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Division 1 is the third level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 28 Swedish football teams. Division 1 had status as the official second level from 1987 to 1999, but was replaced by Superettan in 2000, however it was recreated for the 2006 season.
History
The old Division 1 replaced Division 2 as the second highest level in 1987 and consisted of two separate leagues with 14 teams each, Norra (Northern) and Södra (Southern), except for the 1991 and 1992 seasons which comprised 32 teams in four leagues (adding Östra (Eastern) and Västra (Western)).
The competition
There are 28 clubs in Division 1, divided in two groups of 14 teams each representing Norra (Northern) and Södra (Southern) Sweden. 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 of each group are relegated to Division 2 and the six winning teams from the six Division 2 leagues are promoted in their place. The top team in each Division 1 group is promoted to Superettan and the two lowest placed teams from Superettan are relegated in their place. The second placed teams in each Division 1 group plays a promotion/relegation play-off against the third and fourth lowest teams in Superettan.
Current teams
Norra
- Anundsjö IF
- Bodens BK
- Enköpings SK
- Falu BS
- BK Forward
- Kiruna FF
- Robertsfors IK
- IK Sirius
- Syrianska FC
- Valsta Syrianska IK
- Vasalund/Essinge IF
- Visby IF Gute
- Västerås SK
- Östersunds FK
Södra
- Bunkeflo IF
- Carlstad United BK
- Husqvarna FF
- IFK Hässleholm
- Kristianstads FF
- Lindome GIF
- Myresjö IF
- Norrby IF
- Skärhamns IK
- IF Sylvia
- FC Trollhättan
- IFK Värnamo
- Västra Frölunda IF
- Ängelholms FF
Previous winners
| Year | Winner (Norra) | Winner (Södra) | Winner (Östra) | Winner (Västra) |
| 1987 | Djurgårdens IF (1) | GAIS (1) | ||
| 1988 | Örebro SK (1) | Halmstads BK (1) | ||
| 1989 | Hammarby IF (1) | Östers IF (1) | ||
| 1990 | GIF Sundsvall (1) | BK Häcken (1) | ||
| 1991 | Kiruna FF (1) | Trelleborgs FF (1) | Hammarby IF (2) | Västra Frölunda IF (1) |
| 1992 | IFK Sundsvall (1) | Halmstads BK (2) | IK Brage (1) | BK Häcken (2) |
| 1993 | Hammarby IF (3) | Landskrona BoIS (1) | ||
| 1994 | Djurgårdens IF (2) | Örgryte IS (1) | ||
| 1995 | Umeå FC (1) | IK Oddevold (1) | ||
| 1996 | Västerås SK (1) | IF Elfsborg (1) | ||
| 1997 | Hammarby IF (4) | Västra Frölunda IF (2) | ||
| 1998 | Djurgårdens IF (3) | Kalmar FF (1) | ||
| 1999 | GIF Sundsvall (2) | BK Häcken (3) |
League champions
"Division 1"