| 1997 | Norra | Hammarby IF | — | Djurgårdens IF |
| Södra | Västra Frölunda IF | BK Häcken | — | |
| 1998 | Norra | Djurgårdens IF | Umeå FC | — |
| Södra | Kalmar FF | — | Landskrona BoIS | |
| 1999 | Norra | GIF Sundsvall | — | Assyriska FF |
| Södra | BK Häcken | GAIS | — |
Note: In 2007 the runners up were promoted automatically without playoffs because of Allsvenskan expanding to 16 teams.
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| Season | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 2006 |  Anders Lindberg | Visby IF Gute | 14 |
| 2007 | Andreas Hermansson | Umeå FC | 16 |
| 2008 |  Kennedy Igboananike | Vasalunds IF | 18 |
| 2009 | Johan Eklund | IK Brage | 21 |
| 2010 | Danny Persson | Umeå FC | 17 |
| 2011 |  Robert Mambo Mumba | Dalkurd FF | 16 |
| 2012 | Emir Smajic | Östersunds FK Västerås SK | 17 |
| 2013 | Stellan Carlsson | BK Forward | 18 |
| Moses Ogbu | IK Sirius | ||
| 2014 | Sencer Soguk | Valsta Syrianska IK | 16 |
| 2015 | Simon Mårtensson | Umeå FC | 17 |
| 2016 |  Luca Gerbino Polo | Akropolis IF | 25 |
| 2017 | Timothy McNeil | Team TG | 17 |
| Karwan Safari | Västerås SK | ||
| 2018 | Nikola Vasic | Akropolis IF | 21 |
| 2019 | Ekin Bulut | Vasalunds IF | 26 |
| 2020 |  Ashley Coffey | IFK Haninge | 28 |
| 2021 | Pashang Abdulla | Piteå IF | 20 |
| Rodin Deprem | Örebro Syrianska IF IF Brommapojkarna | ||
| 2022 |  Naeem Mohammed | Sandvikens IF | 23 |
| Season | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 2007 | Freddy Söderberg | IFK Värnamo | 23 |
| 2008 | Niklas Moberg | Carlstad United BK | 21 |
| 2009 | Jörgen Nilsson | Kristianstads FF | 17 |
| 2010 | Ken Hansson | FC Rosengård | 23 |
| 2011 |  Allan Borgvardt | IF Sylvia | 19 |
| 2012 | Johan Patriksson | IK Oddevold | 24 |
| 2013 | Allan Borgvardt | IF Sylvia | 15 |
| 2014 | Salif Camara Jönsson | Lunds BK | 27 |
| 2015 | Salif Camara Jönsson | Trelleborgs FF | 23 |
| 2016 | Richard Yarsuvat | Norrby IF | 20 |
| 2017 | Robin Strömberg | Ljungskile SK | 21 |
| 2018 | Robin Strömberg | Ljungskile SK | 20 |
| 2019 | Aniekpeno Udo | Ljungskile SK | 18 |
| Jesper Westermark | Ljungskile SK | ||
| 2020 | Simon Adjei | Assyriska IK | 25 |
| 2021 |  Yoann Fellrath | FC Trollhättan | 26 |
| 2022 | Noah Christoffersson | Torns IF | 21 |
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