The 2021 Superettan was part of the 2021 Swedish football season, and the 22nd season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier

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division in its current format. A total of 16 teams contested the league.

Teams

A total of 16 teams contested the league. The top two teams qualified directly for promotion to

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, the third entered a play-off for the chance of promotion. The two bottom teams were automatically relegated, while the 13th and 14th placed teams competed in a play-off to determine whether they are relegated.

Stadiums and locations

League table

Relegation play-offs

The 13th-placed and 14th-placed teams of Superettan met the two runners-up from 2021 Division 1 (Norra and Södra) in

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s on a home-and-away basis with the teams from Superettan finishing at home. ---- ''Skövde AIK won 3–0 on aggregate and are promoted.'' ---- ''Dalkurd FF won 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted.'' ----

Positions by round

Results by round

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

Top assists

Hat-tricks

Discipline

Player

* Most yellow cards: 10 ** Filip Tronêt (Västerås SK) * Most red cards: 3 ** Filip Almström Tähti (Västerås SK)

Club

* Most yellow cards: 75 **

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* Most red cards: 4 ** AFC Eskilstuna **

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References

External links

Swedish Football Association – Superettan
{{2021 in Swedish football Superettan seasons 2021 in Swedish association football leagues

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